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About Ginger's family


I understand that when a fawn Boxer is mated to a brindle Boxer, the litter will be basically half fawn and half brindle. That seems to go with the Boxer lover's preference. They are both very nice to look at, aren't they?

left to right: Digger (fawn), Mindy (brindle) and Ginger (also brindle). These dogs are Ginger's Mom and Dad.


A little about white Boxers:


While more rare than the brindle or fawn colors, the white Boxer now makes up about 20% of all Boxers in the United States. It seems that until recently, the white Boxer was quite rare simply because the white pup was destroyed at birth to prevent the dog buyer from knowing that the mated couple carried the white gene. This seems to be due to the fact that Boxers were used extensively as police dogs in their native Germany. The white coat was more visable at night, so after 1925 white Boxers were no longer registered, in hopes to rule out the white gene.

We had hoped that Ginger would have a white puppy for us this time, but it was not to be.  In fact, Ginger had a beautiful white pup in her last litter, a year ago. That pup is dearly loved by her 'family' , and they brought her back for a visit this summer.   Guess we'll just have to wait another year. However, my son's white Boxer is up for stud, so you could have a better chance than we do at having one of these unusual pups.  Please see the "Family Photo" page for more info.



There seem to be a lot of misconceptions about the white Boxers. They are not albinos, as they do have pigmentation on their skin. In fact, this will usually be seen as muted gray spots on the fleshy parts of the body. It has been said that these spots will continue to grow and the dog will be colored like a Dalmation when grown....of course that doesn't happen!  There is also no statistical evidence that supports the myth of deafness in the white puppy. White Boxers can be registered by the AKC, and compete in sporting events, but not in show.  It seems the reason for this is it is felt that the white Boxer will stand out as more conspicuous, therefore may have an unfair advantage in show competition!  I know they certainly stand out when you see one on the street! (See pictures of 'Jack', a registered white Boxer at stud,  on the "Family Photos" page!)




White puppies have been advertised as "RARE WHITE BOXERS", "RARE HIMALAYN BOXERS", "PINTO BOXERS" by folks that wish to make a quick buck unethically.