Cleaning ears?

[NewfFan]

I've never had to clean my dog's ears before, and Daisy has some gunk in both of hers. I suspect the gunk is from running around in the barn for a week and getting as dirty as she possibly could. Can anyone explain to me how to clean her ears, and what to use?

[ZooCrew]

I've used a few different things in the past.

I used to use hydrogen peroxide.  But I ran out of that some time ago and they're always out of it at the store (unless I want a gallon of it).  So now I use Listerine.  I konw, sounds weird but it is a great cleaner and it makes their ears smell oh so fresh.......lo l.    Plus I always have that on hand.

Depending on the dog, I either use a cotton ball, or Q-tip to clean the ears.  Or in Gunther's case, both.

[London_Pyr_Lover]

Naja and Moo both have yucky ears.  I have a solution my vet gave me.  I'm supposed to squirt some of it in the ear when it's particularly yucky, massage it around for 1 minute then scoop it out with a cotton ball.  But we only do that when it's really bad, other then that I use Hollys method of the baby wipes, or sometimes a cotton ball with cleaning solution on it instead of right in the ear.

[NewfFan]

Thanks all! I did the baby wipes today, and they worked like a charm! Oh so easy! Thanks for ALL the suggestions though!