When do most pups get the slick coat?

MBBoxer · #1 07-21-2005, 08:44 AM

Max (9 week old reverse brindle) & I started puppy obedience class last night. There was another 9 week old flashy fawn male boxer in the class. The fawn boxer's coat was very slick...just like you'd expect an adult boxers coat to be. However, Max's coat is still mostly puppy fur...very soft & fluffy. If I look closely I can see some of the longer, smoother hairs coming in. When do the pups usually get the smooth coat?

**courtney323** · #2 07-21-2005, 08:50 AM

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**courtney323** · #3 07-21-2005, 12:23 PM

He's a very cute puppy

As a side note, I would actually consider him a classic brindle, not a reverse brindle.

Here is a picture of a reverse brindle, which is defined as having the appearance of being a black dog with fawn stripes

http://www.boxerworld.com/photo/show...0/ppuser/13210

**courtney323** · #4 07-21-2005, 12:44 PM

"Seal" and "Reverse Brindle" are terms that are specific to North America and basically describe the same thing -- which is a dog whose stripes are so concentrated that it gives the appearance of looking very dark brown (almost black) with lighter stripes.

This recent thread should help clarify:

http://boxerworld.com/forums/showthr...everse+brindle

And this:

http://boxerworld.com/forums/showthr...highlight=seal

MBBoxer · #5 07-22-2005, 12:30 PM

I was doing more reading yesterday and I was beginning to think that Max is more classic brindle than reverse. From some of the articles/postings I've read I think he's probably considered a dark brindle.

Someone had commented that his coat looked wavy. It's not wavy at all...just extremely soft. The other pup in obedience school has a much flatter, slicker coat. I think Max's will evolve into that because I can see more longer, slicker fur growing in every day.

I have an appt on 8/4 for an ear copping. However, I'm still debating whether or not to get the crop. I've seen many pictures of dogs on boxerworld with natural ears. I had a boxer when I was growing up with natural ears and always thought if I got another boxer I'd get them cropped. Now I'm having second thoughts. Guess I'm just an anxious dad :-)

**gmacleod** · #6 07-22-2005, 01:06 PM

All of those description are just that: descriptions. They're not official coat colours. "Seal" brindle is a term often used in Canada to describe the same colour as is often called "reverse" brindle in the US. And we don't use either term at all in the UK - we'd just call that colour "dark" brindle. Same deal with red and mahogany (of either the fawn or brindle variety): which term you use depends a lot on what part of the world you're in.

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Ya, I was just reading thru the tread where Gwen was classifying Lennox too.

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