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Pictures from the Illustrated Guide were drawn by Eleanor Linderholm-Wood of Merrilane Kennels,reg. These pictures are Copyrighted and are used here with Eleanor's permission.

Markings- These illustrations , marked with white where shaded, would have very close to 31% of the total coated area of the dog.

White markings should be of such distribution as to enhance the dog's appearance, but may not exceed one-third of the entire coat. They are not desirable on the flanks or on the back of the torso proper. On the face, white may replace part of the otherwise essential black mask and may extend in an upward path between the eyes, but it must not be excessive so as to detract from true Boxer expression.

Faults- Unattractive or misplaced white markings.

Disqualifications - Boxers that are any color other than fawn or brindle. Boxers with a total of white markings exceeding one-third of the entire coat.

Considering the under body and parts of the inside of legs to be white in this case, this amount of white would approximately be the same or a little more than the colored area of the top of head, neck and back and , therefore, is equally offset and not figured in this percentage.

Color - The colors are fawn and brindle. Fawn shades vary from light tan to mahogany. The brindle ranges from sparse, but clearly defined black stripes on a fawn background, to such a heavy concentration of black striping that the essential fawn background color barely, although clearly, shows through (which may create the appearance of "reverse brindling").