Whipitgood Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 My aunt has a staffy who is 17 months old. He is predominantly white with some black patches. He has lots of black freckles on the skin under his white fur. Her worry is recently, he has developed more black spots under the white hair, mainly on his belly, penis and ears. Can anyone who knows about staffys tell me if they still continue to develop pigment once they have matured? He isnt a sun bather. She is worried the spots might be something else. Can anyone enlighten me so i can either ease her mind or tell her to take him to the vet. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leelaa17 Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Im not a breeder and I dont have staffys but I am assuming it is just the colour of their fur or their pigmintation. Think about how our skin changes colour as we get older - we get darker in summer and lighter in winter - some of us get freckles... same sort of thing with dogs... especially with white haired dogs because they are more likely to have their skin change from the sun (like APPARENTLY blondes and redhead humans). Think about chinese crested dogs - look at photos and look at how different colours their skin is. skin is commonly changing and I really wouldnt worry about it - but again, as I said - I am not a breeder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Ours definately got more pigment as he got older, and a friend with a White and Brindle pied got pigment spots until he was around 3. He had heaps more than when he was 12 months old. Same as Whippets I guess 'cause Lewis has heaps more pigment spots that when I got him. If the skin looks normal as in not raised, scaley etc I would just be thinking more pigment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra777 Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 (edited) If it's just flat black spots on the skin it's perfectly normal. A lot of whites start out looking really pretty and clean and by the time they're two people compliment you on your Dalmatian cross It'd be pretty unusual for a dog to develop that many ''suspecious'' spots in such a short space of time so my money is on pigment spots. Edited April 19, 2011 by Sandra777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whipitgood Posted April 19, 2011 Author Share Posted April 19, 2011 OK great, thats what i figured. Ill let her know. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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