Boxer (dog)

Boxer
Alternative names
German Boxer Deutscher Boxer
Country of origin
Germany
Classification
FCI: Group 2 Section 2 AKC: Working ANKC: Group 6 (Utility) CKC: Group 3 - Working Dogs KC(UK): Working NZKC: Utility
Breed standards (external links)
FCI, AKC, ANKC, KC(UK), NZKC

Boxers are a breed of stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dog with a fawn or brindled coat and square-jawed muzzle. Boxers can be almost completely white, but these are rare. They were developed in Germany in the mid-1800s.

Cropping of the tail and ears remains popular, although it is now prohibited in most European breed standards.

An adult boxer typically weighs about 31 kg and is about 58 cm tall at the withers.