I was wanting to know if Newfoundlands have purple tongues...

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Answer by cheri
Submitted on 8/17/2004
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Just a note to say that four of my ALL BLACK Newfies have purple on their tongues. All four are purebred, registered and rated by judges in conformation shows sufficient to become American Champions (meaning that they were rated the best of their sex & breed at by a sufficient number of individual judges at a sufficient number of dog shows (two of which have to be 'majors' meaning that there are a large number of Newfoundlands at that show being judged) to accumulate the 15 points needed for their championship. That means Also, many of the dogs in their families have black on their tongues - and are champions and have their ROM's- meaning that they have produced an exceptional number of champion offspring. So, short answer is that, yes, Newfies CAN have purple on their tongues

Answer by RSQRanger
Submitted on 4/14/2005
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The Chow Rescue gets so many pleas to help save Chow mixes. But the majority of these dogs have not had a proper breed ID done because they are being judged by the tongue color alone. There is a myth that chows are the only breeds with black tongues & if the tongue has black spots it must have Chow heritage. This is not true. Totally black tongues and gums are typical of Chow Chows and Shar-Peis. However, any dog breed that has predominantly black pigmentation can have black spots on the tongue. The following list was compiled from polls taken by Vicki DeGruy of Chow Welfare & other veterinary sources. They were taken from breed rescue coordinators over the last 6-7 years and from her personal observations at dog shows. There are more than 35 pure breeds besides Chows known to have individuals appear with black spots or black pigmentation on their tongue among these are: Chinese Shar-Pei Eurasian Labrador Retriever Golden Retriever Cocker Spaniel Siberian Husky Rottweiler Rhodesian Ridgeback Boxer Newfoundland Collie Sheltie German Shepherd Akita Belgian Sheepdog Tervuren Malinois Fila Brasileiro Cairn Terrier Great Pyrenees Keeshond Airedale Portuguese Water Dog Doberman Pinscher Bouvier de Flandres Australian Shepherd Australian Cattle Dog Pug Shiba Inu Dalmatian Flat-coated Retriever Labrador Retriever Spitz Gordon Setters Ainu Dog Samoyed

Answer by Alexp247
Submitted on 5/27/2005
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Ya know........ my newf (who was the BEST dog I ever loved) DID IN FACT YES>>>>>have spots on his tounge and YOU SHOULD not ever CALL OTHERS LIARS when its THEIR dog and you really do not have a clue what their animal has or does not.!!!!... Simply because in todays standards...this is considered just a chow trade mark, PLEASE-PLEASE-PLEASE have the knowledge before speaking in genetics on any LEvel....... DONT ever lose sight of GENETICS people---- PLEASE----because these (no matter how mch we love them domestic) are all IN FACT animals, that will mate with instinct not specifics or true papers forever ago in the wild --way back when.... and this could have occured is simple crossing over in DNA forever ago, making it rare...or makes this not common, BUT FAR FROM IMPOSSIBLE......For the love of pete, do you know that it is a DOMINANT gene for us to have 6 digits per hand and ...not five... so if the two right people pair with that dominant gene... guess what... acceptable or not?? With out any papers... they will eventually produce that child, with YES that trait...expected or accepted in "todays standards" LOL

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Question by Tina
Submitted on 7/16/2003
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I was wanting to know if Newfoundlands have purple tongues or if that is only a trade mark for Chows ? I have a friend of mine that her dog is suppose to be a Chow Lab mix but the only thing that makes us believe it is part Chow is she has a tiny bit of purple on the back and side of her tongue.

Answer by rachael
Submitted on 2/1/2004
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no newfoundland do not ever have disscolored tongues of any kind i have a newfoundland and learned info on this breed for five years. if a newfoundland has a blue, purple or any color spots on it's tongue it is not a full newfoundland by one of it's parents beging non pure blood. you should never get a dog from a breeder if she/he says that it is a normal thing, the breeder might be breeding a mix that she/he did not know of or something of the sort.

Answer by dinnerbell
Submitted on 2/5/2004
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Ridiculous!!! A spot on a dog's tongue does not mean that it has been inbred with another species. This is a matter of heredity, and means more than anything, that one of the dog's ancestors probably had a spot on its tongue. At present, I have a Newf, full blooded with excellent lineage--and guess what, it has two spots on it's tongue. In the past, I had a Samoyed, again registered, with fine ancestry, that had a black spot on his tongue. If anything, I believe it makes the animal a bit more unique, rather than off-bred!.

Answer by Cathy Allison
Submitted on 2/10/2004
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I am presently purchasing my third newf. The second newf had a purple stain on her tongue. I bought my newf from a highly reputable dog breeder who is involved in all aspects of showing and breeding newfs. My newf with the purple stained tongue was a pure bred Newfoundland who's history I have.

Answer by frostyshelby
Submitted on 3/11/2004
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I have a belgin shepard that purple spots on her tonque .people tell me that she must have chow in her because of the spots. Are they right?

Answer by fizzos girl
Submitted on 4/15/2004
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that is so not true i have 2 newfoundlands and neither have such a thing are you crazy. you must be seeing things. see a doctor not your dogs tongue!

Answer by pickles
Submitted on 4/19/2004
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Newfs with black spots on their tongues have a recessive ticking gene (some Landseers have black ticking on their white coats), this is the same gene that gives Dalmations their spots. Not all Newfs have the ticking gene, so not all Newfs have spots on their tongues, or they have the ticking gene but it does not exhibit itself on their tongue. It is common, and in no way means the Newf is a mix, but more likely has Landseers in its lines.

Answer by susfubb
Submitted on 8/22/2004
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I also have a Belgian Shepherd whose tongue is more purple than not. Tall, long-bodied, a bit neurotic (more telling on her owner than her, heh heh).. Thunder believes she's an 85 pound lap dog, has a beautifully shiny, thick, and wavy black coat, and the daintiest little pointed feet I've ever seen on such a large dog. A few years ago, the slut ;) managed to jump over our sturdy 6 foot+ wooden fence to meet with a loose purebred husky down the street, had a healthy litter of 8 fuzzy, khaki-colored pups with blue eyes, and was promptly spayed after she weaned them. I love her immensely anyway, ha. ~jill

Answer by RachelR
Submitted on 9/18/2004
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I think many of you are very misinformed. I have a Newfoundland, purebred with both parents being show champions, who has a great deal of black/purple on her tongue. Not only does this not mean she is a mixed breed, but it is quite common in this breed. A Newf who won back to back National Specialties for this breed had black on his tongue... I think that says it all. I have also heard that the black on the tongue could mean landseer recessive, and am not sure if this is true or not. My girl is landseer recessive, so it holds true for her, but I'm not sure if it always is true, I don't believe so.. but it'd be interesting to research.

Answer by Matty's Daddy
Submitted on 9/26/2004
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The Newfie that has owned me for two years is AKC, from a very reputable, show breeder, and has a few spots on the back of her tongue. The first time I remember seeing it, she was a puppy and home for the first time. I thought she had a fur ball on her tongue and tried to remove it before she inhaled it. It was then I realized that it was not a clump of fur, rather a spot on her tongue. She is now two and has a few spots. She does have Landseer in her bloodlines for sure as one of her littermates was a Landseer.

Answer by amanda
Submitted on 11/22/2004
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Many, many dogs can have spots on their tongues. It is not an indication of whether or not they're pure-bred, although I'm much more of a mutt person myself!! I do dog rescue and people tell us all the time that dogs have chow because of the color of their tongues. I once had someone bring in a dog that looked like purebred dachshund but because it had a purple spot on its tongue they tried to convince me it was part chow! There wasn't an ounce of chow in this dog!

Answer by Sallie
Submitted on 8/26/2005
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i HAVE A MIXED CHOW AND SHE IS MIXED WITH GOLDEN RETRIEVER SHE HAS A PURPLE SPOTED TONGUE. I ALSO JUST ADOPTED A GOLDEN RETRIEVER MIXED WITH WHAT I DON'T KNOW BUT SHE ALSO HAS A PURPLE TONGUE. WOULD THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER I JUST ADOPTED ALSO BE MIXED WITH CHOW???

Answer by NEWFIEMEMS
Submitted on 9/15/2005
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I have a newf with excellent lineage that has a bluish black spot in the middle of her tongue and a landseer with a beautifully solid pink tongue. In my research I have come to find out that this is perfectly normal. No defect, no problem, just unique

Answer by zebragirl
Submitted on 1/9/2006
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I HAVE A PAPERED SAMOYED WITH A SINGLE BLACK SPOT ON THE BACK OF ITS TONGUE. MY VET SAID THAT MEANT HE IS PART CHOW. IS THE VET RIGHT?

Answer by Sarah
Submitted on 6/16/2006
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A lot of dogs have purple spots. I've seen registered Shar Pei's with almost complete purple tongues. In fact, my Samoyed's tongue is completely purple. There is nothing about her to lead us to believe that she would be of any other breed.

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Answer by maya22
Submitted on 2/13/2007
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I have took my so called AKC ALASKAN MALAMUTE to shelter groomers and etc. I have probably visited about 400 animal places and animal shelters and vets and groomers all said that my dog was mixed only 4 people had said that she was full blooded. so I went to the breeders (well known breeders) that I had bought her from and found out that they only had one place for all the different types of dogs and all the different dogs were trying to breed. so be carefull when your are out trying to buy a because when I had gone they had only only one type a dog out and that was the kind I had gotten ALASKAN MALAMUTE!

Answer by theronman2001
Submitted on 5/7/2007
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Any dog with black in its coat, can have merely a single spot or an entirely black tongue. Any dog can have a spot on its tongue, even pure breeds. Think of it as a beauty mark.