Can you tell whether the Boxer in the photograph is from European or American bloodlines? Or perhaps it’s a UK Boxer? In general, American Boxers are more slender and fine boned, whereas their European counterparts are stockier and heavier in the front quarters. There can also be differences in temperament. British (and Australian) Boxers tend …
Aggression is not usually a problem in Boxers, at least no moreso than with any other breed. This doesn’t mean all Boxers are guaranteed to be automatically placid in every situation. Boxers were originally bred as fighting, hunting and guard dogs and so they have within their DNA the capacity to be aggressive. As with …
Your Boxer’s eyes should not be overly red and certainly not irritated. There are several causes of red eyes in Boxers, ranging from foreign bodies and injuries to disorders like cherry eye and inward-turning eyelids. Another, often overlooked, cause of eye inflammation and discharge is an underlying level of toxicity in the body as a …
Boxer owners often worry that their young dogs are too thin and try to fatten them up. It’s possible to put weight on a Boxer dog in a healthy way by carefully increasing the amount fed, or by supplementing the diet with high quality, protein-rich snacks like whole raw eggs. But it’s also important to …
An extraordinary amount of misinformation surrounds the topic of neutering. Despite the normalization of this procedure, the overwhelming weight of current scientific evidence suggests that removing a Boxer’s sex organs increases the likelihood of many serious diseases that are non-existent or significantly less prevalent in intact dogs. The diseases made more likely by neutering include …
Hives are a skin rash defined by welts or swellings that usually appear suddenly. They may or may not be very itchy. According to the veterinary literature, hives are relatively uncommon in dogs. That might be the theory. In practice, Boxer groups are awash with welts and swollen faces. Owners quote the dosage for Benadryl …
To scroll through the social media feeds of Boxer groups is to come away despairing at the state of a breed apparently beset by endless health problems. 10 to 12 years is the average lifespan usually ascribed to Boxers. But quite a few owners lose their dogs much earlier, frequently from cancer. On the other …