Lighter pigment strip on nose

Piper'sgrl · 03-21-2013, 10:59 PM

This is Buddy, my girl Piper's sire. I have a few pics of him to show you what i mean. Is the discolouration a genetic trait from a parent? I know this guy is turning 3 in the spring. I have a pic of him at 6 weeks and a few of him from this winter.

Piper'sgrl · 03-21-2013, 11:04 PM

This winter

Piper'sgrl · 03-21-2013, 11:04 PM

Buddy this winter

Piper'sgrl · 03-21-2013, 11:06 PM

Side shot of him

mego · 03-21-2013, 11:22 PM

my little girl has that stripe as well, it's my favorite part of her nose

also curious about it, both her parents have it too though

KZoppa · 03-22-2013, 02:02 AM

look up snow nose

mego · 03-22-2013, 02:22 AM

Omg disregard my comment im over here talking about her brown fur stripe not actual nose. God sorry I was tired lol

lily's master · 03-22-2013, 09:20 AM

Snow nose. My vet also said sometimes it could be because you feed or water your dog out of a plastic bowl, to use a stainless. Mine done the same thing and thats what he told me.

Piper'sgrl · 03-22-2013, 04:05 PM

thanks guys..I looked and I guess it is just snow nose. I haven't a clue the type of food or water dishes they use for him. But being outside 24/7 will make snow nose dog lol

**Liesje** · 03-22-2013, 04:18 PM

Yeah looks like a snownose. I have a mix that has it all the time, though it is most prominent in the winter. He drinks and eats out of stainless steel.

03-21-2013, 10:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Piper'sgrl Master Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Innerkip, Ontario Posts: 654	Lighter pigment strip on nose This is Buddy, my girl Piper's sire. I have a few pics of him to show you what i mean. Is the discolouration a genetic trait from a parent? I know this guy is turning 3 in the spring. I have a pic of him at 6 weeks and a few of him from this winter. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Piper ~01/16/2012 Last edited by Piper'sgrl; 03-21-2013 at 11:02 PM.

03-21-2013, 11:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
Piper'sgrl Master Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Innerkip, Ontario Posts: 654	This winter Attached Thumbnails __________________ Piper ~01/16/2012

03-21-2013, 11:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
Piper'sgrl Master Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Innerkip, Ontario Posts: 654	Buddy this winter Attached Thumbnails __________________ Piper ~01/16/2012

03-21-2013, 11:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
Piper'sgrl Master Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Innerkip, Ontario Posts: 654	Side shot of him Attached Thumbnails __________________ Piper ~01/16/2012

03-21-2013, 11:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
mego Master Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 710	my little girl has that stripe as well, it's my favorite part of her nose also curious about it, both her parents have it too though __________________ Megan "Lara" Mei vom Majic Forest 12/14/2012

03-22-2013, 02:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
KZoppa Crowned Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 16,716	look up snow nose __________________ The more people I meet and talk to,the more I love my dogs and their intelligence. Zena GSD 6/1/03 Shasta GSD 5/5/10 "Dax" Thor z vom Weberhaus GSD 3/18/2013 Riley GSD/BC 1/10/05-2/1/2013

03-22-2013, 02:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
mego Master Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 710	Omg disregard my comment im over here talking about her brown fur stripe not actual nose. God sorry I was tired lol __________________ Megan "Lara" Mei vom Majic Forest 12/14/2012

03-22-2013, 09:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
lily's master Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 219	Snow nose. My vet also said sometimes it could be because you feed or water your dog out of a plastic bowl, to use a stainless. Mine done the same thing and thats what he told me.

03-22-2013, 04:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
Piper'sgrl Master Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Innerkip, Ontario Posts: 654	thanks guys..I looked and I guess it is just snow nose. I haven't a clue the type of food or water dishes they use for him. But being outside 24/7 will make snow nose dog lol __________________ Piper ~01/16/2012

03-22-2013, 04:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
Liesje Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 16,432	Yeah looks like a snownose. I have a mix that has it all the time, though it is most prominent in the winter. He drinks and eats out of stainless steel. __________________ Liesje & the K9s Nikon (GSD) U-CH SG Alta-Tollhaus Bono SchH1 KKL T1 FO PA TF-III FDCh-S CL1-R UJJ U-CA HIT TT CGC Coke (All-American) VPC's Coca-Cola CGC, couch warmer extraordinaire Indy (All-American) Blue Horizon's Indigo Girl, flyball star in training Rainbow Bridge Kenya (GSD) U-CH Alta-Tollhaus-Krieger Lamb Chop CL1-R CL1-F RA HIT TDI TT CGC vom Blauen Horizont / Blue Horizon GSDs

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