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!
