I think the ear licking is more of a show of affection and giving attention. My Ginger (Rhodesian/Lab mix with big floppy ears!) is most definitely the dominant one and Roscoe always licks her ears but she never licks his.
She also gets chronic ear infections from it...it can be really frustrating. I always stop him when I see him licking but I know he does it alot when we're away at work.
I do find that regular ear cleaning is a huge help and sometimes I flip her floppy ears back so her ears have a chance to get air in them 7 dry out. She looks so funny running around the house with those ears inside out!
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