I used to have a white boxer and this woman was convinced the she was a dalmation-boxer cross. I tried to explain that I have her mother, watched the conception and helped with the labour, which included two flashies and another white. She corrected me again and said that I shouldn't be embarassed about the "oopsie" and that she was still a beautiful dog despite not being a purebred. :shrugs: Whatever.
Oh yes, I've come across a few people that insist my dog is a dalmation mix. I know he has spots. They're only on his skin. That's what happens with a white boxer with little hair, he looks like he has grey spots! :rofl1:
White boxers aren't allowed in the conformation ring (everything else is fair game), presumably because the white is commonly associated with hearing loss and other health problems. Honestly I don't know the genetic basis behind it. In trying to decide what breed of dog to get next, I mentioned to a coworker that I thought I had settled on a poodle...and she said "Unless...you can find a WHITE boxer!" *heavy sigh* I don't have a white boxer because I think they're cool or rare. I have one because he needed a home, and I needed a dog
I would not pay a breeder for a white boxer. That being said, I got lucky and he's had no health problems to speak of, and no hearing loss. Even though people ask ALL THE FREAKING TIME.
My dog gets called an American Bulldog a lot. Which I can see, but he's really not stocky enough. Or her gets called a pitbull...even when I correct them and tell them he's a boxer, they insist he's mixed with pit, and I shouldn't be ashamed of it. I wouldn't be ashamed to have a pit, I'd be proud of having a well-mannered one, and I'd tell people that it was a pit, I wouldn't hide it
However I have made sure to somply with all the city ordinances regarding pits because I have seen some of the dogs animal control calls "pitbulls" and it's pathetic.
Or people think he's a chihuahua (wtf? 57 pound chihuahua, really?).
I have seen someone call their Boston a "mini boxer," and I ran into someone who was convinced their gorgeous standard poodle was mixed, and only had a small amount of poodle in it (wtf, it was so obvious this dog was at least mostly poodle, probably purebred...just a little fat).
Vets, from what I have seen, really know squat about dog breeds. The one I work for is convinced he has a pet coyote mix. I say she's a fat Siberian. Meh.
I've seen someone come in with a merle dachshund and tell us they're disappointed it's not purebred...apparently dachshunds can't be merle
Recently we had someone come in with a Viszla convinced it was a dingo.