Q 01/05

Its courage and intelligence have long made the Boxer a recognised breed for which job?

A) Sled hauling

B) Police work

C) Water rescue

D) Mountain rescue

Answer · why

B) Police work

Police work: the Boxer is an officially recognised service-dog breed in its homeland, and armies used it as a messenger and pack carrier in both world...

Q 02/05

Which old hunting breed is the Boxer's main ancestor?

A) Rottweiler

B) Bullenbeisser

C) Weimaraner

D) Broholmer

Answer · why

B) Bullenbeisser

Bullenbeisser means 'bull biter'. When the great estates broke up and their hunts ended, the big hunter lost its job and was bred down into the lighte...

Q 03/05

The Boxer's extinct ancestor was used for centuries to hunt which animals?

A) Bear, wild boar and deer

B) Ducks and geese

C) Foxes, hares and badgers

D) Wolves and lynx

Answer · why

A) Bear, wild boar and deer

Bear, wild boar and deer: the dog had to seize the quarry and hold it until the hunters came up, which is why breeders prized the widest possible jaws...

Q 04/05

In which city was the first Boxer club founded in 1895?

A) Frankfurt

B) Hamburg

C) Munich

D) Berlin

Answer · why

C) Munich

Munich: three fanciers there set out to fix the breed's type, put Boxers on show to win it a following, and founded the club in the same campaign.

Q 05/05

Boxers made their show debut in the 1890s at an event held for which other breed?

A) Great Danes

B) St. Bernards

C) German Shepherds

D) Dachshunds

Answer · why

B) St. Bernards

St. Bernards: the St. Bernard club agreed to add a trial class for Boxers. Just one dog was entered, its owner talked into it, and it won and became N...