Origin and history of the boxer dog breed
Origin of the boxer dog
This breed originates from Germany and finds that its early ancestor was a mastiff-type dog, the great molosser hound. Later this dog became what was called the Bullenbeisser. The roots of the Bullenbeiszer go back to Belgium and these ancestors were known as great hunting and working dogs.
Originally used to hunt wild boar and later used to work with cattle, these dogs were eventually divided into different types, the smallest of which was called the Brabanter Bullenbeiszer. After mixing with a forerunner to the English Bulldog, the dog evolved into what is now known as the Boxer breed in the mid to late 1800s. The origin and history of the Boxer dog is well documented at that time when dog breed clubs were formed in Germany in the 1860s.
History of the boxer dog breed
What we know as a Boxer today dates back to the 1830s when a breeder crossed the Brabanter Bullenbeiszer with the English Bulldog, but the history of the Boxer dog breed really begins in the 1860s when breeders began to establish and develop guidelines. for the breed. In 1895 the Boxer Club was formally formed and further improvements were made to the standards of the Boxer dog breed.
Although initially the Boxer dog breed was generally white, in 1925 white was not accepted as a suitable color for the breed. In fact, the color of choice is now fawn and brindle and any dog with more than a third of its coat white will be disqualified at AKC events.
This breed of dog came to the United States in the early 1900s, but did not become a popular breed of dog until the 1940s. The breed was first registered by the American Kennel Club in 1904 and the first Boxer Champion was recognized in 1915. In 1949, a famous Boxer dog, Bang Away, won the Best in Show award at Westminster and won 121 Best in Show over the course of six years.
Bang Away became a famous dog, appearing on the cover of magazines such as Life and Esquire. Due to the success of this dog, the breed became very popular in the United States at the time and continues to be one of the top 10 most popular breeds as determined by the American Kennel Club.