Owner guide - Brush your boxer's coat

Brush your boxer's coat occasionally with a firm brush. Trim his nails regularly.

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Owner guide - Bathe your boxer infrequently

Bathe your boxer infrequently. Because of his short-haired coat, he'll rarely get dirty.

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GROOMING

The even-tempered boxer is an easy dog to groom. These medium-sized dogs have double, extremely short-haired coats. Their shiny, smooth coats lie flat and tight and appear in colors of brindle, fawn and red, with white markings around the stomach, chest, feet and face.
Step 1 Give your boxer a quick brush every day with a natural bristle brush to keep shedding to a minimum.

Step 2 Check ears every one or two weeks for dirt, wax buildup and mites. When needed, clean ears with a cotton pad moistened with a few drops of ear cleansing solution.

Step 3 Trim hairs around your boxer's ears using blunt-nosed scissors every two months or when needed.

Step 4 Use blending shears to trim stray hair growing into different colored patches every month or two.

Step 5 Bathe only as needed. Boxers typically clean themselves like cats, so all you have to do is shampoo him when he's dirty, using a rubber brush to loosen shedding hair.

Step 6 Dry your boxer with a blow dryer, using your hand or a hard rubber brush to remove excess hair.

Step 7 Apply a coat whitener to any of your pet's discolored white markings. A boxer's oily coat has the tendency to retain dirt.

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COAT AND COLOR

The Boxer is a short-haired breed, with a shiny, smooth coat that lies tight to the body. The recognized colors are fawn and brindle, often with a white underbelly and white on the front or all four feet. These white markings, called flash, often extend onto the neck or face, and dogs that have these markings are known as "flashy". "Fawn" denotes a range of color, the tones of which may be described variously as light tan or yellow, reddish tan, mahogany or stag/deer red, and dark honey-blonde.

In the UK, fawn Boxers are typically rich in color and are called "red". "Brindle" refers to a dog with black stripes on a fawn background. Some brindle Boxers are so heavily striped that they give the appearance of "reverse brindling", fawn stripes on a black body; these dogs are conventionally called "reverse brindles", but that is actually a misnomer—they are still fawn dogs with black stripes. In addition, the breed standards state that the fawn background must clearly contrast with or show through the brindling, so a dog that is too heavily brindled may be disqualified by the breed standard. The Boxer does not carry the gene for a solid black coat color and therefore purebred black Boxers do not exist.

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