The boxer dog is originated from Germany. Boxer dog sizes are medium to large. Boxer dog is very short haired and mastiff type breed. The boxer dog coat is in smooth and it will be like tight fitting. The boxer dog is in brindled, white and fawn in colors with or without the white markings. The boxer dogs are brachycephalic means that they have the broad, short skulls.
The boxer dogs will have a square muzzle and a mandibular prognathism means an underbite. Boxer dog will have very strong jaws. Bite very hard on hanging food. The Boxer dog is a breed descended from the old English bull dog. The Bullenbeisser breed which is now extinct, became extinct through cross breeding.
The Boxer dog was a member of the both Kennel Club and the American Kennel Club (AKC) working group. The first Boxer dog was to be found in the year 1895. The Boxer dog was the dog that being the first exhibited in a dog show for St. Bernard in Munich.
Boxer dogs were held to steady as the 7th most popular dog breed in the United States for the 4th year that was based on the AKC statistics in the year 2013.
According to the AKC website the Boxer dog is the 11th most popular dog breed in the United States of America. Boxer dog head is the most distinctive feature for them. The breed standard will dictate that it should be in the perfect proportion to the body. The length of the muzzle to the whole of the head should be the ratio of 1:3.
In boxer dogs folds were always present from the root of the nose on the both sides of the muzzle. The tip of the nose should lie higher than the root of the muzzle. The Boxer dog will slightly prognathous that means the lower jaw protrude beyond the upper jaw. It will bend slightly upwards is called as underbite or an undershot bite.
The Boxer dog is originally a docked and a cropped breed.
Docking is still done in many countries. But due to the pressure from the veterinary associations, the animal rights groups and the general public, that both cropping of the ears and the docking of the tail was prohibited in many countries in the world.
Boxer dogs are not recognized by the breed standard that was laid down by the Kennel Club of the UK.
The American Kennel Club (AKC) of was still permits for cropping the ears. The Boxer dogs were developed in the United Kingdom in the anticipation of the tail docking ban.
A Boxer dogs tail is usually docked before the cartilage is fully formed by 3 to 5 days of age. After the several generations of the controlled breeding Boxer dogs were accepted in the Kennel Club registry in the year 1998. The docking of the tail was not permitted under the breed standard of the Kennel Club UK.
Boxer dog was a short haired breed with the smooth coat that will lies tight to the body.
The Boxer dog was in fawn and in brindle colors. They were frequently with the white color under the belly and white color on the feet. Those white markings were known as flash.
The Boxer dogs won’t carry the gene for the solid black coat color so the purebred black Boxers won’t exist. The Boxers won’t appear black. Actually they were heavily brindled and where the fawn color was completely sealed out by the black striping.
The Boxer dog character is of very important and that will demand the most solicitous.
The Boxer dogs are renowned from the olden times for their great love. It will be very faithful to his master and for the household. Boxer dog was harmless in the family. But it can be very dangerous with strangers.
Boxer dog will be bright and friendly in nature. It is also so friendly of temperament while playing with the kids. They were brave and dedicated with their work. Boxer dogs were very intelligent and it will be willing to tractability, honesty, loyalty, modest and cleanliness. It will make highly desirable family dog and also a cheerful companion.
