The Boxer is a medium-sized, short-haired breed of dog, developed in Germany
. The coat is smooth and tight-fitting; colours are fawn or brindled, with
or without white markings, and white. Boxers are brachycephalic (they have
broad, short skulls), have a square muzzle, mandibular prognathism (an
underbite), very strong jaws, and a powerful bite ideal for hanging on to
large prey. The Boxer was bred from the Old English Bulldog and the now
extinct Bullenbeisser which became extinct by crossbreeding rather than by a
decadence of the breed. The purpose of the crossbreeding was the wish to
eliminate the excessive white color of the breed, and the necessity of
producing thousands of dogs for one of the most popular breeds in the world.
The Boxer is part of the Molosser group. This group is a category of
solidly built, large dog breeds that all descend from the same common
ancestor, the large shepherd dog known as a Molossus. The Boxer is a member
of the Working Group.[4]
The first Boxer club was founded in 1895, with Boxers being first exhibited
in a dog show for St. Bernards in Munich the next year. Based on 2013
American Kennel Club statistics, Boxers held steady as the seventh-most
popular breed of dog in the United States for the fourth consecutive year.[5
] However, according to[6] the AKC's website, the boxer is now the eighth-
most popular dog breed in the United States.
The Siberian Husky (Russian: Сибирский хаски) is a medium size
working dog breed that originated in north-eastern Siberia, Russia.[2] The
breed belongs to the Spitz genetic family.[3] It is recognizable by its
thickly furred double coat, erect triangular ears, and distinctive markings.
The original Siberian Huskies were bred by the Chukchi people — whose
hunter-gatherer culture relied on their help. It is an active, energetic,
resilient breed, whose ancestors lived in the extremely cold and harsh
environment of the Siberian Arctic. William Goosak, a Russian fur trader,
introduced them to Nome, Alaska during the Nome Gold Rush, initially as sled
dogs. The people of Nome referred to the Siberian Huskies as "Siberian Rats
" due to their size of 40–50 lbs. compared with the Malamute dogs, 75–85
lbs.[4]
The Beagle is a breed of small hound, similar in appearance to the much
larger foxhound. The beagle is a scent hound, developed primarily for
hunting hare. With a great sense of smell and superior tracking instinct,
the beagle is employed as detection dog for prohibited agricultural imports
and foodstuffs in quarantine around the world. The beagle is intelligent but
single-minded. It is a popular pet due to its size, good temper, and lack
of inherited health problems.
Although beagle-type dogs have existed for 2,500 years, the modern breed was
developed in Great Britain around the 1830s from several breeds, including
the Talbot Hound, the North Country Beagle, the Southern Hound, and possibly
the Harrier.
Beagles have been depicted in popular culture since Elizabethan times in
literature and paintings, and more recently in film, television, and comic
books. Snoopy of the comic strip Peanuts has been called "the world's most
famous beagle".[1]
