Choosing your Boxer Dog

>care. So you can choose from among the
Choosing your Boxer Doggood-looking brothers or sisters of potential
An easier and more pleasant journey with yourchampion for a bargain.
chosen Boxer starts with checking out the parentYour other source option is animal shelters that in
dogs for unbecoming traits like aggression,the US alone receive up to 12 million homeless
hyperactive and extreme shyness.dogs and cats every year, and about 25% of
This is easier to do when you get your Boxerthem are purebred. Paying the adoption fee is a
from a reputable breeder or from a pet shoplot cheaper than the price you will pay to a
that get their animals only from known breeders.breeder or pet store, and you will be saving a life.
Exercise prudence if you are getting your BoxerThe definition of good stock or purebred must
puppy from pet stores, which often get theirinclude beauty, and in a Boxer good look means
supply from breeders of unknown reputation.the coat is fawn and brindle, with the white
These "puppy mills" as they are called are notmarkings or "flash" covering not more than
known to put much emphasis on the quality andone-third of the entire coat.
health of pups they are producing.Sometimes the distribution of the "flash" alone
Reputable breeders would adhere to the acceptedmay make the difference between a show
standards for Boxers in terms of uniformity in thechampion and just a pet Boxer.
breed, good health, temperament, size and color.The all-white Boxer or "check" is prone to
Reputable breeders would be able to show theblindness and deafness, and the American Boxer
pedigree and registration papers and/or picturesClub members are not to register, sell or use the
of the parent dogs that may reside somewhere"whites" for breeding.
else.When it comes to choosing male or female
Professional breeders are also there to produceBoxers, there are not much clear-cut differences
dog show champions or prospects.in their personalities.
Even if you are not looking to raise a showAt times, the male is calmer, more tolerant of
champion Boxer, known breeders can provideother dogs, willing to hold still for those hugs than
you with some "best buy" puppies because not allthe female. But at other times, the female can be
the puppies in a litter are show prospectso. One owner said the female Boxer is hyper
champion materials.and more aggressive especially toward other
But the full litter would have had benefited fromfemales, and that the aggression has increased as
the same proven bloodlines, nutrition and medicalthe female gets older.