Boxweiler

The Boxweiler is hybrid of the Boxer and the Rottweiler. The hybrid is a modern dog with no detailed history yet despite that the two parent breeds have been purposefully crossbred since the 1980s. Being a relatively modern hybrid, bred as a designer dog, those interested in understanding the potential characteristics and traits of the Boxweiler will have to look at the parent breeds for insight. Both parent breeds are descendants of the Molossus family, which predates the Mastiff line that later rose, and both parent breeds also developed in Germany and the surrounding regions. The Boxer is of the Tibetan line of Mastiffs and was developed primarily in Germany during the 16th century. The Boxer Breed Club was established in Munich in the 1800s and is thought to gain its name by the way it uses its paws in a fight, which resembles a boxer. The Boxer was first registered in the American Kennel Club in 1904 and today ranks among the top ten in breed popularity. The Rottweiler is of the Roman Mastiff line of dogs that accompanied Romans as they moved north in conquest. Mastiff cattle dogs were bred to herd the cattle, which were mobile food resources for the invading Roman forces. Roman Mastiffs mated with native dogs and became the foundation for the Rottweiler in Germany. One Roman settlement in Germany was discovered approximately 600 years after the invading forces came through when red tiles were found at a site; red tiles were used on Roman villa roofs. The site became known as Rote Wil, and cattle herding Mastiffs in the region were later named the Rottweiler in homage to the region they developed in over those 600 years. Rottweilers continued to flourish in Germany until the 1800s when they faced near extinction, but the breed was saved and rose to popularity once more as a police dog and as a guard dog. Today, the Rottweiler is one of the top twenty most popular breeds.