Food affecting coat color

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by Mcap on 31 March 2012 - 22:03

We took the dogs to the breeder today and she commented that their coats had a brown hue (still puppy fur) and asked what we were feeding. I told her Bravo raw Banaced chicken and Blue Buff Wilderness Puppy. They have all of their puppies on Eukanuba puppy and adults on Nature's Select. Every dog I saw there today (puppies, teenagers and adults had dark black bodies. Can the raw be causing the brown hue in their coats. I hate to put them back on straight kibble.

Can anyone shed some light or opinion?

Thanks

Mike

by DDRCzechFan on 31 March 2012 - 22:03

Well even BLACK GSD puppy's fur looks brown when they're pups. Eventually with the first major coat blowing it disappears and becomes the color it should be.

I have a bi-color and his black looks brownish in the light, but it's that fluffy, light puppy fur.

One thing that I KNOW affects a GSD's coat color is Carrots. Fed over a period of time, it pronounces the red hues in the showlines. A lot of showline breeders/fanciers I know of feed it regularly and especially before a big show.

by aceofspades on 31 March 2012 - 23:03

I do not rely on the puppy coat to be a reliable indicator of what they finish out at. My black boy was a fuzzy brownish grey furball with no tan on him at all and he finished out as all black wtih brown toes and insd the legs.

My girl was grey and tan fuzz and finished out wiht a gorgeous strong black long stock coat and her tan is a lot richer than it was when she was a pup.

Until they get their guard hairs in you can never be totally sure. The puppy coat can be very unpredictable.

by fasteddielv on 31 March 2012 - 23:03

When do pups usually blow their first coat?

by DDRCzechFan on 01 April 2012 - 00:04

GSDs typically blow their coats two times a year. Usually in Spring and some time between end of Summer/Early fall, is the schedule mine have always run.

It just so happened to fall on my GSDs 6month birthday, but that could've been coincidence. 4 of the GSDs I've had over the years ran on this "schedule".

Edited to add the 4 GSDs part.

by TingiesandTails on 01 April 2012 - 00:04

How does your nutrition effect your hair colour?
Healthy nutrition can make your hair look shiny, unhealthy nutrition can make you loose your hair - however, nutrition cannot change the colour of your hair - this is purely genetic.

by DDRCzechFan on 01 April 2012 - 00:04

I mean to each their own but there are many showline breeder, both in the USA and Germany who swear by feeding carrots. It's like saying that if you're more exposed to sun, your hair will bleach slightly. It is true, while I have naturally blonde/red hair, it bleaches in the summer. The same can be said for dogs who eat certain things may have a slight color varation, not like a white GSD will suddenly turn black from eating mollasis or anything like that, but there ARE foods that affect PIGMENT. Believe or not.

by Beardog on 01 April 2012 - 03:04

I've also been told carrots, and dry feed with zinc

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by guddu on 01 April 2012 - 12:04

Why would you feed carrot pellets ?...I feed my dog 6 inch carrots, which he devours...much cheaper and healthier.

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