GRAYBEARD

Question
NANCY, MY 2 YR OLD BLACK MALE LAB ALREADY HAS GRAY WHISKERS ALL AROUND HIS MOUTH.  DOES THIS MEAN HE WILL HAVE HEALTH ISSUES SOONER OR IS AGING FASTER THAN NORMAL?

Answer
Bill,
No it doesn't.  It just means some light colored hair, a recessive gene, is showing up in his coat.  It happens to a lot of black dogs....It is truly hard to maintain a black coat in many breeds.  I have known magic marker to be used in show rings....
Nancy