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11-10-2005, 09:47 AM
beeniesmom

green puppy?

Golden Retriever Gives Birth To Green Puppy

POSTED: 8:33 am EST November 10, 2005

ALHAMBRA, Calif -- The littermates of a Northern California puppy may be green with envy.

That's because a golden retriever born last week is green. The little green fella is one of a litter of four. But his littermates are the usual blond color.

The owner, a dog breeder, says he's mystified about the green color.

Veterinarians said that it's possible for a newborn pup's fur to be green because the placenta, which is green, sometimes rubs off during birth. Whatever the cause, the little green guy now has name -- Wasabi. That's the spicy green mustard put on sushi.

His color definitely sets him apart.
11-10-2005, 09:52 AM
bark_some

Strange
11-10-2005, 10:08 AM
Jadapit

Wow, thats wild!! I wonder if he will always be green?
11-10-2005, 10:10 AM
bark_some

Yeah, an always green puppy.......
Whew, even thinking about it blows me away!
11-10-2005, 10:11 AM
cloverfdx

I have heard of it happening before, it is odd.
11-10-2005, 10:39 AM
lv4dogs

I saw that on tv yesterday. (S0He looked so weird. Cute but weird! That would be a great dog to have on St Patty's day! lol

They think the puppy should turn to a normal gold/yellow/blond color within a few weeks or so but there is a *very small* chance that the puppy could stay green forever.
11-10-2005, 11:30 AM
MyLittleMutt

That is strange!
11-10-2005, 11:46 AM
poofy

Quote:

Originally Posted by cloverfdx

I have heard of it happening before, it is odd.

Really! I saw the video and wondered if it would change colors??http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...cratchchin.gif
11-10-2005, 07:51 PM
.sarah

That is strange!! I wanna see a picture!
11-10-2005, 08:00 PM
Flatcoatluver

wow that is strange i wanna see pics too!
11-10-2005, 08:05 PM
sammy101

thats really odd!
here are some pictures i got from HERE

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...127/green1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...127/green2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...127/green3.jpg
11-10-2005, 08:32 PM
.sarah

hehe look at him!! How funny!
11-10-2005, 08:39 PM
Flatcoatluver

awww cute :D
11-11-2005, 07:56 AM
LuvGold00

Just seeing this post... "Green" puppies are very common when whelping litters. It's caused by the fluids in the placenta touching the puppy. I've had a few green pups, give them a few hours of Mom licking and they are gold again. I couldn't believe someone actually put this on the news, guess I could have been "famous" too! :p ;)
11-11-2005, 08:40 AM
jackie

it looks like he got put in the wash with the wrong colours!
11-11-2005, 08:58 AM
clarebear

I hope it is heathly,

I am thinking the poor thing could have liver problems cause of the green colour.

What a strange story! isnt it so cute?
11-11-2005, 09:26 AM
K9soul

A friend of mine told me that they found out it definitely wasn't green from the placenta, but that it was actually the pup's hair color. I will have to ask her where she got her info from on that.
11-11-2005, 09:39 AM
LuvGold00

Quote:

Originally Posted by K9soul

A friend of mine told me that they found out it definitely wasn't green from the placenta, but that it was actually the pup's hair color. I will have to ask her where she got her info from on that.

Hummm, see if you can find out where she heard that. All of the breeders on my other forums agree it's placenta, since we've all seen it on our own pups. But it would be interesting to find out if it's actually something else, though I'm not sure what would cause a puppies coat to be green...