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[annlouise]

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i have a 3 year old whippet, who, appart from a small white patch on his chest is all black.

from being about 12 months old, he developed a pale grey chin, which makes him look more like a grandad than a pup.

we often call him ' the oldest, youngest puppy in the world', with affection of course, but i have read a posting today about someone who has lost their whippet with a desease that made hers 'old before his time.'

now i am worried that mine has something similar, and feel bad about all the joking about the grey beard.

can anyone tell me what this disease is called, and could mine have it?

please help?

 

[~Helen~]

:unsure: Josie has had a little silver beard since she turned on in May, too. I thought that was normal. Someone please pass on some info if they have it, or poor anlouise and I will fret ourselves stupid :blink: :thumbsup:

 

[BeeJay]

Some whippets just go grey earlier than others. My black dog Bean is 5 and he's even got white eyebrows. He started to get his first white hairs when he was about a year old. It's a genetic thing and there is nothing wrong with them.

 

[beaker]

my three year old girl is very grey for her age, far more than any of her siblings but is otherwise as fit as a fiddle, think it may be linked in with the masking gene

 

[~elizabeth~]

my three year old girl is very grey for her age, far more than any of her siblings  but is otherwise as fit as a fiddle, think it may be linked in with the masking gene

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Yes, I think it is - there's a bit about it on the colour genetics page:.

http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/d/ddoggone/Homep...html#anchor6874

My impression is bitches grey faster than dogs but I couldn't swear to it.

 

[~JO~]

Aren't blues and black renowned for going grey prematurely?

 

[SallyC]

I'm pretty sure you're worrying unnecessarily. Some dogs start off with dark masks which turn completely silver by the age of 3, for example:



Gem at 9 months



Gem at 4 yrs

I find this rather more attractive than not, if you get my drift.

 

[beaker]

Aren't blues and black renowned for going grey prematurely?

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alot of coloured dogs do seem to go grey early but it will vary from line to line, some keep their colour longer and can be well into their old age before they grey, i think you also notice it more on a dark dog.

 

[beaker]

btw how cute was puppy Gem :wub:

 

[~Helen~]

Gem was a gorgeous 9 month old :wub: and a very lovely and regal 4 year old :wub:

The difference is amazing in her mask. Really interesting.

 

[dawn]

One of our youngsters is a black brindle has gone grey around the face and she is just 12mths old. (w00t)

I am afraid that is what u expect from black/blue colouring especially the mask.

'This' her great aunt who is 13 and has a white mask doest seem to have aged at all she has no grey what-so-ever.

btw how cute was puppy Gem

Well what do expect with Pearl as her mom :wub:

 

[oakmoorehill]

I had a black whippet who started going grey a one. Try telling the judge of junior dog that he is not a veteran.

My oldest dog Jasper is white with a black head now is grey and my sons parti colour Bandit had a black face and is now nearly white , he is only 3 yrs

All my brindles still have their normal colour faces I think it is something to do with face colour my brindles are also 3 years

 

[SallyC]

Gem was a gorgeous 9 month old  :wub:   and a very lovely and regal 4 year old  :wub:
The difference is amazing in her mask. Really interesting.

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Helen, am I right in thinking there's a photo of you just like this one, with your new puppy? (Do forgive me if I'm wrong - not too good on remembering names [see earlier thread re. oldies!] and can't find your puppy thread now)



This was Gem on an early visit

 

[Janimal]

Some really nice pictures on this thread - lovely :wub: I just love greying muzzled whippets :wub: they look so regal. My Chip had grey hairs round his face at around 5 years old too - some people used to ask 'is he old'... :- "

Ive seen quite a few black or blue whippets with grey faces early in life too.

 

[bardmand]

I think dark-faced whippets (be it blacks, blues or masked) seem to grey earlier simply because the white hairs are more visible against the contrasting dark background. My white-faced Thale, for instance, never got grey

The facial markings on my white and blue brindle parti got grey as she grew older, but it didn't really give her an aged appearance as it would in a solid blue or black dog.

 

[OEH]

Tess (black) is 20 months and her lower jaw is begining to go grey- I'm trying to convince myself that it will look dignified

 

[~Helen~]

Gem was a gorgeous 9 month old  :wub:   and a very lovely and regal 4 year old  :wub:
The difference is amazing in her mask. Really interesting.

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Helen, am I right in thinking there's a photo of you just like this one, with your new puppy? (Do forgive me if I'm wrong - not too good on remembering names [see earlier thread re. oldies!] and can't find your puppy thread now)

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This was Gem on an early visit

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Yes! You did remember right - the thread is here visiting lola and the pic you're thinking of is at the bottom :thumbsup: You've got a good memory!!

 

[beaker]

the contrasting shades of a brindle hide greying at it's early stage, this is why i get my hair highlighted to hide the grey as it comes through (w00t) o

 

[annlouise]

i have a 3 year old whippet, who, appart from a small white patch on his chest is all black.from being about 12 months old, he developed a pale grey chin, which makes him look more like a grandad than a pup.

we often call him ' the oldest, youngest puppy in the world', with affection of course, but i have read a posting today about someone who has lost their whippet with a desease that made hers 'old before his time.'

now i am worried that mine has something similar, and feel bad about all the joking about the grey beard.

can anyone tell me what this disease is called, and could mine have it?

please help?

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THANKS TO ALL THE ADVICE, MY MIND IS MOST CERTAINLY AT REST. ALTHOUGH HE LOOKS LIKE A GRANDAD, HES AS FIT AS A FIDDLE AND RUNS LIKE THE WIND.

HES ALSO EXTREMELY GOOD AT TUG OF WAR, AND WINS PAWS DOWN EVERY TIME.!!