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We were at my parents house yesterday and my mom says, "Hey, I have a question for you to ask on PT." She said everyone is alwys asking her about the spots on both Taggert and Dazzi's tongue. (Taggert is an Airedale mix, Dazzi is a Golden mix) Niether has chow in them. Are there other breeds that have colored tongues or commonly get spots?
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Shar-pei's have a blue-black tongue and can also have a spotted tongue, along with chows.
so cute, that puppy steals my heart.
Killian has a black spot on his tongue and I've heard through the GSD bb that some other GSDs have it, too.
It is probably just be a discoloration in the pigmentation. I know of quite a few dogs that do not have chow or shar-pei in them and have black spots on their tounges. I even know a purebred Golden retriever that has 2 black spots on his fur (excellent lines though) It is just a fluke thing. just like we have birth marks and such our pigment is different in that area!
I think the vet told my mom her pure golden had spots on its tongue to. I guess it can happen with any breed...
We had a Scottie with a large blue spot on its tongue.
Kersey my GSD/rottie mix has spots on her tongue also. When I first adopted her, the adoption people said she had chow in her because of her spots, but she does not have any chow.
Taggart is SO adorable!
Although my dogs don't have any spots on their tongues, it is not uncommon for Golden Retrievers to have that dark pigmentation. I understand it to be completely acceptable as well. Some people wrongly believe it means they have Chow in them!!
I have to admit that I have never seen a dog with a spotted tonque but I have heard of it. That is too cute!
Buddy has black spots on the floor of his mouth! I thought he was eating dirt at first-as he wouldn't let me look under his tounge!!:confused:
Addie has a spotted tongue on top with a black underside. I was told, she had Sharpei in her, so I assume that's were she got the tongue from. I have also seen Goldens with spotted tongues, but I do not think all that common.
Enlargement of my sig pic - Addie's spotted tongue.
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I sorta forgot until I stopped over there today that my sister-in-law's Malamute mix also has spots in his tongue. Hmmm
Well, our old dog, Breezy, had black spot on her tongue and she wasn't chow or shar-pei. What I heard was, if your dog has black spots on it's tongue, it means they're smart. It certainly could be true, considering what a smart dog my Breezers was.
Well, that's the best explaniation I've heard yet;)
Jenny, when we got Tigger almost 4 years ago, we took him to the vet and he said that he had Pit Bull in him because of the black spots on his tongue. I had never heard that before, but it came from the vet!! I know that certain breeds are predisposed to it (like the Chow and Sharpei), but have no clue why. I feel some research coming on.
Maybe they're like freckles in people! You don't have to be Irish to have freckles, but lots of people of Irish decent have them! A lot of Labs I've known have some spots.
I had to chuckle, by the way, when I read, Sammi, that you at first just thought Buddy was eating dirt! :) Poor guy, innocent of THAT one!
Addie has pit bull in her, but I thought the spots were from shar-pei blood. I guess, you learn something new everyday. Interesting . . . .Quote:
Originally posted by mugsy
. . . said that he had Pit Bull in him because of the black spots on his tongue.
Here's one little piece of info I found on a search of the subject.
SPOTTED TONGUES OR GUMS ARE PROOF OF A MIXED OR PURE BREED. Nope, sorry. Spotted tongues and gums are proof of some crazy pigmentation, but not of mixed or pure blood.
So it sounds like any dog can have a spotted tongue and it doesn't mean anything. Hmmm. Guess will have to go with the smartness answer :)
The World's Best Dog [TM], Gwenyth, my brothers black GSD/black Lab mix has a spotted tongue.
People are always telling me, "Oh she has chow in her."
When she *very clearly* does not.
Course, people always think she's a Lab because she's all black, too.
;)
Two of my dogs have spots on their tounges. They are rotty/border collie/aussie mixes and they are father and son.
Here is a pic of Zeus