Samoyed's nose colour
Lorraine Scarcello
I have a 19 month old female samoyed. Lately I have noticed that her nose
is turning slightly pink. I have heard that this can happen during the
winter months. It has been extremely cold here lately, but she doesn't
spend much time outdoors in the cold. She basically goes out for her
business and we let her in five or ten minutes later. I have also heard
that when summer comes around again it may turn black again, or it may
continue to turn pink. I'm hoping that this is just temporary. I prefer a
black nose to a pink one. People have said that samoyeds are slow maturing
dogs. Could this be part of her maturing process. She is still very "
puppy" looking to me and certainly has the personality of a puppy.
Anyway, I would be interested to see/hear any comments on the subject of
black noses turning pink etc.
Thanks.
Bob Alman
: Hi:
: Thanks.
It's a common, normal thing to happen to Samoyed. Called "snow nose" it
may or may not revert to black in the summer. Gus got it this winter,
but he didn't have it last winter, although it did lighten somewhat
during last winter. I too prefer a black nose to the pink nose on
Samoyeds.
--
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Connie Cho
summer, and it hasn't gone (she's a red&white Sibe with a brownish
nose and a pink stripe right up) I am going to see if it goes away this
summer.
Sometimes the appearance of a snow nose is linked to plastic dishes
(allergies, perhaps; no real coorelation)
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Subject: Samoyed's nose colour
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Hi:
I have a 19 month old female samoyed. Lately I have noticed that her nose
is turning slightly pink. I have heard that this can happen during the
winter months. It has been extremely cold here lately, but she doesn't
spend much time outdoors in the cold. She basically goes out for her
business and we let her in five or ten minutes later. I have also heard
that when summer comes around again it may turn black again, or it may
continue to turn pink. I'm hoping that this is just temporary. I prefer a
black nose to a pink one. People have said that samoyeds are slow maturing
dogs. Could this be part of her maturing process. She is still very "
puppy" looking to me and certainly has the personality of a puppy.
Anyway, I would be interested to see/hear any comments on the subject of
black noses turning pink etc.
Thanks.
I haven't heard of weather changing the color or content of pigment, but
I guess anything is possible. But yes, with the maturing process, pigment
can fill in. Juneau, my female, has always been a little short of a black
nose, and is losing more with age. She is now 8 yrs. Kodi, the male, has
a black nose but has breaks in his lip pigmentation. But who cares, they
are family members...
Janet Lupson
: Hi:
: Thanks.
The breeder of one of my dogs once told me to make sure I used stainless
steel bowls, not plastic, because some dogs could react (? allergic) to
the plastic. One of the symptoms she mentioned was loss of pigment in the
nose. I've never heard this from anyone else so don't know if it's true.
A friend's bichon is having the same problem and does eat from plastic bowls.
Jan
Bob Alman
: The breeder of one of my dogs once told me to make sure I used stainless
: steel bowls, not plastic, because some dogs could react (? allergic) to
: the plastic. One of the symptoms she mentioned was loss of pigment in the
: nose. I've never heard this from anyone else so don't know if it's true.
: A friend's bichon is having the same problem and does eat from plastic bowls.
Gus, my Samoyed, eats from a stainless steel bowl and has a pink nose
this winter. Last winter he had a plastic bowl and his nose was black.
--
Bob Alman alm...@sr.hp.com
Mike Jones
Joan Hoyt <jo...@lighthouse.pubs.stratus.com> wrote:
>In article <scarc...@cs-acad-lan.Lakeheadu.Ca>
>> I have a 19 month old female samoyed. Lately I have noticed that her
>>nose
>> is turning slightly pink. I have heard that this can happen during the
>> winter months.
>> People have said that samoyeds are slow maturing
>> She is still very "
>> puppy" looking to me and certainly has the personality of a puppy.
>very playful, silly, and do not seem to become as sedate/mature, etc. as
>some other dog breeds do. Again, for me, it is one of the more endearing
>traits of the breed. My female Sammy is 12 years old, and she still has
>very silly parts of her personality, thank goodness. It is such a
>fun/friendly/great breed!
Yep. Hercules, my 8-year-old Sammy, definitely still has a very silly
part of his personality. Especially the "Oh boy! *SNOW*!!!" part.
>On the nose question: I have heard that a lack of sunlight sna cause the
>nose to pinken, and if that is true, it should blacken up again when she
>goes out more in the sun in the warmer weather. I wouldn't worry too much
>at this point. I don't really have any concrete knowledge to pass along,
>but am passing along what I have heard from others. GOOD LUCK!!
This is one possible cause. Keep an eye on the nose, though. If it
doesn't darken up again, you may need to go to the vet and have it
tattooed black so it won't sunburn. Sunburn and skin cancer are
serious worries with Sammies if any of their skin is exposed. This is
why it's not a good idea to clip them short in the summer - the outer
fur provides protection from the sun.
Mike Jones | jon...@rpi.edu
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- Bob Slaughter
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urban tracking seminar coming up soon. It was
mentioned this involves a TDX-level dog tracking
in an urban environment: parking lots, sidewalks,
etc.
Can anyone give me more complete information?
Thanks.
Stephen Lee
[black nose turned pink story deleted]
|> Anyway, I would be interested to see/hear any comments on the subject of
|> black noses turning pink etc.
This is referred to as a "snow nose." It is quite common. All but
one of my Sibs does this every winter. In their cases, the color
returns to black in the summer.
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Joan Hoyt
scar...@cs-acad-lan.Lakeheadu.Ca (Lorraine Scarcello) writes:
>
> I have a 19 month old female samoyed. Lately I have noticed that her
>nose
> is turning slightly pink. I have heard that this can happen during the
> winter months.
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> People have said that samoyeds are slow maturing
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I think they are -- and therein is part of their charm! :)
> She is still very "
> puppy" looking to me and certainly has the personality of a puppy.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
She may always retain that puppyish part of her personality. Sammies are
very playful, silly, and do not seem to become as sedate/mature, etc. as
some other dog breeds do. Again, for me, it is one of the more endearing
traits of the breed. My female Sammy is 12 years old, and she still has
very silly parts of her personality, thank goodness. It is such a
fun/friendly/great breed!
On the nose question: I have heard that a lack of sunlight sna cause the
nose to pinken, and if that is true, it should blacken up again when she
goes out more in the sun in the warmer weather. I wouldn't worry too much
at this point. I don't really have any concrete knowledge to pass along,
but am passing along what I have heard from others. GOOD LUCK!!
--joan
Joan...@vos.stratus.com
jo...@vineland.pubs.stratus.com
Isabel Gordon
Hi Mike! Another good idea is to beginning trace minerals tothe dogs
food. A dudley nose is often sypmtomatic of deficien
cy. Better to treat
the cause than the manifestation. I have yorkies and a blck nose is very
important for showing. But even more important is to deteack nose is
very important for
showing. But more important is to be sure that ALL
dogs are not deficient in trace min
erals as this creates other health
problems. Cya, Isabel and ****THOSE AMAZING BOXERKIDS!****
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