Boxer (dog breed)

Boxer
Fawn boxer, uncropped and undocked
Other names	German Boxer Deutscher Boxer
Origin	Germany
Traits Height Males 56–64 cm (22–25 in)[2] Females 53–61 cm (21–24 in) Weight Males 30–32 kg (66–70 lb)[1] Females 25–27 kg (55–60 lb) Coat short, shiny, smooth, close-lying Colour fawn or brindle, and white Litter size average 6–8 Life span 11.3 years
Kennel club standards VDH standard Fédération Cynologique Internationale standard
Dog (domestic dog)

The Boxer is a medium to large, short-haired dog breed of mastiff-type, developed in Germany. The coat is smooth and tight-fitting; colors are fawn or brindled, with or without white markings. Boxers are brachycephalic (they have broad, short skulls), have a square muzzle, mandibular prognathism (an underbite), very strong jaws, and a powerful bite ideal for hanging on to large prey. The Boxer was bred from the Old English Bulldog and the now extinct Bullenbeisser, which became extinct by crossbreeding rather than by a decadence of the breed. The Boxer is a member of both The Kennel Club and American Kennel Club (AKC) Working Group.^[3]

The first Boxer club was founded in 1895, with Boxers being first exhibited in a dog show for St. Bernards in Munich the next year. Based on 2013 AKC statistics, Boxers held steady as the seventh-most popular breed of dog in the United States for the fourth consecutive year.^[4] According to the AKC's website,^[5] though, the boxer is now the 11th-most popular dog breed in the United States.