winter nose

did you know this is a legitimate diagnosis? for a dog, mind you, but still...? our cute lil penny's black button nose has been turning pink. cue: eww! so, we did what any good pet owners would do: we googled "why is my dog's nose turning pink?" and at the professor's house, we found out why, and it's called winter nose. now, i tried my best to get a good picture of this phenomena, but of course our sample subject was being no kind of cooperative. this...

...is what we got. see? what a jerk, that penelope jones. any other time we want her to sit still for a picture, she's more than willing to forgo playtime or potty time or bedtime. what kind of child am i going to have if i cannot even teach my dog to smile for the camera?