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My golden retriever is 鈥淒udley-nosed鈥�, meaning it has a pink nose rather than a black one. Such noses were first noticed in bulldogs from Dudley in Worcestershire, UK, hence the name. If this is a genetic mutation, how could it jump to other pure-bred dogs?

Alan Moskwa, Joslin, South Australia

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