Basset Hound Ears

Hello everyone!

I got my first basset hound puppy 2 weeks ago, and he is so adorable (and a total land shark). My partner and I noticed that he bites his ears, and when I googled it, it was basically put that he does it out of boredom or as a playful behavior.

I noticed that he actually has red, dry spots that seemed to be scabbing over from where he started chewing on them. I just bought ear cleaner for the inside of his ears to clean wax, and have been using a wet rag to clean the bottoms of them after he drags them through his water, outside, and anything else he is near.

These red, dry spots are in the middle of his long ears, not caused by the wax or the fact that he’s been dragging them. Unless that is exactly what is causing it, and I’m wrong. I’m wondering if this can be fixed with something or if it is showing a deeper health problem.

Any advice is appreciated!