Boxer Dog News

Canine Obedience Training

2007-04-29T09:17:00.000-05:00

Here's a Squidoo lens about Canine Obedience Training They have Boxers listed as one of the hardest dogs to train! (i agree)

Boxer Dog Furniture

2007-03-13T19:35:00.000-05:00

StudioDogCarvings.com

This site has different types of Boxer (and other) dog furniture. Very nice looking stuff!

James

Great Boxer Resource

2005-01-16T23:15:00.000-05:00

Open Directory - Search Results: "Boxer-Dog.org - Online resource for lovers of the breed. Features breed and training articles, chat room, and a resource directory to other sites."

Dog genome boosts cancer research

2004-12-28T12:35:00.000-05:00

"The complete canine genome sequence, which was finished last summer, is helping scientists to track down genes that cause disease in both dogs and people. "
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4106163.stm

3 Year Old Boxer Member of Happy Tails Therapy Dog Group

2004-12-27T13:17:00.000-05:00

York Dispatch Online - LOCAL NEWS: "Lying in his hospital bed following a day of back surgery, Kevin Krebs got a chance to take a break from the norm at Memorial Hospital in York with a visit from Spiffy and Toby.
Spiffy, a 13-year-old mixed terrier and Toby, a 3-year-old boxer, are a part of a volunteer effort to bring warmth to those in stressful situations through Happy Tails Therapy Dog."
http://www.yorkdispatch.com/Stories

Digital Dog Tag for Your Boxer

2004-12-24T13:32:00.000-05:00

"Dog-e-Tag™" is a digital dog tag. It is 1 3/8 inches (36mm) around, weighs 3/4 of an ounce (21g) and is worn in a similar fashion to a common metal tag. With up to 40 lines of information, one can store large quantities of data, such as cell phone numbers, pager numbers, e-mail addresses, county license numbers, rabies vaccine numbers, veterinary and neighbor contacts,etc. Beyond simple data, Dog-e-Tag™ can also contain messages such as:

"I like my tummy rubbed"
"I can't hear, I'm deaf"
"I am 9 years old and I can't see very well"

"The World's First
Digital Dogtag for Boxers and Other Dogs"

Couple responds to Boxer Owner's Plea

2004-12-21T18:33:00.000-05:00

A Martins Ferry, Ohio couple has stepped forward to help with an 80-year-old woman's desperate search for her beloved brindle boxer... The Times Leader: Couple responds to pet owner's plea:

Cute Boxer Picture

2004-12-20T10:07:00.000-05:00

A boxer dog is shown dressed up in a raincoat and orange ribbons, the campaign colour of opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko in central Kiev November 28, 2004. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

Funny Dog Story by Dave Barry

2004-12-19T12:25:00.000-05:00

I know I probably shouldn't swipe this but I couldn't find a source to link to on the internet and I sware Dave is talking about my boxer, Skylar...

Man's best friend is always ready
by Dave Barry

I'm trying to convince my wife that we need a dog. I grew up with dogs, and am comfortable with their ways. If we're visiting someone's home, and I suddenly experience a sensation of humid warmth, and I look down and see that my right arm has disappeared up to the elbow inside the mouth of a dog the size of a medium horse, I am not alarmed. I know that this is simply how a large, friendly dog says: ''Greetings! You have a pleasing salty taste!''

I respond by telling the dog that he is a GOOD BOY and pounding him with hearty blows, blows that would flatten a cat like a hairy pancake, but which only make the dog like me more. He likes me so much that he goes and gets his Special Toy. This is something that used to be a recognizable object -- a stuffed animal, a basketball, a Federal Express driver -- but has long since been converted, through countless hours of hard work on the dog's part, into a random wad of filth held together by 73 gallons of congealed dog spit.

''GIVE ME THAT!'' I shout, grabbing an end of the Special Toy. This pleases the dog: It confirms his belief that his Special Toy is the most desirable item in the universe, more desirable even than the corpse of a squirrel. For several seconds we fight for this prize, the dog whipping his head side to side like a crazed windshield wiper. Finally I yank the Special Toy free and hold it triumphantly aloft. The dog watches it with laser-beam concentration, his entire body vibrating with excitement, waiting for me to throw it . . . waiting . . . waiting . . . until finally I cock my arm, and, with a quick motion I . . .

. . . fake a throw. I'm still holding the Special Toy. But WHOOOSH the dog has launched himself across the room, an unguided pursuit missile, reaching a velocity of 75 miles per hour before WHAM he slams headfirst into the wall at the far end of the room. This stimulates the M&M-size clump of nerve cells that serves as a dog's brain to form a thought: The Special Toy is not here! WHERE IS THE SPECIAL TOY??

The dog whirls, sees the toy in my hand and races back across the room. Just as he reaches me, I cock my arm and . . .

. . . fake another throw. WHOOOSH! WHAM! The fake works again! It will always work. I can keep faking throws until the dog has punched a dog-shaped hole completely through the far wall, and the dog will STILL sprint back to me, sincerely believing that THIS time, I'm going to throw the toy. This is one reason why I love dogs.

My wife, who would not touch the Special Toy with a barge pole, is less impressed. She fails to see the appeal of an animal that appears to be less intelligent than its own parasites. Oh, I've tried to explain the advantages of having a dog. For example:

A DOG IS ALWAYS READY. It doesn't matter for what: Dogs are just ready. If you leave your car window open, the dog will leap into the car and sit there for hours. It will sit there for DAYS, if you let it. Because the dog knows that sometimes the car just starts moving, and you have to be ready! Usually the dog will sit in the driver's seat, in case (You never know!) the dog is called upon to steer.

A DOG IS VIGILANT. One time, on a movie set, I watched a small dog walk past a line of six metal light stands. When the dog came to the sixth light stand -- which was EXACTLY the same as the other five light stands -- the dog stopped and began barking furiously at it. The dog would NOT stop. The owner finally had to drag the dog away, with the dog yanking wildly at its leash, still enraged by the light stand. Clearly the dog had detected some hostile intent in this particular light stand, something that we humans, with our inferior senses, were not aware of. We humans were thinking: ''What's WRONG with that dog?'' Whereas the light stand was thinking: ''Whew! That was close!''

These are just a couple of examples of the practical benefits provided by dogs. There are many more, and I have tried pointing them out to my wife, but she doesn't see it. This is why, in our house, we have fish. They're nice fish, but they're not a whole lot of fun. Although they are excellent drivers

What Words Describe Your Boxer?

2004-12-17T13:53:00.000-05:00

Devoted Boxer owners have come up with a long list of words that describe their pets. How many of these terms describe your boxer? Click comments and add to this list:

Alert
Boisterous
Boundless energy
Brave
Chewbacca Impression (if you have ever heard this you know what I mean!)
Clown
Courageous
Devil
Devoted
Exuberance
Family dog
Fearless
Friendly
Intelligent
Intuitive
Loving
Loyal
Mischievous
Patient with Children
People dog
Playful
Poor Swimmer
Practical Joker
Quick learner
Self-assured
Smart
Soulful
Spirited
Vigilant
Working dog
Wonderful Pet

Boxer Dog Picture Gallery

2004-12-16T09:11:00.000-05:00

Here is a great resource of boxer pictures. With over 22,000 pictures of Boxers this is the largest picture gallery of boxers on the Internet.

http://www.boxerworld.com/photo/index.php

Enjoy!

James

Boxer Dog Gifts

2004-12-15T11:43:00.000-05:00

Here is a site I found that has gifts for Boxer Lovers. Lots of cool stuff including mouse pads, calandars, key rings and other goodies...

Boxer Gifts

James

Poison Houseplants: List of Plants Toxic to Boxers

2004-12-14T16:32:00.000-05:00

Here is a link to common houseplants that are poisonous to Boxers and other dogs and pets (Courtesy of the ASPCA)

Toxic Plants

2-Year-Old Boxer Subject of Custody Battle

2004-12-13T16:06:00.000-05:00

It's no joke. Animal lawsuits are gaining respect as pet owners seek justice for the ones they love.

With his sad brown eyes and soft, floppy ears, Marley, a 2-year-old Boxer, is the kind of dog that's hard to resist. Just ask his co-owner Ashley Wilson, a music director at a Seattle rock station. After splitting up with her live-in boyfriend, Todd Templeton, just before Christmas last year, Wilson and Templeton exchanged Marley informally every week. Then, last August, according to a lawsuit filed by Wilson, Templeton abruptly ended the arrangement and kept Marley.

Instead of giving up or just getting a new dog, Wilson joined the growing ranks of animal lovers who are filing lawsuits over their pets. After consulting Adam Karp, a lawyer in Bellingham, Wash., who says he has handled about 100 animal-related cases in the past four years, Wilson filed suit in late October. She has already won at least a temporary victory. Last month a superior court judge ordered the exchanges to resume immediately, pending a final ruling. (Templeton declined to comment on the case.) About seeing Marley for the first time in three months, Wilson says, "His tail was wiggling out of control. I just hugged him and started to cry."

While going to court to resolve a pet- custody dispute may seem extreme, it is just one of the legal options available to protect animals and the people who care for them. Veterinary-malpractice suits, pet-cruelty cases and even landlord-tenant disputes over animals are reaching the courts as well. In New York City, Cindy Adams, a gossip columnist for the New York Post, has called for legislation that would ensure better conditions at dog kennels after her Yorkshire terrier Jazzy died, allegedly at a kennel. Some 23 states now allow enforceable pet trusts, in which people set aside money in their will for the care of their pet. And when it comes to animal cruelty, more than 40 states have felony-level charges that virtually ensure jail time for serious offenders. "The courts are beginning to realize that the bond between humans and animals is very powerful," says Steven Wise, a lawyer and animal-rights advocate who has written two books and taught a Harvard Law School course on the subject.

Some pet cases have reaped surprisingly large awards. Marc Bluestone of Sherman Oaks, Calif., won a $39,000 jury award last February after Shane, his mixed-breed Labrador retriever, valued by the court at $10, died just days after coming home from a two-month stay in a pet clinic. Although the suit took five years, cost more than $300,000 in legal fees and is on appeal, Bluestone says it was all worth it: "I can't get my baby back, but I did get justice."

Once the domain solely of activists, animal law has steadily gained respect among law schools and legal scholars since 2000, when Wise's first book, Rattling the Cage, provided an academic argument for granting legal rights to animals. Now some 40 law schools offer courses on the topic. Cass Sunstein, professor at the University of Chicago Law School, explains the appeal in ethical terms: "There is a universal agreement that animal suffering matters. Even those who think they despise the notion of animal rights think that suffering and cruelty are problems."

From the Dec. 13, 2004 issue of TIME magazine...

http://www.timecanada.com/story.adp?storyid=005

Theft of Boxer also Steals Family's Link to Son

2004-12-12T14:59:00.000-05:00

When the families Boxer, Butossa, was taken from their home Thanksgiving Day, they lost more than a family pet...

Missing Boxer Last Link to Deceased Son

Boxer in the Top 10 Most Popular Dog Breeds

2004-12-11T14:48:00.000-05:00

According to the AKC, the Boxer was the 7th most popular dog breed in 2003 (the most recent year statistics were available)

The Boxer edged out the Poodle for 7th place and was right behind the Yorkshire Terrier. Other popular breeds are:

1)Retriever (Labrador)
2)Retriever (Golden)
3)Beagle
4)German Shepherd Dog
5)Dachshund

More info:
http://www.akc.org/reg/dogreg_stats.cfm

Why You Should Never Leave Your Boxer Alone Outside

2004-12-10T14:28:00.000-05:00

Here is a sad story of what happened when a man left his boxer alone in the backyard while he was away from the house...

Boxer Shot, Killed By Police Officer

My first thought upon reading that story is that the boxer wasn't charging the officer but simply running toward him playfully.

Let this be a lession to all boxer owners -- Never leave them alone. Not even in a fenced in backyard.

Picture of My Boxer Skylar

2004-12-09T09:58:00.000-05:00

As the first post to this blog here is a picture of my beautiful Boxer, Skylar.

Skylar is a 3-1/4 year old female boxer. I've had her since she was 5 weeks old. She was the runt of the litter and was being so bullied by her 7 brothers and sisters that she was practically starving.

The owner of the litter already had the pups on puppy food when I brought Skylar home. The first night I put some puppy chow mixed with water in the microwave to soften it up. I put the food in a bowl and she ate so heartily that her back feet were off the ground as she stuck her head as far into the bowl as possible.

She hasn't stopped eating yet!

James