Hello, hope you are all having a wonderful Sunday. We are expecting a blizzard tomorrow so thought I would get this in before! My puppy Cooper (almost 11 months yellow Lab) has had a black nose from day one. I am noticing that it is changing to a lighter color....seems almost pinkish/brown.....is this usual? I dont mind one way or the other but just wonder if this does happen. Thanks.
Re: Nose changing color Harley's nose always used to be jet black, but in the last few months it has gone pinker....she's now 17 months old. I have been told it is normal
Re: Nose changing color Hi! Yes it's normal! Maisie's nose was black and has changed to a pinkish brown over the last few months. I posted the same question a while ago!
Re: Nose changing color Thank you. So interesting, isn't it??? Probably the same as baby's eyes....some start out blue and then they change color.
Re: Nose changing color Shadow's nose was black when we had him, but as he's growing, it's going browner. I put it down to it getting bigger and so the pigment having to go further I think the colour of the nose is determined by a gene, so if it's brown now, it wouldn't have been truly black before, just a very dark brown. I may be wrong, though!
Re: Nose changing color I'm sure I read somewhere that it is also something that tends to happen in winter - with lack of sunshine - like a reverse suntan!
Re: Nose changing color You are right Rosie....even in our climate,Dexters goes a lighter colour in our 'winter'....I'll have a look for a thread where we've discussed it before....I bet Rachael explained it properly x Hang on ....
Re: Nose changing color http://www.thelabradorforum.com/index.php?topic=8276.msg116972#msg116972 There you go.....and as predicted Rachael supplied the explanation ;D x
Re: Nose changing color This is so interesting!! So lack of sunlight and/or being more indoors is the culprit. It truly is quite fascinating. Thanks for all the replies.....frankly, dont mind what color his nose is but was curious. Now I know!
Re: Nose changing color [quote author=Rosie link=topic=9651.msg139438#msg139438 date=1422202903] I'm sure I read somewhere that it is also something that tends to happen in winter - with lack of sunshine - like a reverse suntan! [/quote] A Natnus?
Re: Nose changing color [quote author=Leanangle link=topic=9651.msg139512#msg139512 date=1422209102] [quote author=Rosie link=topic=9651.msg139438#msg139438 date=1422202903] I'm sure I read somewhere that it is also something that tends to happen in winter - with lack of sunshine - like a reverse suntan! [/quote] A Natnus? [/quote] : ;D : ;D
