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Why is a dog's ear called leather?

Updated: 4/28/2022
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It is just a term used by dog breeders and handlers. When you gently feel the ear flaps of some dogs, they do seem very leather-like, don't they? But leather is the result of the process of tanning, and that certainly has not happened to the ears of living dogs.

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