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 * (idek if most of these are even useful/appropriate/can't be sourced from somewhere better, but I'll dump here anyway)
 * The Boxer was one of the first breeds selected in Germany used for police training.
 * The breed is thought to have been bred down by German dog fanciers from a larger, heavier German breed called the Bullenbeisser (“bull biter”). By the early 1800s, the political situation in the German states was changing. German nobles were out of favor. Their estates were broken up, and the cherished tradition of lavishly appointed boar hunts came to an end. By 1865, the mighty Bullenbeisser was out of a job.
 * Through judicious crosses to a smaller, mastiff-type breed from England, the obsolete big-game hunter gained a new lease on life. By the late 1800s, the modern Boxer—a sleeker, more elegant dog—had come into focus.
 * (The English name Boxer refers to the way the breed spars, like a prizefighter, with their front paws when playing or defending themselves.)
 * Over the years, Boxers have done many jobs: athlete, cattle dog, police dog, war dog (in both world wars), watchdog, protection dog, and guide dog for the blind. The AKC registered its first Boxer in 1904, but the breed’s U.S. heyday began in the 1950s, when a Westminster-winning Boxer named Bang Away became a national celebrity. Since that time, Boxers have reigned as one of America’s top 10 most popular breeds.
 * The Boxer is cousin to practically all recognized Bulldog types, all of which go back to basic molossus blood.
 * The Boxer springs from a line of dogs known throughout the whole of Europe during the 16th century and is one of the many descendants of the old fighting dog of the high valleys of Tibet.
 * Flemish tapestries of the 16th and 17th centuries depict scenes of stag and boar hunting, featuring ancestors of the Boxer.
 * Flemish tapestries of the 16th and 17th centuries depict scenes of stag and boar hunting, featuring ancestors of the Boxer.