My Vet told me to do the same thing last year to Dakota and I still have not done it. I can't do it. I got a pair of scissors for dog's ears and cut the hair in his ears instead. Of course, your dog has to be very still for this. My husband has to hold him down because it scares him but at least it doesn't hurt him. My vet said it's no different than me plucking my eyebrows. I said, I don't because it would hurt!!! If I can't do it to myself, I definitely will not do it to my dog.