Boxer (dog)

  • Group 2: Pinscher and Schnauzer - Molossian breeds - Swiss Mountain and Cattle Dogs
  • Section 2: Molossoid
  • With working trial

Germany

Males: 57-63 cm Bitches: 53-59 cm

Dogs: over 30 kg ( about 60 cm at the withers ) Bitches: about 25 kg ( about 56 cm at the withers )

  • Yellow
  • Brindle

FCI not modern versions:

  • White and Brindle
  • Black

FCI, AKC, CKC, KC, NZKC

The boxer or German boxer is a recognized by the FCI German breed (FCI Group 2, Section 2.1, Standard No. 144).

Origin and History

In the Middle Ages regionally varying Bullenbeißer Beats were grown on dangerous game such as bear and boar hunting in European courts.

As the immediate ancestor of the German boxer applies the Brabant mastiff. The unemployed and become unpopular advent of firearms mastiffs were unified by crossing the related and well bred bulldog and got in line at the Munich term " beer Boxer " the name " German Boxer ". Founded in 1895 in Germany, the Boxer -Klub eV, established in Munich. In 1904 he established the first standard; today the standard is determined by this club and then taken over by the FCI. Since 1924, the German boxer is recognized as a service dog breed. Friederun Stockmann presented with Funny from Dom, who came from their breeding, the foundation for today's Boxer breed.

Worldwide, Boxer clubs have founded. The first was the Boxer - Klub eV seat Munich ( BK), which was founded in 1895. In Switzerland, the Swiss Boxer Club (SBC; founded in 1906 ) resident in Austria, the Austrian Boxer Club ( ÖBK; founded in 1921 ). The International Association Boxer is the Atibox ( Association Technique Internationale du Boxer ), in which the national boxer associations are members. In addition to these "official" clubs with their state and local groups exist in many countries other clubs who have also committed themselves to the German Boxer, such as the International Boxer Club (IBC ) based in Hamburg (founded in 1951).

The state and local chapters of clubs set regularly from dog shows and performance tests. Also, there are both in breeding and in the power being National Championships and World Championships.

Description

The Boxer is a powerful dog of stocky stature with straight, short, tight hair and strong bones. His conformation is square ( height at withers equal to the body length), developed his muscles strong; it stands out vividly. Its appearance is, depending on the constitution, massive or wiry.

Ears and tail are natural, crop is now banned in most of Europe. The tail is high rather than low set. The ears are of appropriate size and put on top of the head to the side, lying close to the head, they extend to the jaw. The eyes are dark, used for coloring the edges of the lids. Overall, the skull of the catch is lean and angular, while wide. The typical feature of the Boxer is of the so-called undershot: ie the lower jaw protrudes beyond the upper jaw. The lips must still lie on one another; the canines of the lower jaw are the rest of beaded upper lip.

The neck is like the head dry, strong, round and muscular. Back and hindquarters are very muscular, the shoulders are not too strong. The front legs should be parallel viewed from the front; the hind legs are straight. The backward elegantly extending lower chest line begins at the level of the elbow and ends in a short, tight, light -reared flanks.

The skin is dry, elastic and without wrinkles, the coat short, hard, glossy and close fitting. The basic color is yellow. Color gradations there from light yellow to dark deer. In the brindle boxers the dark or black brindle ( stripes) from the base color must be distinguishable. It must run in the direction of the ribs. White markings are allowed up to one third of the body surface. Also typical is the black mask, which should not extend beyond the catch.

Nature

The Boxer is described as balanced, calm and confident dog.

Use

As a service dog, the Boxer is rarely used. Today, he is usually found as a family, security, monitoring or sport dog in the tracking search, rescue dogs work and other activities.

Diseases

Boxers are prone to some diseases that are considered in reputable breeding programs. In addition to the well-established in most breeds investigation on Hip Dysplasia (HD ) is this to the exclusion of congenital heart disease and arthritis of the spine ( Spondylarthosen ). They also have an increased risk for the occurrence of tumors, especially from mast cell tumors, and meningitis - arteritis. Also, OCD, a multifactorial disease of the joints with likely genetic predisposition, increasingly occurs when a boxer.

To better understand genetic diseases in dogs, 2006, the complete genome of a boxer was ( limited to the genes) at the Institute for Genomic Research in Rockville, Maryland sequenced and processed cartographic (gene map ).

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