We just had a dog given to us who is supposed to be a full-blooded Maltese. He has three black spots on his tongue. I always associated that with a Chow. Do other breeds of dogs get spots on their tongues and it this normal? They are not raised in size and seem normal other than the coloring.
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The Chow is NOT the only dog with a black tongue, I always argue with my aunt about this. the fact is all dogs have common ancestors and any dog can have a black tongue as long as they have the genes for it. Sometimes they have spotted tongues, or half black tongues etc.
The Truth About
Those Black Tongues
Does the black spot on your Labrador's tongue mean he's really a Chow mix? That mixed breed puppy in the shelter with a partially black tongue -- is that a sure sign he's part Chow? The answer to both questions is: No!
The Chow Chow's blue-black tongue is one of the breed's most well known physical characteristics. It's also the most misunderstood.
The Chow is one of the most ancient breeds and is the ancestor of many breeds of today. The orgin of the Chow's black tongue is a mystery; we don't know how or why he came to have it.
We do know that the Chow is not the only breed with a blue-black tongue. The Chinese Shar-Pei shares this trait as well. A few other animals have black tongues, too: the giraffe, polar bear, and several breeds of cattle including the Jersey.
We also know that blue-black spots on tongues are very common in dogs - more than 30 pure breeds are known to have members with spotted tongues.
Spots on tongues are simply deposits of extra pigment, like birthmarks and freckles on people. Dogs often have spots of dark pigment on their skin, too, hiding under their coats. These spots can be large or small, many or few.
I also thought that only Chows had the black spots. I own two part Chows -- one has a full black tongue and the other has a spotted tongue.
I'm not sure, did you get papers with you dog? I always thought that is was Chows that had spotted tongues, I know mine did. I would make sure that yours has papers, if not you might have gotten screwed. Sorry.
There is a myth that chows are the only breeds with black tongues, and that if the tongue has black spots it must have chow heritage. This is not true. Everyone in chows knows the standard comment--if the dog has a black tongue, then it is a chow. We also hear the comment that if it has pink spots, then it is a mix. If only it were this simple! Black spots on the tongue in no way indicate whether the dog is a chow or a chow mix unless that tongue is attached to a dog that looks like a chow. There are many, many breeds that can have black pigment on the tongue. Some can have large spots of black pigment, and sometimes they may have almost solid black pigmentation on their tongues.
So, if a black pigmented tongue is attached to a dog that does not look like a chow, then it is probably not a chow. Also true is that not all purebred chows will have solid pigment on their tongues. Even the best of show breedings can produce chows with incomplete pigment, so we certainly should not discount a rescued chow with a spot or two of pink. The following is a list of breeds known to have purebred individuals appear with black pigmentation on their tongues:
Shar-Pei, Labrador Retriever, Golden Retriever, Cocker Spaniel, Siberian Husky, Rottweiler, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Newfoundland, Collie, German Shepherd, Akita, Belgian Sheepdog, Tervuren, Malinois, Fila Brasileiro, Cairn Terrier, Great Pyrenees, Keeshond, Airedale, Doberman Pinscher,
Bouvier de Flandres, Australian Shepherd, Australian Cattle Dog, Pug, Shiba Inu, Dalmatian, Flat-coated Retriever, Gordon Setters
Most breeds can have black spots on their toungues.. It is pimentation, much like human freckels,
German shepherds and other breeds can have pigmented tongues, as well. My first Shep was purebred, and he had a large black spot on his tongue.
It's perfectly normal and nothing to worry about.
That could just be pigment, purebred dogs can have black spots, it doesn't necessarily mean there is Chow/Sharpei in it.
its freckels most dogs get them theyre just normal freckels
I have always been told that the black spots come from the breed of dog they have in them. Some breeds have solid black tongues, and some have pink tongues, i have always heard that a dog with a spotted tongue is not full blooded, but i am not sure about it.
This is so normal no worries.
Yes any breed can get it. My two dogs, both mixes. One is a Shepherd mix the other a border collie mix. And they both have the black spot on their tongues. It's just they way they are. My Pure bred American Eskimo his nose turned a kinda pinky brown with black spots on it. So it's just something that happens.
its normal
lots of breeds can get them. its just pigmentation. i had a belgium shepard who got them when she was about 7 or 8 years old. my new aussy shep pup seems to have a small one way in the back of her tongue. it doesnt mean its mixed with chow at all.
LMAO!!
"Causes"? GENETICS!! Means.ABSOLUTELYNOTHING**.
PS:there's NO SUCH THING as"full-blooded"!! LOL!
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