Split pigment on puppy nose? (Cavalier King Charles)?

Bought a blenheim Cavalier puppy recently with a 1:2 pink/black nose. Pink portion has a black dot. 7 weeks. Will it change to all black when she gets older?





ps. Both parents have entirely black noses, but the entire litter of puppies have funny patchy ones, some more than others.


pps. Read all other questions about this, but want to know specifically for Cavaliers. Thanks!

Split pigment on puppy nose? (Cavalier King Charles)?
If the puppy is only 6 weeks old you maybe alright and it may change when it's older. But in reality you really shouldn't have the puppy with you yet at that age. It really should be with its birth mother for another 2 weeks. My puppies that I've bred were always born the tri-color. After reading your question I was looking at their noses in pictures and noticed their noses were almost completely black at 4 weeks of age. But the Blenheim's may take longer for their noses to change to black because they are a dog of lighter pigmentation. But i do remember when i got my first Blenheim at 8 weeks of age her nose was already completely black. But the fact that the breeder let you take home the puppy at 6 weeks, they don't sound to me to be responsible breeders and their dogs they are breeding are most likely not show quality. Depending on the genetics of the dogs they are breeding there maybe a possibility the nose may stay pink but i doubt it. I've really never met a Cavalier with a half pink nose. They've always had completely black noses. Just like my dogs with genetics both my dogs i bred together were 14 and 15 lbs. The one puppy we kept is 7 months old and already weighs 18 lbs. But his Maternal Grandparents weigh 17 and 18 lbs so he most likely took after the grandparents. And his hair has a soft fluffy texture to it on his legs, chest, and cheeks. And neither of his parents or Grandparents have that type of hair. so who knows what our dogs will turn out to be when they mature. Plus it takes 3 to 4 years before Cavaliers are fully matured with all their hair.
Reply:most likely it will fill in...it can take a while... every once in a while you will have a puppy that does not get all his pigmentation...is this litter for showing? if not it really does not matter
Reply:They usually do not get all black. One of the ways breeders determine which CKC's to keep for showing is the nose comformity, and they usually determine that at about 6 weeks.
Reply:Cavalier puppies can often have some pink in their noses. Generally, if both parents have black noses and no pink pigment showing, you puppy stands a good chance of having her nose fill in completely. It is never 100%, but odds are her nose will fill in completely black.





Congratulations on your cavalier puppy.