Short muzzle vs long muzzle

[Keli]

Hi
Flossie has a longer muzzle than a lot of the boxers. Whats up with that ? Her four legged parents are boxer( I met them! { Is it breeding ? Duh ? What I mean is there different variations? some of us have bigger noses some of us have little noses?

Thanks in advance
Keli
P.S I posted this in wrong forum so i reposted it here. Newbie Foul ( sorry )

 

[fayebay1969]

I have the same question really. Check out my pics in my gallery and you'll see Buddy has a long muzzle too.

 

[GoCougs]

Is it breeding ? Duh ? What I mean is there different variations?

Different variations of what? Boxers? Sure. There are fawns, and there are brindles. But the variations stop there.

Nowhere in any of the breed standard for boxers does it use the word "or" as a matter of variety except as it relates to color.

The boxer is very much a "head" breed. It is what makes it unique, and as such it is important to retain the look and expression that make a boxer look like a boxer. When it comes to the head, and specifically the muzzle, the American breed standard uses no uncertain terms:

"The beauty of the head depends upon the harmonious proportion of muzzle to skull. The blunt muzzle is 1/3 the length of the head from the occiput to the tip of the nose, and 2/3rds the width of the skull."

So to answer your question, yes it's breeding. Bad breeding produces bad heads. That, of course, doesn't mean you can't love your boxer any less.

 

[Keli]

The muzzle reply

There is no way I could love her any less. Faye Buddy is gorgeoushttp://www.boxerworld.com/forums/images/icons/icon12.gif
Wink Flossie could be his bad head sister . GoCougs AJ and Lucy are gorgeous too!!!


Thanks For info
Keli