Weepin Oaks Boxers

Boxer Coat Colors

Fawn ranges from a very light tan all the way to a deep red shade commonly called mahogany.

A brindle is a fawn Boxer carrying a black stripe pattern across the body. That striping can be sparse (just one or two stripes on the dog) or dense enough to cover most of the body.

A reverse brindle usually describes a brindle Boxer whose stripes are so dark that they dominate the coat. The dog appears to have fawn stripes rather than black ones, which is why the pattern is called reverse.

A sealed reverse brindle is most often called a "Black Boxer." A truly black Boxer does not exist, because the breed does not carry the black gene. A sealed reverse brindle occurs when the striping is so heavy that brindle dominates the fawn, and the fawn shows through only under certain lighting. That fawn is usually the darker mahogany shade rather than a lighter fawn, and it may appear around the withers, ears, chest or underside of the dog.

**BE CAUTIOUS WITH BREEDERS ADVERTISING "RARE BLACK BOXERS." SUCH DOGS ARE EITHER CROSSED WITH ANOTHER BREED TO INTRODUCE BLACK INTO THE LINE (MEANING THEY ARE NOT PUREBRED BOXERS) OR THEY ARE REVERSE BRINDLES BEING SOLD AT A HIGHER PRICE. WHEN A BREEDER CLAIMS TO HAVE "RARE" BOXERS, CONSIDER THAT THEY MAY NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING, WHICH CAN LEAD TO POOR QUALITY, UNHEALTHY PUPPIES, OR THEY ARE ENGAGING IN FALSE ADVERTISING.**

A White Boxer is entirely white, or may carry patches of fawn or brindle on one or more areas such as the ears, around the eyes, the top of the head, the back or even the base of the tail, though rarely on the side of the body and never more than about one third of the coat. The White Boxer does not have the typical black mask.

**A WHITE BOXER IS NOT AN ALBINO, AND IT IS NOT RARE EITHER**

Check describes a brindle or fawn dog that is roughly 50% white. The white appears in the same places as on a flashy Boxer, only more extensively. It may cover the thighs and run across the back, form a white collar that extends onto the shoulders and back, or cross the forehead to meet the white on the face. Sometimes the colored patch on the back looks like a "saddle" surrounded by white.

Flashy vs. Semi-Flashy vs. Black Mask

Flashy: a fawn or brindle Boxer whose white markings ideally cover up to one third of the body, though sometimes a bit more. Those markings may include one or more of the following: a white chest, a white collar, white between the eyes and on the muzzle, white socks, and a white-tipped tail on dogs with long tails.

Semi-Flashy � A term used to refer to a boxer who may only exhibit white markings on the face, chest and legs.

Black Mask: a fawn or brindle Boxer with little or no white. Any white present will show in one or more of these spots: a patch on the chest, the tips of the toes (rarely the whole foot), or the dog simply has a black mask.

Traditional and Classical mean the same thing.

Mahogany, whether in fawn, brindle or reverse brindle, is never considered traditional or classical.  It is NOT the "traditional" color.  Those deep red mahogany shades do exist, but they are less common than the other fawn shades, and they are NOT rare.  Mahogany does not come in different fawn shades. It holds only one shade of its own.

**BE CAUTIOUS WITH BREEDERS WHO CLAIM AN ENTIRE LITTER IS MAHOGANY WHEN YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THE LITTER SHOWS DIFFERENT SHADES OF FAWN, OR FAWN SHADES WITHIN THE BRINDLES. SUCH BREEDERS ARE TRYING TO SELL YOU A PUP THAT IS NOT MAHOGANY, LETTING YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU DO NOT.**