Pups Noses, Half Black Half Pink

[mason_luke]

so im still waiting to pick up my little stafford pup, and i have a question, she is white with pink skin (few black spots on her skin on her belly) and her nose is about 50/50 pink and black, her dad who is pure white has a very black nose, i have seen other pup pictures where when young the nose is pink with black spots but as they get older the nose seems to blacken alot more, can i expect this to happen to my pup? she is only 7 weeks at the moment and i havent seen her since she was just on 6 weeks.

[ShellyBeggs]

What breed is your pup?

[storm]

so im still waiting to pick up my little stafford pup, and i have a question, she is white with pink skin (few black spots on her skin on her belly) and her nose is about 50/50 pink and black, her dad who is pure white has a very black nose, i have seen other pup pictures where when young the nose is pink with black spots but as they get older the nose seems to blacken alot more, can i expect this to happen to my pup? she is only 7 weeks at the moment and i havent seen her since she was just on 6 weeks.

[BC]

Yes, they usually darken and fill in as the pup matures, however, sometimes this is not the case and some pink will remain. I your pup ends up with some pink left on the nose, just makes sure you apply sunscreen/zink to protect it from the sun

[ShellyBeggs]

so im still waiting to pick up my little stafford pup, and i have a question, she is white with pink skin (few black spots on her skin on her belly) and her nose is about 50/50 pink and black, her dad who is pure white has a very black nose, i have seen other pup pictures where when young the nose is pink with black spots but as they get older the nose seems to blacken alot more, can i expect this to happen to my pup? she is only 7 weeks at the moment and i havent seen her since she was just on 6 weeks.

Thanks .....ummmmm

[ShellyBeggs]

Yes, they usually darken and fill in as the pup matures, however, sometimes this is not the case and some pink will remain. I your pup ends up with some pink left on the nose, just makes sure you apply sunscreen/zink to protect it from the sun ;)

If you look at the piccie of Ranger in my sig you will see he still has pink on his nose.

He is nearly 2yo. I put sunscreen and zink on his nose in summer.

It was about 25% pink until a few months ago and it has started to turn all black when I started adding Livamol and kelp to his diet. These are supplements from the produce store that assist with pigmentation.

I have had Mackenzie and Storm, who have about 50% pink, on these since they arrived at 8 weeks old.....just a teaspoon of each in their meal once a day to begin with.

On a side note I used to give these to my horses to improve their coats..........so nice shiny dark coats is a added bonus!

[mason_luke]

awesome thanks guys, i have a feeling it should darken up, i hope so, its not to bad at the moment but i will be sure to apply sunscreen n zink to her nose as well as her ears lol

[Mystiqview]

Mason_luke

What colour is the pup? some of the lighter colours may take longer to darken and some don't as you sometimes see in say blue merles, chocolates and some blue's in the border collie.

There is a product called colourmax (check spelling) which is an suppliment you can give which has given good results to others in assisting getting pigment through.

be careful of kelp. It is known to react with some dogs/breeds. Some sware by it, others have had issues/problems.

[mason_luke]

shes fully white with a black patch on her eye..

[Mystiqview]

may or may not darken

How is the pigment around the eye lid itself? Is it white or dark?

[mason_luke]

may or may not darken

How is the pigment around the eye lid itself? Is it white or dark?

1 dark, 1 white

[Mystiqview]

The eye where the white is does not look like it will get pigment. No issue. Will just have to watch the sun and eye problems associated there.

The nose, looks like it will mostly if not fully pigment up. The freckling around the whole nose looks promising. It may only just retain the pink around the nostril itself.

[Mystiqview]

With white, has the breeder BAER hearing tested them.

Common problem with white dogs is deafness.

[mason_luke]

im not sure of this BAER test is but the pup seems to hear fine, responds to clicking and whistles in both ears, is there a possibility that it may become deaf as it developes if it isnt already?

[Rysup]

This is my boy Floyd at around 5-6 weeks

8 weeks -

5 months -

[Guest Nicedoggy]

With white, has the breeder BAER hearing tested them.

Common problem with white dogs is deafness.

I was just about tosay the same thing

[mason_luke]

awesome, thanks rysup gives me hope!

[Rysup]

I think you will be fine - your baby has more pigment on her nose at 7 weeks than Floyd did, and he has had no trouble.

[Mystiqview]

BAER testing is lightly sedating the dog and putting I dunno what you call it, but "probes" and hooked up to a machine. It measures the responses to clicking, whistles etc.

But if your pup is responding to noise now. looks good. Those that are deaf due to white, are basically deaf from birth.

No guarantee that the pup will not go deaf with old age, like us all.