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posted 02-04-2004 10:54 AM         

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Maisey's comments about the doggles protecting their eyes in the sun made me think of another question. My new guy has a brown nose and the skin above it is very light. Will he need sunscreen of some sort in the sun? And if so, is there special doggie sunscreen?

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posted 02-04-2004 11:08 AM         

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Our old aussie had that same kind of coloring around her face (she was a red merle) and we never put sunscreen on her. Of course, this was also before they did all of the research on it and stuff, but she was always fine. I don't think it would be a problem. She did go blind as she got old, but I think that merles are prone to that, so I don't think that they are related.

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posted 02-04-2004 11:27 AM         

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Eek! I knew if you crossed two merles the pups could (would?) be blind, but I didn't know the merles tended to go blind themselves!

Sheesh. I guess we should make sure we don't rely on hand signals.

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posted 02-04-2004 04:28 PM         

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Yeah, it is best to have hand signals along with the verbal command. Our aussie never went completely blind, she had light cataracts (she could see, but I am sure it was foggy!, and couldn't see in the dark.

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posted 02-04-2004 05:50 PM         

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I have a brown noser too (hahaha) who loves the sun, i've used sunscreen but havent come across and doggie sunscreen - Yet!

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