I hate to brag, but I am pretty good with dog ears. I have done this with a several dogs that hate and fear people touching their ears. Every dog has quickly learned to love it. I am very gentle and easy at first; before you know it they are nudging me for more. To me, if you touch their ear the right way (after trust has been established), its like getting that itchy spot that they just can't satisfy themselves. Two notable cases - one dog was severly abused and would bite you if you touched his ears, the other would cry bloody murder if you touched his ears - this dog was a Greyhound used for coursing - they tattoed his ear so at every race they would yank his ear up to see what number his tatoo showed on the inside. |