Changing Colors!

I have never heard of this. Did you check online at all? Weird... Horses changecolors as they shed the first couple of years I mean the tone of the color not a different color. xoxoxoxoxoxo

I don't think there's anything to worry about. I have a puppy chihuahua mix and she's going from tan to black on her back. Her sister is black and tan so maybe she's trying to look like her? lol But it is something to see though. Kind of makes you wonder, what's going on with my dog?? lol

Hell! Excuse my language, but when I read the first few sentences, I thought.. maybe that was just the breed of dog. I have never heard dog dogs colours changing, except when very aged. When I read the bit about you living near two nuclear plants, I was a bit stunned. If it is radiation causing these mutations in your dogs colour, I would be concerned. Very concerned. If not for yourself, then for pregnant women living in the area. Is there a way you can get your vet to test for radiation in your dog? If not, can they test for genetic changes? I guess the latter would cost a fair bit. It might be worth loking into. If you & your vet can prove that only radiation could have caused these changes in your dog, then you could be onto something big. Very big.

My dog is mostly brown, but has some white and black. He was born with a wide black stripe from the base of his neck to the tip of his tail. Right now he has only two inches left of the black stripe on his tail. Over the past year the black has totally gone away and is replaced by the brown color. I don't live near anything hazardous and my dog is in perfect health. If the nuclear plant had affected your dog, I suspect it would have just killed your dog, not just change the colors.

Wow...how interesting. No I have never heard of anything like this. In regard to the nuclear power plant and the question of whether it could cause your dog to mutate or not is a good one. How you would find about is not something I have a clue about. If it were our pet I'd be calling the vet and running the changes by him/her. Then I'd get on the internet and see what I could find out. Good luck with it..I know how much you love your animals. I hope his is OK. Please keep us updated. My thoughts are with you. Raia

I had a dog 6 years ago, she was a labrador crossed with a rottweiler, and she was black and tan, her fur started to turn gingery brown as time went on. Maybe he is just changing colour, sometimes they change colour due to age, but as he is only 2 I wouldnt have thought it was that. I certainly wouldnt think he was mutating whoever told you that watches too much of the simpsons ha ha!! I am not sure if there are any dangers or side effects from living close to a nuclear plant, but it would be worthwhile looking into it.

I haven't heard of anything like this pal , I hope someone can give you an answer , Couldhe not just be getting older and going grey like me xx

I would not be concerned. A lot of different breeds do this when they get older. They are like us. We get older and change do we!!

I never heard of that other than animals can change colours, but being near a nuclear plant, and mutation it is best to ask your vet about that.

oh wow, i havent heard anything like this before, maybe see a vet about it, especially since he is nearly 2.

I would ask a vet but I doont think the plants are close enough to do any thing heck I have lived with in a couple of miles from them and nothing ever happed like that to dogs.