Cavallo,
Does the ash "suede" look like a lot of tiny white dots? If so, they are the burnt little pockets of oil in the wrapper. According to "The Cigar Smoker's Faq", before The Burning, they were the "tooth" on a Cameroon wrapper. I've also seen the ash dots on Sumatran wrappers. Personally, I like them.
Otherwise, I hope you didn't accidentally smoke your dog's chew toy.