Black Circle Appeared After Being Groomed???
 

I took our sweet boy to be groomed last week. DH picked him up that afternoon and it was dark when I got home so I didn't really notice anything. The next morning when Baxter was racing around the backyard I noticed this weird black circle on his butt about 2 inches to the left of his tail on his back upper thigh/butt. I have NEVER noticed this before. I picked up on it immediately, so it is definitely something new. I looked closer and it almost looks like someone dipped their thumb in ink and then pressed it onto his hindquarters. I seriously thought it might just wash off, but no such luck. It looks like a black thumbprint of fur. It doesn't bother him when I touch it and it doesn't feel rough like the skin is hurt or anything. Does anyone have any idea what this may be? Will it go away? Thanks for all your help!!:eek:

Wow - I can't think what it would be. Can you post a picture of it?

No idea. Pictures would help maybe.

I agree, can you post a picture?

One thought, did you have his hair trimmed shorter this time? Maybe you're noticing something that has previously been covered with hair?:confused:

Pictures of the spot
 

These aren't the best pictures, but it was all i could do right now. On the first picture it is the small round dot on the left of his tail, not the dark patch on the top. The second picture was my attempt at a close up.
I didn't have it trimmed any shorter, as a matter of fact it seemed like it was left longer than usual. It is so weird! Thank you for all your help!:confused:

I would guess that probably a long time ago that bunch of hair got pulled out. When that happens the new hair has lots more pigment and comes in darker. As it grows out it dissipates and blends in with the rest. It was apparently hidden by the longer hair over it until now and it just happens to have been long enought to have been cut to the same length as the rest this time.

In a few months or so it will probably disappear as that hair grows out more.

Has he had any vaccines lately? At one time my 1st poodle (gray) got a rabies shot and she apparently had a reaction to it. The area swelled up and later her hair grew in black and straight. :rolleyes:

I can't for the life of me imagine how or when his hair could have gotten pulled out. I would think that would be something I would have noticed. It makes me sad just thinking about it! He was 11 weeks old when we got him and he is 1 1/2 years now and I don't ever remember anything like that happening. I guess the positive news is that you think it is just a pigmentation change. I don't really care about the color change, but knowing it isn't a sign of something else or that it could be painful makes me feel better. Thanks for the info!:thumbup:

Had yearly shots about a month and a half ago....hmmmm. Didn't notice anything different then, but maybe I just couldn't see it and now it has grown out. Thanks for the input.;):D

Wow, the spot is a whole lot more noticeable than what I was expecting!:eek: I agree with what Little Bit suggested, the same thought came to my mind when I looked at the picture. If she is right, and hair did get pulled out, it is possible that it's something that happened as a young puppy even before you owned him. Maybe fighting with siblings? Especially since a yorkie's hair lightens in color as they get older, that may help explain why you haven't noticed it before.

This is a shot in the dark but that circle looks too perfect.
Could it be the end of a blow dryer that left a burn mark on
his coat? Is the skin red underneath? Just a thought.

Is that hip where he got a shot??? I have heard of hair falling out sometimes with some shots. Possibly that is what happened and that is new hair like I explained before.

Hmmmm...
 

I can't find any red spots underneath the black patch. I'm starting to think that it may be the spot where he got his annual shots about 2 months ago. I just don't know.
Has anyone ever heard of clipper trauma or groomer trauma? I was searching online and found a few references to this. It says that if the hair gets clipped too short in one spot, it can create a color change.
This is quite the mystery!!
Thanks to everyone for all your input and advice. This is my first time really posting on here and the support has been amazing!
I hope you all have a happy and safe Thanksgiving!
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Looks like butt circles...produced by aliens, very similar to crop circles.

You are lucky that they are not shaped like a politian!

hee hee..that gave me a good laugh!!

No it's not caused by a hair dryer. The nozzle on a pet hair dryer is not hot. Anything hot enough to singe hair would frizz it up and damage skin but wouldn't turn hair black. Spots like that show up when there was trauma to the skin previously. Could have been a bug bite or hot spot. Could have been anything but based on the location and shape I would say probably just a vaccination. The fur grows back dark and eventually will lighten to the regular color over time. It was probably hidden by the normal colored fur until the groomer trimmed it shorter and revealed the black fur beneath. Frequently the hair actually just falls out and leaves a round bald spot. I see these spots on lots of little dogs. Sometimes they are bald spots and the fur doesn't ever grow back. I have a customer with a yorkie that is quite light silver. I see him about every 2 or 3 months. One time he came in with a bunch of crusty scabby bald spots on his back. Owner had no idea what happened but the condition was pretty much healed up when I saw it. The next time I saw him he had black patches of fur where all the scabs had been. Next time after that he had black ends over tan roots. After a haircut he left with tan spots. Next time he had tan spots over silver roots. After a haircut he was back to normal. Hopefully you will soon see silver starting to grow under that little black spot. It's possible the black hair will eventually fall out and he will get a round little bald spot. I hope not, but it's possible.

Oh my gosh, this is EXACTLY what my Lucy's spot looks like! I have been wondering and googling what it could possibly be, and this explanation makes PERFECT sense! Her spot is on her neck, perfectly circular, black and in the same spot that she developed a lump after her vaccines a few months ago. Goodness, I'm so relieved to know that it's no big deal and that it will eventually go away! I love this site for the information I can get, becase I really don't think I could get it anywhere else!!! Thanks all!!!

I'm glad you found an answer, this is an old thread, but those old threads can be so helpful!

You have no idea, LOL! I've literally sat here for HOURS with my babies sleeping on my lap running searches about any and every question I can come up with... Although I have recently come to the conclusion that it's a whole lot faster to just go ahead and ASK IT! LOL! What can I say? Sometimes it takes awhile, but I eventually get it :D