In the UK and Europe, fawn Boxers are typically rich in color and are often called 'red'. 'Fawn' denotes a range of colors, the tones of which may be described variously as light tan or yellow, reddish tan, mahogany, or stag/deer red, and dark honey-blonde. These white markings, called 'flash', often extend onto the neck or face, and dogs that have these markings are known as 'flashy'. The recognized colors are fawn and brindle, frequently with a white underbelly and white on the feet. The Boxer is a short-haired breed, with a smooth coat that lies tight to the body. The docking of the tail is not permitted under the breed standard of The Kennel Club UK. The procedure does not require any sutures when performed at this young age, and anesthesia is not used. The tail of a boxer is typically docked before the cartilage is fully formed, from 3–5 days old. In March 2005, the AKC breed standard was changed to include a description of the uncropped ear, but to severely penalize an undocked tail. In the United States and Canada as of 2012, cropped ears are still more common in show dogs, though the practice of cosmetic cropping is currently opposed by the American Veterinary Medical Association. In 2008, the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) added a 'naturally stumpy tail' as a disqualifying fault in their breed standard, meaning those Boxers born with a bobtail can no longer be shown in FCI member countries. A line of naturally short-tailed ( bobtail) Boxers was developed in the United Kingdom in anticipation of a tail-docking ban there after several generations of controlled breeding, these dogs were accepted in the Kennel Club (UK) registry in 1998, and today representatives of the bobtail line can be found in many countries. The American Kennel club still permits cropped ears. īoxers were originally a docked and cropped breed, and this is still done in some countries, but due to pressure from veterinary associations, animal rights groups, and the general public, both cropping of the ears and docking of the tail have been prohibited in many countries around the world, and is not recognised by the breed standard laid down by The Kennel Club of the UK. In addition, a Boxer should be slightly prognathous, i.e., the lower jaw should protrude beyond the upper jaw and bend slightly upwards in what is commonly called an underbite or 'undershot bite'. Folds are always present from the root of the nose running downwards on both sides of the muzzle, and the tip of the nose should lie somewhat higher than the root of the muzzle. The length of the muzzle to the whole of the head should be a ratio of 1:3.

The greatest value is to be placed on the muzzle being of correct form and in absolute proportion to the skull. The breed standard dictates that it must be in perfect proportion to the body and above all it must never be too light. The head is the most distinctive feature of the Boxer.

According to the AKC's website, though, the boxer is now the 11th-most popular dog breed in the United States.Īppearance Head and body proportions A brindle boxer Two fawn Boxers Based on 2013 AKC statistics, Boxers held steady as the seventh-most popular breed of dog in the United States for the fourth consecutive year. The first Boxer club was founded in 1895, with Boxers being first exhibited in a dog show for St. The Boxer is a member of both The Kennel Club and American Kennel Club (AKC) Working Group. The Boxer was bred from the Old English Bulldog and the now extinct Bullenbeisser, which became extinct by crossbreeding rather than by a decadence of the breed. Boxers are brachycephalic (they have broad, short skulls), have a square muzzle, mandibular prognathism (an underbite), very strong jaws, and a powerful bite ideal for hanging on to large prey.

The coat is smooth and tight-fitting colors are fawn, brindled, or white, with or without white markings. The Boxer is a medium to large, short-haired dog breed of mastiff-type, developed in Germany.

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