What does each club give for Altura na cernelha 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
Altura na cernelha, male	57–63 cm	58.4–63.5 cm	55.9–63.5 cm	57–63 cm	57.3–63.5 cm
Altura na cernelha, 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
Relação altura/comprimento	1	1	1	1	1
Relação crânio/focinho	2	2	2	2	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
MordeduraPrognatismo inferior	Padrão (“The Boxer is undershot”)	Padrão (“The Boxer bite is undershot”)	Padrão (“The Boxer's normal bite is undershot”)	Padrão (“Lower jaw undershot, curving slightly upward”)	Padrão (“The Boxer is normally undershot”)
Forma do focinhoRombo	No ruling	Padrão (“The broad, blunt muzzle is the distinctive feature”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Inserção das orelhasAlta	Padrão (“set on wide apart on highest part of skull”)	Padrão (“Set at the highest points of the sides of the skull”)	Padrão (“The ears are set high and far apart”)	Padrão (“set wide apart on highest part of skull”)	No ruling
Inserção da caudaAlta	Padrão (“Set on high rather than low”)	Padrão (“The tail is set high”)	Padrão (“set high and carried upward”)	Padrão (“Set on high and carried upward”)	Padrão (“Tail attachment high, rather than low”)
Porte da caudaLevantada (alegre)	No ruling	Padrão (“set high, docked, and carried upward”)	Padrão (“set high and carried upward”)	Padrão (“Set on high and carried upward”)	Padrão (“normal length or docked, carried upward”)
Linha superiorHorizontal	Padrão (“Back: Including loin should be short, firm, straight”)	No ruling	Padrão (“the back, including the loin, is short, straight”)	No ruling	No ruling
PésPé de gato	No ruling	No ruling	Padrão (“The feet are small, round, tight and well-cushioned”)	Padrão (“Front feet small and cat-like”)	No ruling
PeitoProfundo	Padrão (“Chest: Deep, reaching to elbows”)	No ruling	Padrão (“The chest is deep to the elbow”)	Padrão (“Chest deep, reaching to elbows”)	No ruling
PapadaNenhuma (garganta seca)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Padrão (“Round, of ample length, strong, muscular, clean cut, no dewlap”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Marcas brancas	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	Padrão (“Black mask.”)	Padrão (“the otherwise essential black mask”)	Padrão (“A black mask is absolutely required.”)	Padrão (“Dark mask confined to muzzle”)	Padrão (“The dark mask is confined to the muzzle”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Conchectomia (corte de orelhas)	No ruling	Alternativo (“the ears are customarily cropped”)	Alternativo (“If cropped, they come to a point”)	No ruling	No ruling
Caudectomia (corte de cauda)	No ruling	Padrão (“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”)
Remoção dos ergôs	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.

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 Preto, Branco, Vermelho, Dourado e Fulvo. Standard patterns: Sólido, Tigrado e Tigrado reverso.

Pelagem: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Preto	Padrão (“dark or black stripes”)	Padrão (“black stripes”)	Padrão (“black stripes”)	Padrão (“Black stripes”)	Padrão (“dark or black stripes”)
Branco	Padrão (“White markings should not be discarded”)	Padrão (“White Markings”)	Padrão (“White markings are permissible if attractively distributed”)	Padrão (“White markings acceptable not exceeding one-third of ground colour”)	Padrão (“White markings should not be discarded”)
Vermelho	Padrão (“dark deer red”)	Padrão (“Fawn shades vary from light tan to mahogany”)	Padrão (“a deep dark red”)	Padrão (“dark deer red”)	Padrão (“dark deer red”)
Dourado	Padrão (“Fawn comes in various shades from light fawn to dark deer red”)	Padrão (“Fawn shades vary from light tan to mahogany”)	Padrão (“golden yellow”)	Padrão (“Golden Brindle & White”)	Padrão (“Various shades from light fawn to dark deer red”)
Fulvo	Padrão (“Fawn”)	Padrão (“Fawn”)	Padrão (“fawn”)	Padrão (“Fawn”)	Padrão (“Fawn”)
Albino	Falta	Desqualificante	Desqualificante (“Albinism”)	Não reconhecido	Falta
Patterns
Sólido	Padrão (“Fawn”)	Padrão (“the so-called "plain" fawn or brindle, is perfectly acceptable”)	Padrão (“White markings are permissible if attractively distributed, but not required”)	Padrão (“Fawn”)	Padrão (“Fawn”)
Tigrado	Padrão (“brindle”)	Padrão (“Brindle”)	Padrão (“brindle”)	Padrão (“brindle”)	Padrão (“Brindle”)
Tigrado reverso	Padrão (“brindle”)	Padrão (“Brindle”)	Padrão (“brindle”)	Padrão (“brindle”)	Padrão (“Brindle”)
Malhado	Falta (“white markings exceeding one third of the ground colour”)	Desqualificante (“Boxers with a total of white markings exceeding one-third of the entire coat”)	Desqualificante (“White markings that exceed one-third of the entire coat”)	Não reconhecido	Falta (“white markings exceeding one-third of the ground colour”)
Sable	Falta (“Sooty ground colour”)	No ruling	No ruling	Não reconhecido	Falta (“Sooty ground colour”)

Olhos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Castanho-escuro	Padrão (“The dark eyes”)	Padrão (“Dark brown in color”)	Padrão (“dark brown in color”)	Padrão (“Dark brown”)	Padrão (“The dark eyes”)

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

What the rulings mean

Padrão: 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.
Desqualificante: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Não reconhecido: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

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

Pretochanges toFerrugem
Pelagem · Com a condição corporal · can change back
Pretochanges toCinzento
Pelagem · Progressivo
Pretochanges toCastanho
Pelagem · Ao sol · can change back
Brancochanges toRuão
Pelagem · Com a idade · from 2 weeks
Pretochanges toNariz de neve
Nariz · Com a estação · can change back
Pretochanges toRosa
Nariz · Com a estação · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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