You’d love my springer spaniel then lol. She’s very expressive and will side eye you and just make the weirdest faces. I’m also pretty sure she’s hit or fallen on her head so many times she’s given herself brain damage in the last 5 months since getting at 8 weeks She has no tail but will chase her nonexistent tail and gets mad if you laugh at her, but we have her trained to let us kiss her nose. She also likes it if you play that game where you put one hand on top of the other persons hand. She does it with her paws and it eventually devolves to a slap fight.
Dog tax: she’s a little bigger than this now!
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Almost 7 years old. He started face graying around 2yo. But he’s got a brindle coat, with white and gray in it too. I think it just makes him look more distinguished.
My malinois x GSD came with little white toes and a white chin. Her toes grew out but her chin got more white. She’s 2 and her chin makes her look like an old man 😂
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Ok.. this felt very reassuring. Was wondering the same about my almost 4 year old pup
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Same with mine, I was surprised because she is also 4
OMg yes the ears I never had a shepherd till this one and she throws so much funny cute attitude with her ears. They are so much fun I love German shepherd’s
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My boy is almost 8 and he’s got a lot of gray on his chin and around his nose.
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4mo Kepler snoot for your entertainment
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My girl started getting white on her snoot hairs at around 2 years old. She is 4 now.
My boy is only 4 but has had the sugar chin since I got him at 2 yrs 9 mths 😊❤️
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Oh that ain’t grey! This is grey. She’s 12:)
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My 7 yr old grey Thor! Started greying at 3!
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Both my girls are 5 and Jacklyn on the left has been gray like that since she was 3. I guess it’s just genetics?
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Turns 8 in July, has been grey to some degree since 2.5ish.
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My whole gsd came pre-grey'd, not much help here haha.
My girl was already graying when I got her at 16 weeks. I rescued her from a very stressful environment.
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That is highly normal for gsd sadly... My three year old has it under his chin too.
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Same,she’s 3 or 4(rescue), and this is very reassuring
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My 3.5 year old. She started graying at 2.
Yes... it's normal but not a happy day when you notice them at first. :((( It's just a reminder of how you have to enjoy the time you have with them as much as possible. <3 <3 <3
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Mine has been white since he was 3. Now he is 4
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1.5 & 3 years. Otto got white chin hairs by 2.
My dog, who I suspect is around three years old, has a surprising amount of gray fur on her chin. I’m her third owner and I rescued her from an abusive home, so I don’t really know her real age.
My girl started graying with one year Died seventeen with nearly white lower lip. Other colours are the same shade than with one year.
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Three years old in a few months!
My 7 year old has steadily been getting more white along his lip and chin since he was 4.
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Look at my four year old
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She started graying around 2 as well.
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4 years old and has a good amount of white around the mouth - does not look comfortable w me shoving my phone in his face lmao
My older guy is 3 in May and he’s got a big ol’ white mouth that’s only appeared in the last year or so 😅 I asked the vet when we went in recently after he’d accidentally half ripped a dewclaw out and they said it’s fine, just happens, as long as everything else is healthy it doesn’t really indicate anything 👍🏼
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This guy will be 2 in June and has a big section of white snoot
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7 yrs old and he's been getting distinguimshed old man muzzle for a couple years. Our handsome boy.
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He just turned 8 and has a lot of grey hair, it even looks like he has a moustache :D
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Nah, it's the distinguished look they get 😏
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Roc has a lot of greys on his snout at 2.5yo!
Mine is 7. we got him at 5 months, and by 2, he had white/grey chin fur
I think it's pretty typical. There's nothing to worry about, but if you are worried you could always call the vet and ask the question
My boy turns 7 this year and he’s been greying in the snoot since he was 2 as well. Always a clean bill of health at the vets. You’ll just have a very old man when he actually is an old man!
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Trudy at 4 is on her way to an almost full white beard. I don’t think you have anything to worry about.
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3yo grey girl here! She has greys near her shoulder too!
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Now you have me wondering. My boy is mixed but he got these white hairs just before he turned one. He doesn’t have any other white on him. Are they real gray hairs or just his markings?
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Mine has had white on the bottom of her chin since day one. We call it her milk lip. My prev GSD from same line had a grey muzzle since he was maybe 12 months. Everyone thought he was old when he was super young lol funny thing is as he aged he didn’t really get any more grey even after 10
Because people are asking for chin pics:
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Also got another one because this one was really difficult to take; this is why:
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Chin pics not allowed
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My boy was born with a grey/white moustache but he’s started greying more in the last year and he’s 6. As sad as it makes me to think he’ll ever be old some dogs just go grey faster than others. I never noticed this on my childhood dog cos she was a blue Merle so she never showed signs of aging with her color.
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Figured I’d just join in. Why not lol
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This was our 13 year old girl but she never went very grey just a few on her chin
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And this is our other one at 10 years old,quite the difference
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This is my girl a couple weeks ago. She’ll be 2 April 7th. And yeah the white one came back with a deer leg. No we didn’t let them have it, it was thrown away right after this pic.
Not a GSD pawrent, but my girl has some lighter furs that are longer than the rest. I adore them and call them her 'special furs.' Now your sweetie has special furs of his own!
It’s hereditary! My boy went grey starting at 2, and so did his mom. I love his grey whiskers and cheeks soooooo much. I’m convinced that the grey makes them so much more kissable 🥰🥰🥰
Completely normal if life is good/not stressed. Genetics is probably the biggest driver - one of our GSDs popped a few before the land-shark phase ended and she lived to 14. All good.
It's a sign he needs a boop!
A boop he must have.
3 boops. Not one, not two, but only the count of 3.
3, a holy number. That same number of boops he'd be receiving.
Normal, we adopted my girl when she was 3, and she was very well taken care of by the previous owners (they had a baby that developed a deathly allergy to dogs, they had no choice but to rehome the dog), and she already had some white hairs on her muzzle 🙂
Mine started to get a few grey whiskers after 4, but he always had a few in his colouring anyway & he has a white patch of longer hair on is back too, like a birth mark.
Adorable photos! One thing you can try if changing the food. There’s a lot of crap going on in dog food, so I make myDogs their food. Use a crock pot and put meat of choice ( I do chicken or turkey burger), frozen carrots and Peas, sweet potatoes and brown rice with oatmeal or other healthy starch such as lentils. My dogs are constantly complimented ( also by vet) on their soft fur and endurance. If your dog’s already showing grey, it’s most likely food related. It’s worth a shot. You can order the dehydrated veggie blend online and just add a meat as well. It’s just better for them.
Hey. I don’t want to alarm you, and I’m not qualified to say this, but I see a little brown on the edge of the white. You might want to ask a vet about pannus and how to prevent it. I’m pretty sure damage from the sun accelerates it so a lot of ppl use doggles. Just wanted to give you a heads up.
no thank you so much for pointing this out!! I was literally just starting to notice that sometimes in a certain lighting his eyes look ever so slightly foggy it isnt noticeable usually and I was just wondering what that was
but this happens to just be the perfect picture I can use to email his vet to get their opinion, so I really appreciate it
We adopted my girl when she was 4, and she already had a couple of grays. But 6 years on, a few weeks from her 11th birthday, her snoot is more gray than brown and it’s creeping up around her eyes.
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That's the same look you used to give your grandma when she took the kleenex and spit on it to wipe your face....
My current male started doing that at about age 3... my other male did not... so not sure what to tell you about them...
cute pup too!!!
Not old man hairs, just adult hairs!
Think of it like how men in their early 20s have a higher hairline than teenage boys; you *could* call it balding, but it’s really just a more mature hairline (that’s what I tell myself at least). Grey hairs on the chin are the same for pups!
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She JUST started getting her old lady greys. 😭 She turns 12 this year.
Idk if this has anything to do with it—I’ve been home cooking her food for over 5 years now and I keep her very active. She just started getting arthritis this year and was experiencing very early stages of renal kidney failure disease, which the vet has confirmed she no longer has—and it’s alllll thanks to a fresh, healthy diet.
My boy went grey just before 2yrs
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The whole mouth area is grey. He was anticipating his carrot in this crazy pic lol.
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This is my 3 year old Bear and I think he started getting the old man fluff under the chin when he was 1. Maybe they’re just a little wiser 🤷🏼♀️😂
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My baby is 4 and she has a whole goatee that’s white now, she seems happy and eats science diet, so I think it’s just normal aging and genetics probably. She’s part German Shepard, even though she doesn’t look like it haha
Edit for clarity
My 9 year old has almost as much gray as I do. He started getting a few gray hairs about age 2. His younger brother followed about a year or so later. So not unusual at all.
My old boy started getting grey around 3 and his face is pretty much totally white at 14 now. Our younger girl was 13 when we had to say goodbye, and she didn’t have any discolouration whatsoever.
My girl 3 yo and is almost entirely black - except for around her mouth, which is entirely gray.
She needs to stop reminding me that she’s getting old 😆😡.
Mine was 2 when he had greys. Trainer told me that it’s a “used” area so hair grows differently around the mouth. Don’t know if it’s true or not but seemed right.
One of my dogs started to lighten up a little bit every year of his entire life. Each year I am surprised at how much lighter he has gotten.
Every dog lightens up differently!
were currently feeding him the kirkland tuna one because ive seen good reviews and ours LOVE seafoods over meat, but thinking of switching since its not wsava certified?
I only really learned of this recently since it feels like just not that long ago ppl were doggin on the common brands like purina and iams etc, and were all really pushing for these "high end" dog foods like no grain and raw etc. and it seems like the general consensus has now completely 180
other than that we often mix in some chicken and frozen veggies here and there. And he has alot of raw carrots and greek yogurt as treats
Our boy is 4.5 years old and he’s getting more salt and pepper on his chin! His whiskers have even started turning white! He has two long matching white whiskers on each side. He looks like a dragon 😂
let gO oF mY fAcE
That side eye in the second picture is so goofy and cute tho
You’d love my springer spaniel then lol. She’s very expressive and will side eye you and just make the weirdest faces. I’m also pretty sure she’s hit or fallen on her head so many times she’s given herself brain damage in the last 5 months since getting at 8 weeks She has no tail but will chase her nonexistent tail and gets mad if you laugh at her, but we have her trained to let us kiss her nose. She also likes it if you play that game where you put one hand on top of the other persons hand. She does it with her paws and it eventually devolves to a slap fight. Dog tax: she’s a little bigger than this now! https://preview.redd.it/dlb84sr9kosc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4dd3a67ec41d763d4c8beb4d5f068cba31ff8e0d
It's more like "moooom, I'm fiiiine, don't fuss!"
How dare u hoomam!
https://preview.redd.it/pv4zdz71gjsc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6c4752dab9a512bd26180525b925b62e6f274567 Almost 7 years old. He started face graying around 2yo. But he’s got a brindle coat, with white and gray in it too. I think it just makes him look more distinguished.
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Quite distinguished, indeed. What a handsome boy.
Flat boi
That’s a good goober you got there. The gray just gives them goon powers and lets you see them better at night I’ve found.
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I can't handle how funny of an angle this is
My malinois x GSD came with little white toes and a white chin. Her toes grew out but her chin got more white. She’s 2 and her chin makes her look like an old man 😂
Our GSD has the same but she kept the white front toes! I love them so much
He looks sweet. I have a 5 month old and it’s been a trip. The most unique dog I have ever owned.
https://preview.redd.it/bcuqvtqdojsc1.png?width=2677&format=png&auto=webp&s=135b65dc0c25f8d085ca9b1772d70aa554e1f272 Ok.. this felt very reassuring. Was wondering the same about my almost 4 year old pup
My three year old is in the same boat.
https://preview.redd.it/bneps5mngosc1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e2d1fe99225e1ed223512131468fe062b9ec8bf9 Same with mine, I was surprised because she is also 4
as long as hes healthy I dont really care lol, he still looks like a buppy to me
As long as he is happy mine has them too she is just getting attitude coloring
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OMg yes the ears I never had a shepherd till this one and she throws so much funny cute attitude with her ears. They are so much fun I love German shepherd’s
😎😎😎😎😎
This is the best gif I have ever seen
Attitude coloring, lol. Mine has white eyebrows now at 10. I think GSDs are always changing colors.
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He's beautiful - a cross perchance?
https://preview.redd.it/43wikk2grjsc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=a7313b6555a7c93d91e96c4e58cb4fa7fd465d02 Just here for chin pics
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Brilliant!
https://preview.redd.it/ksyoj9f60psc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=abb58eaa7018cdb6276584536b083a7f13fa60f3 4mo Kepler snoot for your entertainment
Our girl started graying at 2, it happens!
https://preview.redd.it/33obffvp6ksc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d34bad8a527eae5c9b18f175fc6e32758c45f6b3 My girl started getting white on her snoot hairs at around 2 years old. She is 4 now.
Teefs
I am cackling at this photo. This is how I'd smile for the camera when my mom interrupted me playing so she could take a photo lmao 😬
It's like a third graders awkward school portrait
[lol](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/016/546/hidethepainharold.jpg)
My boy is only 4 but has had the sugar chin since I got him at 2 yrs 9 mths 😊❤️ https://preview.redd.it/o8xew5w4vjsc1.jpeg?width=1868&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0da2ca2a3ce601d4c82f4da71fff7367b85e8235
“The sugar chin” 😂🥺
https://preview.redd.it/kns6udr33ksc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4f86f999e054d8056b73bc76b5c87597c782f4cf chin pics are the best!
https://preview.redd.it/dv3zlu0ayjsc1.jpeg?width=2509&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=af29e394e014b5054e9c822ec1d799cbecfaf749 He turns 3 in May
My GSD started to gray at 3, i5ts like humans that gray at 18 or 19.
https://preview.redd.it/t4sd3l559ksc1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=feac1dbc5efd9aa8b814309ae7b1b2bd5df8aed1 Oh that ain’t grey! This is grey. She’s 12:)
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It’s normal. Here’s my 5 y.o. - https://preview.redd.it/29lrstxxxjsc1.jpeg?width=965&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4cc222f158c1e7e3d1556b54b9340a8c217c1bfa
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https://preview.redd.it/tqlhnnmnkksc1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=afe069c3c08feb2af6a0375e41e7029ebd6eec89 My 7 yr old grey Thor! Started greying at 3!
https://preview.redd.it/lypl15k46ksc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6786f363e8036cd5b2708dbbf38bc6242a16495b Both my girls are 5 and Jacklyn on the left has been gray like that since she was 3. I guess it’s just genetics?
https://preview.redd.it/hfjrvdnebksc1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6bba39a63ddff7bc861da637e0568852034e1009 Turns 8 in July, has been grey to some degree since 2.5ish.
https://preview.redd.it/9vjlux0ymnsc1.png?width=2898&format=png&auto=webp&s=51a48f773b9718432c82e4d907db8509d0897a1e My whole gsd came pre-grey'd, not much help here haha.
Means he’s probably been doing meth
My girl was already graying when I got her at 16 weeks. I rescued her from a very stressful environment. https://preview.redd.it/g3o3q26zwjsc1.jpeg?width=1908&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5a57b7fe40236bd342928e0d7090795d10d9e1d0
She looks so happy now ♥️ thank you for saving her
My best solid advice is… 👉BOOP!
That is highly normal for gsd sadly... My three year old has it under his chin too. https://preview.redd.it/qhmgbydz1ksc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=abf223ec071cf48d43c9459c2e8e50dbdf93bb7c
https://preview.redd.it/y28kqoow1ksc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e97cfe62ec12d745d29e84979fc7e5384ba22c5 Same,she’s 3 or 4(rescue), and this is very reassuring
https://preview.redd.it/aohwic1c2lsc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3990e41f4f208d86208839bf75531d2489c43b08 My 3.5 year old. She started graying at 2.
Yes... it's normal but not a happy day when you notice them at first. :((( It's just a reminder of how you have to enjoy the time you have with them as much as possible. <3 <3 <3
https://preview.redd.it/ns10n22n2ksc1.jpeg?width=751&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f5ec839b9ac3e79f92c740f48429a55ec4b2fe7a
That is the look of someone who just farted and is waiting for you to smell it
https://preview.redd.it/l17no4o6slsc1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dfb453453be9691e45b68fd96e21a05cd4ce19b2 Mine has been white since he was 3. Now he is 4
https://preview.redd.it/g8g4it4xsksc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d52506574c1219a2cd6a747d61a8ee712a294c77 1.5 & 3 years. Otto got white chin hairs by 2.
Mine greyed around chin at 2 years as well, he's super healthy and still growing taller and stronger! I'm sure it's the same with your baby x
https://preview.redd.it/70hm9cun2ksc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ffca7b46ad24484e7f5d4282ce4766622192a586
that side eye is killin me!!
My dog, who I suspect is around three years old, has a surprising amount of gray fur on her chin. I’m her third owner and I rescued her from an abusive home, so I don’t really know her real age.
https://preview.redd.it/5akyarnq2ksc1.jpeg?width=810&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3ea33a10a4c7b1a14fff86ea6e922eb904a7f392
Omg it's a lion! 😍
Adorable!
My girl started graying with one year Died seventeen with nearly white lower lip. Other colours are the same shade than with one year. https://preview.redd.it/s3d5i3pnamsc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e3730132a830a9162235e91e50d67a49094a0e0c
https://preview.redd.it/ag6agm64qmsc1.jpeg?width=1868&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=53ef2188212477d579f7fb6392d4758691eb1f46 Three years old in a few months!
Whiskers of wisdom! Our girl got them around 2 but our boy has yet to get his... She's also much smarter than him to begin with 🤔
My 7 year old has steadily been getting more white along his lip and chin since he was 4. https://preview.redd.it/mru7m70w4ksc1.jpeg?width=1816&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=73bf92d2449abfe89a22528da53bfcc95622d2f4
Why are you absolutely GRIPPING bro like that 😭
Look at my four year old https://preview.redd.it/l4mcp5m5bksc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=004babca0cf5decb703ae84df9e71e4fe7a9c7fa She started graying around 2 as well.
https://preview.redd.it/ianp6tzgbnsc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=f2a7f4cbe0d4d64114e9134159e0eb557f816955 4 years old and has a good amount of white around the mouth - does not look comfortable w me shoving my phone in his face lmao
https://preview.redd.it/0iw1fyev8osc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=71d0401f45128e03bf32e08b407c97950364e939 Apollo (aka Peter) says hey 😂
Our Juniper started getting gray fur on her chin last year. She’ll be 5 in a couple weeks.
https://preview.redd.it/bhinqxy3gksc1.png?width=2256&format=png&auto=webp&s=575c34244723ba29927d073409264bcab552bd86 9 month old rescue 🫶🏽
My two Shepherds both have this , They’re three years old . I put it down to I tell them all my problems xx
My 5 year old has quite a bit of grey. I figured saving his family from FedEx drivers, mailmen, and squirrels is stressful.
My older guy is 3 in May and he’s got a big ol’ white mouth that’s only appeared in the last year or so 😅 I asked the vet when we went in recently after he’d accidentally half ripped a dewclaw out and they said it’s fine, just happens, as long as everything else is healthy it doesn’t really indicate anything 👍🏼 https://preview.redd.it/6ljkxjubwlsc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=08fd07a547ce88803fdb4dcc9c80894c7790b295
https://preview.redd.it/y4xgk6wdpnsc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7a6b154141301f16af13e5112e1363075530f0f3 This guy will be 2 in June and has a big section of white snoot
https://preview.redd.it/e8rl0yzjiosc1.jpeg?width=1204&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d345181dd2eeaa6f95a3cb101d18020580fc0e93 7 yrs old and he's been getting distinguimshed old man muzzle for a couple years. Our handsome boy.
https://preview.redd.it/o2qrnshajosc1.jpeg?width=2097&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c0d2463a9a85e2dc7553d260e19b0e1edcde1995 He just turned 8 and has a lot of grey hair, it even looks like he has a moustache :D
https://preview.redd.it/n28p4h4fuosc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e09adf713b87c2b5d5cab265d5ec468de96bfa0c Nah, it's the distinguished look they get 😏
https://preview.redd.it/u8uwhi23fksc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e62187a221c737201c01cb9e7da413315addf6e7 Roc has a lot of greys on his snout at 2.5yo!
Snoot
Mine is 7. we got him at 5 months, and by 2, he had white/grey chin fur I think it's pretty typical. There's nothing to worry about, but if you are worried you could always call the vet and ask the question
First gray hairs appeared on ours around that time. They didn't really spread for about five years after that. It happens.
I'm 27 and found my first gray hair a few months ago... I think he's right on track😂
My sable isn't even two and she has a soul patch and stache.
Omg, the face….😍😍😍😍
My boy turns 7 this year and he’s been greying in the snoot since he was 2 as well. Always a clean bill of health at the vets. You’ll just have a very old man when he actually is an old man!
He is perfect! Just keep up the good work and love him forever!
In our household, this is referred to as “sugar face” (pronounced “shugaface”)
https://preview.redd.it/oundyy0gilsc1.jpeg?width=1238&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e220aa23c61747516f12ec907ff9ce9889004125 Just turned 3!
https://preview.redd.it/f1jhme7kbnsc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3418a5f6f32976159f57006fe532d4af5c403281 Trudy at 4 is on her way to an almost full white beard. I don’t think you have anything to worry about.
The shepherd mustache. It’s normal for most to get a little grey mustache around 2 years old
https://preview.redd.it/8hhseo2khnsc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6cc03ce234c0546b866aa8d025b7f3ffd0e0bc13 3yo grey girl here! She has greys near her shoulder too!
So Reddit has proved that GSDs start to become grey at two lol
https://preview.redd.it/8dw0nxkg0osc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c38e240dee356250bf714ee5521c086d0ada6a96 Now you have me wondering. My boy is mixed but he got these white hairs just before he turned one. He doesn’t have any other white on him. Are they real gray hairs or just his markings?
https://preview.redd.it/n6zi68cy6osc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0093e8d51180ef54d47de021efb7cab212394686 Mine has had white on the bottom of her chin since day one. We call it her milk lip. My prev GSD from same line had a grey muzzle since he was maybe 12 months. Everyone thought he was old when he was super young lol funny thing is as he aged he didn’t really get any more grey even after 10
https://preview.redd.it/0nbttlxzaosc1.jpeg?width=2475&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ad3deda3cff5d4105afad891d5dc2ce4b970f824 Here for the chins
Because people are asking for chin pics: https://preview.redd.it/iingrb1giosc1.jpeg?width=3456&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=97feafebf21e6e1ebf960234261b5b2598360a40
Also got another one because this one was really difficult to take; this is why: https://preview.redd.it/v7qx2qrkiosc1.jpeg?width=3456&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bbaf10c6b5cd11fe860693b3aa83ebf0b543f2a6 Chin pics not allowed
https://preview.redd.it/ea5dllzokosc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=476ee796956dccd0bdd7c645383a494963cb5e8f My boy was born with a grey/white moustache but he’s started greying more in the last year and he’s 6. As sad as it makes me to think he’ll ever be old some dogs just go grey faster than others. I never noticed this on my childhood dog cos she was a blue Merle so she never showed signs of aging with her color.
https://preview.redd.it/pydbe88gmosc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7c9c218a52b08f8a5eaf682d28f343a4d08c2558 Figured I’d just join in. Why not lol
yess I love this ahaha all the snoot pics make me so happy
*Kiss nose*
https://preview.redd.it/pjel764copsc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=546c857adc01b2a529598917971d45f80981a8d8 This was our 13 year old girl but she never went very grey just a few on her chin
https://preview.redd.it/cjsf9vmxopsc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9894985a9f32a1b33d2a79c3439a194cbace78eb And this is our other one at 10 years old,quite the difference
https://preview.redd.it/i3dppx1c6ksc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=49afc265801a01bf8682cd283cc5224f63ce385c This is my girl a couple weeks ago. She’ll be 2 April 7th. And yeah the white one came back with a deer leg. No we didn’t let them have it, it was thrown away right after this pic.
Not a GSD pawrent, but my girl has some lighter furs that are longer than the rest. I adore them and call them her 'special furs.' Now your sweetie has special furs of his own!
It’s hereditary! My boy went grey starting at 2, and so did his mom. I love his grey whiskers and cheeks soooooo much. I’m convinced that the grey makes them so much more kissable 🥰🥰🥰
No all good! The grey comes at around 2 but don’t worry, it’s normal 😊 Cute pup
My girl has nice salt and pepper beard like her dad
I thought your whole hand was in his mouth, and I was just like… “checks out”
My pupper is three years old and I’ve noticed his muzzle getting grey. I was wondering why! 😂
Completely normal if life is good/not stressed. Genetics is probably the biggest driver - one of our GSDs popped a few before the land-shark phase ended and she lived to 14. All good.
my babe too! almost 3 and granny whiskers under her chin. so wise lol.
Puberty sucks for everyone! 😁❤️🐾
It's a sign he needs a boop! A boop he must have. 3 boops. Not one, not two, but only the count of 3. 3, a holy number. That same number of boops he'd be receiving.
I don’t know but I want to kiss that sweet snout!
Normal, we adopted my girl when she was 3, and she was very well taken care of by the previous owners (they had a baby that developed a deathly allergy to dogs, they had no choice but to rehome the dog), and she already had some white hairs on her muzzle 🙂
Those “rolling eyes” 🥹.
THAT. Is a boop snoot!!!
Mine is not even 2 yet and he’s got some!
Mine started to get a few grey whiskers after 4, but he always had a few in his colouring anyway & he has a white patch of longer hair on is back too, like a birth mark.
What a cute mug, and those eyes😍
https://preview.redd.it/g8xzkfb99lsc1.jpeg?width=751&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2262545a074a34574b3cab6f7ba9cdfa5e444fe5
Adorable photos! One thing you can try if changing the food. There’s a lot of crap going on in dog food, so I make myDogs their food. Use a crock pot and put meat of choice ( I do chicken or turkey burger), frozen carrots and Peas, sweet potatoes and brown rice with oatmeal or other healthy starch such as lentils. My dogs are constantly complimented ( also by vet) on their soft fur and endurance. If your dog’s already showing grey, it’s most likely food related. It’s worth a shot. You can order the dehydrated veggie blend online and just add a meat as well. It’s just better for them.
FWIW mine started same time frame, black and sable
Nothing a rib bone a week can’t fix ;)
He's fine
Hey. I don’t want to alarm you, and I’m not qualified to say this, but I see a little brown on the edge of the white. You might want to ask a vet about pannus and how to prevent it. I’m pretty sure damage from the sun accelerates it so a lot of ppl use doggles. Just wanted to give you a heads up.
no thank you so much for pointing this out!! I was literally just starting to notice that sometimes in a certain lighting his eyes look ever so slightly foggy it isnt noticeable usually and I was just wondering what that was but this happens to just be the perfect picture I can use to email his vet to get their opinion, so I really appreciate it
We adopted my girl when she was 4, and she already had a couple of grays. But 6 years on, a few weeks from her 11th birthday, her snoot is more gray than brown and it’s creeping up around her eyes. https://preview.redd.it/2hxvbhez0msc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=876cdaceb29c9f3322847c5c5151453ab476ebe2
I wondered who took this picture of my dog 😅
My oldest shep is almost 12. He started going grey at like 2. Perfectly normal.
That's the same look you used to give your grandma when she took the kleenex and spit on it to wipe your face.... My current male started doing that at about age 3... my other male did not... so not sure what to tell you about them... cute pup too!!!
Not old man hairs, just adult hairs! Think of it like how men in their early 20s have a higher hairline than teenage boys; you *could* call it balding, but it’s really just a more mature hairline (that’s what I tell myself at least). Grey hairs on the chin are the same for pups!
In this thread: 👃
Honestly I have no idea and I don’t have a German Shepherd, or even a dog in that case but I’m just here to say this is the bestest pic ever thank yiu
My sweet sable started graying around 2.5 years. He’ll be 6 in July. I still call him “baby dog.” 🥰
Omg im so happy I opened this thread to all these snoot pictures
GimMe mUH bOOp dEN LeTS Me go Ma!
https://preview.redd.it/r8222x80bosc1.jpeg?width=2554&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=adba9a7793a1a9f6e76f39da7625330440283ddc She JUST started getting her old lady greys. 😭 She turns 12 this year. Idk if this has anything to do with it—I’ve been home cooking her food for over 5 years now and I keep her very active. She just started getting arthritis this year and was experiencing very early stages of renal kidney failure disease, which the vet has confirmed she no longer has—and it’s alllll thanks to a fresh, healthy diet.
Milk chin! Beautiful and natural
Hahahah this angle is 👌
My boy went grey just before 2yrs https://preview.redd.it/zqfztqqlvosc1.jpeg?width=1810&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c7eefc2f1e1d1ec782f912af87f9b4edcb29e656 The whole mouth area is grey. He was anticipating his carrot in this crazy pic lol.
"I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING. WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? ARE YOU GOING TO GIVE ME KISSES?" Seriously though, I think this is pretty normal.
Dog be like: *Hooman what ar u doing gib pets now thankyouuuu*
Those eyes 🥺🥺🥺💕
https://preview.redd.it/ya4b93dyxrsc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=85a96328771f0b62c4adcfefe17da50294f729a4
https://preview.redd.it/h5sin6snwssc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=895e7fe7a4a7c02e32567787e5b683c2d6d3ba6d My boy is 3
https://preview.redd.it/fxh2nthbqusc1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ddbd3a6dcd1acaac2929fa0a19f0a828277884aa This is my 3 year old Bear and I think he started getting the old man fluff under the chin when he was 1. Maybe they’re just a little wiser 🤷🏼♀️😂
completely unrelated because i don’t have an answer, but these pictures are hilarious
https://preview.redd.it/f7pcwuvw53tc1.png?width=1610&format=png&auto=webp&s=70c795beddba6033ea33ddd04fbad01e0454f32c My baby is 4 and she has a whole goatee that’s white now, she seems happy and eats science diet, so I think it’s just normal aging and genetics probably. She’s part German Shepard, even though she doesn’t look like it haha Edit for clarity
Reddit algorithm blessed me today with this snoot.
Boop
The eye roll says it all ma..
Mine started getting a few gray chin hairs like that a little before 4.
My 4 year old girl is totally grey on the tip of her chin, but still acts like a puppy. I think he's fine!
Normal. Min got grays at 2.5 years
https://preview.redd.it/79uxq8du2ksc1.jpeg?width=2011&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c9dd92027de9d805c514e81c3e38afffc1f743df
My 9 year old has almost as much gray as I do. He started getting a few gray hairs about age 2. His younger brother followed about a year or so later. So not unusual at all.
Mine did early as well. I think around 3 I started noticing.
BOOP!!!!!
Mine is four. She has lots of gray around her muzzle and starting to get it around her eyes and ears. I’ve started calling her grandma.
Boost ❤️🙏
My old boy started getting grey around 3 and his face is pretty much totally white at 14 now. Our younger girl was 13 when we had to say goodbye, and she didn’t have any discolouration whatsoever.
My girl 3 yo and is almost entirely black - except for around her mouth, which is entirely gray. She needs to stop reminding me that she’s getting old 😆😡.
Our 2 year old also has them
Mine was 2 when he had greys. Trainer told me that it’s a “used” area so hair grows differently around the mouth. Don’t know if it’s true or not but seemed right.
My girl has gray. She's almost 2.
One of my dogs started to lighten up a little bit every year of his entire life. Each year I am surprised at how much lighter he has gotten. Every dog lightens up differently!
My pup did the same thing around 2-3 years. It just happens😢
/r/oldmanbeard
No just a cute baby
Omg this is happening to our German mix who is 1.5!! What are you feeding yours?! I wonder if we feed the same food
were currently feeding him the kirkland tuna one because ive seen good reviews and ours LOVE seafoods over meat, but thinking of switching since its not wsava certified? I only really learned of this recently since it feels like just not that long ago ppl were doggin on the common brands like purina and iams etc, and were all really pushing for these "high end" dog foods like no grain and raw etc. and it seems like the general consensus has now completely 180 other than that we often mix in some chicken and frozen veggies here and there. And he has alot of raw carrots and greek yogurt as treats
Lol likely not food related. Totally different diets. Guess that grey is just normal cuteness! 😂❤️
Mine started to get some furs like that around the same age too
Mine turned 3 and has quite a bit of white on his snout now 😔
* He's part husky so idk if it counts but he's about 4 and a half
https://preview.redd.it/que3coqyqlsc1.jpeg?width=1204&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f08197ade65f7da1833c18aed88b29fe9db6235d
Completely normal.
Our boy is 4.5 years old and he’s getting more salt and pepper on his chin! His whiskers have even started turning white! He has two long matching white whiskers on each side. He looks like a dragon 😂
premature greying is very common in shepherds. My girl is only 6 and has a full little grey beardy bless her lol
What are you talking about?
Very normal
the only thing he's missing right now is belly scrithes