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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#7030A0" FACE="Comic Sans MS">In my experience, the red fur in dogs tends to gray as the dogs age. Having had a LOT of red bassets, I can</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT COLOR="#7030A0" FACE="Comic Sans MS">say that by the time they are 8 or 9, any red fur has lightened in color (looks faded)</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT COLOR="#7030A0" FACE="Comic Sans MS">due to graying. </FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT COLOR="#7030A0" FACE="Comic Sans MS">I have seen this consistently with open red/whites and blanket reds and even with a mahogany. </FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT COLOR="#7030A0" FACE="Comic Sans MS">I think it is a perfectly natural process. As a red-head myself and coming from a family with several red-heads,</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT COLOR="#7030A0" FACE="Comic Sans MS">I know first-hand that</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT COLOR="#7030A0" FACE="Comic Sans MS">red hair in humans also tends to fade and gray</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#7030A0" FACE="Comic Sans MS"> earlier than darker hair</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#7030A0" FACE="Comic Sans MS"> (thank you Lady Clairol!)</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#7030A0" FACE="Comic Sans MS">. My tri dogs usually only gray on the muzzle and top of the head. </FONT></B></SPAN></P>
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