All the news. Subscribe to our Newsletter. Email Address. Accept the privacy policy. El mejor comedero alto para perros grandes y medianos. El amor por tu perro no tiene fin Post related. Follow us. Customer support. Purchase policy Product returns Delivery methods. Disclaimer Privacy policy Cookie policy. The queen as a child had a Chow Chow as her pet. She made him accompany her everywhere, but some of her caregivers thought it unwise for a girl to have a dog of that size.
In her place, they created a version of a soft toy that she could take with her anywhere what we now know as Pomeranian. There are more stories about Chow Chows that are generally linked to their famous owners. Even Sigmund Freud himself had one, which he is said to have used as a therapy dog. Not simply as a way to help the patient relax, but some also claim that he used it to get diagnoses. The reason for its color is simply due to the presence of pigmented cells, similar to the same types of cells that determine the color of human skin.
The dark color of the tongue is a curious trait as it is also found in some wild animals like a giraffe or even some bears, like the polar bear. This is a hypothesis and it is difficult to scientifically support it as a fact, but it is not unlikely either. One fact that could support this theory is that the Hemicion has fossils showing it with 44 teeth, and this is a detail that it shares with the Chow Chow.
There are many breeds that have spots of this color, but none have completely dark mucous membranes. Other dogs that have black or blue tongues, or spotted tongues and gums are breeds such as the Chinese Shar-pei. The reason some of these dog breeds have a different tongue or gum color is the result of extra pigmentation.
I looove tongue out Tuesdays!!! The Chow Chow breed of dog actually comes from the Spitz family of dogs, which includes the following breeds that all have similar characteristics:. While all these dogs share some similar traits with the Chow Chow, such as familiar body structure, coat density, upright triangle-shaped ears, and a tail that curls over their back, there is one difference.
The Chow Chow is the only one whose tongue changes to a darker color. Instead, all it means is that they have extra pigmentation in their skin. Some breeds that are more prone to having extra pigmentation in their skin are the following:. So, what do you think of the facts behind dark-colored tongues in dogs? So the Chow Chows have been around for a very long time dating back millions of years ago before that of paper and pen was ever invented. From this time, the blue-black tongue became a unique characteristic to identify a purebred Chow Chow and is still used today.
It could be little spots or even the whole tongue. The blue tongue is from extra pigment cells called Eumelanin found in the dog breeds DNA, and it defines each type of dog breed.
The strange blue tongue also seems to be shared by other animals as well as other dog breeds. To recognise purebred Chow Chow, they must have a full blue tongue, and this is one of the must-haves for a Chow Chow to enter into a competition.
Teresa has studied canine behaviour and canine nutrition.
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