re - nose
some dogs (a lot of northern breeds) get a pink
"snow nose" in winter months regardless of what you feed them in or feed to them. The pigmentation comes back in the spring and summer.
re - doghouse
smaller is better in winter - just enough room to comfortably lay down. Try raising the house up off the ground (pallets work good for this) and have the door opening fairly small with the door opening raised off the ground so snow and wet don't get blown in. If you use straw for insulation replace it on a regular basis as it will get damp from the dogs breath and lose the insulation value. Put in lots of straw as most dogs like to nest. I have some pretty lightly coated alaskan huskies and they are comfy in their houses as long as you keep fresh dry fluffy bedding even when the temps go down to -25 degrees celcius(windchill factor of -37) as they are supposed to be tonight! Pay extra attention to good hydration and up the fat level in the food a bit and we is all comfy!
Bet you 5 to 1 the light nose is caused by the weather. its a fault in labs but it is so prevalant in the winter that the judges take the weather into consideration.
Auster had snow nose, but I think it is sticking around longer and longer. I guess now it's just Auster nose <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> . She's a house dog.
If the dog does have it all of the time the nose can get sunburned, and it will be more likely to have cancer (because of the sunburn).
"Dog breeding must always be done by a dog lover, it can not be a profession." -Max v Stephanitz
I left my GS at a kennel for a week while I was away and when I got her back her whole nose was a whiteish pink, eyes were weepy and her ears inflamed. I called the vet and they suggested an allergic reaction to something. I called the kennel and they thought it may be the alfalfa hay they have the dogs sleep on.
Within two weeks after getting her back it was gone.
My guess and that of my vet friends think it is “winter-nose” unless there are other mucus tissue inflammation (mouth, lips). If it is not inflamed then chances are it is “winter/snow nose".
They said perhaps vitamin E supplement would help but since they know not to BS me they also said they have never seen it work but it is recommended in Vet circles. Still it may be worth a try and I would still change the bowl.
Just in case... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
There is a good chance it will return to normal in the spring. Good luck.
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One of my customers had a GSD with "Winter Nose" This dog's nose was becoming quite painful.
We don't have severe weather here in the U.K.so it wasn't that at all.
I contacted the lady who bred my GSD to ask her advice - she could write a book on GSD's - has bred them over 30 years.I wish I had a small piece of her knowledge <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
What she suggested was not feeding the dog from a bowl but to get a large square piece of wood or something you can keep clean and to pile the food on this. You know how dogs go nosing around the bowl for that last morsel.This can also hurt the nose if it is tender
The cure is "Raspberry Leaf" tablets that you can pick up from any Health Food Store or good Pet Shop.
Worth a try <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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