Black/Blue Spots On My Dogs Tongue, He Must Be Part Chow......NOT!!!

It was such a beautiful day here today, I was walking my young, very mixed breed dog at the local preserve.

A woman commented about his spotty tongue and how he 'must' be part chow........NOT TRUE!
Lets get this information out there!


     A dog with a partially black tongue does not necessarily mean he’s mixed with a Chow.
Chow’s are not the only breed with a blue black tongue. Sharpei’s share the blue black tongue trait.
More than 30 pure breeds are known to have members with the blue black tongue trait.
Spots on a dogs tongue are like freckles or birthmarks on people.
If a dog looks like a Chow, but has a completely pink tongue it is most likely not a purebred Chow.

From the Great Tongue Debate:

           Breeds known to have members with spotted tongues:

Airedale
Akita
Australian Cattle Dog
Australian Shepherd
Belgian Sheepdog
Belgian Tervuren
Belgian Malinois
Bichon Frise
Bouvier de Flandres
Bull Mastiff
Cairn Terrier
Chinese Shar-Pei
Collie
Cocker Spaniel
Dalmatian
Doberman Pinscher
English Setter
Eurasier Fila Brasileiro
Flat-coated Retriever
German Shepherd
Golden Retriever
Gordon Setter
Great Pyrenees
Irish Setter
Kai Ken
Keeshond
Korean Jindo
Labrador Retriever
Mastiff
Mountain Cur
Newfoundland
Pomeranian
Pug
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Rottweiler
Shiba Inu
Siberian Husky
Tibetan Mastif
Thai Ridgeback







Check out more from The Great Tongue Debate link below, with some GREAT photo's:

http://www.columbusdogconnection.com/BlackTongueDebate.htm


Lets END this debate!

Do Dogs Need Sweaters?

I am glad to see C. Shar Pei added to the 'needs a coat list'
because my girl has so little fur and shivers without protection!

http://www.slate.com/id/2279264/

Dog daycare is not for every dog, things to consider.

Nice article, courtesy of the Whole Dog Journal:

http://www.whole-dog-journal.com/issues/13_11/features/Doggie-Daycare-For-Canine-Socialization_20127-1.html

Why Wolf Hybrids are a BAD idea!

Great website with good information about this growing problem.
           
Facts and myths:

http://shadowolf.com/General/hybrids.html

Think dogs' mouths are cleaner than ours?

Fact: Dog Kisses Can Make You Sick


Think dogs' mouths are cleaner than humans? Think again. Veterinarians say dogs' chops are teeming with germs like salmonella, campylobacter, and cryptosporidium. These germs get into a dog's mouth from eating spoiled food or when he uses his tongue as toilet paper. Then a kiss moves these germs from pooch to person, along with a nasty course of diarrhea.

In Memoriam: Daddy the Pit Bull

I was in the doctors office and read this very SAD news. I know it is late, but new to me........I gasped when I read about dear Daddy, and the woman next to me said "are you all right"? VERY SAD.........my condolences go out the the Millan family. There will never be a dog like Daddy!

In Memoriam: Daddy the Pit Bull

Cesar Millan, all his family and friends, his staff and volunteers, and dog lovers all around the world today will mourn the passing of one of the most loyal, trusting, well-balanced, and influential pit bullambassadors the world has ever known. Daddy, Cesar’s longtime friend and partner in canine rehabilitation, died peacefully surrounded by family on Friday the 19th of February. He was sixteen years old.

He lived each day of those sixteen years happy and fulfilled as Cesar’s right-hand-“man,” helping to shape the behavior of entire generations of dogs by showing them the way to balance. He stood as champion for calm-submissive pit bulls everywhere, and was instrumental in helping to repair their image as violent, savage, uncontrollable beasts. He successfully battled cancer and weathered chemotherapy, and even got the opportunity to name is now added to that honorable roster of dogs gone by whose influence is still felt today, and which includes some of Cesar’s beloved childhood heroes: "Rin-Tin-Tin." "Lassie." … "Daddy."
He has been immortalized by Dog Whisperer fans in all mediums, from painting, to photographs, to charcoal drawings and papier-mâché sculpture. And, of course, he lives on in his work, reflected in the balance and calm-submission of his protégé Junior, the countless animals to whom he was a positive role model, and in the hearts and minds of everyone who knew him as a calm, sweet, and mellow example of a widely misunderstood breed.


In Loving Memory:

http://www.cesarsway.com/news/daddy-memoriam
If you would like to honor Daddy’s memory and the contribution he made to improve the lives of other animals, you can make a donation to Daddy’s Emergency Animal Rescue Fund, which will provide assistance for dogs who are victims of abuse or violence, man-made disasters (hoarder and puppy mill rescues), and large-scale natural disasters (hurricanes, fires, and other natural catastrophes).

Other pet sitters know that July has the nickname of 'insane schedules'....highlights from my time spent so far:

Lovely Sarah                                        Food for thoughtEllie GirlMr. Jinx