![]() In general, boxers come in three primary colors/coats: brindle, white, and fawn. The dog is genetically either a plain individual (two S genes) where the unpigmented areas, affected by modifiers, are more widespread than one would normally expect or else it is a flashy individual (One S gene, one Sw gene) whose unpigmented areas, again affected by modifiers, are not as widespread as you would normally expect.ĭoes that make sense to you? There are quite a few threads on the forums discussing the genetics of flashy vs plain that go into more detail, if you care to read.But just because you’ve decided you want to welcome a boxer into your family doesn’t mean the process stops right there you need to choose which type of boxer you want. It is also why there are some boxers who have an amount of white that we commonly describe as "semi-flashy". This is why all flashy boxers do not have identical markings, or why some white boxers have patches of colour while others don't. Just to complicate it further, these genes are affected by modifiers. And if you get a dog that has one of each gene, then you get a flashy boxer - essentially the effects of both genes combined. If you get a dog that has two copies of Sw, then you get a white boxer. So if you get a dog that has two copies of S then you get a classic/plain boxer. There is S - a gene that produces mostly solid coat colour (except for a bit of white usually confined to the chest, toes, tip of tail) and there is Sw - the extreme white spotting allele, which produces lack of pigmentation (white).Īll genes come in pairs - one from each parent. In very basic terms though, there are two genes governing pigment distribution in boxer dogs. Take a look at our coat colour genetics page here: That gives some basic information about the coat colour combinations it is possible to get, and also of flash. BUT even if we call the dog "semi-flashy" it *will* be genetically either flashy or classic. ![]() The "semi-flashy" category is a useful description for a dog whose genetic makeup can't be determined for certain just by looking at it. ![]() This is because the difference between flashy or not is actually genetic. Only classic (plain), flashy and ultra-flashy (white). Technically (genetically) speaking, there is no such thing as semi-flashy. LOL - that's a simple question with a very technical answer! So a golden brindle is still a golden brindle irrespective of whether or not it is also flashy or plain/classic. What shade of brindle a dog is is unaffected by whether or not it has white markings. These dogs often appear black in photographs (not in the flesh though - the striping should be clearly apparent). And dark/seal/reverse brindle that describes a dog with such a concentration of dark stripes that it appears that it's the fawn (of any shade) that are the stripes. The only exceptions to that are "light" brindle - which describes a dog of any fawn ground colour, but with only a very few brindle stripes. If it is red, then you have a red brindle. So if the fawn ground colour is mahogany, then you've got a mahogany brindle. Does that make sense to you? It is usually the fawn ground colour that dictates what shade of brindle a dog is described as being. In most countries, a very dark dog would simply be called dark brindle.Ī mahogany brindle, incidentally, is simply a brindle dog with brindle stripes overlaying a mahogany fawn coat. Neither reverse nor seal brindle are terms used outside of North America though, and the boxer standards elsewhere in the world do not describe such a colour (in fact, they indicate it to be undesirable). Seal brindle is just another term for reverse brindle LOL - there are regional terminology differences to contend with too (which is why it's a good idea just to stick with "brindle").
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