Ear licking?

Linus seems to be adjusting to Lucy well. They play all the time and it's adorable. However, I noticed yesterday that he's started licking the insides of her ears. It's super cute, but should I be concerned that he's just going to town on the insides of her ears? It seems to be the end of every play session now, they snuggle a little and he licks the insides of her ears. It just seems really gross to me!

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Permalink Reply by Erin on December 31, 2013 at 2:47pm

Hmmm...how does inside the ear look? My Golden Retriever actually used to lick my other golden's ear whenever he had an ear infection. Maybe that is what he is doing or just grooming him? Not sure but check on his ear for extremely redness.

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Permalink Reply by susan on December 31, 2013 at 9:47pm

Check to see if there is a yeast infection in the ears. I had a lab that would get that and my corgi would lick at them. It was one of the ways I knew I had to clean her ears and clear up the infection.

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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on January 1, 2014 at 9:23am

Wynn used to do this to Mav (our Weimeraner mix). Mav had the cleanest ears on the planet and never had ear problems:) So for them I believe Wynn was just grooming him! Yes, he did this often!

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Permalink Reply by Jen Giammona on January 1, 2014 at 12:01pm

I don't see/smell anything inside her ears. She is on antibiotics for the giardia, so I'd guess even if she had an infection it's being taken care of? She has a follow up vet appointment on the 7th, I'll ask them to look too. She doesn't appear to be in any sort of discomfort. I've read all sorts of stuff from infection to affection, so it's interesting to say the least!

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Permalink Reply by Becky S on January 3, 2014 at 11:11pm

Lilly cleans Brody's ears most mornings, his f\ace as well

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Permalink Reply by Jen Giammona on January 8, 2014 at 8:09pm

So, at Lucy's recent vet checkup she tested positive for tapeworms again, and tested positive for coccidia, but the vet said she had the cleanest ears he had ever seen. lol! i told him about Linus licking the crap out of her ears and he laughed and said one of his dogs does it to the other all the time. I guess it's a fairly normal occurrence?

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Permalink Reply by Natalie, Lance &Tucker on January 8, 2014 at 11:58pm

lance will clean tuckers ears quite frequently!! :)

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Permalink Reply by Doglover on January 30, 2014 at 2:38pm

Ever since I got my second dog, my dogs have been doing the same thing. They love to lick each other's ears and also around each other's mouths. As long as the ears look fine and there's no abnormal smell, I think it's just their way of playing with each other. Being mouth-y.