בוקסר 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
| Measure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| גובה בשכם, male | 57–63 cm | 58.4–63.5 cm | 55.9–63.5 cm | 57–63 cm | 57.3–63.5 cm |
| גובה בשכם, female | 53–59 cm | 54.6–59.7 cm | 53.3–58.4 cm | 53–59 cm | 53.3–59.8 cm |
| משקל, male | over 30 kg | No ruling | No ruling | 30–32 kg | No ruling |
| משקל, female | 25 kg | No ruling | No ruling | 25–27 kg | No ruling |
| יחס גובה לאורך | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| יחס גולגולת ללוע | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | No ruling |
Conformation
| Form | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| נשיכהתת-נשיכה | תקני (“The Boxer is undershot”) | תקני (“The Boxer bite is undershot”) | תקני (“The Boxer's normal bite is undershot”) | תקני (“Lower jaw undershot, curving slightly upward”) | תקני (“The Boxer is normally undershot”) |
| צורת הלועקהה | No ruling | תקני (“The broad, blunt muzzle is the distinctive feature”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| מיקום האוזנייםגבוה | תקני (“set on wide apart on highest part of skull”) | תקני (“Set at the highest points of the sides of the skull”) | תקני (“The ears are set high and far apart”) | תקני (“set wide apart on highest part of skull”) | No ruling |
| מיקום הזנבגבוה | תקני (“Set on high rather than low”) | תקני (“The tail is set high”) | תקני (“set high and carried upward”) | תקני (“Set on high and carried upward”) | תקני (“Tail attachment high, rather than low”) |
| נשיאת הזנבמורם | No ruling | תקני (“set high, docked, and carried upward”) | תקני (“set high and carried upward”) | תקני (“Set on high and carried upward”) | תקני (“normal length or docked, carried upward”) |
| קו הגבמאוזן | תקני (“Back: Including loin should be short, firm, straight”) | No ruling | תקני (“the back, including the loin, is short, straight”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| צורת כף הרגלרגל חתול | No ruling | No ruling | תקני (“The feet are small, round, tight and well-cushioned”) | תקני (“Front feet small and cat-like”) | No ruling |
| חזהעמוק | תקני (“Chest: Deep, reaching to elbows”) | No ruling | תקני (“The chest is deep to the elbow”) | תקני (“Chest deep, reaching to elbows”) | No ruling |
| עור גרון רפויאין (גרון נקי) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | תקני (“Round, of ample length, strong, muscular, clean cut, no dewlap”) | No ruling |
Markings
| Marking | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| סימנים לבנים | חלופי (“White markings should not be discarded.”) | חלופי (“White markings, if present... may not exceed one-third of the entire coat”) | חלופי (“White markings are permissible if attractively distributed, but not required.”) | חלופי (“White markings acceptable not exceeding one-third of ground colour.”) | חלופי (“White markings in fawn and brindle dogs are not to be rejected”) |
| מסכה | תקני (“Black mask.”) | תקני (“the otherwise essential black mask”) | תקני (“A black mask is absolutely required.”) | תקני (“Dark mask confined to muzzle”) | תקני (“The dark mask is confined to the muzzle”) |
Cropping, docking and other procedures
| Procedure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| קיצוץ אוזניים | No ruling | חלופי (“the ears are customarily cropped”) | חלופי (“If cropped, they come to a point”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| קיצוץ זנב | No ruling | תקני (“The tail is set high, docked, and carried upward”) | חלופי (“The tail is generally docked”) | חלופי (“Previously customarily docked”) | חלופי (“The tail is of normal length or docked”) |
| הסרת אצבע זאב | No ruling | חלופי (“The dewclaws may be removed”) | No ruling | No ruling | חלופי (“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.
בוקסר colors and patterns
What each club's breed standard says about every בוקסר color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.
Breed standards describe the בוקסר in שחור, לבן, אדום, זהב וחום-צהבהב. Standard patterns: אחיד, ברינדל וברינדל הפוך.
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| שחור | תקני (“dark or black stripes”) | תקני (“black stripes”) | תקני (“black stripes”) | תקני (“Black stripes”) | תקני (“dark or black stripes”) |
| לבן | תקני (“White markings should not be discarded”) | תקני (“White Markings”) | תקני (“White markings are permissible if attractively distributed”) | תקני (“White markings acceptable not exceeding one-third of ground colour”) | תקני (“White markings should not be discarded”) |
| אדום | תקני (“dark deer red”) | תקני (“Fawn shades vary from light tan to mahogany”) | תקני (“a deep dark red”) | תקני (“dark deer red”) | תקני (“dark deer red”) |
| זהב | תקני (“Fawn comes in various shades from light fawn to dark deer red”) | תקני (“Fawn shades vary from light tan to mahogany”) | תקני (“golden yellow”) | תקני (“Golden Brindle & White”) | תקני (“Various shades from light fawn to dark deer red”) |
| חום-צהבהב | תקני (“Fawn”) | תקני (“Fawn”) | תקני (“fawn”) | תקני (“Fawn”) | תקני (“Fawn”) |
| לבקן | פגם | פוסל | פוסל (“Albinism”) | לא מוכר | פגם |
| Patterns | |||||
| אחיד | תקני (“Fawn”) | תקני (“the so-called "plain" fawn or brindle, is perfectly acceptable”) | תקני (“White markings are permissible if attractively distributed, but not required”) | תקני (“Fawn”) | תקני (“Fawn”) |
| ברינדל | תקני (“brindle”) | תקני (“Brindle”) | תקני (“brindle”) | תקני (“brindle”) | תקני (“Brindle”) |
| ברינדל הפוך | תקני (“brindle”) | תקני (“Brindle”) | תקני (“brindle”) | תקני (“brindle”) | תקני (“Brindle”) |
| טלוא | פגם (“white markings exceeding one third of the ground colour”) | פוסל (“Boxers with a total of white markings exceeding one-third of the entire coat”) | פוסל (“White markings that exceed one-third of the entire coat”) | לא מוכר | פגם (“white markings exceeding one-third of the ground colour”) |
| סייבל | פגם (“Sooty ground colour”) | No ruling | No ruling | לא מוכר | פגם (“Sooty ground colour”) |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| חום כהה | תקני (“The dark eyes”) | תקני (“Dark brown in color”) | תקני (“dark brown in color”) | תקני (“Dark brown”) | תקני (“The dark eyes”) |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| שחור | תקני (“Nose is broad and black”) | תקני (“The nose should be broad and black”) | תקני (“The nose is broad and black”) | תקני (“Nose broad, black”) | תקני (“Nose is broad and black”) |
| ורוד | פגם (“pale nose leather”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | פגם (“pale nose leather”) |
What the rulings mean
- תקני
- Described by the club's breed standard.
- פגם
- Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
- פוסל
- The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
- לא מוכר
- The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.
Color changes
How a בוקסר's colors can change over its life.
שחורchanges toחלודה
פרווה · עם מצב הגוף · can change back
שחורchanges toאפור
פרווה · מתקדם
שחורchanges toחום
פרווה · בשמש · can change back
לבןchanges toרואן
פרווה · עם הגיל · from 2 weeks
שחורchanges toאף שלג
אף · עם העונה · can change back
שחורchanges toורוד
אף · עם העונה · can change back
Sources
Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.