is there a real difference

[sami]

I know this subject has been discussed before. I am not trying to cause any trouble by bringing this subject up again, but after viewing many links on the international boxer breeders page it seemed to me that Italian boxers looked a little different. They look like they have shorter and wider necks, bigger heads, more muscular boddies and thinner waste. The difference is specially with males. Is this true? or is it just because the italian breeders who have websites feed their dogs too much.
thanks

[JulieM]

Different breeders have different ideas of the "style" of Boxer they prefer; however a correct-to-the-standard Boxer in one country will look the same as a correct-to-the-standard Boxer in any other country.

[boxer]

Bear in mind too that a very different 'effect' is created by the way in which dogs are stacked (posed) for photos. Most European websites will feature their dogs in a stance with the rear legs well behind the body and the dog straining forward, which is designed to accentuate the impression of strength (especially of the dog's forequaters). Most NA websites feature their dogs in more of a squarely placed stack with head and tail held upward by the handler, which is designed to give the dog a square and straight-backed appearance, and to enhance the appearance of elegance. Photograph both dogs in a more 'natural' stance (or just the same stance), and they will appear far less different