Boxer Dogs

Boxer dogs are very loyal, brave and are very affectionate.

Boxer dogs are also known for their expressive features.They are powerfully built and do get very excitable. They make excellent guard dogs.

It has been said that boxer dogs can be fun loving and can in many ways be a good family dog.

The general life expectancy of boxer dogs is twelve years.

Their temperaments playful and fun with friends and family, but boxer dogs are wary of strangers.

Germany is where the boxer dogs originated from and this would have been around 1800s

Their ancestor the old bullenbisser was used  for hunting bears and deers.

Boxer dogs today were developed by crossing Danziger and Brabanter Bullenbissers with other Bavarian and other foreign breeds.

The physical characteristics are:-

Head - the top of the skull is slightly arched and lacking deep wrinkles, nose is black and upturned.

Eyes - dark brown in colour, not too deep set

Ears - Thin and wide set

Body - sturdy

Coat - Fawn or brindle in colour, short, shiny and tight to the body

Tail - was traditionally docked