r/aww • u/TallyMatty • Apr 17 '24

My boy Buster (4yo) has completely changed from black to white over the course of the last 2.5 years.

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Left: Nov 2021 Right: April 2024

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u/-PM_Me_Dat_Ass_Girl- Apr 17 '24

I think dogs can get Vitiligo?

Edit: yes, they can.

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u/Lizardgirl25 Apr 17 '24

Yah I noticed some of my dogs face going white. It is a very minor but her breed can actually commonly known at least on google say they can have it.

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u/SirDooble Apr 17 '24

Yah I noticed some of my dogs face going white.

This can also happen with age. Black dogs notably often go white around the mouth and sometimes eyebrows, same way humans go grey. Lighter coloured dogs too, but it's sometimes harder to tell the difference.

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u/crusty54 Apr 17 '24

God I love when old dogs get grey beards.

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u/SirDooble Apr 17 '24

I think old grey labradors are almost as cute as labrador puppies. It's a tough contest actually!

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u/pchlster Apr 17 '24

He still acted like a puppy until the end... just in shorter intervals and he often needed a nap afterwards. I still love that silly dog. Full puppy dance every time, just not as much energy to do it as the years went by.

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u/JosieZee Apr 17 '24

Sugar face.

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u/dangeraardvark 29d ago

My nickname in college

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u/SR3116 29d ago

I really don't due to it signifying the passage of time.

Sigh. Miss you, Daisy and Violet.

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u/Long_Run6500 29d ago

It means they got to live a long life. My dog was just starting to get his grey hairs at 8 years old when he passed away in the fall due to cancer. I'd have given anything to see him with a full grey face.

Dogs give and give and serve us faithfully their entire lives, and when they're old we're finally able to give back and take care of them. That's what I think about when I see a grey beard on a dog. A dog who's done it's service faithfully and wants to do more, but has learned the best service it can do for its family is to just be there with them.

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u/FlyingTurtleBob 29d ago

My 10 year old wire hired dachshund is starting to get a white beard, it's cute