Loss of pigment

I noticed yesterday that Dan has ever so slightly lost pigment on his nose. I'm sure I read somewhere that this is common in winter and the pigment returns in the summer. Can anyone clarify that? I know there are supplements you can give such as kelp, but was wondering if anyone else has experience of this?

Yep. Goldies quite often get it. It's called snow or winter nose

Snow nose or winter nose is quite common in some breeds, but it could also general fading of pigment due to age or related to coat colour - I have two cream spitz, one of whose pigment has faded to brown where as the other has stayed black.

Dorwest Herbs do an elderberry and nettle tonic for pigment. Seaweed powder is also meant to help - but be careful with that due to the high iodone levels in seaweed.

Alternatively turf the dog out into the garden every time the sun comes out?

I have a dog with snow nose as well, true snow nose not the usual NI stripe down the middle. In the summer it is black as charcoal and in the winter it goes a sort of livery colour...I assume because he has a white coat.

Summer:


Winter:


here is an interesting stub from an article on Ezine.