How old is that beagle?
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:32 pm
Whats the best way to tell how old that beagle is?
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Wouldn't you think stress might have something to do with it also? I have a male, getting close to 5. He is becoming real FROSTED (lol) in the face. He has always been a beautiful , well built and nice markings. Had a brown muzzle his whole life but it gets more and more white everyday. He has had a lot of "stress" in his life, meaning he has been run A LOT. He has been in a lot of LP trials and he is one of those dogs that would run himself to death if he were given the chance. Just makes me wonder if he would look the same way without all the running..............believe me, he doesn't give 2 craps how white his muzzle is so as long as he gets run a few times a week!!!TC wrote:One branch of our Line Ages Quickly they get Grey in the face at about 3 to 5 years look like they are 8 or 10..
Course here we Dont call it Grey they get That FROSTED Look LOL
bocephus52804 this is the same thing I was going to say. If you have a dog that has no regard for his/her body while hunting they seem to show age at an earlier age. I have had a few like that and at 3--4 years of age they looked 6--7 years old. Also if they get their faces torn up a lot while hunting the hair seems to have a tendency to start coming back white.TC wrote:
One branch of our Line Ages Quickly they get Grey in the face at about 3 to 5 years look like they are 8 or 10..
Course here we Dont call it Grey they get That FROSTED Look LOL
Wouldn't you think stress might have something to do with it also? I have a male, getting close to 5. He is becoming real FROSTED (lol) in the face. He has always been a beautiful , well built and nice markings. Had a brown muzzle his whole life but it gets more and more white everyday. He has had a lot of "stress" in his life, meaning he has been run A LOT. He has been in a lot of LP trials and he is one of those dogs that would run himself to death if he were given the chance. Just makes me wonder if he would look the same way without all the running..............believe me, he doesn't give 2 craps how white his muzzle is so as long as he gets run a few times a week!!!