Wednesday, August 17, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Paw
Prints
Jodi Schneider McNamee
Columnist
Caring for your
dogs’ ears
photo provided
holly hughes’ art will be featured at the Lodge Gallery Show.
ART SHOW: Artists have
been instrumental in
creating event
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the Art Fair is the Plein Air
Paint Out at the Ranch on
Saturday, September 3 from
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event
will be held by the lake. A
People’s Choice Award will
be given and the paintings
will be for sale from 1 to 5
p.m. A children’s painting
workshop from 2 to 4 p.m.
will be taught by Rachel
Lovegren. Children will have
an opportunity to hang their
art for public display.
The most notable of the
accomplishments of the
festival is the awarding of
scholarships to students from
Sisters High School who have
plans for furthering their edu-
cation in the visual arts. The
scholarship program since
its conception has awarded
close to $50,000 in scholar-
ships. One of the recipients of
a scholarship award in 2010,
Rachel Lovegren, is now on
the full-time staff at the new
Lakeside Activity Center at
Black Butte Ranch.
Many of the artists live
at the Ranch and have par-
ticipated in Art at the Ranch
over the years. They have
largely been responsible for
making it a success. These
have included Ruth Ingham,
Charlotte Milam, Liz Dash,
Margaret Burnham and Suzie
Burns. They were instru-
mental in starting the event,
which was originally named
Art in the Barn. The offi-
cers of Black Butte Ranch
Art Guild are co-chairs
Caryl Gibson and Paula
Perkins, treasurer Isolde
Hedemark, secretary Barbara
Phillips, scholarships Lynda
Sullivan, art aquisition Linda
Goebel.
From a teacup-size
Chihuahua to a great Dane,
there is an incredible
amount of variety among
dog breeds. And there is
also a variety of different
ear shapes and sizes in the
canine world. There are
large upright ears, floppy
ears that hang down, sharp
pointed ears and semi-erect
ears with a front flap that
folds forward, to name a
few. They perk up when
interested, they droop when
sad; they go back when the
dog is threatened.
Of course, they’re also
remarkable hearing devices.
Dogs have a very acute
sense of hearing. While
their sense of smell ranks
first, their hearing is not
too far behind. Studies have
shown that dogs are capable
of perceiving frequencies
above those picked up by a
normal human and can dis-
tinguish sounds better. Dogs
can hear sounds on frequen-
cies that humans cannot
even begin to detect.
Your dog’s ears are deep,
dark, moist and twisty.
They’re perfect breeding
grounds for parasites, bacte-
ria and yeast. Many breeds,
such as poodles, grow
hair in their ears, trapping
debris.
Your dog’s ears require
a pet parent’s attention
and care to prevent simple
problems and to catch more
severe ones. Making sure
your furry friend’s ears are
in good health is a relatively
simple part of canine care.
The canine ear canal is
not short and linear like a
human’s, but instead forms
a long, distinct “L” shape.
The curving of your dog’s
ear canal makes it difficult
for debris that gets into the
ear to work its way back
out. And the debris left in
your dog’s ear provides a
nice environment for bacte-
ria and yeast, an easy way
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for Rover to end up with an
ear infection.
Dogs with floppy ears
like cocker spaniels, bas-
set hounds and poodles are
more prone to get infections
because their ears hang
down and restrict airflow,
which can cause the ear
canal to retain moisture.
Routine ear cleaning
helps prevent the accumula-
tion of yeast, and is a cru-
cial part of preventive care.
So, one of the most
important reasons to clean
your furry friend’s ears is
to prevent ear infections.
These can be painful and
even cause deafness if left
untreated. Dogs can also
experience temporary par-
tial to full deafness as a
result of wax buildup in
their ear canals, and rou-
tine ear cleaning will also
prevent excess earwax
accumulation
Your veterinarian can
help you choose the best ear
cleaner for your dog. Your
vet can also show you how
to clean Rover’s ears prop-
erly. It’s a simple technique
that doesn’t take long to per-
form. You start by placing a
few drops of ear cleaner in
your dog’s ears, then gently
See PAW PrINtS on page 29
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