Two male Golden retrievers, each one about ten years old, were presented with a visible mass inthe nose, showing symptoms of sneezing and epistaxis. The histopathological examination of biopsiesindicated that both dogs were affected by a squamous cell carcinoma. Further staging did not revealany indications for metastases. Surgical removal of the tumor through a planectomy or nosectomy wasproposed. Since the classical removal of the nose was cosmetically unacceptable for the owners of bothdogs, a rostral nose reconstruction was opted for in both cases. As the tumor in the first dog was rathersuperficial, resection of the cartilaginous part of the nose (planectomy) turned out to be sufficient. Inthe second dog however, there was also evidence of bony involvement. Therefore, not only the nosebut also the os incisiva was removed (nosectomy). In both cases, remission of the tumor was obtainedafter a 35 and 29 months follow-up, respectively, accompanied by an excellent cosmetic result.