Should you get a Boxer Dog?
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The boxer dog breed originated
in Germany in the late 1890’s. It is not clear where they get their name, but some believe it comes from their tendency to stand on their back legs and “box” with their front paws. Boxers are a descendant of a now-extinct dog breed called the Bullenbeisser.
There were 3 sizes of Bullenbeisser.
They were eventually developed into 3 separate breeds.
The heavy Bullenbeisser-Mastiff
The large Bullenbeisser crossed with the Deerhound-Great Dane
The small Bullenbeisser crossed with Bulldog-Boxer
Before breeding Boxers
with Bulldogs in the mid-1800’s all early Boxer dogs were either fawn or brindle in color with a black mask. After Bulldog DNA was introduced – the first white Boxers appeared.
Boxers have perpetual energy
they are always ready to go-run, play and jump. They NEED exercise-crave it. Boxers stay “puppies” playful and energetic for a long time. It may take about three years for them to start to calm down a bit!
According to FCI Breed Standard
the Boxer dog can reach up to 25 inches in height and up to 80 pounds in weight. Accepted coat colors are:
“Fawn or brindle: Fawn comes in various shades from light
fawn to dark deer red but the most attractive shades are in the middle
range (red fawn). Black mask. The brindle variety: fawn background
of varying shades has dark or black stripes running parallel to ribs.”
“White markings, if present, should be of such distribution as to enhance the dog’s appearance, but may not exceed one-third of the entire coat.”
A white Boxer dogs not meet breed standard for coat color.
Are White Boxers Pure Bred?
Up to 25% of all Boxer puppies are born white. They are not albino. While it is true that they may suffer from additional health problems (deafness)-70-75% are born without health issues.
Growing Up Boxer Dog
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In this Same Research
the Boxer ranks 21 out of 124 breeds in aggression towards other UNFAMILIAR dogs. They also rank high, 39th, in aggression towards UNFAMILIAR humans. Essentially, if a strange dog or person approaches their territory they are likely to react with barking, growling or bearing of teeth, and in extreme cases, snapping, biting or lunging.
Boxer Humor!
In the Landmark Book
entitled, “The Intelligence of Dogs”, professor Stanley Coren researched and documented the intelligence of over 130 different dog breeds. In his book, the Boxer ranks 48th out of 138 breeds in working/obedience intelligence. Essentially this means they will learn new commands in 25 to 40 repetitions and obey first commands more than 50% of the time. This puts them in the “average working and obedience intelligence” category. In contrast, the most intelligent breeds will learn the same command in 5 repetitions or less and the least intelligent, 80-100 repetitions!
There is no such thing as a black
PUREBRED Boxer. They do not have the genes to produce an all black coat. You may see a very dark reverse brindle coat-but never pure black.
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Boxer Dog Breed Infographic – Fast facts about this great dog breed.
