What does each club give for Height at the withers in the Boxer?

FCI, Male: 57–63 cm; AKC, Male: 58.4–63.5 cm; UKC, Male: 55.9–63.5 cm; KC, Male: 57–63 cm; CKC, Male: 57.3–63.5 cm; FCI, Female: 53–59 cm; AKC, Female: 54.6–59.7 cm; UKC, Female: 53.3–58.4 cm; KC, Female: 53–59 cm; CKC, Female: 53.3–59.8 cm.

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
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Height at the withers, male	57–63 cm	58.4–63.5 cm	55.9–63.5 cm	57–63 cm	57.3–63.5 cm
Height at the withers, female	53–59 cm	54.6–59.7 cm	53.3–58.4 cm	53–59 cm	53.3–59.8 cm
Weight, male	over 30 kg	No ruling	No ruling	30–32 kg	No ruling
Weight, female	25 kg	No ruling	No ruling	25–27 kg	No ruling
Height to length	1	1	1	1	1
Skull to muzzle	2	2	2	2	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BiteUndershot	Standard (“The Boxer is undershot”)	Standard (“The Boxer bite is undershot”)	Standard (“The Boxer's normal bite is undershot”)	Standard (“Lower jaw undershot, curving slightly upward”)	Standard (“The Boxer is normally undershot”)
Muzzle shapeBlunt	No ruling	Standard (“The broad, blunt muzzle is the distinctive feature”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Ear setHigh	Standard (“set on wide apart on highest part of skull”)	Standard (“Set at the highest points of the sides of the skull”)	Standard (“The ears are set high and far apart”)	Standard (“set wide apart on highest part of skull”)	No ruling
Tail setHigh	Standard (“Set on high rather than low”)	Standard (“The tail is set high”)	Standard (“set high and carried upward”)	Standard (“Set on high and carried upward”)	Standard (“Tail attachment high, rather than low”)
Tail carriageRaised (gay)	No ruling	Standard (“set high, docked, and carried upward”)	Standard (“set high and carried upward”)	Standard (“Set on high and carried upward”)	Standard (“normal length or docked, carried upward”)
ToplineLevel	Standard (“Back: Including loin should be short, firm, straight”)	No ruling	Standard (“the back, including the loin, is short, straight”)	No ruling	No ruling
FeetCat foot	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The feet are small, round, tight and well-cushioned”)	Standard (“Front feet small and cat-like”)	No ruling
ChestDeep	Standard (“Chest: Deep, reaching to elbows”)	No ruling	Standard (“The chest is deep to the elbow”)	Standard (“Chest deep, reaching to elbows”)	No ruling
DewlapNone (clean throat)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Round, of ample length, strong, muscular, clean cut, no dewlap”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
White markings	Alternate (“White markings should not be discarded.”)	Alternate (“White markings, if present... may not exceed one-third of the entire coat”)	Alternate (“White markings are permissible if attractively distributed, but not required.”)	Alternate (“White markings acceptable not exceeding one-third of ground colour.”)	Alternate (“White markings in fawn and brindle dogs are not to be rejected”)
Mask	Standard (“Black mask.”)	Standard (“the otherwise essential black mask”)	Standard (“A black mask is absolutely required.”)	Standard (“Dark mask confined to muzzle”)	Standard (“The dark mask is confined to the muzzle”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Ear cropping	No ruling	Alternate (“the ears are customarily cropped”)	Alternate (“If cropped, they come to a point”)	No ruling	No ruling
Tail docking	No ruling	Standard (“The tail is set high, docked, and carried upward”)	Alternate (“The tail is generally docked”)	Alternate (“Previously customarily docked”)	Alternate (“The tail is of normal length or docked”)
Dewclaw removal	No ruling	Alternate (“The dewclaws may be removed”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternate (“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 Black, White, Red, Gold and Fawn. Standard patterns: Solid, Brindle and Reverse brindle.

Coat: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Black	Standard (“dark or black stripes”)	Standard (“black stripes”)	Standard (“black stripes”)	Standard (“Black stripes”)	Standard (“dark or black stripes”)
White	Standard (“White markings should not be discarded”)	Standard (“White Markings”)	Standard (“White markings are permissible if attractively distributed”)	Standard (“White markings acceptable not exceeding one-third of ground colour”)	Standard (“White markings should not be discarded”)
Red	Standard (“dark deer red”)	Standard (“Fawn shades vary from light tan to mahogany”)	Standard (“a deep dark red”)	Standard (“dark deer red”)	Standard (“dark deer red”)
Gold	Standard (“Fawn comes in various shades from light fawn to dark deer red”)	Standard (“Fawn shades vary from light tan to mahogany”)	Standard (“golden yellow”)	Standard (“Golden Brindle & White”)	Standard (“Various shades from light fawn to dark deer red”)
Fawn	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“fawn”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“Fawn”)
Albino	Fault	Disqualifying	Disqualifying (“Albinism”)	Not recognised	Fault
Patterns
Solid	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“the so-called "plain" fawn or brindle, is perfectly acceptable”)	Standard (“White markings are permissible if attractively distributed, but not required”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“Fawn”)
Brindle	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle”)
Reverse brindle	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle”)
Piebald	Fault (“white markings exceeding one third of the ground colour”)	Disqualifying (“Boxers with a total of white markings exceeding one-third of the entire coat”)	Disqualifying (“White markings that exceed one-third of the entire coat”)	Not recognised	Fault (“white markings exceeding one-third of the ground colour”)
Sable	Fault (“Sooty ground colour”)	No ruling	No ruling	Not recognised	Fault (“Sooty ground colour”)

Eyes: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Dark brown	Standard (“The dark eyes”)	Standard (“Dark brown in color”)	Standard (“dark brown in color”)	Standard (“Dark brown”)	Standard (“The dark eyes”)

Nose: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Black	Standard (“Nose is broad and black”)	Standard (“The nose should be broad and black”)	Standard (“The nose is broad and black”)	Standard (“Nose broad, black”)	Standard (“Nose is broad and black”)
Pink	Fault (“pale nose leather”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“pale nose leather”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Fault: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalised.
Disqualifying: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this colour or pattern.
Not recognised: The club does not accept this colour or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

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

Blackchanges toRust
Coat · With body condition · can change back
Blackchanges toGrey
Coat · Progressive
Blackchanges toBrown
Coat · In the sun · can change back
Whitechanges toRoan
Coat · With age · from 2 weeks
Blackchanges toSnow nose
Nose · With the season · can change back
Blackchanges toPink
Nose · With the season · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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