Working Group
Boxer
The job
The modern Boxer was developed in Germany from the Bullenbeisser and worked as a cattle dog, police dog, and war dog.
The Sniff Test
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Facts
Developed in the late 1800s.
Flemish tapestries of the 16th and 17th centuries show Boxer ancestors in stag and boar hunts.
Height 23-25 inches (male), 21.5-23.5 inches (female). Weight 65-80 pounds (male), females are about 15 pounds less than male.
Photo: boxercab. CC BY 2.0. Image source. Sources: American Kennel Club.
