What does each club give for Hauteur au garrot 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
Hauteur au garrot, male	57–63 cm	58.4–63.5 cm	55.9–63.5 cm	57–63 cm	57.3–63.5 cm
Hauteur au garrot, female	53–59 cm	54.6–59.7 cm	53.3–58.4 cm	53–59 cm	53.3–59.8 cm
Poids, male	over 30 kg	No ruling	No ruling	30–32 kg	No ruling
Poids, female	25 kg	No ruling	No ruling	25–27 kg	No ruling
Rapport hauteur/longueur	1	1	1	1	1
Rapport crâne/museau	2	2	2	2	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Articulé dentairePrognathisme inférieur	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”)
Forme du museauObtus	No ruling	Standard (“The broad, blunt muzzle is the distinctive feature”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Attache des oreillesHaute	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
Attache de la queueHaute	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”)
Port de la queueRelevée (gaie)	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”)
Ligne du dessusHorizontale	Standard (“Back: Including loin should be short, firm, straight”)	No ruling	Standard (“the back, including the loin, is short, straight”)	No ruling	No ruling
PiedsPied de chat	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The feet are small, round, tight and well-cushioned”)	Standard (“Front feet small and cat-like”)	No ruling
PoitrineDescendue	Standard (“Chest: Deep, reaching to elbows”)	No ruling	Standard (“The chest is deep to the elbow”)	Standard (“Chest deep, reaching to elbows”)	No ruling
FanonAucun (gorge sèche)	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
Marques blanches	Alternative (“White markings should not be discarded.”)	Alternative (“White markings, if present... may not exceed one-third of the entire coat”)	Alternative (“White markings are permissible if attractively distributed, but not required.”)	Alternative (“White markings acceptable not exceeding one-third of ground colour.”)	Alternative (“White markings in fawn and brindle dogs are not to be rejected”)
Masque	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
Coupe des oreilles	No ruling	Alternative (“the ears are customarily cropped”)	Alternative (“If cropped, they come to a point”)	No ruling	No ruling
Caudectomie (coupe de la queue)	No ruling	Standard (“The tail is set high, docked, and carried upward”)	Alternative (“The tail is generally docked”)	Alternative (“Previously customarily docked”)	Alternative (“The tail is of normal length or docked”)
Ablation des ergots	No ruling	Alternative (“The dewclaws may be removed”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternative (“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 Noir, Blanc, Rouge, Doré et Fauve. Standard patterns: Uni, Bringé et Bringé inversé.

Pelage: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“dark or black stripes”)	Standard (“black stripes”)	Standard (“black stripes”)	Standard (“Black stripes”)	Standard (“dark or black stripes”)
Blanc	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”)
Rouge	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”)
Doré	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”)
Fauve	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“fawn”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“Fawn”)
Albinos	Défaut	Éliminatoire	Éliminatoire (“Albinism”)	Non reconnu	Défaut
Patterns
Uni	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”)
Bringé	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle”)
Bringé inversé	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle”)
Pie	Défaut (“white markings exceeding one third of the ground colour”)	Éliminatoire (“Boxers with a total of white markings exceeding one-third of the entire coat”)	Éliminatoire (“White markings that exceed one-third of the entire coat”)	Non reconnu	Défaut (“white markings exceeding one-third of the ground colour”)
Fauve charbonné	Défaut (“Sooty ground colour”)	No ruling	No ruling	Non reconnu	Défaut (“Sooty ground colour”)

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

Truffe: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	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”)
Rose	Défaut (“pale nose leather”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“pale nose leather”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Défaut: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Éliminatoire: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Non reconnu: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

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

Noirchanges toRouille
Pelage · Avec l'état corporel · can change back
Noirchanges toGris
Pelage · Progressif
Noirchanges toMarron
Pelage · Au soleil · can change back
Blancchanges toRouan
Pelage · Avec l'âge · from 2 weeks
Noirchanges toNez de neige
Truffe · Avec la saison · can change back
Noirchanges toRose
Truffe · Avec la saison · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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