

The Boxer's face is serious and worried-looking which is the opposite of their personality. During the 19th century, the modern Boxer was developed in Germany from mastiff-type dogs.

This was the time when this dog breed became very popular in the US. Soldiers brought their Boxers with them after World War II. When World War I started, Boxers were used as guard and messenger dogs. The number of family dogs was very less in the United States to breed to him that’s why there is no significant influence on the breed. The AKC recognized the first Boxer champion in 1915. In 1904, the first Boxer (Arnulf Grandenz) was registered in the American Kennel Club (AKC). The first Boxer was imported to the United States in 1903. In the late 1890s, the Boxer breed became popular in other regions of Europe. They exhibited the Boxer breed in a dog show in early 1895 and in the next year, the first Boxer Club was founded. There were a fawn and white male in the litter and it is believed to be the beginning of the line that we have as Boxer dogs today.Īround the 1890s, three Germans named Hopner, Konig, and Robert decided to stabilize the Boxer breed. A breeder from Munich named Georg Alt bred female Bullenbeisser with a local dog. Over time, the Bullenbeisser was used as guard dogs by farmers and butchers.īoxers that we see today were developed in the early 19th century. Their duty was to catch and hold the prey to the time when hunters arrive. These dogs were used for hunting purposes. The Bullenbeisser was descended from Bulldog and Mastiffs. German Bullenbeisser is the ancestor of the Boxer.
