Breed Description: Boxers are medium-sized, squarely-built and statuesque in appearance. They are strong and thickly muscled, with a short coat, and a docked tail. Their exuberant personality makes them great companions, and they do especially well with children and other family pets.
Group: Working Group
Purpose of Breed: Baiting Bulls, Guard Dogs
Country of Origin: Germany
Average Size: Dogs range from 22.5 to 25 inches and 65 to 80 pounds. Bitches range from 21 to 23.5 inches and 50 to 65 pounds
Color(s): Fawn or brindle with white markings.
Coat Type: Short, smooth coats that lie close to the body.
Grooming: The Boxer's short, smooth coat is easy to maintain and requires brushing only occasionally. This breed requires standard care for eyes, ears, pads, and nails.
Exercise Needs: The energetic Boxer requires daily mental and physical activity and is happiest in the home of an active family. Boxers are sensitive to hot and cold weather and should not be kept outdoors.
Temperament: This breed is attentive, devoted and gentle, and adores being around children. The Boxer can also be stubborn and a bit of a handful and needs an owner who utilizes purpose and patience during training. They are well-behaved with other family pets and make superb watch dogs.
Common Ailments: The Boxer is susceptible to hip dysplasia, cancer (in older dogs), allergies and heart problems.
Life Expectancy: Averages 8-10 years
Trivia: The Boxer was one of the first breeds selected in Germany for police training. They have been used as couriers during war time and as seeing-eye dogs for the blind.
More Information: American Boxer Club
Check out these photos.
Rocky is a 3 year old Boxer. Rocky was the runt out of a litter of Boxers I had. On the 2nd day after his birth, he died for a few minutes and his mother got his lungs working again.
Dempsey is a 2 1/2 year old Boxer. I love my niece's boxer so much, that my niece and nephew purchased Dempsey as a Christmas present for me. He loves to run and chase balls. At 80 lbs. he also thinks he's a lap dog.
Our Granddoggie, Sadie Belle is right at 7 years old now. She is a Boxer. Our oldest daughter and SIL got Sadie when she was a baby about 4 months old, we guessed.
Gabby is a 3 1/2 month old Boxer. I got her 2 months ago, at the age of 6 weeks. She likes to play with her ball and wrestle with Madison (my other dog). She's so silly and just loves to make me laugh.
Marley is a 5 month old Boxer. We bought her from someone we knew this past August. She loves to play with our other dog, Allie and my son.
Lola is a 6 year old Boxer. We have had Lola for 4 years. Our family dog had just passed away and we heard that a friend of a friend had a dog that needed a home.
Hi my name is Zues! I love TENNIS BALLS! This is my crazy ball face! When I see a ball i go crazy! When I'm good my owners will give me a ball I can play with that ball all day long (unless I accidentally lose it.) For me, a ball is like a treat.
Samantha is 18 months old and a Boxer. I found her for sale in the Walmart parking lot. She likes to jump, and chase birds. She has been the best thing ever for my sons
My pet's name is Cassie. She is a three year old white Boxer. I rescued her by answering an ad looking for a home for her. Like all larger dogs, she loves to run from one end of my acre and a half yard to the other.
Annie is 3 year old boxer. We got her by a friend around the first week in June. Annie usually plays with her chew toy that looks like a pig!
These are my two 9 month old boxers, Kolby and Kendall. They love sitting in their own lawn chairs in the backyard while we do the yard work!
Sadie is a 2 year old Boxer. We got her from the pound after seeing her picture in the newspaper. We've had her for 2 years. She was 10 months old when we got her.
Goopie is a 2 year old Boxer. I got him when he was 7 months old. A couple at work couldn't keep him in their new apartment and they gave him to me.
Thing One is eight months old and a boxer. I got her and her sister (Thing Two) for Mother's Day.
Ludwig is a 1 1/2 year old Boxer. We purchased from a private breeder. We selected him at 3 weeks old and visited him weekly until he was old enough to come home.
Tyson is a 1 1/2 year old Boxer. I got him when he was 7 weeks old. I found him in a local ad. He likes to go for walks, ride in the car, go fishing with dad, play with the kids, snuggle at anytime, play with other pets and friends dogs, do tricks for treats.
Edy Gourmet Drummond is a 1 year old small female boxer. I got her as a present from my husband a year ago for our 22nd wedding anniversary. Edy likes to eat what ever I'm eating. She likes to take naps with me.
Sunshine is 11 months old and is a Boxer. We saw a sign advertising Boxer puppies on our way home from warehouse club shopping last November. Sunshine was part of an unwanted litter.
Bela is 12 years old. He is a Boxer. I got Bela when he was a pup. He loves to swim in our little pond.
