Mishaps to these parts of the dog’s anatomy are fairly frequent. The three main causes of trouble are:
 
1.       Torn ears (from fighting or by barbed wire).
2.       Haematoma (a haemorrhage under the skin of the ear flap).
3.       Foreign bodies in the outer ear canal (e.g., grass seeds).
 
1.    Torn ears

Dogs do not, however, bleed to death from [...]

The handling of a dog should start when he is a puppy, and simple lessons in obedience are good for the daily management of a dog, just as some degree of discipline is good for his owner. The properly trained and handled dog is not a cowed dog, but one who is a credit to [...]