The first dog to be considered a Boxer was a second generation of that mixture. The breed is one that combines power and agility. There is also a good head on the Boxer's working shoulders. It is so suited to doing man's biding that it has been a favorite of police departments, military trainers and guide dog organizations. The first Boxer was registered by the American Kennel Club in 1904 but the first champion didn't finish until 1915.
Boxers are now firmly fixed in the top twenty breeds.
It is called a Boxer because it strikes out with its front paws when it fights. The boxer colors are fawn and brindle. Fawn shades vary from light tan to mahogany. The brindle ranges from sparse, but clearly defined black stripes on a fawn background, to such a heavy concentration of black striping that the essential fawn background color barely shows through. The ears are usually cropped in the US and are carried erect.