United Pet Club

Boxer breed standards compared

Each column is one club's published standard. An empty cell means the club says nothing on that point in our records.

Clubs compared: FCI, AKC, UKC, KC, CKC.

Size

Size
MeasureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Widerristhöhe, male57–63 cm58.4–63.5 cm55.9–63.5 cm57–63 cm57.3–63.5 cm
Widerristhöhe, female53–59 cm54.6–59.7 cm53.3–58.4 cm53–59 cm53.3–59.8 cm
Gewicht, maleover 30 kgNo rulingNo ruling30–32 kgNo ruling
Gewicht, female25 kgNo rulingNo ruling25–27 kgNo ruling
Verhältnis Höhe zu Länge11111
Verhältnis Schädel zu Schnauze2222No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
BissVorbissStandardgemäss (“The Boxer is undershot”)Standardgemäss (“The Boxer bite is undershot”)Standardgemäss (“The Boxer's normal bite is undershot”)Standardgemäss (“Lower jaw undershot, curving slightly upward”)Standardgemäss (“The Boxer is normally undershot”)
SchnauzenformStumpfNo rulingStandardgemäss (“The broad, blunt muzzle is the distinctive feature”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
OhransatzHochStandardgemäss (“set on wide apart on highest part of skull”)Standardgemäss (“Set at the highest points of the sides of the skull”)Standardgemäss (“The ears are set high and far apart”)Standardgemäss (“set wide apart on highest part of skull”)No ruling
SchwanzansatzHochStandardgemäss (“Set on high rather than low”)Standardgemäss (“The tail is set high”)Standardgemäss (“set high and carried upward”)Standardgemäss (“Set on high and carried upward”)Standardgemäss (“Tail attachment high, rather than low”)
SchwanzhaltungHoch getragen (fröhlich)No rulingStandardgemäss (“set high, docked, and carried upward”)Standardgemäss (“set high and carried upward”)Standardgemäss (“Set on high and carried upward”)Standardgemäss (“normal length or docked, carried upward”)
RückenlinieGeradeStandardgemäss (“Back: Including loin should be short, firm, straight”)No rulingStandardgemäss (“the back, including the loin, is short, straight”)No rulingNo ruling
PfotenKatzenpfoteNo rulingNo rulingStandardgemäss (“The feet are small, round, tight and well-cushioned”)Standardgemäss (“Front feet small and cat-like”)No ruling
BrustTiefStandardgemäss (“Chest: Deep, reaching to elbows”)No rulingStandardgemäss (“The chest is deep to the elbow”)Standardgemäss (“Chest deep, reaching to elbows”)No ruling
WammeKeine (trockene Kehle)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandardgemäss (“Round, of ample length, strong, muscular, clean cut, no dewlap”)No ruling

Markings

Markings
MarkingFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Weisse AbzeichenAlternativ (“White markings should not be discarded.”)Alternativ (“White markings, if present... may not exceed one-third of the entire coat”)Alternativ (“White markings are permissible if attractively distributed, but not required.”)Alternativ (“White markings acceptable not exceeding one-third of ground colour.”)Alternativ (“White markings in fawn and brindle dogs are not to be rejected”)
MaskeStandardgemäss (“Black mask.”)Standardgemäss (“the otherwise essential black mask”)Standardgemäss (“A black mask is absolutely required.”)Standardgemäss (“Dark mask confined to muzzle”)Standardgemäss (“The dark mask is confined to the muzzle”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Kupieren der OhrenNo rulingAlternativ (“the ears are customarily cropped”)Alternativ (“If cropped, they come to a point”)No rulingNo ruling
Kupieren des SchwanzesNo rulingStandardgemäss (“The tail is set high, docked, and carried upward”)Alternativ (“The tail is generally docked”)Alternativ (“Previously customarily docked”)Alternativ (“The tail is of normal length or docked”)
Entfernen der WolfskrallenNo rulingAlternativ (“The dewclaws may be removed”)No rulingNo rulingAlternativ (“Dewclaws, if any, may be removed”)

The law on these procedures differs by country. A listing here says nothing about whether one is legal where you live.

Boxer colors and patterns

What each club's breed standard says about every Boxer color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.

Breed standards describe the Boxer in Schwarz, Weiss, Rot, Gold und Rehfarben. Standard patterns: Einfarbig, Gestromt und Dunkel gestromt.

Fell: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
SchwarzStandardgemäss (“dark or black stripes”)Standardgemäss (“black stripes”)Standardgemäss (“black stripes”)Standardgemäss (“Black stripes”)Standardgemäss (“dark or black stripes”)
WeissStandardgemäss (“White markings should not be discarded”)Standardgemäss (“White Markings”)Standardgemäss (“White markings are permissible if attractively distributed”)Standardgemäss (“White markings acceptable not exceeding one-third of ground colour”)Standardgemäss (“White markings should not be discarded”)
RotStandardgemäss (“dark deer red”)Standardgemäss (“Fawn shades vary from light tan to mahogany”)Standardgemäss (“a deep dark red”)Standardgemäss (“dark deer red”)Standardgemäss (“dark deer red”)
GoldStandardgemäss (“Fawn comes in various shades from light fawn to dark deer red”)Standardgemäss (“Fawn shades vary from light tan to mahogany”)Standardgemäss (“golden yellow”)Standardgemäss (“Golden Brindle & White”)Standardgemäss (“Various shades from light fawn to dark deer red”)
RehfarbenStandardgemäss (“Fawn”)Standardgemäss (“Fawn”)Standardgemäss (“fawn”)Standardgemäss (“Fawn”)Standardgemäss (“Fawn”)
AlbinoFehlerDisqualifizierendDisqualifizierend (“Albinism”)Nicht anerkanntFehler
Patterns
EinfarbigStandardgemäss (“Fawn”)Standardgemäss (“the so-called "plain" fawn or brindle, is perfectly acceptable”)Standardgemäss (“White markings are permissible if attractively distributed, but not required”)Standardgemäss (“Fawn”)Standardgemäss (“Fawn”)
GestromtStandardgemäss (“brindle”)Standardgemäss (“Brindle”)Standardgemäss (“brindle”)Standardgemäss (“brindle”)Standardgemäss (“Brindle”)
Dunkel gestromtStandardgemäss (“brindle”)Standardgemäss (“Brindle”)Standardgemäss (“brindle”)Standardgemäss (“brindle”)Standardgemäss (“Brindle”)
GeschecktFehler (“white markings exceeding one third of the ground colour”)Disqualifizierend (“Boxers with a total of white markings exceeding one-third of the entire coat”)Disqualifizierend (“White markings that exceed one-third of the entire coat”)Nicht anerkanntFehler (“white markings exceeding one-third of the ground colour”)
ZobelFehler (“Sooty ground colour”)No rulingNo rulingNicht anerkanntFehler (“Sooty ground colour”)
Augen: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
DunkelbraunStandardgemäss (“The dark eyes”)Standardgemäss (“Dark brown in color”)Standardgemäss (“dark brown in color”)Standardgemäss (“Dark brown”)Standardgemäss (“The dark eyes”)
Nase: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
SchwarzStandardgemäss (“Nose is broad and black”)Standardgemäss (“The nose should be broad and black”)Standardgemäss (“The nose is broad and black”)Standardgemäss (“Nose broad, black”)Standardgemäss (“Nose is broad and black”)
RosaFehler (“pale nose leather”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingFehler (“pale nose leather”)

What the rulings mean

Standardgemäss
Described by the club's breed standard.
Fehler
Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Disqualifizierend
The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Nicht anerkannt
The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Boxer's colors can change over its life.

  • Schwarzchanges toRostrot

    Fell · Mit dem Körperzustand · can change back

  • Schwarzchanges toGrau

    Fell · Fortschreitend

  • Schwarzchanges toBraun

    Fell · In der Sonne · can change back

  • Weisschanges toStichelschimmel

    Fell · Mit dem Alter · from 2 weeks

  • Schwarzchanges toSchneenase

    Nase · Mit der Jahreszeit · can change back

  • Schwarzchanges toRosa

    Nase · Mit der Jahreszeit · can change back

Sources

Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.

Published standards

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