Spotted Tongues

[mugsy]

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.

[Karen]

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!

[pupper-lover]

Originally posted by mugsy
. . . said that he had Pit Bull in him because of the black spots on his tongue.

Addie has pit bull in her, but I thought the spots were from shar-pei blood. I guess, you learn something new everyday. Interesting . . . .

[mugsy]

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.

[Cincy'sMom]

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

[BerberCarpet]

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.

;)

[ownerof3dogs]

Two of my dogs have spots on their tounges. They are rotty/border collie/aussie mixes and they are father and son.



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