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A puppies ear canals are sealed. It takes them about ten days after being born for their ears to finish development. After this, the canals will open on their own. The puppies hearing will be very acute as soon as this happens.

Another reason is that dogs have very keen hearing, when they are little, the sounds would be deafening if they could hear them.

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