![]() ![]() Nor should it be hidden by the lip but should be well defined from front and side. The part of the lower jaw with lower lip curved upwards, called the chin, must not markedly protrude over upper lip, seen from front. ![]() In front, the edge of the upper lip rests on the edge of the lower lip. The canines must be placed as far apart as possible and must be of good length, making the front of the muzzle broad, almost square and forming a blunt angle with bridge of nose. Its appearance is influenced by :Ī) Shape of jaw. Muzzle : The muzzle is powerfully developed in three dimensional volume, neither pointed or narrow, nor short or shallow. Tip of nose is placed slightly higher than root of nose. Nose : Nose is broad and black and only slightly turned up with wide nostrils. The Boxer's gait should always appear smooth and powerful, never stilted or inefficient. Again, as speed increases, the normally broad rear track will become narrower. The hind feet should dig in and track relatively true with the front. Viewed from the rear, a Boxer's rump should not roll. The line from the shoulder down through the leg should remain straight although not necessarily perpendicular to the ground. The legs are parallel until gaiting narrows the track in proportion to increasing speed, then the legs come in under the body but should never cross. Viewed from the front, the shoulders should remain trim and the elbows not flare out. Although the front legs do not contribute impelling power, adequate reach should be evident to prevent interference, overlap, or sidewinding (crabbing). Viewed from the side, proper front and rear angulation is manifested in a smoothly efficient, level-backed, ground covering stride with a powerful drive emanating from a freely operating rear. Boxers with a total of white markings exceeding one-third of the entire coat. Disqualifications Boxers that are any color other than fawn or brindle. The absence of white markings, the so-called "plain" fawn or brindle, is perfectly acceptable, and should not be penalized in any consideration of color. On the face, white may replace part of the otherwise essential black mask, and may extend in an upward path between the eyes, but it must not be excessive, so as to detract from true Boxer expression. They are not desirable on the flanks or on the back of the torso proper. White markings, if present, should be of such distribution as to enhance the dog's appearance, but may not exceed one-third of the entire coat. 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, although clearly, shows through (which may create the appearance of reverse brindling). Fawn shades vary from light tan to mahogany. ![]()
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