[teewee]

Just a total random curiousity question..... I've noticed on some of the pics here and on Lulu herself, in the white part on her chest, I see little black dots.    Does anyone know where these black dots come from?   Is this some sort of blood line/breeding/heritage thing?

Just curious.  Thanks!!!

 

[tootsie]

Just pigmentation. I actually call them age spots because they seem to get more as they age, although Maddie is full of them and she just turned 3!  :lol:

 

[JeepKuntry]

I know on Sadie, she actually has little brindle spots (quite a few), with a few fawn spots on her.

 

[CrazieKC]

I was also curious if alll white boxers will end up with the spots or is it just some or what?

 

[Barbs2Ks]

Kiah has some spots on her belly and she has one spot on her tongue too.

 

[JettaAndOscar]

Oscar has just a couple fawn spots on his white chest!  Now in competition is that a negative to have a fawn spot on a white area even if the white area covers less than 1/3rd of the dog.  I've never noticed on the "show" dogs the spots, maybe they are cleverly hidden?

 

[PhoenixsMom]

Ever see the picture of Ky's girl Isis with her dalmation "suit" on?  

 

[Ky_IsisnOnyxsMama]

8O refer to pic below..of dalmation disquise lol..Isis is now 6 1/2..her spots were no where near that 2 yrs ago ! remember shes soaking wet in that pic but still you can see the spots super well...its crazy and they are ALL skin spots not fur..only spots in fur are fawn spots coming through on her hips and 2 dark brindle ones on her ear

 

[lentylka1]

Show dogs get them to.My boy's daddy is number 4 in the country and he has some to.

 

[teewee]

Hummmmm.... wonder what causes that?    Again, just curiousity.

When Lulu was little, I didn't see any spots.   She's now 9 months, and I'm just now starting to see some (very faint black) on her chest where she has a white patch.  

Just didn't know if these came from what they were bred with YEARS AND YEARS (ancestors) before or.........?????

Thanks!

 

[mylittledeers]

Blitzen had no skin spots when we brought her home at 10 weeks, just a couple TINY fawn and brindle hair markings. Now at 6 months the black skin spots are going CRAZY 8O Her belly is covered and some are starting to appear on her legs and shoulders. I swear there are more every day!!! Kelly picks on her all the time.....tells her" we didn't ask for a spotted dog, we asked for a white one so if she gets JUST ONE more spot she's got to go" hahahahaha as if, she's a natural born Daddys Girl :lol: Donner and Sophie always had black skin spots on their white areas that got bigger as they got older.

 

[DM_Boxers]

Ajax is 5months and he has 6 fawn/brindle dots but now we niticed he has a black dot coming in between his eyes.

 

[memy]

Skye & Storm both have them on their bellies and are getting tiny onesw on their ears

 

[sharonL]

It is Genetics......This is a long article but it does very well at explaining the color genes and the variations of series........


http://bowlingsite.mcf.com/Genetics/ColorGen.html

 

[Templeton]

My last boxer Blu had many spots that I referred to as being "checked" (that's what my breeder called the markings) but Templeton doesn't have near as many as Blu...he's still pretty white.

 

[samsonsmom]

Angel has a very spotted belly, I think it looks cute

 

[Guest]

my youngest puppy has a couple black spots coming through on her "blaze" on her face and one or two on her belly.

 

[mylittledeers]

Good article Sharon. I went over it twice and now I've got information overload, gotta let it digest LOL

 

[sharonL]

Good article Sharon. I went over it twice and now I've got information overload, gotta let it digest LOL

Tell me about it.....it is so much easier to just say that is how they are made

 

[Ky_IsisnOnyxsMama]

:wink: they like to dress up as dalmations sometimes for fun