<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433481967314_4163">that would be my Snoopy. Concrete ear crud. I learned the hard way NOT to use water because it gives him bald spots on his ears and they are sore. I've tried everything and finally found the ultimate weapon.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433481967314_4156"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433481967314_4157">A furminator. Yup, hard to believe but a furminator removes ONLY the crud leaving 100% of the hair. Easily, painlessly. End of story. </div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433481967314_4158"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433481967314_4159">Even though they are clean they are still slightly crunchy sometimes so I will use a wet warm washcloth then to softhen then up afterward but no scrubbing, just a bit of fluffing and Snoopy is good to go.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433481967314_4161"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433481967314_4162">Happy ear fluffing from the clueless momPerson who knows this one.</div></div></body></html>