Boxer Breed History
Boxer Dog Origin
The Boxer dog breed originates from Germany and finds
its early ancestor to be a mastiff type dog, the large
Molossian Hound. Later, this dog evolved into what was
called the Bullenbeisser. The Bullenbeiszer's roots
go back to Belgium and these ancestors were known as
great hunting and working dogs.
Originally used to hunt wild boar and later used for
working with cattle these dogs eventually diverged into
different types, the smaller of which were called the
Brabanter Bullenbeiszer. After mixing with a forerunner
of the English Bulldog, the dog became what is known
today as the Boxer breed around the mid to late 19th
century. The Boxer dog origin and history becomes well
documented at that point as Boxer dog breed clubs were
formed in Germany in the 1860s.
Boxer Dog Breed History
What we know of as the Boxer today can be traced to
the 1830s when a breeder crossbred the Brabanter Bullenbeiszer
with the English Bulldog, but the Boxer dog breed history
really begins in the 1860s as breeders began to establish
and develop guidelines for the breed. In 1895 the Boxer
Club was formally formed and further improvements were
made to the standards of the Boxer dog breed.
Although initially the Boxer dog breed was generally
white, by 1925 white was not accepted as a proper color
for the breed. In fact, the color of choice now is fawn
and brindle and any dog with more than a third of its
coat white will be disqualified in AKC events.
The Boxer dog breed came to the United States around
the beginning of the 1900s but did not become a popular
dog breed until the 1940s. The breed was first registered
by the American Kennel Club in 1904 and the first Boxer
Champion was recognized in 1915. In 1949 a famous Boxer
dog, Bang Away, won Best in Show at the Westminster
and went on to win 121 more Best in Shows over the course
of six years.
Bang Away became a famous dog, appearing on the front
of magazine such as Life and Esquire. Due to the success
of this one dogComputer Technology Articles, the Boxer
dog breed became very popular in the United States at
the time and continues to be one of the 10 most popular
breeds as determined by the American Kennel Club.
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