My Westies skin is pink. Is that normal?
Westies come in varying degrees of skin color. The color naturally ranges from a tannish-pink to almost black. And the color isn’t usually consistent. There may be areas of darker or lighter skin, and that isn’t a problem. There is a misconception that lighter skinned dogs are more prone to allergies, but that isn’t true. However, allergies will frequently manifest themselves through the skin and when this happens, the skin will turn bright pink (as opposed to a tannish-pink) and we have found that once we get the allergy problems under control, we may actually end up a dark skinned dog. So, the answer to your question about pink skin is that tannish-pink skin is normal; inflamed bright pink skin is not normal.
