What does each club give for Înălțimea la greabăn 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
Înălțimea la greabăn, male	57–63 cm	58.4–63.5 cm	55.9–63.5 cm	57–63 cm	57.3–63.5 cm
Înălțimea la greabăn, female	53–59 cm	54.6–59.7 cm	53.3–58.4 cm	53–59 cm	53.3–59.8 cm
Greutate, male	over 30 kg	No ruling	No ruling	30–32 kg	No ruling
Greutate, female	25 kg	No ruling	No ruling	25–27 kg	No ruling
Raport înălțime/lungime	1	1	1	1	1
Raport craniu/bot	2	2	2	2	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
MușcăturăPrognatism inferior	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”)
Forma botuluiBont	No ruling	Standard (“The broad, blunt muzzle is the distinctive feature”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Inserția urechilorÎnaltă	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
Inserția coziiÎnaltă	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”)
Purtarea coziiRidicată (veselă)	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”)
Linia superioarăOrizontală	Standard (“Back: Including loin should be short, firm, straight”)	No ruling	Standard (“the back, including the loin, is short, straight”)	No ruling	No ruling
LabeLabă de pisică	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The feet are small, round, tight and well-cushioned”)	Standard (“Front feet small and cat-like”)	No ruling
PieptAdânc	Standard (“Chest: Deep, reaching to elbows”)	No ruling	Standard (“The chest is deep to the elbow”)	Standard (“Chest deep, reaching to elbows”)	No ruling
SalbăLipsă (gât uscat)	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
Marcaje albe	Alternativ (“White markings should not be discarded.”)	Alternativ (“White markings, if present... may not exceed one-third of the entire coat”)	Alternativ (“White markings are permissible if attractively distributed, but not required.”)	Alternativ (“White markings acceptable not exceeding one-third of ground colour.”)	Alternativ (“White markings in fawn and brindle dogs are not to be rejected”)
Mască	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
Tăierea urechilor	No ruling	Alternativ (“the ears are customarily cropped”)	Alternativ (“If cropped, they come to a point”)	No ruling	No ruling
Caudectomie (tăierea cozii)	No ruling	Standard (“The tail is set high, docked, and carried upward”)	Alternativ (“The tail is generally docked”)	Alternativ (“Previously customarily docked”)	Alternativ (“The tail is of normal length or docked”)
Îndepărtarea pintenilor	No ruling	Alternativ (“The dewclaws may be removed”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“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 Negru, Alb, Roșu, Auriu și Fauve. Standard patterns: Unicolor, Tărcat și Tărcat inversat.

Blană: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negru	Standard (“dark or black stripes”)	Standard (“black stripes”)	Standard (“black stripes”)	Standard (“Black stripes”)	Standard (“dark or black stripes”)
Alb	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”)
Roșu	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”)
Auriu	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	Defect	Descalificant	Descalificant (“Albinism”)	Nerecunoscut	Defect
Patterns
Unicolor	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”)
Tărcat	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle”)
Tărcat inversat	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle”)
Bălțat	Defect (“white markings exceeding one third of the ground colour”)	Descalificant (“Boxers with a total of white markings exceeding one-third of the entire coat”)	Descalificant (“White markings that exceed one-third of the entire coat”)	Nerecunoscut	Defect (“white markings exceeding one-third of the ground colour”)
Samur	Defect (“Sooty ground colour”)	No ruling	No ruling	Nerecunoscut	Defect (“Sooty ground colour”)

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

Nas: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negru	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”)
Roz	Defect (“pale nose leather”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“pale nose leather”)

What the rulings mean

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

Color changes

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

Negruchanges toRuginiu
Blană · Cu starea corporală · can change back
Negruchanges toGri
Blană · Progresiv
Negruchanges toMaro
Blană · La soare · can change back
Albchanges toDereș
Blană · Cu vârsta · from 2 weeks
Negruchanges toNas de iarnă
Nas · Cu anotimpul · can change back
Negruchanges toRoz
Nas · Cu anotimpul · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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