Could she know something is wrong?

Question

My cane corso has been l*****g the Akita's ear for about 15 min. now. The akita, Kane doesn't seem bothered by it if anything i would say he likes the attention, but could something be wrong with his ear that would cause Roxy to be doing this. I don't see any signs of an ear infection. He does have some bites from flies but nothing severe.

Answer 1

My dog has kind of long floppy ears and he used to have recurring problems with ear infections.  Then I got a second dog and I noticed she spent a lot of time l*****g his ears.  That was 5 years ago and he hasn't had an ear infection since.  I asked my vet and he said he's seen it before.  There's something in the saliva that helps prevent infection.

Answer 2

could just be l*****g the fly bites and it feels good to the akita.

Answer 3

My adult rotties does this to my corso puppy. I think it is kind of a mothering gesture. When the puppy gets irritating and she is corrected then my rottie will l**k her ears and walk off.

It is also the way that pack members interact by cleaning each other and submissive dogs will l**k the muzzles dominant dogs to show submission.