Boxer

A few years back me and my husband decided that it was time for a family pet, so we started looking in to several different breeds of dogs and their temperaments. We have 2 children, so the dog had to be good around them no matter what. After a bit of research, we came across a breed that on paper sounded perfect... a Boxer. What does the dog look like? Boxers are, in my opinion, a gorgeous looking dog. They are short haired and medium - large in size. Tail docking was banned completely in Great Britain last year, but prior to this, the breed was docked. Boxer's faces are cute and wrinkly to the head, with floppy cheeks. Looks very cute, but not great ...

All my life, my family has owned Boxers and they have all been comedians on four legs. Our current Boxer even knocks on the door when he wants to be let inside! They aren't the smartest dog, but that's what makes them so funny. They are quite strong and enthusiastic, especially with little children (although we have had a few incidents when he has jumped up and scared little ones). They are beautiful dogs and are by no means "handbag dogs". Our dogs eats a lot and has not an ounce of fat on him, he is purely muscle and bone! They need to have somewhere to run or be walked almost every day (even if only for 5-10 minutes) and you could let them inside the house ...

The boxer..a wonderful wonderful dog. I remember the first time that I saw a boxer, I thought to myself, now that's a vicious dog just look at it. But the inquisitive person in me made me do a bit of research on these dogs and I was quite surprised at what I read and found out. Although from a stock of dogs that would have been used for bear baiting the present day boxer had evolved so much. It still had some of the old traits in it, such as loyal commanding and strong, but vicious it was not. A dog recommended in the book I read as an ideal pet, the author even stated "every child should grow up with a boxer in their life" and with that my ...