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Does anyone have a Boxer dog? At what age do they cease to be the canine equivalent of the Tasmanian Devil on Bugs Bunny? Mine is 16 months old, seventy pounds and still NUTS!
We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.
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My brother did, about 3 years then they just run around a lot.
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I've had boxers for twenty five years, and one when I was just a child. Boxer facts: 1.They never grow up. They will play like a puppy till their last day. 2. They love children, especially babies. 3. Their expressive faces and eyes will always let you know what they are thinking. I encourage you to buy a book on boxers. They are available at pet stores and some others. It is amazing how much boxers across generations share similar traits. Every time one of my boys passes on, I think about getting a different breed just to be different, but I always change my mind and get a boxer again. They are one of the greatest dog breeds for so many reasons. I could tell you so many funny boxer stories... 
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When they die. Boxers are always crazy. They are fun dogs though.
My brothers boxer is 14 years old and she is still at it.
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Wendys boxer was still acting like a puppy at over 3 years old. The cops shot her less than a week before Christmas a couple years ago when she got loose.
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Wendys boxer was still acting like a puppy at over 3 years old. The cops shot her less than a week before Christmas a couple years ago when she got loose.
They shot a Boxer? That's like shooting a small child! Mine drives me nuts but there's not a mean bone or non loving cell in her. She loves everyone and thinks everyone loves her. What kind of moron would shoot a Boxer?  
We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.
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Well, just like any other breed of dog, they can be made to be aggressive. (I'm not saying this of Ian's dog) As a breed, they are definately mild in temperament. They also have sort of a "mean" look, and often are confused with "pit bulls", a breed that has a poor reputation. Of course, they are pretty good about protection, especially with children! Once, when our youngest girl was ten, we took her and our boxer for a ride downtown. She and the dog was sitting in the back seat with the top down while we went inside to take back a video. When we came back, we could see that a man was trying to talk to our girl, and the boxer was facing him with teeth bared! This was not a normal thing for him as he usually liked to be petted by strangers. The dog must have known something we didn't!
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oh my gosh, my neighbor has one and he tears up the ground and it's a constant struggle with the leash. reminds me of a Mantis garden tiller from hell with the throttle stuck open
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oh my gosh, my neighbor has one and he tears up the ground and it's a constant struggle with the leash. reminds me of a Mantis garden tiller from hell with the throttle stuck open
 They DO have a lot of energy. Actually, in retrospect, I think the breed has become more docile in recent times (EVOLUTION). The boxer I had when I was a child was a lot different physically than the "modern" boxer, and he was considered a prime example for his day. He was much shorter and stockier, and probably ran to 60 pounds tops. My boxer today is waaaay taller and weighs in at a hefty 100 pounds of muscle. (This is probably a larger than normal dog of the breed) Also, my boxer as a child was a good dog, but much more aggressive. [I'm not a boxer expert, just know some stuff)
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oh my gosh, my neighbor has one and he tears up the ground and it's a constant struggle with the leash. reminds me of a Mantis garden tiller from hell with the throttle stuck open
They DO have a lot of energy. Actually, in retrospect, I think the breed has become more docile in recent times (EVOLUTION). The boxer I had when I was a child was a lot different physically than the "modern" boxer, and he was considered a prime example for his day. He was much shorter and stockier, and probably ran to 60 pounds tops. My boxer today is waaaay taller and weighs in at a hefty 100 pounds of muscle. (This is probably a larger than normal dog of the breed) Also, my boxer as a child was a good dog, but much more aggressive. [I'm not a boxer expert, just know some stuff)
My Mini is almost aggressively friendly. She loves everyone and assumes everyone loves her too. The only danger she poses is that she may simply overwhelm people by crawling on them or smack them with her paws while actually hugging them. She has been known to lick a new acquaintance entirely too much. The other night she was so excited to see me home that she bounded over me onto the back of the easy chair and sat, like a 65 lb. parrot, on my shoulder. The only time I’ve heard her growl, except while playing, was to warn the other dog to not try to take the heated seat in the car. Though this is my first Boxer, I’ve known lots of Boxers. Without exception they have been friendly loving clowns. Of course I’ve never been a threat to them or their people.
We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.
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oh my gosh, my neighbor has one and he tears up the ground and it's a constant struggle with the leash. reminds me of a Mantis garden tiller from hell with the throttle stuck open
They DO have a lot of energy. Actually, in retrospect, I think the breed has become more docile in recent times (EVOLUTION). The boxer I had when I was a child was a lot different physically than the "modern" boxer, and he was considered a prime example for his day. He was much shorter and stockier, and probably ran to 60 pounds tops. My boxer today is waaaay taller and weighs in at a hefty 100 pounds of muscle. (This is probably a larger than normal dog of the breed) Also, my boxer as a child was a good dog, but much more aggressive. [I'm not a boxer expert, just know some stuff)
So in essence here Rich, what you're sayin' is that Boxers have become pretty much like MOST Americans now days...bigger, heavier and more "pussified" in general, RIGHT?! 
(...though strangely NOT due to any common diet consisting of hormone-infused fast foods and a more sedentary lifestyle!) 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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oh my gosh, my neighbor has one and he tears up the ground and it's a constant struggle with the leash. reminds me of a Mantis garden tiller from hell with the throttle stuck open
They DO have a lot of energy. Actually, in retrospect, I think the breed has become more docile in recent times (EVOLUTION). The boxer I had when I was a child was a lot different physically than the "modern" boxer, and he was considered a prime example for his day. He was much shorter and stockier, and probably ran to 60 pounds tops. My boxer today is waaaay taller and weighs in at a hefty 100 pounds of muscle. (This is probably a larger than normal dog of the breed) Also, my boxer as a child was a good dog, but much more aggressive. [I'm not a boxer expert, just know some stuff)
So in essence here Rich, what you're sayin' is that Boxers have become pretty much like MOST Americans now days...bigger, heavier and more "pussified" in general, RIGHT?!
(...though strangely NOT due to any common diet consisting of hormone-infused fast foods and a more sedentary lifestyle!)
WATCH WHAT YOU SAY MISTER!!!
I'll sic my Boxer Mini on you and you'll be sorry. She'll punch you, stab you with her claws and sit on you until you take that back. Oh yeah, she'll lick your tonsils too.
We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.
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oh my gosh, my neighbor has one and he tears up the ground and it's a constant struggle with the leash. reminds me of a Mantis garden tiller from hell with the throttle stuck open
They DO have a lot of energy. Actually, in retrospect, I think the breed has become more docile in recent times (EVOLUTION). The boxer I had when I was a child was a lot different physically than the "modern" boxer, and he was considered a prime example for his day. He was much shorter and stockier, and probably ran to 60 pounds tops. My boxer today is waaaay taller and weighs in at a hefty 100 pounds of muscle. (This is probably a larger than normal dog of the breed) Also, my boxer as a child was a good dog, but much more aggressive. [I'm not a boxer expert, just know some stuff)
So in essence here Rich, what you're sayin' is that Boxers have become pretty much like MOST Americans now days...bigger, heavier and more "pussified" in general, RIGHT?!
(...though strangely NOT due to any common diet consisting of hormone-infused fast foods and a more sedentary lifestyle!)
WATCH WHAT YOU SAY MISTER!!!
I'll sic my Boxer Mini on you and you'll be sorry. She'll punch you, stab you with her claws and sit on you until you take that back. Oh yeah, she'll lick your tonsils too.
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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My Aunt and Uncle always had 2 boxers. I liked their intelligence and personalities, but haven't been around them in over 40 years. Since it seems they've evolved... has the drool mechanism been fixed? Always HATED that!
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My Aunt and Uncle always had 2 boxers. I liked their intelligence and personalities, but haven't been around them in over 40 years. Since it seems they've evolved... has the drool mechanism been fixed? Always HATED that!
I don't think the drooling is as bad as it used to be, but that tongue never quits! One of my previous boxers had, I swear, a tongue as wide as it's head. If you were bent down or seated he could run by you and slap the whole side of your head as he ran by! One of the things we say about our Boxer's is "they can't hold their licker!"
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I swear, their mouth opens, the tongue unfolds from each side and the slobber begins to eminate from within. Even when the mouth closes, it can't all be contained.
My wife wants a boxer, but I still have those memories.
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I had one several years ago. Sweetest dog I ever had,smart playful and full of energy. She was never a Taz though but she did like to play fight with me. Enjoy your boxer,they are a great dog!
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Mine is just about 2 and as playful as ever. She's incredibly sweet, not a mean bone in her body. While I doubt she'll ever "settle down", a lot of exercise tends to buy me some downtime... Oh and she LOVES my 8yo Olde English Bulldog  
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We have a Boxer, a 40 pound girl bulldog and a weiner. And 4 days a week we dog sit the granddog, another boxer. Most days I'm SWIMMIN in dogs! (Our grandog, at 80 pounds, thinks he's a lap dog, liking nothing better than to curl on top of me while I watch the tv. Breathing strictily optional!
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I'm glad that most people don't dock there ears anymore. Nice dogs zack!
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oh my gosh, my neighbor has one and he tears up the ground and it's a constant struggle with the leash. reminds me of a Mantis garden tiller from hell with the throttle stuck open
They DO have a lot of energy. Actually, in retrospect, I think the breed has become more docile in recent times (EVOLUTION). The boxer I had when I was a child was a lot different physically than the "modern" boxer, and he was considered a prime example for his day. He was much shorter and stockier, and probably ran to 60 pounds tops. My boxer today is waaaay taller and weighs in at a hefty 100 pounds of muscle. (This is probably a larger than normal dog of the breed) Also, my boxer as a child was a good dog, but much more aggressive. [I'm not a boxer expert, just know some stuff)
So in essence here Rich, what you're sayin' is that Boxers have become pretty much like MOST Americans now days...bigger, heavier and more "pussified" in general, RIGHT?!
(...though strangely NOT due to any common diet consisting of hormone-infused fast foods and a more sedentary lifestyle!)
Just saw this post and thought I was looking at the conehead forum 
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