Pulling out a dogs ear hair? Yooowwccchhh! That seems borderline cruelty to me. Can't you shave it instead? Or use nair or something?

When I clip Kenya's toenails, I avoid holding her. I attempt to do it while shes laying down and I crawl up to her with the clippers in my hand so she can see them, and I lay by her and just reach out and attempt to clip em. I find that she's much better about it if I don't attempt to restrain her and if I let her see what I'm doing. I just do one at a time, and give her lots of treats in between each clip. I usually get away with two nails on each paw a day.