Nose changing colour

df1960 · 02-02-2012, 07:16 PM

Not sure if this is normal or not.....but within the last month Hawkeye's nose has changed colour........ right up the middle his nose is now brown instead of black the rest of his nose is black....

Is it normal and why would it be changing?????

iBaman · 02-02-2012, 07:22 PM

Could he possibly have a white gsd in his linage, and maybe he's getting snow nose? Idk if that can happen, but the whites' noses change color during the winter months. Maybe his does too

wyominggrandma · 02-02-2012, 07:22 PM

ITs called snow nose. My dogs always seem to get it, the stripe up the middle. Can be alergies to the medal in the dog dish, but mine always get it in the winter when the snow is on the ground, goes away in summer.

Emoore · 02-02-2012, 07:38 PM

Try changing to a different material dog dish. Might help and can't hurt.

GatorDog · 02-02-2012, 07:53 PM

Mine gets it every winter. It's called snow nose. Goes right back to normal in the spring.

chelle · 02-02-2012, 08:00 PM

Yup, we have it here, too.

df1960 · 02-02-2012, 08:00 PM

Thanks everyone ---- never heard of a snow nose.

He's fed in a stainless steel dish, he's been using it since I brought him home at 8 weeks old.

llombardo · 02-02-2012, 08:03 PM

I didn't know this is common in other breeds besides the golden retriever...my golden's nose went from jet black to pink and never went back

I hope my german shepherds stays black...I'll still love her with a pink nose, but black fits her face better

wyominggrandma · 02-02-2012, 08:14 PM

It happens in any breed.

02-02-2012, 07:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
df1960 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 124	Nose changing colour Not sure if this is normal or not.....but within the last month Hawkeye's nose has changed colour........ right up the middle his nose is now brown instead of black the rest of his nose is black.... Is it normal and why would it be changing????? __________________ Hawkeye (GSD): March 5/10 Chelsea (Boxer): April 21/08 Fay (Terrier): April 29/99 Austin (ShihTzu): August 2/02 At Bridge: Callie(2004), Jackson(2005), Mickey(2007), Keisha(GSD)(2008), Stryker(2011)

02-02-2012, 07:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
Emoore Crowned Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North DFW, TX Posts: 9,215	Try changing to a different material dog dish. Might help and can't hurt. __________________ Rocky vom Backyard- 10 years young Kopper vom Felssclucht Bach - 17 months At the Bridge: Cash van der Animal Shelter 2006-2010

02-02-2012, 07:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
GatorDog Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 1,017	Mine gets it every winter. It's called snow nose. Goes right back to normal in the spring. __________________ -Alexis Aiden vom HausDaka - CGC, TT, BH

02-02-2012, 08:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
chelle Knighted Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 2,841	Yup, we have it here, too. __________________ Dolly Eskie 6/03 Suri Shiba 10/07 Bailey WGSD/Husky x 5/11 Bailey's brother Tucker (rescue/foster dude) Tiger kitty '96 Information is power

02-02-2012, 08:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
df1960 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 124	Thanks everyone ---- never heard of a snow nose. He's fed in a stainless steel dish, he's been using it since I brought him home at 8 weeks old. __________________ Hawkeye (GSD): March 5/10 Chelsea (Boxer): April 21/08 Fay (Terrier): April 29/99 Austin (ShihTzu): August 2/02 At Bridge: Callie(2004), Jackson(2005), Mickey(2007), Keisha(GSD)(2008), Stryker(2011)

02-02-2012, 07:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
iBaman Master Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Cedar City, UT Posts: 809	Could he possibly have a white gsd in his linage, and maybe he's getting snow nose? Idk if that can happen, but the whites' noses change color during the winter months. Maybe his does too

02-02-2012, 07:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
wyominggrandma Master Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 985	ITs called snow nose. My dogs always seem to get it, the stripe up the middle. Can be alergies to the medal in the dog dish, but mine always get it in the winter when the snow is on the ground, goes away in summer.

02-02-2012, 08:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
llombardo Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,572	I didn't know this is common in other breeds besides the golden retriever...my golden's nose went from jet black to pink and never went back I hope my german shepherds stays black...I'll still love her with a pink nose, but black fits her face better __________________ Misty- Samoyed Mix Tannor- Golden Retriever CGC Robyn- German Shepherd CGC Cats-Thunder, Harley, Miley, Bandit, and Ferah RIP Boo..Black Lab "A dog is the only thing on this earth that loves you more than he loves himself."

02-02-2012, 08:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
wyominggrandma Master Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 985	It happens in any breed.

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