Senior dog--question

• Senior dog--question willowchow Posted : 4/25/2007 10:27:05 PM I guess I'm just full of questions tonight.   I'm noticing Willow is getting gray whiskers.  Now, she's blue so she's always had a gray muzzle.  But, now the whiskers.  Is this a sign of aging.  At what age do dogs normally start to show gray?   We have estimated her between 6-9 years old.   Thanks! Lori LIKE 13 REPLIES 363 VIEWS LAST POST MICHELLE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• jennie_c_d Posted : 4/25/2007 10:30:11 PM Awwww! Gray whiskers are sweet. Some dogs gray very young. My friend has a four year old GSD who has been graying for a smidge over a year. Teenie is ten, and barely has about the same amount of gray. It varies, just like in people. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• BEVOLASVEGAS Posted : 4/25/2007 10:45:30 PM Every dog is different.  Chyna is 9 years old, & she's had gray in her muzzle since she was 3. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Jewlieee Posted : 4/26/2007 7:28:06 AM I think my dog started turning grey around 9. Just in the last few months though (she's 14 in May) the grey has really started to dominate. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Amitiel Posted : 4/26/2007 7:32:24 AM Max is a solid black (very black) mix 26 months old - who 6 months ago started showing a gew scatterings of gray/white hair on his body and muzzle is getting a lighter color toward brown 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• the_gopher Posted : 4/26/2007 7:34:59 AM It's pretty individual.  An old friend who had a Chow Chow did not grey until she was 14 right when her health declined, unfortunately (she was the only Chow to date that I met that I liked....no offense to the breed I've just been unfortunate in the ones I've met).  A black lab I used to groom started greying around 4 or 5 years old!   0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• willowchow Posted : 4/26/2007 8:08:36 AM Thanks for the replies everyone. Sharon, no offense taken.  Willow usually wins people over but not dogs.  And, Willow's from Vermont too! Lori [] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Stacita Posted : 4/26/2007 10:32:17 AM Wolfgang started turning gray at two. We've always said it was the stress of living with Tasha. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• bragg1120 Posted : 4/26/2007 10:44:05 AM A long, long time ago... my parents had a small, short haired dog named Sam who was mostly brown w/a little black & white mixed in.  His eyebrows & muzzle turned more gray and then it seemed to spread all over.  Sam was an old man tho... think he was around 18 when he passed away. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• nyiceprincess Posted : 4/26/2007 10:58:27 AM Dutchess is about 4 and is starting to have some white on the underside of her chin.Sammy is 10 and still has no grey so its very individual. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• willowchow Posted : 4/26/2007 11:21:59 AM Thanks everyone. I was starting to think maybe she was closer to 9.  But, I guess I can't really go by this.  []   0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• beth82 Posted : 4/26/2007 11:31:09 AM My black Lab mix, Beauty, started to get a little gray on her chin at about 18 months.  The gray has spread very slowly, and now at age 7, it's still only on the end of her muzzle. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• JMB_trio Posted : 4/26/2007 11:48:56 AM Ben started to turn gray in the muzzle at 1.5 years old. He is now 9 with a distinguished mask. He's the guy sleeping soundly in the pic below. My family and friends always said that Ben takes after me, we both grew gray prematurely! Molly, who is 8 now wasn't showing any gray til a year ago. She's the one that's yawning. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Michelle Posted : 4/26/2007 2:10:49 PM Tookey had grey in his muzzle when I found him, and he was estimated at around 3.  0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login