My dog has a spotted tongue.Does this mean it is mixed.

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Answer by Joanie Farmer
Submitted on 10/3/2006
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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 Mastiff

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Question by ccmaddog
Submitted on 7/17/2003
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My dog has a spotted tongue.Does this mean it is mixed.

Answer by joe
Submitted on 8/15/2003
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its probably part chow if the spots are purple or black

Answer by blklab
Submitted on 12/25/2003
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wrong....wrong...wrong...Spots on lab tongue are normal.

Answer by Tanisha
Submitted on 2/17/2004
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Often spots on a dog's tongue mean it is a mutt but not always. I think this more commonly happens in labs. Their markings are so distinct that it shouldn't be too hard to tell if they are pure bred or not.

Answer by dewster
Submitted on 3/1/2004
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My dog has spots on the tip of his tongue and he is Champion Belgian Malinois.So my friends as you too can learn that some spots, as long as they are not raised or protruding from the surface of the tongue, are nothing more than black pigmentation caused by microscopic melanin granules.

Answer by Michelle
Submitted on 8/31/2004
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I have some pure bred German Shepard puppies that a few have one small light purple spot on their tongue, but it is just pigment. Just as the roof of all their mouths have pink and purple on them.

Answer by Dutch
Submitted on 1/20/2005
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I have a Redbone/Lab mix. His tongue is spotted black and pink...and I have been told similar things to what you ALL have been saying. According to the person we adopted him from, he is the product of a pure Redbone and a pure Lab. We love him no matter what!

Answer by Jason
Submitted on 3/2/2005
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I think that the black Labrador is mixed with a chow if it has black spots on the tongue

Answer by hercules(my dog)
Submitted on 3/31/2005
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my flat coat retriver has black spots on his tongue in the Philippines it means the dog is a strong fighter born to hunt and fight

Answer by juice
Submitted on 6/12/2005
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some one told me the spots where a sign that they are good hunters

Answer by ct
Submitted on 9/11/2005
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Black spots on the tongue are only birth marks.

Answer by Wenall
Submitted on 10/5/2005
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It probably doesn't mean anything I think it's just natural

Answer by indywndy
Submitted on 12/13/2005
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My dog is a mixed dog....springer spaniel with sheltie and she has a spotted tongue...I have no idea why....no lab in her, no chow in her....I guess it is those dang microscopic melanin granules....

Answer by lexipoo
Submitted on 7/3/2006
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My dog is a German Shepherd/Pit Bull mix and she has spots all over her tongue. Both parents were purebreds. No chow in her at all. Spots are just normal pigmentation like birth marks on a human!

Answer by Alissa
Submitted on 9/7/2006
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I have heard it means that when a dog has a spotted dog then it will be a good dog. My dog has a spotted tongue and she is a very good dog!!!

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Answer by AbbyK9
Submitted on 1/11/2007
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Black spots on a dog's tongue do not mean your dog is mixed, part Chow-Chow, or any of that. It simply means that there is extra pigment on the dog's tongue. Black spots are common in most breeds, including Labradors, Malinois, German Shepherds, and pretty much any other breed you can think of. Some cats also have them.

Answer by kjdlsfaskldjfklj
Submitted on 2/16/2007
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It's part chow

Answer by Charlotte
Submitted on 4/12/2007
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I have a yellow Lab and his tongue is solid black, there is not an ounce of mixed anything in him! He is very smart but does NOT like water. WE raised him from a pup so he has never been mistreated or anything concerning water. I think dogs will be dogs! No one or no dog is the same!

Answer by master32
Submitted on 5/21/2007
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my dog has spots on her toungue but she is a mixed breed. she is part lab, mostly, but she's also got pug and dauschund in her too.