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tontoandtigger

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Hi,my husband and I are thinking of buying a boxer dog pup we have two other dogs both setters.
Whilst I have knowledge of setters,boxers are a relatively unknown quantity, my main concern is the list of health issues this breed seems to have.
Any information and experiences you have had will be gratefully received.
 
My sister has two and wouldn't have any other dog. She loves the big, daft lumps to bits. She's always exercised them as much as I do my gun dogs, so they are fit and active dogs and should keep up with your setters with no problem. Her boy is very old looking at 9 and has arthritis particularly in his shoulder. He's also got tumours in his gums and has lost a lot of teeth. Both him and the two bitches she's had have been fussy eaters. One of the bitches died under anaesthetic when being spayed which was tragic and avoidable. The old boy has also had something wrong with his eyelids and had a couple of ops on them recently. She thinks they are difficult to train, but hers are impeccably behaved, so they clearly get there in the end!

Good luck with your new pup x
 
We have had three boxers, all three had tumours of one sort, one had a heart murmour and cataracts but he was breed when the colmans dog George made boxers very popular .

All of ours were lovely dogs, could clear a five bar gate with ease and great with kids.
 
We've had two, our first one had a heart murmour and died at a two, but that was bad breeding. We spent a long time looking for out next one with all the test. He is coming up 9 and had a few tumors. He is accident prone too but wouldnt be without him, hes clever, loyal, active, very trainable.!
 
I have a boxer who is now 8.5 years old - and only just starting to have any problems, and they are dietary. They are superb pets especially if you have children. They need plenty of exercise or they will get bored, but they are such amazing characters and very very loyal to their family. Generally seem to have quite delicate digestion so be careful what they eat but once you have had a boxer you wont want anything else!!
 
I have 2 boxers at the moment. One is 9 and the other 10, both still very fit and energetic dogs, lots of fun! One has no problems at all ,the other has torn his cruciate ligaments in his knees, needing an operation. Think that is down to a large, muscled, idiot dog which leaps about like a nutter.
I just love them to bits. Would you consider re-homing a boxer rather than buying a puppy? There are breed specific charities which do this, all but one of my 5 boxers have been re-homed dogs.
 
We have a gorgeous boxer who is currently 13 and a half years old that we have had since a pup. They are the best dogs ever, full of character, fun, sociable and loyal. She has had a couple of lumps removed over the years and has a couple now but due to her age we will no longer put her under anaesthetic to remove them and they are not causing her any pain or issues. Apart from that we have had very few vet visits or health issues over the years and we would definately always have boxers in the future.
She is now very grey and very doddery and I don't think she will last too much longer :( but while she still enjoys her grub and a trott round the block she will still be with us :)
 
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