We rescued our puppy and they said she is a Lab/Boxer mix. She is 4 1/2 months and only 21 lbs, so she won't get very big. There's got to be some other smaller breeds in her. She has the coloring of a Lab and the underbite of a Boxer. What else do you all see? Thank you!
By Jenn M from Clinton, NJ
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Females of both breeds tend to be smaller on average - and your darling looks like a beautiful Boxer-(Yellow) Lab to my 40+years experienced eye:) I raised AKC Boxers and did breed rescue in the US before relocating permanently to my parents native UK. In breed rescue I saw quite a few Boxer-Lab crosses that look like yours.
She probably won't weigh more than 40lbs at full growth (usually around 2 years old, with full mental maturity coming in at around 3yo; sexual maturity at around 8 months so have her spayed as soon as your vet recommends to avoid breed specific reproductive problems - Boxer females can suffer prolapsed uterus, urinary tract difficulties, etc).
Be sure you know both breed characteristics to ensure a happy home for all of you. Both are 'working dog' breeds and so expect to have some sort of work to do, and both need plenty of mental stimulation and physical exercise to keep them mentally and physically healthy.
Boxers especially have a strong sense of 'fair' and while it can be somewhat amusing to notice the way they clearly sulk and pout if thwarted or believe themselves to have been treated unfairly, it won't be so cute when they eat the sofa in anger and frustration - I learned that the hard way during my first years raising companion Boxers!
Otherwise these crosses are absolutely the best family dogs ever! My husband and I travel too much to have dogs (we have a Siamese-Abbysinian cross cat now who loves to travel with us as long as his large crate comes too:) but if we were to have a dog join the family, the Boxer-Lab cross is the one we'd actively seek out.
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