Brindle vs Fawn?

[sasmeow]

My friend was telling me that someone had told her that the different colors in great danes were bred for different temperments. There are more colors of danes then boxers, but she said the fawns were more of a companion dog while the brindles were hunters. This is SOOOO true for my 2. Izzy my fawn boxer could care less about critters in the yard. She would rather make friends with them. She has no prey drive whatsoever. She plays with the occasional bug, but I think thats more play than hunting, LOL. While Gus has a very high prey drive and has caught and killed birds, squirels, possums, moles, and raccoons.
I just wanted to get everyone elses input on this and if their brindle was a hunter or their fawn a companion or not. Would love to hear about every ones boxers. It would be interesting if the hunter in them had to do with coloring, or sex, or just individual or genetic. I just found it interesting!

 

[caruse]

My female fawn Laila is not not the hunter but loves to sniff...our walks can sometimes be lengthy because she has to stop and smell everything! She will even walk nose to the ground...My male brindle Frazier is the hunter...he will hear and see all the small animals in the yard and on walks and immediately take on the "hunter stance"! I thought it was a gender thing, but maybe it is the coloring!!
Barbara

 

[Widges]

My Brindle boy is also a hunter!!!! Prob just coincidence - looking forward to reading all the replies though!!!

 

[srennie]

We've had 2 fawns and 1 brindle. Our first fawn was not a hunter, he could be trusted around our pet cats, lizards, and rats. Our 2nd was a brindle and he loved everyone and everything...again could be trusted around all our small pets. Darby, our current fawn can NOT be trusted around the small animals and practically pulls the doggy door off the runner if she sees a cat on the back wall.

I would have to say that it is a myth that the coloring has much to do with their temperment.

 

[nalabear]

nala is good with our cat and others but will go after any bird she can. she has caught two so far. we don't allow her to chase them at any time yet if she sees one she immediately goes into stealth mode. she looks flashy fawn and thats what i consider her however when she was born she had brindle markings which faded as she got older to the fawn coloring.

 

[LeeUmm]

There might be some links in certain breeds.

Discovery Channel :: News - Animals :: Fur Color Linked to Dog Personality

 

[xtcjade]

My fawn (boy) is laid back and lazy. My brindle (girl) is crazy. She barks and goes after everything.

 

[CoraBoxer]

Hmmm, dark brindle girl is very alert, but barks very rarely (below), and seems to lie down in front of most dogs. She is very aware of whats behind the yard fence, lets out a growl/rawr type noise but figured it was most dogs. In terms of energy, very very very high - young and very difficult to drain. As hard as she tries she can't find her ball most of the time, although it looks like she's looking for it maybe she doesn't know what she's looking for and is just sniffing around because I tell her to look? She does find her own toys though when out for a walk, finds something nearly every day. She would sniff all day if allowed to do so when out on a walk. Prey drive is high, squirrels/rabbits/birds. She doesn't back away from dogs snapping at her, and has a tendency to move in when dogs playing rough or fighting - circle and bark (really the only time she barks). Not sure how good a hunter she's make but for sure the dog that enjoys doing the chasing and not (rarely) the dog being chased. Hunts for people to kiss .

 

[hanley]

Well, I think its a myth with Boxers I have 2 fawn Boxers, my Susie has a very high prey drive & can't be trusted, but Cletus is very laid back.appicon

 

[boilerupking]

Buster is a fawn boy and he seems to have some vestigal hunting instinct. He often "points" birds and squirrels in the yard, never barks at them though. He also has a habit of greeting us with something in his mouth, usually a shoe or whatever is handy for him to pick up. I've heard that this is a retriever's instinct - he does not want to chew on whatever item he brings us, just needs to have something in his mouth.