The body is squared off, with a strong neck and a high tail.
The boxer dog is a medium breed dog, with a compact and powerful looking body. that it was coined simply because the dogs were “prize fighters.”.that it is a corruption of the word “boxl” or “boxeln,” which were nicknames for one of the Boxer’s ancestors, a now-extinct breed called the Brabanter.that it is a corruption of “beisser,” which means “biter”.Other theories concerning the origin of the name “Boxer” include: The source of the breed’s name is uncertain, although some fanciers speculate that it was coined by an Englishman in reference to the characteristic sparring gestures made with its front legs during play, that remain a hallmark of this breed. They are also used as sensitive seizure-alert dogs and do well in agility, obedience and conformation. Today they are used for military and police work and as a breed is one of the pioneering guide dogs for the blind. Later they became popular theater and circus dogs and were used to carry messages, ammunition and supplies during both World Wars.
In 1894, three Germans took steps to stabilize and exhibit the breed, which they did in Munich in 1895 for the first time and thereby brought Boxers to widespread prominence.īoxers were initially bred to be working, hunting and guard dogs. Years later, early Boxer fanciers used descendants of that Bulldog and the German Bullenbeisser to form the foundation of the modern breed, which was developed to be smaller and lighter than its predecessors.
In the 1850s, a Bulldog (which actually resembled a small Mastiff) was exported from England to Munich.
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