What does each club give for Altura a la cruz in the Bóxer?

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.

Bóxer 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
Altura a la cruz, male	57–63 cm	58.4–63.5 cm	55.9–63.5 cm	57–63 cm	57.3–63.5 cm
Altura a la cruz, female	53–59 cm	54.6–59.7 cm	53.3–58.4 cm	53–59 cm	53.3–59.8 cm
Peso, male	over 30 kg	No ruling	No ruling	30–32 kg	No ruling
Peso, female	25 kg	No ruling	No ruling	25–27 kg	No ruling
Relación altura-longitud	1	1	1	1	1
Relación cráneo-hocico	2	2	2	2	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
MordidaPrognatismo inferior	Estándar (“The Boxer is undershot”)	Estándar (“The Boxer bite is undershot”)	Estándar (“The Boxer's normal bite is undershot”)	Estándar (“Lower jaw undershot, curving slightly upward”)	Estándar (“The Boxer is normally undershot”)
Forma del hocicoRomo	No ruling	Estándar (“The broad, blunt muzzle is the distinctive feature”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Inserción de las orejasAlta	Estándar (“set on wide apart on highest part of skull”)	Estándar (“Set at the highest points of the sides of the skull”)	Estándar (“The ears are set high and far apart”)	Estándar (“set wide apart on highest part of skull”)	No ruling
Inserción de la colaAlta	Estándar (“Set on high rather than low”)	Estándar (“The tail is set high”)	Estándar (“set high and carried upward”)	Estándar (“Set on high and carried upward”)	Estándar (“Tail attachment high, rather than low”)
Porte de la colaLevantada (alegre)	No ruling	Estándar (“set high, docked, and carried upward”)	Estándar (“set high and carried upward”)	Estándar (“Set on high and carried upward”)	Estándar (“normal length or docked, carried upward”)
Línea superiorHorizontal	Estándar (“Back: Including loin should be short, firm, straight”)	No ruling	Estándar (“the back, including the loin, is short, straight”)	No ruling	No ruling
PiesPie de gato	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“The feet are small, round, tight and well-cushioned”)	Estándar (“Front feet small and cat-like”)	No ruling
PechoProfundo	Estándar (“Chest: Deep, reaching to elbows”)	No ruling	Estándar (“The chest is deep to the elbow”)	Estándar (“Chest deep, reaching to elbows”)	No ruling
PapadaNinguna (cuello seco)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Round, of ample length, strong, muscular, clean cut, no dewlap”)	No ruling

Markings

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

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Corte de orejas	No ruling	Alternativo (“the ears are customarily cropped”)	Alternativo (“If cropped, they come to a point”)	No ruling	No ruling
Caudectomía (corte de cola)	No ruling	Estándar (“The tail is set high, docked, and carried upward”)	Alternativo (“The tail is generally docked”)	Alternativo (“Previously customarily docked”)	Alternativo (“The tail is of normal length or docked”)
Extirpación de los espolones	No ruling	Alternativo (“The dewclaws may be removed”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“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.

Bóxer colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Bóxer in Negro, Blanco, Rojo, Dorado y Leonado. Standard patterns: Unicolor, Atigrado y Atigrado inverso.

Pelaje: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“dark or black stripes”)	Estándar (“black stripes”)	Estándar (“black stripes”)	Estándar (“Black stripes”)	Estándar (“dark or black stripes”)
Blanco	Estándar (“White markings should not be discarded”)	Estándar (“White Markings”)	Estándar (“White markings are permissible if attractively distributed”)	Estándar (“White markings acceptable not exceeding one-third of ground colour”)	Estándar (“White markings should not be discarded”)
Rojo	Estándar (“dark deer red”)	Estándar (“Fawn shades vary from light tan to mahogany”)	Estándar (“a deep dark red”)	Estándar (“dark deer red”)	Estándar (“dark deer red”)
Dorado	Estándar (“Fawn comes in various shades from light fawn to dark deer red”)	Estándar (“Fawn shades vary from light tan to mahogany”)	Estándar (“golden yellow”)	Estándar (“Golden Brindle & White”)	Estándar (“Various shades from light fawn to dark deer red”)
Leonado	Estándar (“Fawn”)	Estándar (“Fawn”)	Estándar (“fawn”)	Estándar (“Fawn”)	Estándar (“Fawn”)
Albino	Falta	Descalificante	Descalificante (“Albinism”)	No reconocido	Falta
Patterns
Unicolor	Estándar (“Fawn”)	Estándar (“the so-called "plain" fawn or brindle, is perfectly acceptable”)	Estándar (“White markings are permissible if attractively distributed, but not required”)	Estándar (“Fawn”)	Estándar (“Fawn”)
Atigrado	Estándar (“brindle”)	Estándar (“Brindle”)	Estándar (“brindle”)	Estándar (“brindle”)	Estándar (“Brindle”)
Atigrado inverso	Estándar (“brindle”)	Estándar (“Brindle”)	Estándar (“brindle”)	Estándar (“brindle”)	Estándar (“Brindle”)
Manchado	Falta (“white markings exceeding one third of the ground colour”)	Descalificante (“Boxers with a total of white markings exceeding one-third of the entire coat”)	Descalificante (“White markings that exceed one-third of the entire coat”)	No reconocido	Falta (“white markings exceeding one-third of the ground colour”)
Sable	Falta (“Sooty ground colour”)	No ruling	No ruling	No reconocido	Falta (“Sooty ground colour”)

Ojos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Marrón oscuro	Estándar (“The dark eyes”)	Estándar (“Dark brown in color”)	Estándar (“dark brown in color”)	Estándar (“Dark brown”)	Estándar (“The dark eyes”)

Nariz: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“Nose is broad and black”)	Estándar (“The nose should be broad and black”)	Estándar (“The nose is broad and black”)	Estándar (“Nose broad, black”)	Estándar (“Nose is broad and black”)
Rosa	Falta (“pale nose leather”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“pale nose leather”)

What the rulings mean

Estándar: Described by the club's breed standard.
Falta: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Descalificante: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
No reconocido: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

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

Negrochanges toÓxido
Pelaje · Con el estado corporal · can change back
Negrochanges toGris
Pelaje · Progresivo
Negrochanges toMarrón
Pelaje · Al sol · can change back
Blancochanges toRoano
Pelaje · Con la edad · from 2 weeks
Negrochanges toNariz de nieve
Nariz · Con la estación · can change back
Negrochanges toRosa
Nariz · Con la estación · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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