Boxers are wonderful dogs but truly have the high spirit and puppy attitude until at least 3 years old. They require LOTS of exercise and patience but the rewards are well worth your efforts. Unfortunately, poor breeding practices have left it's mark on the breed making them more prone to various health issues. The best way to avoid adopting a pup with genetic defects and weaknesses is to find a breeder who has had genetic health testing done on their mating pair. Look on the akc.org website and click the breed link. There should be a listing of clubs in your area. Contact some of these clubs and their members for responsible breeder referrals. If you find a pure bred Boxer for $300 you can expect to pay $3000 in vet bills later in life. Good luck. Anything other than a Boxer is just a dog.Im thinking of buying a boxer dog does anyone have any advice on the best places to buy one from?
my husband and i bought one from a guy who was going thru a divorce and had to get rid of the dog. She is a beautiful dog, but she is way to big for my 2 kids {ages 3 %26amp; 2} so we had to give her to a friend of ours. But she is a hyper big puppy and needs tons of exercise and ALOT of food. So make sure you can afford the 50lbs of food each week and can make the time to play with her/him and walk her/him each day. They seem to be more attention needy with their phsyical stuff {exercising and playing} than a small dog so take that in to account too. But I would recommend a boxer to anyone that wants one they are really good dogs and are great watch dogs.
well my suggestion is go to the humane society.....alot of time you can find one there as they are to energetic for alot of people...or try searcing your area for a boxer rescue...call your local vets they usually have info on breed specific rescues in your area.... but if you have to ';BUY'; one then you need to be very careful..ask for references of others that have bought from them prior, ask to see the facility, make sure its clean, ask to see the parents.... I personally have no preference in male or female... boxers are high energy and be ready for that.. hope you have a huge yard and lots of time....smile good luck..
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If this is your first time with the breed or owning a dog, I suggest looking into your local boxer rescue. Dogs often come with some training (evewn if they are puppies).
If you must go with a breeder, I suggest asking every breeder you speak with the following questions, if they answer no, be careful :
Please give me more information about your breeding program?
Are both parent's hips OFA certified?
Do the parents originate from reputable breeders? (Kennel names)?
Do the parents meet the breed standard?
Do you show your dogs, or do obedience, agility, or other training with them?
Do at least three or four dogs in the last three or four generations have titles?
Do you offer a written health guarantee of at least two to five years?
Do you limit your breeding of each female to a maximum of once a year? (Has the female reached maturity, and again, OFA hip certified?)
Are your puppies raised in the house and socialized with adults and children, and has their housebreaking and crate training begun?
Do you belong to your National breed club?
If the dog doesn't work out, do you require that it comes back to you?
the breeder will be good if he/she provides a lot of information
dogs, parents, and puppies look very healthy
dogs are well behaved and don't bite and bark or act viscous
the home shouldn't be messy and there shouldn't be a lot of garbage on the floor and tables and any thing else (in other words the house should be clean)
instead of buying from A breeder you should try adopting a dog another way to find animal shelters close by without having to look very hard for them is go on
www.petfinder.com
I love boxers. Excellent choice. First I want to say, NEVER go to a pet store. No matter how cute that puppy is, it usually came from a puppy mill, and has tons of health problems. We don't want to promote puppy mills. And if you are up for rescuing a dog, you can look in your local animal shelters. I used to volunteer at an animal shelter, and I recently adopted a dog. There are a lot of boxers in animal shelters. And sometimes you can find pure breed boxer puppies. But with boxers, they do have a lot of health problems, so I understand if you want to get one from a responsible breeder, who screens for health problems. I have never got a dog from a breeder, so I don't know how to find a good one. But you want a breeder who treats the animals as family members, rather than a source of income. So you will want to meet the breeder, meet the dogs, and see where the dogs live, and in what kind of living conditions. And you will want to find a breeder who is truly trying to create puppies who are stable and healthy animals. Someone who has experience, not just a backyard breeder who is breeding for the first time. This is just the little bit of information I know about breeders. I hope this helps. If you want to consider adopting, petfinder.com is a great website where you can find dogs who are available for adoption in shelters in your area. You can search for a dog based on breed, age, size, and gender. Good Luck!!!
http://www.petfinder.com/
Oh, and as far as male and female goes, I personally don't have a preferance, I think they are both wonderful. I would just choose a dog on it's individual personality.
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