black mouth

[maggiemay]

hi,
I know that my dog is a basenji mix, the basenji in her is obvious!, but she has black on the inside of her mouth. Not so much on her tongue as on her cheeks and stuff, its just like heavily speckled. I know that chows have black on the inside of their mouth but i dont think that she has chow in her, so are there any other breeds that tend to have black mouths?

[Prin]

Boo, who we think has newf in him and Lily, my newf foster have black gums and cheeks. Jemma, lab husky, also has mostly black gums and cheeks.

[Inverness]

Here's an interesting article on black tongues and mouths:

http://www.columbusdogconnection.com...ngueDebate.htm

And a list of dogs known for having black tongues:

Airedale, Akita, Australian Cattle Dog, Australian Shepherd, Belgian Sheepdog, Belgian Tervuren, Belgian Malinois, Bichon Frise
Bouvier de Flandres, Bull Mastiff, Cairn Terrier, Chinese Shar-Pei, Collie, Cocker Spaniel, Dalmatian, Doberman Pinscher,
English Setter, Eurasier, Fila Brasileiro, Flat-coated Retriever, German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, Gordon Setter,Great Pyrenees,
Irish Setter, Kai Ken, Keeshond, Korean Jindo, Labrador Retriever, Mastiff, Mountain Cur, Newfoundland, Pomeranian,
Pug, Rhodesian Ridgeback Rottweiler, Shiba Inu, Siberian Husky, Tibetan Mastiff.

[dogcatharmony]

my mother in law told me ( one of those old wives tales) that a dog that has a black mouth is super smart.

[Kristin7]

Interesting article, maybe my dog is not a Chow mix! He looks like a small flat-coated retriever but does have sort of a shorter tail that tends to curl up some. He's got black spots on his tongue so I have been telling everyone he's a Chow mix.

[technodoll]

And a list of dogs known for having black tongues:

Airedale, Akita,

false for the akita. a dark SPOT will sometimes appear on a tongue but it is rare, it is a breed fault and frowned upon. there is no record of a purebred akita with a black tongue.

[Prin]

No but can't they have black mouths?

[technodoll]

black gums, absolutely! but not black cheeks, and definitely no black tongues

[OntarioGreys]

It is pigment, freckles if you like a better term and is common inside the mouth and some with also have on their tongue

[Angie J]

Ive seen the pics of the spotted tongue on Newfs; Never noticed if it matched the mouth within.

Angie j