Why does Charlie...herd them so to speak...

Charlie our Jack Russell./Chihuahua mix has this thing about nipping the heels of the other dogs when playing...he does this at the dog park too..almost like he is herding them...yet he isnt a herding dog...Why does he do this? Any way to stop it?  He also will go nuts licking Beau (our German Shorthaired Pointers) ear on the outside sometimes...