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Boxer

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    height of a boxer down
group: molossoid / working height: 21-25" / 53.3-63.5 cm
types: weight: 50-75 lbs / 22.67-34 kg
colors: fawn (light yellow to dark red), brindle with white markings on muzzle, neck, chest and feet or legs, or white with dark speckles on skin showing through
physical traits: large, well-muscled, clean appearance, strong, sturdy
hair type: short, smooth, shiny, close lying
personality/
temperament:
confident, self assured, fearless, alert, fun-loving, protective, sensitive, self-confident, playful, clownish, active, intelligent, loyal, exuberant, fearless, brave, spirited, courageous, boisterous, stays puppyish throughout life, wary of strangers, easy to train. some can be shy, aggressive, scrappy
maintenance/
special needs:

little grooming, sheds, lots of exercise, keep teeth clean, protect from cold and heat, susceptible to skin tumors, rheumatism, cerebral hemorrhage, aortic stenosis, arrythmogenic right ventricular caridomyopathy, degenerative myelopathy, hypothyroidism
nickname: Deutscher Boxer, German Boxer, 'Peter Pan'
origination: Germany, cross of Danziger and Brabanter Bullenbeissers and other Bavarian breeds
bred for: guarding, bull baiting
identifying traits:  
ideal for: family, herder, seeing eye dog, watchdog, protection, city (with plenty of exercise) or country life,
good with kids? supervise because of size
life expectancy: 12 yrs  
of interest:

called a 'Boxer' because fights with front paws

health concerns: cardiovascular: aortic stenosis, atrial anomalies,
digestive: pyloric stenosis, ear: deafness,
eye: districhiasis, hematopoietic / lymphatic: coagulation protein disorders (factor VII, factor II), nervous: progressive axonopathy,
reproductive: cryptorchidism, skin: cutaneous asthenia (Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, dominant collagen dysplasia, dermal fragility syndrome, dermatosparaxis), dermoid sinus
kennel clubs: akc, ukc, saku, uk-(working dog group), fci-(mastiff type dog group), ankc, nzkc-(utility dog group), ckc (Canadian Kennel Club)
rescues: American Boxer Rescue Association
     
boxer dog
Brindle Boxer
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White Boxer
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