First Boxer dog show held at Munich (1896)

The first dog show with a class specific to Boxers was held in Munich in 1896, where the dog Flocki won and became the first Boxer entered in the German Stud Book. The exhibition resulted from a decision made in 1894 by Friedrich Robert, Elard König, and R. Höpner to stabilize the breed and put it on display; the Deutscher Boxer Club was founded the year after the show.

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Background. The Boxer was bred from the Old English Bulldog and the now extinct Bullenbeisser, which became extinct through crossbreeding rather than by a decadence of the breed. In 1894, three Germans, Friedrich Robert, Elard König, and R. Höpner, decided to stabilize the breed and put it on exhibition at a dog show. That exhibition took place in Munich in 1896, and the Deutscher Boxer Club was founded the year after it.

Event Details. The first event to include a class specific to Boxers was held in Munich in 1896. This show was significant for the breed's registry, as Flocki became the first Boxer to enter the German Stud Book after winning at this event. The show was organized by the founders of the first Boxer Club, the Deutscher Boxer Club.

Participants. The 1896 Munich exhibition was organized by three Germans: Friedrich Robert, Elard König, and R. Höpner, who had decided in 1894 to stabilize the breed and put it on display at a dog show. The winning dog, Mühlbauer's Flocki, was the first Boxer to enter the German Stud Book after taking the show for St. Bernards in Munich in 1896.

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