Nose ?

[wally81]

is having black and white on the nose a fault? i looked on the adba and the ukc and didnt say anything about it or was someone feeding me some bs? thanks

[chinasmom]

I believe that it's called a Dudley nose and is acceptable.

[Pits4life07]

I dont think it is because my dogs have both been checked by UKC show judges, even though I don't show them, but they said both are fine except for my male has a blue eye. Anyways, some of his pups out of the last litter had half black noses and no one said anything about them.

[chinasmom]

I had asked this same question a while back. Here's a reply and a link that might help.

It differs from club to club. What some clubs think is OK, others may not. A dudley nose is pink or flesh colored. They are considered a fault b/c they are caused by lack of pigment in the nose leather. A colored nose (black, blue, red, etc.) w/ pink spots is called a butterfly nose & usually accepted, as most butterfly noses will fill in w/ time.

Here is a link that may help:

http://www.ashgi.org/color/Aussie_noses.html

[Attila]

It isn't a fault as far as I know. I have shown the same and no issues.

[miakoda]

Wally, is your dog a pup? If so, the nose pigmentation will usually spread/fill in as the pup ages.

[bahamutt99]

The UKC and ADBA don't care about nose color.

[wally81]

Wally, is your dog a pup? If so, the nose pigmentation will usually spread/fill in as the pup ages.
mine is fine, someone told me this and i thought he was full of it i knew you all would know!!! thank youy guys and gals