Boxer Puppies Blog

Boxer is a dog that was developed to be working breed during the latter part of 19th century in Germany. It falls under the kin of bull breeds that includes but not limited to Bulldog, Dogue de Bordeaux and Bull Terrier.

During the Boxer’s early existence that lasted only about 100 years, it was able to leave its hints as it was portrayed on the old embroidery from the 16th and 17th centuries. By then, it was suspected that they came from the huge Mastiff-type of dogs or Bullenbeissers as they were called. This term is a German word that means “bull biter”.

1880s was the birth of the modern Boxer and George Alt was responsible for this. He lived in Munich and he brought in a brindle bullenbiesser from France which he named Flora. It was not confirmed whether the name of the breed was from the altered form of “beisser” or it is in relation to the habit of the dog to fighting by the means of its front paws and for that they were skillfully trained to do some police work and took part in the German military for the duration of World War I as they serve as a messenger and scouts.

The first registration of Boxer to American Kennel Club was in 1904 but this breed did not prosper at once for people seem to have an aversion to the dogs that arise during the World War I. But in 1940s and 1950s it started to build its name when Bang Away, a Boxer dog, acquired the title Best in Show at Westminster, this dog never rode in the cargo of the plane instead it was allowed to join the cabin. This victory of the breed in banging the title was followed 20 years later by Ch. Arriba’s Prima Donna.

The difference between the early and today’s boxer is that the latter is more polish and sophisticated compared to the former but was able to carry their being strong, fearless and smart. As a matter of fact, it ranks 7th in the registration of AKC.

We have already mentioned the genetic origins of the Boxer breeds in a pervious article.

Now, I would like to focus on the ‘new’ Boxer in Germany.  After George Alt created the recently known Boxer, it started to gain popularity. The first German Boxer Club was established in 1986 and the group published the Boxer standard in 1902. The standard doesn’t allow fully white ones as this type is prone to deafness and would be too risky to carry it in the genes. AKC recognizes the Boxers since the year of 1904.

Cropped ears and docked tail are quite popular in many countries, however, prohibited in other ones. Cropped ears are not allowed in the UK, Asutralia and Scandinavia; and docked tail is prohibited in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.