USA Today, sadly reports boxer dies after saving child. ATLANTA — Despite suffering life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car, a guide dog saved the life of his owner’s child, leading a family to call him a hero. On Monday, Dave Furukawa, who is visually impaired, was walking his young son to school along with […]
Sometimes we find boxers to rescue and sometimes boxers rescue us. So I am calling it a “Reverse Rescue”. I love that this story, not only has a happy ending but two happy boxers too! Kathryn writes: Hi there! The fawn one is our Molly Boo. She showed up one day a few years back at my […]
It doesn’t surprise me that we (as boxer families) incorporate our boxers into everything. On our wedding day, we took our pictures and then came back to take pictures with our boxers. If I could’ve had them at the ceremony, I probably would have but the venue wouldn’t allow it. Boxers become such a big […]
Keeping both your children and boxers safe is important. Children should be taught how to interact with all types of dogs. As boxer families, I think we take for granted how loving, loyal, and gentle boxers are when compared to other dogs. So it’s natural for our children to think that all dogs are like our […]
White Boxers are NOT rare! White Boxers are NOT albino. White Boxers are at a higher risk for sunburn. Some White Boxers have the piebald gene which is linked to deafness. White Boxers are prohibited from breeding in every national boxer club in the world. White boxers can compete in non-conformation events (agility and obedience). […]
I am pretty sure EVERY boxer does the up-side-down pose! Below are some cute photos for you to enjoy! We’d love to see your up-side-down photos too. Email them to [email protected]
Most boxer owners have either experienced or heard that boxers have a high rate of cancer. In a recent article posted by Science Daily about breed-specific causes of death, the following cancer/boxer information was reported: Golden retrievers and boxers are known to have high rates of cancer (50 and 44 percent of deaths, respectively), but the researchers […]
New research from Penn State suggests that consoling your dog does little to relieve their anxiety during a thunderstorm. Science Daily reports: Thunderstorm-anxious dogs not only suffer classic signs of fear — including pacing, whining and hiding during a storm — but also show a 207 percent spike in the production of cortisol, a hormone […]
Recent research suggests that our boxers (and all dogs) learn to associate words differently than we do. Science Daily reports on a study that suggests that dogs associate objects by size or texture and NOT by shape: The article concludes that… Though your dog understands the command “Fetch the ball,” but he may think […]
An article and video from the Huffington Post. A female boxer named Stella has the dedicated men of the Santa Monica Fire Department to thank for her new leash on life. Stella’s owners weren’t home when a fire broke out on Saturday morning in a 5-story apartment building, KTLA5 reports. She had hidden herself behind […]
