The Lesser Houdoggin was a species from Klatooine, a desert planet in the region of the galaxy known as the Outer Rim Territories. The creature had self-sealing earflaps that could block out sound in a similar manner to how many humanoid species closed their eyes. Around 18 BBY, the Elomin Haninum Tyk Rhinann wished for earflaps similar to the Lesser Houdoggin's to block out the grating voice of the Imperial Sector Police Zabrak prefect Pol Haus on the Galactic Empire's capital planet of Coruscant.