![]() ![]() Thanks to their efforts, the Boxer got more widespread all around Europe quite quickly during the late 19 th century. The first Boxer Club was formed in 1895, with the same goals in mind. In 1894, three Germans, named Hopner, Konig, and Roberth made serious efforts, with the intention of stabilizing and homogenizing the breed and put the breed in dog shows, to popularize it and to hopefully gain recognition. Quickly after that, the first Boxer specimen entered the German Stud Book after winning the Munich dog show. ![]() Later, in order to perfect the Boxer’s physical appearance, breeders included the English Bulldog in the gene pool. Due to neglect, selective breeding, and lack of preservation, the Bullenbeisser went extinct. The litter born out of this cross was also matched with Flora. This cross marked the start of the Boxer breeding program. He crossed a brindle-coated female Bullenbeisser named Flora with a locally found dog, whose origin or breed was unknown. The modern Boxer was developed in the late 1800s, in Germany by a man named Georg Alt, from Munich. By the 1860s, the breed lost its original purpose and was solely employed as guards of property. These duties required strong and wide jaws with strong teeth, which enabled the dogs to bite powerfully and hold for extended periods of time. Their tasks included catching and holding the prey until the hunter arrived at the scene. The German Bullenbeisser was a hunting dog that has existed for centuries in Germany and was used to pursue larger games like wild boar, bear, and deer. The Boxer’s ancestors are thought to be the German Bullenbeisser, another descendant of the Mastiff, and the Bulldog. The breed was created in Germany, however, there were some Flemish tapestries found from the 16 th and from the 17 th century, which depicts similarly looking dogs accompanying people in combats and during hunting. Their other old ancestor is the Mastiff-type of fighting dogs, originating from the Tibetan Valleys. These dogs derive their name after the region of Molossis, which is now called Albania. The Boxer’s oldest ancestors, both the Mastiff and the Molosser-type of dogs go back to the early Assyrian Empire, back as far as 2,500 B.C.
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