![]() Many breeders only breed to dogs within their own area!.The ratio of substance to elegance varies from area to area.Boxer in all three areas have different style heads.Many Boxer clubs still use this drawing on their stationary and their websites. The above drawing was widely thought of around the world as the IDEAL Boxer and used as a visualisation of the standard. To balance his front his hindquarters were powerful with good first and second thighs, and his feet and pasterns were correct. His flanks were deep and his loin short.His forechest was evident because of his correct depth of chest, and the length ribcage allows his underline to slope gracefully to the rear.His tailset was correct at 1 O'clock and his croup has a slight slope.His neck was elegantly arched, clean and dry, sloping down into well-marked withers and short back.He was well angulated, front and rear, with a correctly balanced head.He was square, well balanced, with correct substance and elegance.Thirty odd years ago Marion Fairbrother drew her idea of the perfect Boxer in her book Boxer Blarney. Breeders brought dogs in from other countries regularly, to improve their lines and correct problems.The ratio of substance to elegance was much the same.Boxer in all three areas had relatively good heads of a similar type.Plus I am an All Breeds judge that has been in the breed for over 40 years and fortunate enough to travel and view Boxers worldwide! What is it that make the North American, British and European Boxers Boxers look DIFFERENT from each other? I presumed I had been selected to talk about these differences, not because I live in one of these areas but because I don’t, and I can look at the subject from an OUTSIDER'S POINT OF VIEW! ![]() ![]() The topic of my talk was the differences between the North American, British and European Boxer as they are the major areas of influence in the world. The following pages are from a seminar I did at the Boxer and Bulldog Convention for Royal Canin in the beautiful Montpellier in France, at the launch of their Boxer specific dog food. NORTH AMERICAN, BRITISH AND EUROPEAN BOXERS Introduction ![]()
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