if your dog is a Chow mix.

1. It has black spots on its tongue.

2. It has a rough coat (No kidding, Sherlock. The dog's been neglected
and is living in a backyard0

2. It is "Dominant". And by dominant, we mean that the dog barks at
the mailman.

Ever heard anything *this* ridiculous?

Suja

"Spot" wrote in message
news:C6Edd.6389$Ug4.5052@trndny01...
The only thing here that really pertains to chow breeds is the tongue.
The
others could describe any dog out there.


lots of breeds have black spots on their tongue, or entirely black tongues.
that doesn't make them a Chow. IIRC, Chows are *required* to have a black
tongue. in some breeds it's a fault. that doesn't mean other breeds can't
have them.


-kelly

"Spot" wrote in message
news:C6Edd.6389$Ug4.5052@trndny01...
The only thing here that really pertains to chow breeds is the tongue.
The
others could describe any dog out there.


lots of breeds have black spots on their tongue, or entirely black tongues.
that doesn't make them a Chow. IIRC, Chows are *required* to have a black
tongue. in some breeds it's a fault. that doesn't mean other breeds can't
have them.


-kelly

dogsnus wrote in :

I've never heard of reason #2,but the word dominant has to be the
most misinterpeted and misused word in the entire canine world.

You mean my neighbour was wrong when he said that Moogli was dominant
because he went up and down the stairs ahead of us and walks in and out of
the door first??

--
Marcel and Moogli

dogsnus wrote in :

I've never heard of reason #2,but the word dominant has to be the
most misinterpeted and misused word in the entire canine world.

You mean my neighbour was wrong when he said that Moogli was dominant
because he went up and down the stairs ahead of us and walks in and out of
the door first??

--
Marcel and Moogli

Marcel Beaudoin wrote:

You mean my neighbour was wrong when he said that Moogli was dominant
because he went up and down the stairs ahead of us and walks in and out of
the door first??

Be afraid, be very afraid. You're letting your "dominant" dog sleep in
bed with you, right? Next thing you know, he'll be trying to murder you
in your sleep.

Suja

Marcel Beaudoin wrote:

You mean my neighbour was wrong when he said that Moogli was dominant
because he went up and down the stairs ahead of us and walks in and out of
the door first??

Be afraid, be very afraid. You're letting your "dominant" dog sleep in
bed with you, right? Next thing you know, he'll be trying to murder you
in your sleep.

Suja

"Spot" wrote in message
news:C6Edd.6389$Ug4.5052@trndny01...
The only thing here that really pertains to chow breeds is the tongue.

Sorry, but - A. that's not true in the slightest and B. there's no such
thing as "chow breeds". On B, there are two breeds in which it is normal to
have a solid black, purple, or lavender tongue: the Chow Chow and the Shar
Pei.

Dogs which are Chow or Pei crosses MAY have a solid black, blue, or
lavender tongue, but are just as likely to have solid pink tongues.

As far as black/pigmented spots on the tongue - as anyone who's looked up
the genetics of the issue can tell you, ANY dog, of ANY breed (or any mix of
breeds) can have spots on the tongue if the dog has any black pigmentation
in the skin.
Pigmented tongue spots are actually fairly common in Golden Retrievers,
Newfoundlands, Springer Spaniels, and Border Collies, to name a few; I've
personally known several members of each breed with marked tongues.

Incidentally, I or members of my immediate family have owned three Chow
mixes, and two of them - the ones who were half Chow- had solid pink
tongues.
Of my current three dogs, the Coonhound X Chow/??? has a solid black
tongue, the Border Collie X Saluki has purple spots on her tongue, and the
JRT has a pink tongue.

"Spot" wrote in message
news:C6Edd.6389$Ug4.5052@trndny01...
The only thing here that really pertains to chow breeds is the tongue.

Sorry, but - A. that's not true in the slightest and B. there's no such
thing as "chow breeds". On B, there are two breeds in which it is normal to
have a solid black, purple, or lavender tongue: the Chow Chow and the Shar
Pei.

Dogs which are Chow or Pei crosses MAY have a solid black, blue, or
lavender tongue, but are just as likely to have solid pink tongues.

As far as black/pigmented spots on the tongue - as anyone who's looked up
the genetics of the issue can tell you, ANY dog, of ANY breed (or any mix of
breeds) can have spots on the tongue if the dog has any black pigmentation
in the skin.
Pigmented tongue spots are actually fairly common in Golden Retrievers,
Newfoundlands, Springer Spaniels, and Border Collies, to name a few; I've
personally known several members of each breed with marked tongues.

Incidentally, I or members of my immediate family have owned three Chow
mixes, and two of them - the ones who were half Chow- had solid pink
tongues.
Of my current three dogs, the Coonhound X Chow/??? has a solid black
tongue, the Border Collie X Saluki has purple spots on her tongue, and the
JRT has a pink tongue.

Suja wrote in
news:EuRdd.9060$6P5.7841@okepread02:

Marcel Beaudoin wrote:

You mean my neighbour was wrong when he said that Moogli was dominant
because he went up and down the stairs ahead of us and walks in and
out of the door first??

Be afraid, be very afraid. You're letting your "dominant" dog sleep
in bed with you, right? Next thing you know, he'll be trying to
murder you in your sleep.

Heh. He's already tried. A 10 lb dog jumping off my wife's back can get a
surpising amount of height before it lands on my head.

--
Marcel and Moogli