When you look at the skin under the freckle or tick spot, it is darker than the rest of the skin. There is a pigment center that is for red or black instead of white. This goes for both ticking and freckling. So it seems common sense that they almost have to be related--doesn't it? I used to think not since I have dogs with ticking and no freckling. Now that I think about it though, I don't think I have dogs with freckles that don't have any ticking though. Some of my dogs with ticking have absolutely none on the legs, and some have some only on the legs and nowhere else. Maybe it just may be the luck of the draw as to where the ticking/freckles show up?
Here is another thing I've noticed in my dogs that I'm wondering if anyone has seen. Not counting heavily marked dogs which may mask ticking--do any of you have dead clear dogs (with NO freckles or ticking ANYWHERE) who have double pigmented eyes? Laura Lang Roycroft Cavaliers ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
