Jake's Sweetwater Boxers

Athens & Decatur Tennessee

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The Colors of Beauty

Colors of the Boxer

* Color Patterns and Markings Vary, but are similar within the breed. *

Variations of White and Light fawn to Dark Brindle, including Black.

( pictures of colors will be post soon )

White and White with a Patch of Fawn or Brindle.

 

Classic Fawn with Black Mask and Flashy Fawn.

 

Classic and Flashy Mahogany. Mahogany is just a Shade of Fawn. It is a Deep Red Fawn.

 

Classic Brindle with Black Mask and Flashy Brindle.

 

Reverse Brindle with Black Mask and Flashy Reverse.

 

Sealed Brindle with Black Mask and Flashy Sealed. Also know as "Black" but is a Brindle.

 

Boxers come in two main coat colors. Fawn ( the main, base color ) and Brindle. The other colors are variations of the first two.

For example, Reverse Brindle is a Brindle who has more Black lines than Fawn lines in the coat. Making the back ground color "appear" Black instead of Fawn, giving you a darker "Reversed" Brindle look.

A "Sealed" Brindle is a Brindle who has so many Black lines in the coat that it "seals" out the fawn lines, making the coat "look" completely Black.  So it is not really black, it just has excessive black stripes.   

The White Boxer, which is NOT rare at all, despite what some ads lead you to believe, make up 25% of the Boxer population. They come from the gene color that produces the White markings. The White Markings, instead of just "Marking" areas the dog, mark the entire or almost the entire coat. Making the dog White or White with a "patch" of Fawn or Brindle.

The White boxer is NOT albino. You can tell this because albino is a complete lack of pigment, which would make the dogs eyes, skin and nose pink and the claws clear. The natural eye color of the boxer is brown, but some White puppies have been known to have the possibility of blue eyes, one or both. Due to a minor lack of pigmentation.

Some uninformed or miseducated people may lead you to think the White Boxer is "less of a dog" than the other colors. IT IS NOT. How could it be when it is just an extremely flashy Fawn or Brindle? It is a Fawn Boxer covered with markings. White, the same as Black are not gene colors for the Boxer. They are -marking- genes on a fawn base coat. So to say anything negative about the White boxer is also saying it about the Fawns and Brindles.

White boxers can be registered with AKC, however they can not be shown in conformation because conformation is for breeding stock and a boxer that is more than a third white is a boxer standard fault. Even a Fawn or Brindle with more than a third of the coat white could not be shown, which is EXACTLY what the white Boxer is.

White boxers can enter Agility, Tracking, Obedience & More!

So now that you know, love your Boxer as a Boxer - Nothing Less!!

 

 

Shades of Brindle

Note:
It is important to know that boxers are NOT black. They are BRINDLE. The term BLACK is used simply for convenience of separation. It is used to separate the shades of brindle. 
On this site -
Brindle is used for this color :                    
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse Brindle is used for this color:
( can be darker ):
   
                         
Black or Sealed brindle
is used for this color: 
    
                    
Please note that black is a term used to describe the appearance of the dark color. On ALL registration forms the color is BRINDLE. Just as you would not put reverse brindle on a registration form, you also do not put sealed brindle on a registration form. It is simply Brindle.