Ears Too Clean???

[Suzann, Rosey & Bandit]

For the past 4 months every time I clean Rosey's ears I get NOTHING...This past weekend I hadn't tried to clean her ears in at least 4 weeks.   Not that I am complaining but I would think I should be seeing something, even if just a little dirt.  One reason I am concerned as she continues to have ongoing itch issues around her ears and face and she always seems to be irritated by her ears.   Would there  be any medical reason she has ears that are so clean??

[Nancie & Gracie Doodle]

I don't clean Gracie's ears all that often because they are always clean as well.  I use the ear wash every time I bathe her or she has been in water and that keeps them fresh and clean.  I'm sure if there were something going on way deep down she would have a smell and you would know it.  I wonder if she has allergies?  Especially since she itches on her face as well.  At first I was thinking her ears were clean because there was a blockage way deep inside and nothing was getting out.  Though if that were the case I would think there would be a smell.  I luckily do not have a Doodle who has skin issues or itchies so it will be interesting to see what others have to say.  Sorry :(

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Ned scratches his face, chin and maybe his ears - more in spurts.  He doesn't have problems with ear infections or skin redness but once in a while he will scratch a sore. Clancy came to us with an ear infection last March and has one now - I have decided it is probably some allergy thing once a year.

[Rory]

Yetti has super clean ears - I don't even bother cleaning them anymore, except after a bath. I am convinced this is because I do not pluck her ears. The one time she had filthy ears, it was right after she went to the groomers, and they had plucked all the hair out of her ears. I suppose there might be some medical reasons, for certain dogs, to do this, but in general I feel like the hair is probably there for a reason - to keep the dirt and debris out!!

 

Yetti also spends about 5-10 minutes every morning rubbing her face/ears with her paws. It's actually really cute. At first I was worried, but this is a regular thing she does only in the mornings, and I think it's to get the sleep out of her eyes. How often does Rosey scratch?

 

If you never pluck Rosey's ears, I'll bet that's he reason they are really clean.