Is she to long?

[jamkaywill]

Below is a picture of my 1.5 year old girl Abbie. She looks alot longer to me that any other boxer I have seen. My vet said she was a little on the small side but she already weighs the maximum for the standard. Does she look to big or to small?

http://i510.photobucket.com/albums/s...8/DSC00028.jpg

[gmacleod]

In that picture, yes, she does look quite long. The standard calls for a square dog. That is to say, the height of the dog (ground to withers) should be the same as the length of dog (forechest to rear). At the same time, height should be even between ground-bottom of brisket, and brisket to withers.

A pictorial might be more helpful: http://www.americanboxerclub.org/illstand3.html

[jkaysangel]

Originally Posted by jamkaywill

Below is a picture of my 1.5 year old girl Abbie. She looks alot longer to me that any other boxer I have seen. My vet said she was a little on the small side but she already weighs the maximum for the standard. Does she look to big or to small?

http://i510.photobucket.com/albums/s...8/DSC00028.jpg

I'm a new boxer owner myself but she's proportioned just like my girl Domino!
-jkaysangel

[jamkaywill]

Yep she is long. If I measured correctly she is 22 inch long and 23 inches tall. I used a tape measure so I may be off a couple of inches. Thanks for the replys.

[gmacleod]

In that case, she's not long She should be an equal length as height (height measured to withers, not to head). If she's shorter than she is tall, then she's not too long (but actually a little short)...