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At first I thought the post title was saying that you originally thought she was a pure breed and I was like, "How did you ever think that? There's no way she's a pure breed!" Oh I guess she is 😂
I was thinking "purebred what???" LOL
She's adorable. What a sweetie!
Somehow she looks like she has the boxer sense of humor.
OMG those ears. My favorite thing. LOL
No dog is "pure bred" if you "go back far enough". She's a boxer, she's just got a funny expression of a lot of the genes. It might be that she has some other genetic things going on that are causing that anomalies, it's possible she's not "papered", but equally possible that she is, but genetic anomalies are how we got to other breeds in the first place.
“Papered” is what makes a dog purebred. Purebred is a human designed registration status, not scientific amount of breeds in a dog. A DNA test can not prove purebred status, Embark says so their self. Not every single-breed dog is purebred, just like it every purebred dog is well-bred.
https://help.embarkvet.com/hc/en-us/articles/10872166570907-Why-does-my-registered-purebred-dog-have-mixed-breed-ancestry-Is-it-not-a-purebred-dog#:~:text=While%20Embark%20is%20pleased%20to,not%20itself%20a%20scientific%20designation.
Yep - animal genetics 101 (literally a class in college I took, not called that exactly I think it was like 3001), but day 1, here’s the first recorded dog and here’s how we decided to and went about domesticating. Then we bred dogs for this and that and now we have all these types. Same way we still have new breeds created within the past 100 years and same way it will keep happening.
Dogs definitely can be purebred it just takes many many generations to make it that way. Just cause all dogs started as mixes doesn’t mean they will always be mixes new breeds are still being recognized now. Most dna test only go back 3 generations so you can be crossed 5-6 generations back and show up pure on a test
I know , I meant those stiff up ears, 'when cropped' hold the crop ears upright with no training needed. google boxers with cropped ears and you'll see some with those longer length ears
This is crazy! Where is your other purebred boxer from?
Also, did you do the health test for this one and if so, what’s her COI? Has she had any close/direct relatives come up?
our boy was bought in another state before we moved. we didnt do the health screening but the relatives are part of the main package and all the ones that show up look like every other normal boxer!
I also got an unexpected purebred result for my dog, who we lovingly call our mutant. All of her relatives look like normal breed standard Japanese Chin, meanwhile she has short tan fur and legs for days. I don’t get it, but we love her all the same!
What an interesting little lady! I bet no one guess she's 100% boxer. Did you do any health testing or are there any genetic markers that might explain why she's so "off standard"?
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Omg I have a "purebred"boxer too! We were sure he was a mix with some kind of hound or something and then the results came back 100% boxer. He definitely has the boxer personality and we just love him!
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Boxer and rabbit!!
lol just kidding! Those ears are incredible! Adorable!
I want to guess boxer and Boston terrier (because of the upright ears), but I feel like that could be very wrong.
I see other people guessed boxer/frenchie, but I wonder if she’s a boxer/frenchie/Boston…
No one would believe you when saying, “she’s actually full boxer”, but you have the proof! Just goes to just how different bloodlines / lineages / genetics really come into play! She’s so cute 🥰
Happy for your dog that she can properly breathe! She looks super healthy and super cute! 🥰 That's what every purebred French bulldog (and every other breed with brachycephalic traits) should look like! Everything else is animal cruelty in my opinion.
I was like, "purebred what? Boxer?? That's not a purebred boxer???"
Haha! Totally thought you were sold a boxer mix not a purebred when she looks 1000% like a boxer.
ETA I love her. Please tell her.
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At first I thought the post title was saying that you originally thought she was a pure breed and I was like, "How did you ever think that? There's no way she's a pure breed!" Oh I guess she is 😂
I was thinking "purebred what???" LOL She's adorable. What a sweetie! Somehow she looks like she has the boxer sense of humor. OMG those ears. My favorite thing. LOL
I think you spoke for all of us with every single thought you put here 🤣 Those ears are pretty unbelievable!
She’s definitely not purebred test probably just doesn’t go back far enough to see what was mixed a truly pure boxer wouldn’t have ears like that
Purbred does not necessarily mean well bred.
I’ve seen hundreds of badly bred boxers and none have ever had ears stand up like that because boxer’s ears don’t do that
Not naturally, but posting her ears without cropping them would give that appearance
I completely forgot you could do that with dogs cool if that is what happened
No dog is "pure bred" if you "go back far enough". She's a boxer, she's just got a funny expression of a lot of the genes. It might be that she has some other genetic things going on that are causing that anomalies, it's possible she's not "papered", but equally possible that she is, but genetic anomalies are how we got to other breeds in the first place.
“Papered” is what makes a dog purebred. Purebred is a human designed registration status, not scientific amount of breeds in a dog. A DNA test can not prove purebred status, Embark says so their self. Not every single-breed dog is purebred, just like it every purebred dog is well-bred. https://help.embarkvet.com/hc/en-us/articles/10872166570907-Why-does-my-registered-purebred-dog-have-mixed-breed-ancestry-Is-it-not-a-purebred-dog#:~:text=While%20Embark%20is%20pleased%20to,not%20itself%20a%20scientific%20designation.
I think you missed my point as well. Saying "if you go back far enough" you'll find a cross somewhere is redundant because this is true of every dog.
It’s so wild people are down voting this cause every single genetics class agree with you 🤣
Beats me, people were agreeing with my original comment saying the same thing.
Yep - animal genetics 101 (literally a class in college I took, not called that exactly I think it was like 3001), but day 1, here’s the first recorded dog and here’s how we decided to and went about domesticating. Then we bred dogs for this and that and now we have all these types. Same way we still have new breeds created within the past 100 years and same way it will keep happening.
Yeah exactly. Not sure why my comment is upsetting people.
Dogs definitely can be purebred it just takes many many generations to make it that way. Just cause all dogs started as mixes doesn’t mean they will always be mixes new breeds are still being recognized now. Most dna test only go back 3 generations so you can be crossed 5-6 generations back and show up pure on a test
You missed my point entirely
She is the old style boxer and those are the ears when cropped (like they used to do back in the olden days)- stand properly.
These ears were not cropped the entire ear is still there, there’s only one type of boxer too and this dog does not look like one
I know , I meant those stiff up ears, 'when cropped' hold the crop ears upright with no training needed. google boxers with cropped ears and you'll see some with those longer length ears
I was thinking Boxer/Frenchie! Her ears are wild!
thats what the rescue labeled her as and what we expected!
This is crazy! Where is your other purebred boxer from? Also, did you do the health test for this one and if so, what’s her COI? Has she had any close/direct relatives come up?
our boy was bought in another state before we moved. we didnt do the health screening but the relatives are part of the main package and all the ones that show up look like every other normal boxer!
I also got an unexpected purebred result for my dog, who we lovingly call our mutant. All of her relatives look like normal breed standard Japanese Chin, meanwhile she has short tan fur and legs for days. I don’t get it, but we love her all the same!
So half boxer and half mule? And she only got the ears from the mule
Embark clearly made a mistake. That creature OBVIOUSLY has some mule in her!
Those ears are fantastic! 😂 Definitely a candidate for r/sonarears
I thought boxer Frenchie 😂 color me shocked
What an interesting little lady! I bet no one guess she's 100% boxer. Did you do any health testing or are there any genetic markers that might explain why she's so "off standard"?
we didnt pay extra to the health screening but we might soon. we just kinda assume she has a lot of recessive traits that led to her.. odd… look
Probably! I was wondering if there was a genetic or health thing that affected it as well but she might just be a unique gal.
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I'm obsessed. She's so cute!
I am SUCH a sucker for pups with big earssssss, OMG SOOO cute!! 🥰😍🥰😍🥰😍
I like big ears and I cannot lie You other brothers can't deny
Oh my GOD. She is AMAHZING.
She's boxer, but more so.
We got the shark in the first pic for our super chewer and she tore his face off
thats exactly what happened to us lol if you look close you can see the nose stuffing coming out
Wow, that really surprising with those ears being upright on their own!
Radar ears
I was guessing boxer! How funny, she’s adorable.
If I cover her ears, then I can totally see boxer.
OMG hahahaha hahahaha hahahaha !!
I mean, if you fold her ears over, she looks a lot more like a boxer. 😂 She also looks like a giant, leggy french bulldog.
I would die for her. 😍
I would die for your dog and her ears. Just saying. She's perfect 🥹
They're both adorable boxers, yet look her tongue fits in her mouth :P
Ears!! Is she full grown?
yes! shes around 5-6 years old i believe
she looks like a distemper survivor! adorable!
Well we all now know what a boxer looks like with pricked ears. 😍😍
Her ears!🥰😍 Did you get her from a breeder or rescue?
rescue! she was a stray found in the freezing cold who was previously abused and has had at least 2 litters of puppies! now shes living the high life
Cool! What's her name?
ruby!
She is absolutely magnificent!♥️ (You can tell her I said that, but I'm sure she probably already heard me think it. Lol)
They fuddled them results surely lmao 🤣
Those ears are incredible.
Omg I have a "purebred"boxer too! We were sure he was a mix with some kind of hound or something and then the results came back 100% boxer. He definitely has the boxer personality and we just love him! *
I’m in love with those ears! My daughter had boxers but their ears all flipped over. I need to show her this she will be in love too!
WHAT
That first pic is the most, "who me?" pic that has ever been on this sub, lol. And then she was a purebred, ha! She's a cutie.
The Jackrabbit ears and big seal eyes🥰🥰🥰 she’s a gem for sure
Boxer and rabbit!! lol just kidding! Those ears are incredible! Adorable! I want to guess boxer and Boston terrier (because of the upright ears), but I feel like that could be very wrong. I see other people guessed boxer/frenchie, but I wonder if she’s a boxer/frenchie/Boston…
Both of your babies are adorable!
No one would believe you when saying, “she’s actually full boxer”, but you have the proof! Just goes to just how different bloodlines / lineages / genetics really come into play! She’s so cute 🥰
THIS is what people are after whenever they crop (😢) Boxers ears 🤣 So so cool 😎♥️🐾
Happy for your dog that she can properly breathe! She looks super healthy and super cute! 🥰 That's what every purebred French bulldog (and every other breed with brachycephalic traits) should look like! Everything else is animal cruelty in my opinion.
I absolutely adore her!
She is super adorable! 💜
Omg those ears!!!!
CUTE! She got a double-dose of Ears!
I was like, "purebred what? Boxer?? That's not a purebred boxer???" Haha! Totally thought you were sold a boxer mix not a purebred when she looks 1000% like a boxer. ETA I love her. Please tell her.
Genetics are wild!! She is fabulous.
I don't think the test is able to provide DNA information for percentage jackelope. She's the cutest, btw! 💜
Did someone post her ears skdkdhdskahaghsjkf
She looks like Kevin Hart next to you’re average size boxer. Too cute!!!
Nice to see that some people breed healthy Boxers!
Her bunny ears. I’m obsessed.