Snow nose a problem?

[HuskyMom09]

Tessa has a spot above her nose... is it cause for concern?

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"Life's not about waiting on the storm to pass, its about learning to dance in the rain"

It's not uncommon for a light splash above the nose, check the lips they should be black with no breaks in the color, nose of solid color or seasonal snow nose, pads should be dark in color, nail color those kind of things

[Michelle Melsom]

Snow nose and poor pigment/permanent pigment issues are very different. Many people confuse the two as they just don't know the difference.

This dog's nose always looks like this, no change between summer and winter. This is a loss of pigment not snow nose, you can see the problem extends into the lips a bit as well. This would be a problem in the ring, unlike true snow nose which is acceptable. I'd wonder if this dog doesn't have pink pads too. The loss of pigment is causing major issues within the breed as many are just starting to find. Sad really, which is why we need to get color and pigment back into the breed.

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One goes away and one doesn't that's why I call Marius' a permanent one, he was born that way his lips are black and his foot pads are black but his nails are not black. Both noses are acceptable just matters which judge you end up with. I've never until now heard from anyone about loss of pigment being a problem in the breed, all the breeders I've talked to that have bred for 20+ years tell me its really just a preference which is why I would like to read a medical article about it if you could find me one o.o I need to absorb more information Would color and pigment in the breed also apply to coat colors then?