Labrador Retriever Pink Nose. They are a very rare type of labrador retriever with a slightly different genetic makeup that causes a lack of pigment in certain areas of their body. Now at age 3 her nose is pink and it hasn t changed back.
What is golden retriever snow nose and what causes it. This process is known as depigmentation and is quite common. In a labrador retriever book i have read the nose of one of these dogs is defined as flesh coloured.
Though snow nose can affect any breed of dog it is most commonly seen in labs golden retrievers bernese mountain dogs siberian huskies and german shepherds.
Black labrador nose turning pink a dudley labrador will have a pink nose throughout his life. Another source defines them as pink and according to this same source a yellow lab with light or dark chocolate pigment is not a dudley. Although this is the most common reason for a labrador retriever s nose to suddenly change color it s not a condition only known to labs. She has a short smooth coat with only a slight ridge of coarse wavy hair down her back so i presume there isn t much retriever in her genes.
