It always pleases me to report on successful rescue stories. A few months ago Sarah emailed me about Baxter, a friend’s 13 month old male boxer that she and her husband decided to help. They started with a trial week to see if he would adjust in their home. They already had an 11 month old female boxer, Chloe. […]
The sweet sound of a boxer puppy barking or yapping makes you smile, right? What happens when that cute little puppy is now 2 years old and won’t quit barking. Barking is a dog’s way of saying, “hey, gather round- I want to alert you of something.” Way too often, a boxer who barks too much is somehow […]
After you have the opportunity to love a boxer for a while, you come to realize- nothing they do surprises you, it just makes you laugh! Leonardo, the boxer featured in this video, alerts everyone to let them know that nothing will get passed him including … a leaf! Yes folks, a leaf- hope you […]
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease of the joints. Dogs often show an intermittent lameness that slowly becomes more severe and frequent with time. Some dogs have a stiff gate. Other dogs are affected by the weather (especially cold). Since boxers are working and athletic labeled dogs, they are at risk. In a recent study published […]
You asked and we are telling… We have received so many questions about the ‘people’ behind the scenes at the Daily Boxer. Truth is, we are a regular family (probably like you) with 2 crazy boxers. This website is a journal of our incredible experience with our four legged boxer babies. We have blogged to […]
In a recent research article reported by Psychology Today , it indicates that dogs with a left paw preference may be different emotionally. The article starts by stating some research about tail wagging: Tail wagging movements of a dog are biased to the right or left depending upon whether they view a situation as being […]
Cesar Millan contacts The Daily Boxer to tell us about his new show Cesar 911: Dog Fight which premiered on Friday, March 21, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Nat Geo WILD and features boxers. In this episode Josh (a concern neighbor) asks for Cesar’s help with two aggressive boxers, Chip and Mocha who terrorize their neighborhood and have attacked more than […]
A boxer, in a typical boxer fashion, seeks attention by blasting the car horn and becomes an instant celebrity. Like all our boxers do, this 18 month old boxer, Fern, decided that she was done waiting for Haddow, her owner. She blasted the horn with her paw and got the attention she wanted, talk about […]
Boxer puppies are the sweetest things you’ve ever seen. Since boxers are the only dog that actually has the mentality of a puppy it’s whole life, we (as boxer lovers) always get the puppy in the boxer. They are just get a little bigger. Last year, Rosco was hopping around like a nut while I […]
So, what do you do when you have a really cold winter or a blistering hot summer? Walking you boxer outdoors doesn’t seem appealing to anyone in extreme temperatures (hot or cold). So what do you do … get a treadmill. It may take some training but you need to keep your boxers exercised, if […]
