Why God Created Boxers
On the Fifth Day of Creation, the Lord made all the animals. He crafted
many breeds of dog. There were big dogs, little dogs, longhaired ones,
smooth-coated and wire-haired ones; yellow, black, spotted, and brindle
ones. The Lord viewed them with great pleasure. The He spoke, "I have
made a great variety which none other of my animals can equal, but now I
will mold a masterpiece; a dog in which nobility, power, speed, and
courage are perfectly balanced by beauty, good-nature and friendliness."
Thereupon the Lord took up a piece of clay and shaped from it the boxer,
which looked
exactly as it does today, except that its head was like the heads of
other dogs with cut-
thrust nose. The Lord was pleased with his handicraft and said, "He is
good beyond my
expectations. I will put him aside for a while, for his clay is yet soft
and could easily suffer damage."
But, the Boxer had heard the Lord's words, that he of all dogs was the
most beautiful and
courageous and began to boast proudly and demand admiration from the
others. The
smaller dogs were in full agreement and rendered the boxer his due
respect. However, the larger dogs were overcome with prideful vanity,
jealous that a medium-sized animal should surpass them. There were angry
words, and growling and suddenly the Boxer jumped at his tormenters in
rage. He forgot that the clay of his nose was still soft. The angry
impact compressed and blunted it. When the antagonists were separated
once more, the Lord smiled and said, "Since you are my favorite, there
shall be no punishment except for all time to come, you shall wear your
nose as it now is."
And he who doubts the truth of this tale has only to watch the Boxer in
his relationship to
other breeds. All smaller dogs he greets with friendliness, remembering
their respect and loyalty, but, to this day the Boxer cannot forget nor
forgive the taunting of the larger ones, flung at him on the day of his
creation.
*Herr Philip Stockman, of Von Dom Boxers in Germany recounts this as an
actual folk tale
told since antiquity by the peasants in southern Germany about the Boxer
dog and his creation.
