"Freckling" on mask?

[Sister Ray]

I've been looking through some of the photo gallery pictures, and I've noticed that some boxers with a lot of white on their mask seem to have dots of black over the front, a sort of freckling. All I know from the standard is that the black mask is essential, but would that be considered a fault or not?

 

[JulieM]

In the very front of the mush, you're probably seeing skin instead of hair. The essential black mask is a hair pigmentation; many Boxers have speckled skin/lips in front.

If that's not helping, maybe a link to a picture that illustrates what you're talking about?

 

[Sister Ray]

No, your explanation makes sense. I'm not very familiar with the standard's intracicies, so I figured it couldn't hurt to ask. It matches what I've seen. Is all boxer skin that dark underneath, or is that just on the mush?

 

[JulieM]

Generally skin is pink, with usually at least some spots. Brindle dogs have striped skin, though, so reverse brindles probably have mostly dark skin.