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| HEIGHT: 53 - 65 cm. |
| WEIGHT: 35 - 50 kg. |
| LIFE EXPECTANCY: 11 - 15 years. |
| CHARACTERISTICS of the Boxer Puppy Dogs Breeds |
| ADVICE 591 |
| This dog will always behave as a puppy, with an energy that seems to be never ending. It is an ideal partner for children. |
| ADVICE 592 |
| It has a very kind and loyal character. This is a dog that doesn't bear ill-will, particularly affectionate with the children and easily trained. |
| ADVICE 593 |
| This dog loves the dynamic life, so it is precise to take it on long walks. |
| ADVICE 594 |
| The Boxer breed is popular for its affection and loyalty to its master and home, for its guardianship and its intrepid value as a defender and protector. |
| ADVICE 595 |
| It is harmless with the members of the family, but distrustful with strangers. |
| ADVICE 596 |
| It has a happy and friendly temperament, but is ferocious when the situation is serious. |
| ADVICE 597 |
| Easy to train due to its subordination qualities and braveness as well as its natural sharpness and its great smelling powers. |
| ADVICE 598 |
| Its simplicity and cleanness make the Boxer a nice and appreciated dog as a company dog as well as a guardian and prey dog. |
| The Boxer has helped the police, it has been a house guardian, people defender, guide for blind people, but it is specially appreciated as a kind company dog, funny, tolerant, playful, but kind of distrustful with strangers. |
| The Boxer is a robust dog, of a medium size and straight hair. With a short structure, squared complexion and strong bones. Thin muscles, developed and evident under the skin. |
| CHARACTERISTICS of the Boxer Puppy Dogs Breeds |
| HEAD: |
| Well proportioned with the body and it gives the dog its character. The skull, slightly arched, shouldn't be too short and rounded or flattened or too wide. The nose should not be sunk in the forehead (as the Bulldog's), but it shouldn't present a descendent shape either. |
| The mask, dark, is limited to the snout and it should clearly highlight from the head so the face won't look sad. |
| SNOUT: |
| It is wide and potent. Some wrinkles should be formed in the upper part of the head when the ears are raised. These will be well marked in an ascendant direction from the root of the nose to both sides of the head. |
| TEETH: |
| The teeth of the lower jaw are not visible with the mouth closed, as it should not show the tongue either. |
| EARS: |
| With a pointy cut and long. They are placed on the upper part of the head: The pavilion should be vertical and not excessively wide. The eyes, dark, shouldn't be too small or bulging. They express energy and intelligence; they shouldn't look sad, threatening or too sharp. |
| TRUFFLE: |
| Black and wide. The nasal pits are clearly separated and the mouth-lip line will be formed between them. |
| NECK: |
| Rounded, not too long or thick, strong, long and muscular: Thin and with no double chin. |
| BODY: |
| In the shape of a square. The body rests on the paws, with strong, straight and solid bones as columns. |
| THORAX: |
| The thorax descends to the elbows. The rib, well arched, is prolonged to the back side. The side should be slightly retracted, short, closed and tense. The lower line of the abdomen roam to the back forming an elegant curve. The shoulder, long and leaning, are harmoniously disposed and not too muscular. |
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| FRONT EXTREMITIES: |
| The front extremities, seen from the front, should be straight and parallel among each other, with strong bones. |
| ELBOWS: |
| Not too stuck to the thorax or too separated. The forearms, vertical, long and with strong muscles. |
| FEET: |
| Small, with closed and curved toes and hard soles. |
| BACK: |
| It should be short, straight, wide and with good muscles. |
| BACK EXTREMITIES: |
| With strong muscles, hard and comparable to a board, it should be visible through the skin. |
| COLOR: |
| Yellow: |
| With different shades: from the dark blond to the light yellow. However, the nicest shades are the intermediate ones (yellowish red). The mask should be black, being limited to the snout, so the face won't have a sad expression. |
| Tiger like: |
| Over a yellowish background inside the previously mentioned scale of colors, some dark or black transversal lines appear, following the direction of the ribs. The color of the background and the lines should be clearly distinguished. The color of the background shouldn't be dirty and both colors shouldn't be mixed or confused making the lines difficult to distinguish. |
| SIZE: |
| Males from 57 to 63 cm to the cross. Females from 53 to 59 cm. In a standing position, the measures will be taken to the cross, going through the elbows to the floor. |
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