Question: Why do dogs have black lips?
Dog lips may be brown, tan, reddish or pink depending on the color of the dog and the color of the skin in the area of the lips. For most breeds the nose will be the same color as the lips.
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The Chow Chow dog has blue-colored lips. The depth of the pigmented cells in the mouth tissue gives rise to the bluish tint; its tongue is also bluish.
Larry Scheckel
Larry Scheckel is the author of “Seneca Seasons: A Farm Boy Remembers.” He grew up on a family farm in the hill country of southwestern Wisconsin, one of nine children. His teaching career stretched to more than 38 years teaching physics and aerospace science to more than 4,000 high school students at Tomah, Wisconsin.
