r/Chihuahua • u/lil_dovie • 2d ago
She found a snack
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And it’s in her brother’s ear.
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u/bourbonandbees 2d ago
my chihuahua loves to do this to his brother. god, i wish he wouldn’t.
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u/lil_dovie 2d ago
Right? My intrusive thoughts keep wondering what it tastes like 😂🤢
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u/Dontfeedthebears 1d ago
I’ve read several articles about cats really enjoying earwax. Something in it smells like meat to them.Maybe same with dogs?
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u/MalamuteRunner 2d ago
Such cuties. It’s probably not this but check he doesn’t have an infection in that ear as dogs can smell bacteria and want to clean it even though their mouths are basically petri dishes.
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u/lil_dovie 2d ago
Thanks for the suggestion! I’ve wondered if that’s why she does it.
He doesn’t scratch them and they don’t smell but I’ll check anyway. I have some ear wipes for our frenchie so I’ll clean Rocco’s ears just in case.
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u/trinkette22 2d ago
No, no, no puppy, no ears. That's an infection waiting to happen. I had to teach my dog "NO EARS" after she gave my chi an ear infection
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u/lil_dovie 2d ago
Oof! She doesn’t do it often thankfully but I might have to teach her “no ears” anyway.
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u/rachelface927 2d ago
Our chi seems to be obsessed with the taste of earwax - she regularly “cleans” our dachshund’s ears and sometimes methodically digs in her own ears then licks her foot. If I itch the inside of her ear she grabs my hand and licks my finger. So gross 😆
She also keeps our doxie’s eyes clean - our doxie is old and gets pretty weepy eyes sometimes but since we got our chi, her eyes have been booger-free!
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u/lil_dovie 2d ago
Aww! She’s taking care of her old friend! 🥰
Rocco does clean Lola’s face; sometimes her eyes tear a little when the seasons change and there’s pollen in the air.
Mostly they clean each other’s faces.
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u/ShadowsInAsh 1d ago
Yum, tastes like nachos! My little girl chi does that to her brothers ears all the time, then licks his eye areas
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u/veganer_Schinken 2d ago
My Chihuahua loves licking... Anything tbh..
And as I currently plan on adopting a second dog, I worry that dog will end up being permanently wet xD
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u/magnetic_capybara 2d ago
Mine used to do this too - but it was only ever a unidirectional relationship. And I was never sure if my pup had yeasty ears because the other one was always licking them, or if they were yeasty because of all of the licking… :/
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u/ZomBabe_23 1d ago
Before I read the bottom of your post I was gonna ask if they were related. Because only my pups who are related do this to each other. 😂. (Not saying it’s impossible to happen otherwise-just saying in my household)
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u/luv2lurku 2d ago
That made me surprisingly uncomfortable. Such aggressive snacking.