[ecemom]

Hi guys,
Just wondering about this...Rocky has white nails, but Wednesday my son noticed that one of his nails was black and was concerned. I had a look, and sure enough it's fine, just changed coulour. I've never encountered this before...is it normal?

 

[jassy]

Maggie has one black nail. I can't remember if it was that way when we got her or if it changed later. I kind of think it was already black.

 

[Pop_Rivit]

It's normal. Murphy's started all white, and now 4 are black, a couple are turning, and the rest are still white.

Just like those little pink paw pads will start turning black if they haven't already.

 

[ncdogstar]

Phoebe's nails did the same thing. Beagle puppies change colors in many ways!

 

[silleb]

Ben has three types (colours of nails). Most are white, a few are solid black, and in the past few months a couple have become striped! Those ones are pretty cool looking!

 

[BookerMoose]

Yes, ours all have different combinations of colours too - not sure if they continue changing over time (I've never paid too much attention) but they are definitely not all white.

 

[Brisen]

Maggie also has some black and some white nails. As a young puppy though, they were all white.

 

[beagletails]

As a breeder I can say that the newborn pups all have white nails. They are still white when we send them home (7-8 weeks). They are starting to thicken then though and probably start changing shortly after that. My 4 Beagles at home all have various colors on their nails. While I prefer the white ones so I can see how far to trim....I am not so lucky. Quite a few are black. I have even seen the striped ones but they are usually in the midst of changing to black unfortunately. So as you can tell by my post and all those before me...you have nothing to worry about. It's all perfectly normal in the life of a dog. (I don't believe this is breed specific-I think it happens in all breeds.)

 

[Sephly]

yep. happens all the time. no worrries.