Spots on the Tongue
How many have heard that if
a dog has a black spot on its tongue that its part ChowChow?
I swear, I see questions regarding this all the time.
Someone with a Lab that has a spot on its tongue happens to
run into someone else, a know-it-all (or KIA), either at the
vets or at a store who tells them that their dog/puppy cannot
possibly be purebred Labrador because of that spot. Only
ChowChow mixes can have spots on their tongue. Oh please!
Black spots are just extra pigment.
That's all. Think of a beauty mark on a person.
If you're calling your breeder to yell at them for selling you
a mix, hang up the phone.

(photo courtesy of LabDad)
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This is Misty
who is a purebred Labrador. She thoughtfully yawned
so her dad could take a picture of her spot. There
is not an ounce of ChowChow blood in her body. |
Here is
a yellow which a nice black spot on his tongue.
Again, this is a purebred Labrador, no Chow blood. |

(photo courtesy of Nadia902)
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(photos courtesy of AF Lab)
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Another yellow with a nice
sized black spot on her tongue. |
These spots can be anywhere
on the tongue. Front or way way in the back, where
you can barely see them. |

(photo courtesy of budbud)
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(photo courtesy of mamaloveslabs
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They can range in size.
Some might be barely noticable; others might be very dark.
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Some dogs
have one spot; some dogs have multiple spots. |

(photo courtesy of raian)
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Recently, I have heard of someone
being told by a KIA that their dog wasn't purebred Lab
due to the fact the dog didn't have black spots on its tongue.
Sheesh, what's next?
Black spots on the tongue certainly
aren't rare, so don't fall for any "rare, black spotted
tongued Labradors" advertisements. Again, its
just extra pigment.
The next time a KIA tells you
that you were ripped off and have a Chow mix due to a bit of
pigment on its tongue, you can smirk to yourself, knowing that
you know more than this self-proclaimed KIA! 
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