MEASURING THE BOXER HEAD

(NB: all measurements are taken from bone width and depth not padding)

FROM THE SIDE

These examples shows how the Boxer head can resemble a brick.
The measurements are taken from the complete length of the head from lip to back of skull.

As you can see the internal measurements do not alter the brick shape

neither the correct measurement (1:2 as required by the standard) - the MUZZLE should be one 1/3 of the head measured from tip of nose to occiput.

nor the incorrect measurement (1:3 now commonly seen in Europe) - the MUZZLE is one third the length of the SKULL - only 1/4 of the head from tip of nose to occiput.

BUT the head can be also called square.....

The skull on both examples above resemble a square, but the muzzle on the Euro Boxer is deeper and more rectangular than the USA dog on the left.

FROM THE FRONT

Both style heads measure "a square on a square",
the muzzle being approximately 75% or at lease 66% (2:3) the width of the skull

(Note the difference a shorter ear with a wider bell makes to the head - and the smaller nose!)

FROM ABOVE

Looking down on the heads...
Both heads resemble a brick shape, one more rectagular than the other

the head on the left (representing the USA head) is still "a square on a square",
the head on the right (Euro head) is not, even with a more pronounced chin.

(Remember this is BONE being measured not padding, and the actual length of the COMPLETE SKULL and COMPLETE MUZZLE!)

THE BOXER SKULL

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