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Brindle or Fawn

mountainfila

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Heres the only recent shot i have of the 4 of them, number 5 is on the couch, when its -25 this is where they seem to hang out when they are not ripping it up outside, which i might add i have to drag them inside cause im freezing but they seem unfazed by the cold or the heat for that matter.


 

Bh-k9

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There is no scientific proof that coat color effects temperment- but there is indisputable evidence that certain coat colors produce certain characteristics, and drives.

Go to a psa field, mondioring trial, look at true working gsds, civil k9s from any breed. You will notice certain colors produce harder dogs. Can't be denied, like I said b4 I can care less about color but I don't see a lot of civil aggresive white gsds, I don't see a lot of game blue apbt, in the last 7 years I have only seen a hand full of black filas with correct temp. Does this mean I would not and don't have filas with black dogs in the pedigree, of course not but knowing there was a serious possibility these dogs would have weaker temp I researched and went out and saw as many of the dogs in first 4 generations as I could because when you want to preserve certain characteristics in any breed you have to take into consideration EVERY factor, scientific are not you consider and strategize by looking at all variables and factors. its a fact that in any breed color seems to play a factor in temp. A small factor but still a factor, look at the temp of black boerboels, evaluate the majorty of blue c.c..
 

mountainfila

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Thats like saying a red ferrari goes faster then a black one, coat color has nothing to do with temp but i would say it has something to do with the environment the dog works in. Some dogs have better temp do to DNA and it all boils down to personal preference in color to the dogs you breed, i prefer brindle so thats what i breed. And darker looking dogs are more intimidating looking then lighter color ones, proven fact by the spca as black or dark dogs are the last to be adopted.
 

tojvan

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Thats like saying a red ferrari goes faster then a black one, coat color has nothing to do with temp but i would say it has something to do with the environment the dog works in. Some dogs have better temp do to DNA and it all boils down to personal preference in color to the dogs you breed, i prefer brindle so thats what i breed. And darker looking dogs are more intimidating looking then lighter color ones, proven fact by the spca as black or dark dogs are the last to be adopted.
lol my pups been called evil by alot of people, lol something to do with his eyes and the way he looks at you, onne guy froze and started yelling im sorry for some reason when he lunged at him.
 

Bh-k9

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We can go on and on with this but


A red Ferrari will get you pulled over more frequently then a black Ferrari..would you agree?

A black are darker colored dog indeed is more of a dettereant to criminals.

Let me change my original statement and say that certain lines produce certain colors, those certain colors and lines produce certain temps... Any breeder could not argue that fact. Certain colors in breeds are derived from the mixing of certain dogs to create that breed- those dogs must have had different temps wouldn't you agree? A em, has a different temp then a gd.

Since color is not one of the determining factors in temp the majority of the time because different lines produce different temp, and with that certain colors the breeders preferred then show me a black, red, fawn, brindle, fila with the exact same temp....lets make it easy just three of each is all.
 

Bh-k9

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I visitied so many kennels no matter what the breed and all the owners will show you there dogs and explain there drives, traits, temp, whatever and unknowingly will admit not by choice but by explaining what the different dogs bring to the table that certain colors are producing certain temps.

Visitied a fellow fila lover last week- showed me a few of his dogs, oh this dog will produce more of a show quality dog, this dog will bring extreme oj to the line. Him over there he is able to be conditioned to accept people from a distance ad so should his pups, this girl will kill you if I open this gate.

We then did some bite work, and fun temp testing, by golly for some reason certain colors brought different traits to the exercise. I believe and will always believe that it's because this certain color came from this line the other color came from that line. They produced traits that were indicative of there bloodline and the colors in which there bloodlines primarily produced
 

chuckorlando

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I can see lines bringing temp I can not see color. That would be to say every single brindle comes from the same line so every brindle brings xyz. Every single black comes from the same line so every black brings xyz. If you were comparing all dogs from certain lines then sure you will see traits that set a pattern. Most black dogs that come from line Y will have traits of xyz. While all brindles from line K will have xyz. But brindles from line J will have ghf and blacks from line R will have dut
 

Tubarao'smom

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I have a brindle now, my first fila. I am already plotting and planning another, but I really do want a fawn so I have to say I like them both.