Boxers Zone - Boxers

So, you have decided to get yourself a company in the form of a dog. If you love dogs then the breed boxer is for you. A boxer is a medium sized dog with a tight fit coat and strong limbs. Their face generally resembles a bulldog. The tales are docked and sometimes their ears too. But they normally have drop ears. Alertness is what can be seen on their very face itself. Boxers are highly adjustable and can adjust in almost any kind of environment. ‘A people’s dog’ is what a boxer is because it has a tendency to behave well enough with people and even the other dogs too. Boxer – the breed is popular all over. Boxers die to play and are a good companion to the elders as well as the children.

Boxer males are generally 22.5 to 25 inches and female boxers are 21 to 23.5 inches in height with male boxers weighing 65 to 80 lbs and female boxers weighing 50 to 65 lbs. They generally have a black patch on their faces. Sometimes pure white puppies are born, but this rarely happens. Their coat is smooth, shiny and easy to take care of.

Boxer Dog Training

The Boxer is an amazing dog and is extremely playful, energetic and definitely a handful (in a good way of course). This breed if dog is extremely loyal and when a friendship is built it lasts forever. The boxer is very unique and not for everyone, if you’re a new owner of a boxer you have to be aware that they need a lot of attention and training. They are extremely intelligent dogs which can work to your advantage when it comes to training, but then again can be very disadvantageous as they know how to use their intelligence to get what they want.

Boxer dog training consists of training them up to become guard dogs, this is their main profession if you like. People who don’t know boxers tend to assume that they are naturally aggressive when they are in fact the opposite and couldn’t be more playful than any other dog! Because of their good stature and aggressive look, people are automatically assuming this dog could do more harm than good. If your boxer isn’t trained properly then he just might.

Naming Your Boxer
I once knew a guy who was a modern kind of fella, the type who loved throwing convention to the wind and who tried to do everything a little bit differently from the rest. He got on most people’s nerves most of the time. I remember him buying a beautiful Dalmatian. He called it ‘horse’. Now obviously the dog didn’t understand the meaning of the word (at least I don’t think so), but anyone looking to him instinctively knew he was not happy with it. The owner loved his wacky original idea and delighted in using it as much as possible. The dog did respond to his name but he had been somehow striped of his dignity. Of course, you can call your dog any darn thing you like (I assume, but maybe it is illegal to use obscene words). But naming a dog is an act of great responsibility and should never be taken lightly. This name you think up is going to last the entire dog’s life – it is not as if you can change it whenever you feel like it.
read more>>

Kennel Cough and Boxers
Most people who have a dog or are seriously contemplating the possibility of buying one will have heard of kennel cough. Few however, know exactly what it is, their knowledge limited to the fact that it kills dogs. Kennel cough, or Tracheobronchitis to give it its medical name, is one of the most transmittable and common diseases that effects dogs. Although it is very prevalent when a lot of dogs are together, there are means available to avoid its spread.

The truth is that in most known cases this disease is not life threatening but your Boxer could become very seriously ill. Kennel cough normally lasts from one to two weeks and the most prevalent characteristic is the dog’s severe coughing. The best way to cure kennel cough is to prevent it from occurring in the first place.

Boxers and Hip Dysplasia
Probably the last thing you want to think about as you go to buy a new Boxer pup are the health concerns associated with the breed. But taking the time to learn what problems the Boxer is prone to before can save a lot of heartache and money at a later date, as well as a lot of pain and suffering for the Boxer. One of the most well known problems that Boxers in particular can suffer from is something called Hip Dysplasia (Dis-plas-i-a). It is the number one cause of lameness in the back legs of the dog and something which all Boxer owners should be aware of from day one. Hip Dysplasia is an arthritic condition stemming from a looseness in the hip itself. It happens in the ball and socket joint that connects with the pelvis. Over time the tissue that holds these together becomes thinner and leads to abnormalities in the leg bone, hip and the actual joint. Researchers who have studied Hip Dysplasia generally agree that it occurs more in older dogs and after a long time causes arthritic problems for the dog. They also agree in the fact that male ...
read more>>

Boxer The Perfect Dog Breed
The Boxer is a really amazing breed of dog that is capable of giving you years of love and devotion, but the question is, are you right for a boxer? Boxers need special care that other breeds do not. A Chihuahua for example would need a lot less exercise than a boxer would. But the differences between Boxers and other kinds of breeds don’t not end there. You can not go out and buy the first dog your daughter falls in love with without doing some research beforehand. The fact that you are reading this is a good start, as it shows you have an interest in getting a dog that is right for you and your family. There follows some general guidelines about the Boxer that you would do well to remember.
read more>>

The White Boxer
Spare a thought for a much maligned branch of the Boxer family; the pure white Boxer. There has been so much misinformation about the white Boxer that some clarification is in order.In the United States of America alone, white Boxers make up 25% of the Boxer population, yet these dogs are still being sold to unsuspecting buyers as something quite rare and altogether unique. The pure white Boxer in fact is not rare at all, so don’t let unscrupulous Boxer breeders try to pull a fast one. Although the color of a Boxer does not determine its’ individual personality or all those other Boxer traits we know and love, much has been published about the White Boxer. In many cases they are listed as rare, but the fact is that they have been a part of the breed as long as the Boxer breed has been around. The reason some Boxers are white is quite easy to explain and has to do with history. Most experts in the field firmly believe that an early type of Boxer was crossed with the English Bulldog in the first part of the nineteenth century, and it was possible to register the result of t ...
read more>>

History according to a Boxer
Although the Boxer today is considered to be a family pet, its origins were most definitely that of a working dog. The breed was first seen in Germany over a century ago. It most likely came from a breed called the ‘Brabanter Bullenbeisser’ which was originally from Belgium. After being taken from its native Belgium it was used by the rich landed gentry to hunt wild boar and other such animals and had its ears clipped to help avoid any injuries sustained in these expeditions. Later it became the dog of choice for cattle breeders who noted that the dog could be trusted to play with their children and who was always trying to please its owners.
read more>>

Feeding your Boxer
When you open a tin of dog food spare a thought for its ingredients. In it you have a lot of variety. Diseased livestock, rancid grain, animal meat that had already died before it got to the slaughterhouse, cereals that contain poisonous pesticides, meat that when alive was fed on meal containing growth hormones and antibiotics to help decrease to risk of possible disease outbreaks because of the cramped living conditions ... Would you like to eat that? So why give it to a loved and trusted member of the family? Pet food supplies is today big business but it hasn’t always been that way. In the first half of the twentieth century food manufacturers had an enormous problem with food they couldn’t sell. It was either contaminated with disease or pesticide, rotten or contained such things as heart and brains and eyes that the general public didn’t particularly enjoy eating. Then some bright spark (I imagine his family is now stinking rich) had the idea of packaging all this rotten, disgusting and potentially lethal offal into a can and marketing it as ‘pet food&rs ...
read more>>

Why train your Boxer
Training your new Boxer pup is not something you can choose to do, but something that you must do, along with feeding him, looking after him and loving him. You needn’t be an expert dog handler to train a dog correctly, either. All it takes is know how, the desire to train your dog yourself and lots of patience. Does a dog need training? The simple answer is yes. An undisciplined dog is an unhappy dog. They will bite, break things, run away at every inopportune moment and drive away visitors. Not because they enjoy these things, but because they are unhappy, insecure and don’t know their place in the household. Unlike cats, which are solitary animals, dogs are social animals. They need to be with other people or dogs. What you call a family is in fact a pack to the dog. In every pack there is a leader and second in command, then each other person or dog takes its place in this social ‘tree’. To a dog this tree is an absolute must, as having a leader provides security. This is fundamental to a dog. Without training a dog will try to usurp command of this t ...
read more>>

The temperament of the Boxer
The Boxer’s temperament can ably be described in just one word: Playful. Whether it is a puppy or a dog that has seen many years, a Boxer’s one true love in life is playing. It can never get enough of running and jumping and playing with other members of the family, even when you are exhausted. It is also a loyal family dog who likes nothing more than being with the people it loves and who it senses love him. They have an amazing ability to make their owners fall about laughing time and time again, even when you get home at night exhausted from work he will be there to put a smile on your lips and to help you forget life’s many pressures.
read more>>

Boxer Breeders

What is a Boxer? To the casual observer the Boxer might appear to be a somewhat ugly and ungainly animal, but taking a closer look quickly dispels this idea because we soon see the intelligence and elegance in the Boxer. This breed has many qualities and is admired both by experts in the field and dog lovers in general.

The perfect Boxer is described as being a medium sized, well muscled and intelligent dog. He is square built with short hair and one of his most distinguished features is his muscle tone, which should be well defined and without a hint of fat. He usually walks with his head proudly up with a strong, steady step, or with his head down and body wiggling if he is being silly. His eyes express more intelligence than practically any other breed and he is always alert.