Originally posted by wolfsoul
White shepherds and white boxers are different though...
White shepherds aren't vulnerable to the problems that white boxers are.
That's because white German Shepherds aren't albinos. It's when a dog is an albino, like albino dobies, danes, etc, (I am not familiar with boxers) that you can have deafness and problems with the sun, etc.

White German Shepherds are not albino - they are a dark colored dog with a white masking gene. A white GSD is actually genetically a colored dog with the masking gene expressed. That's why sometimes you can see a light tan saddle pattern or sable pattern on them.

Since white GSDs are genetically the same as colored dogs (except for the masking gene) it's a totally different situation than albino dogs.