As some of you know I've been hunting in WY the past week. Well, on Monday my dog had what appeared to be a scrap or wide scratch on his nose when the day was over. It was bleeding some during the hunt but, I didn't think much of it. My dogs are trained in blackberry and thick brush and they both bulldog their way through anything if there is something to retrieve. It's not uncommon for them to end up with bleeding scraps and such on their face.
Anyway, as it progressed over the next few days, the brown covering at the top of his nose has come of and he has a raw pink area. I haven't seen this before and got me wondering if it was from the ice and shoving his face in the snow to dry off.
Has anyone else experienced this with their dog in cold or extreme cold situations?
Here is a picture of how it looks today in the blind.