I have a standard poodle right now, although I have had all three sizes. My husband and I have always pulled the hair out of their ears ourselves and now we occasionally have Bella professionally groomed and the groomer does it. With the standards and my miniature I found that I could easily fit my fingers down inside the ear and ever so gently pull the hair out, taking very tiny little tufts at a time. With the toys I used a long nosed tweezer, only going as far as I could see. I have found that the dogs in time almost understand that it was for their own good, because if the hair is not removed and the inside of the ear becomes wet it can create an odor and what the vet referred to as a yeast build-up. In fact he told me that hair in a dog's ears + water = a swamp! Funny, but his description has stuck with me and makes me stay on top of it.