wpskier222 wrote:

Also, snow nose is not a fault, some just don't like loss of pigment.

Noted, yes. It's part of the subjective judgement by judges and handlers/owners.

Truthfully though I agree with you. It's just very unnatural and quite frankly just bizarre. I like to play devils advocate, especially with you Jeff but at least most people at normal dog shows do so with the dog in mind. People at shows are extremely proud of their dogs and love to exhibit. This is clearly not about the dog.

Right.  "Means to an end" comes to mind with no justified benefit to the dog or the breed whatsoever.

I guess I'm in the minority. I think it's kind of cool. Pretty out there but it's creative.

I'm curious to see how they clean the dogs up post-wash. Do they buzz them to restart?

I Googled "snow nose" and "sharpie", and many forums joked about it, but I couldn't find any real info on it. Someone said they bought dye from a vendor for their Eskimo dog despite it being illegal, because as s/he saw it, it was just as illegal for the poodle owners to use hair spray, and yet, they still did right before entering the ring. S/he said the dye didn't work anyway, but s/he wanted to try it.


That being said, it's done, and these people have tips on how to dye your dog's nose. Eesh.
I'm glad I'm not a show person.

simplify wrote:

I guess I'm in the minority. I think it's kind of cool. Pretty out there but it's creative.

I don't know I'm kinda with you on this one. They aren't hurting the dogs in any way. Yeah, its a little disturbing...but very creative. The horse one was kinda neat.