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
Marmagasság, male57–63 cm58.4–63.5 cm55.9–63.5 cm57–63 cm57.3–63.5 cm
Marmagasság, female53–59 cm54.6–59.7 cm53.3–58.4 cm53–59 cm53.3–59.8 cm
Testtömeg, maleover 30 kgNo rulingNo ruling30–32 kgNo ruling
Testtömeg, female25 kgNo rulingNo ruling25–27 kgNo ruling
Magasság-hossz arány11111
Koponya-arcorri arány2222No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
HarapásElőreharapásStandard szerinti (“The Boxer is undershot”)Standard szerinti (“The Boxer bite is undershot”)Standard szerinti (“The Boxer's normal bite is undershot”)Standard szerinti (“Lower jaw undershot, curving slightly upward”)Standard szerinti (“The Boxer is normally undershot”)
Arcorri rész formájaTompaNo rulingStandard szerinti (“The broad, blunt muzzle is the distinctive feature”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
FültűzésMagasanStandard szerinti (“set on wide apart on highest part of skull”)Standard szerinti (“Set at the highest points of the sides of the skull”)Standard szerinti (“The ears are set high and far apart”)Standard szerinti (“set wide apart on highest part of skull”)No ruling
FaroktűzésMagasanStandard szerinti (“Set on high rather than low”)Standard szerinti (“The tail is set high”)Standard szerinti (“set high and carried upward”)Standard szerinti (“Set on high and carried upward”)Standard szerinti (“Tail attachment high, rather than low”)
FaroktartásFelemeltNo rulingStandard szerinti (“set high, docked, and carried upward”)Standard szerinti (“set high and carried upward”)Standard szerinti (“Set on high and carried upward”)Standard szerinti (“normal length or docked, carried upward”)
HátvonalEgyenesStandard szerinti (“Back: Including loin should be short, firm, straight”)No rulingStandard szerinti (“the back, including the loin, is short, straight”)No rulingNo ruling
MancsokMacskalábNo rulingNo rulingStandard szerinti (“The feet are small, round, tight and well-cushioned”)Standard szerinti (“Front feet small and cat-like”)No ruling
MellkasMélyStandard szerinti (“Chest: Deep, reaching to elbows”)No rulingStandard szerinti (“The chest is deep to the elbow”)Standard szerinti (“Chest deep, reaching to elbows”)No ruling
LebernyegNincs (tiszta torok)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard szerinti (“Round, of ample length, strong, muscular, clean cut, no dewlap”)No ruling

Markings

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

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
FülkurtításNo rulingAlternatív (“the ears are customarily cropped”)Alternatív (“If cropped, they come to a point”)No rulingNo ruling
FarokkurtításNo rulingStandard szerinti (“The tail is set high, docked, and carried upward”)Alternatív (“The tail is generally docked”)Alternatív (“Previously customarily docked”)Alternatív (“The tail is of normal length or docked”)
Farkaskarom-eltávolításNo rulingAlternatív (“The dewclaws may be removed”)No rulingNo rulingAlternatív (“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 Fekete, Fehér, Vörös, Arany és Őzbarna. Standard patterns: Egyszínű, Csíkos és Fordított csíkos.

Szőrzet: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
FeketeStandard szerinti (“dark or black stripes”)Standard szerinti (“black stripes”)Standard szerinti (“black stripes”)Standard szerinti (“Black stripes”)Standard szerinti (“dark or black stripes”)
FehérStandard szerinti (“White markings should not be discarded”)Standard szerinti (“White Markings”)Standard szerinti (“White markings are permissible if attractively distributed”)Standard szerinti (“White markings acceptable not exceeding one-third of ground colour”)Standard szerinti (“White markings should not be discarded”)
VörösStandard szerinti (“dark deer red”)Standard szerinti (“Fawn shades vary from light tan to mahogany”)Standard szerinti (“a deep dark red”)Standard szerinti (“dark deer red”)Standard szerinti (“dark deer red”)
AranyStandard szerinti (“Fawn comes in various shades from light fawn to dark deer red”)Standard szerinti (“Fawn shades vary from light tan to mahogany”)Standard szerinti (“golden yellow”)Standard szerinti (“Golden Brindle & White”)Standard szerinti (“Various shades from light fawn to dark deer red”)
ŐzbarnaStandard szerinti (“Fawn”)Standard szerinti (“Fawn”)Standard szerinti (“fawn”)Standard szerinti (“Fawn”)Standard szerinti (“Fawn”)
AlbínóHibaKizáróKizáró (“Albinism”)Nem elismertHiba
Patterns
EgyszínűStandard szerinti (“Fawn”)Standard szerinti (“the so-called "plain" fawn or brindle, is perfectly acceptable”)Standard szerinti (“White markings are permissible if attractively distributed, but not required”)Standard szerinti (“Fawn”)Standard szerinti (“Fawn”)
CsíkosStandard szerinti (“brindle”)Standard szerinti (“Brindle”)Standard szerinti (“brindle”)Standard szerinti (“brindle”)Standard szerinti (“Brindle”)
Fordított csíkosStandard szerinti (“brindle”)Standard szerinti (“Brindle”)Standard szerinti (“brindle”)Standard szerinti (“brindle”)Standard szerinti (“Brindle”)
FoltosHiba (“white markings exceeding one third of the ground colour”)Kizáró (“Boxers with a total of white markings exceeding one-third of the entire coat”)Kizáró (“White markings that exceed one-third of the entire coat”)Nem elismertHiba (“white markings exceeding one-third of the ground colour”)
CobolyHiba (“Sooty ground colour”)No rulingNo rulingNem elismertHiba (“Sooty ground colour”)
Szemek: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
SötétbarnaStandard szerinti (“The dark eyes”)Standard szerinti (“Dark brown in color”)Standard szerinti (“dark brown in color”)Standard szerinti (“Dark brown”)Standard szerinti (“The dark eyes”)
Orr: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
FeketeStandard szerinti (“Nose is broad and black”)Standard szerinti (“The nose should be broad and black”)Standard szerinti (“The nose is broad and black”)Standard szerinti (“Nose broad, black”)Standard szerinti (“Nose is broad and black”)
RózsaszínHiba (“pale nose leather”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingHiba (“pale nose leather”)

What the rulings mean

Standard szerinti
Described by the club's breed standard.
Hiba
Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Kizáró
The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Nem elismert
The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

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

  • Feketechanges toRozsdavörös

    Szőrzet · Testi állapottal · can change back

  • Feketechanges toSzürke

    Szőrzet · Progresszív

  • Feketechanges toBarna

    Szőrzet · Napon · can change back

  • Fehérchanges toDeres

    Szőrzet · Korral · from 2 weeks

  • Feketechanges toHóorr

    Orr · Évszakkal · can change back

  • Feketechanges toRózsaszín

    Orr · Évszakkal · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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