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Double Nosed Dog?

Posted : 8/26/2008 2:55:51 PM

this was in my local Craigslist

senior Chihuahua mix-cute

and i thought.... whoa... what a funky looking dog! then upon a closer inspection that nose looked familiar.... i thought this was a rare thing in certain European hunting breeds?

Kyda

Posted : 8/26/2008 3:08:15 PM

Eh I think it looks freaky. Suposedly there is a breed in south america or some where that has double noses like that. Thats like the double muscled whippet. Eeeh

brookcove

Posted : 8/26/2008 3:39:54 PM

It's a mutation in the breeds where it's part of the standard. But in other breeds it's usually a birth defect that is caused by the fetus absorbing genetic material from an unviable "littermate." I've seen this before - a Kelpie with two noses - bizarre, and she had a couple other issues. She ended up in Utah at Best Friends because she was just so unadoptable (minor aggression, really bad SA) but it was an awful shame to put her down because she was actually overall a nice dog.

I've also seen a dog that was both liver colored and black colored at the same time. This is a genetic impossibility - but again it was because in those areas the fetus had absorbed a littermate's genetic material.

I forget what this is called. There's a technical name.

AuroraLove

Posted : 8/26/2008 4:25:58 PM

eewww!

jennie_c_d

Posted : 8/26/2008 8:53:44 PM

I know a yellow Lab who has a big black patch on her face. I don't know the genetics of Lab colors, but I thought that must have been what happened. It's so odd looking. The dog is normal, otherwise.

kaluha

Posted : 8/27/2008 4:48:12 AM

Ay... She looks a bit scary...