Darby has a lot of ear problems. Some dog types just do. She is not a pure bred dog, but must have enough of something to make this an issue.
When she was pretty young her ear flap swelled way up. Not sure what made it happen but it went away. But she has had a constant struggle with "dirty" ears no matter how much you clean them. She will get an infection in them and then after a few weeks she is good again for a while.
Little kids can be like that too. Some just have ear infections. Some never have any.
Darby is having an issue with her ears right now. So she shakes her head and her ears go flap flap flap. She is on medication so in a couple of weeks she will be flap free again.
Through it all she is a good dog. She yelps once in a while if her ear gets banged by something (person, other pet, doorway). Poor sweet thing. John is better at giving her medication. I am better at cleaning her ears. Teamwork.
She is 12 or 13 years old, so getting on in years. She likes to lay under a desk if we are working in the office at home. Or sleeping in my father-in-law's room. He has the comfy chair, a nice rug and it is always warm in his room. A good place for a nap. At night she sleeps in a big dog bed on my side of the bed.
If she wakes up at night she likes to have a dog cookie to make her feel happy and go back to sleep.
Just like my father-in-law, she sleeps a lot. Snoring and farting away.
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