yellow beard

[Hailey and Oliver]

  Oliver has yellowing fur around his mouth.  We try and wash it off, but it just wont come off.  is this just a doodle trait?

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Do you have a picture?

[Hailey and Oliver]

i do not have a picture, but i will describe it as best as I can.  His coat is white, and around his mouth is a dark yellow color, like, Idaho Vandals yellow, or the Vikings color yellow.  

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

like this?

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Not the best example as my dog is not doing it much now and excuse the little burrs in his fur but you may want to look up ( and there are many discussions) about fungus in the beards. Normal, typical, and nothing to worry about. I ignore mine. Or trim off that beard some, but some put stuff in the water, etc

Most complaints around here is that the fur is brown/red. But I do see tan/yellow in my dog. Some of it is just Golden Retriever coloring

[Hailey and Oliver]

yes, a lot like that a bit more yellow but thanks!

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Hailey, others will not agree but it is a dog. They get those beards wet, they play, get into stuff.  Like kids, they just get all funky dirty.

Even the best groomed dogs ( not mine - ever ) get that around the beard.  It is a dog thing. Some people walk around with towels and wipe off their faces.  Ha. Or spit and wipe like you do a human kid.  Just joking, of course. But in reality, pretty typical.  I keep my under beard trimmed as much as I can

But search those discussions. I think most will come up as Red Beard.

http://www.doodlekisses.com/forum/topics/doodle-staining

and here is a link to 3 pages of discussions

http://www.doodlekisses.com/forum/topic/search?q=beard+stained+

[Hailey and Oliver]

thanks, Joanne!  i bet that these will be really helpful.  I will look at them as soon as i can.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Your welcome  :)  

[Patti]

When Willow gets that color, I use a tooth brush and brush downward on the hair around her mouth, with water and Baking Soda. Can't hurt the her and after a rinse and dry, she is white again.

[Hailey and Oliver]

 thank you!!!

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Clancy's mouth gets yellowish and dark brown.  It is from his saliva.  When he goes to the groomer, she gets it all beautiful again for about a week.....   At home I have tried vinegar, and shampoo but neither help clean the discoloration.  I will have to try baking soda.