Boxers are very good dogs. They have that ‘squashed face’ thing going on that makes some people think they are very mean and vicious, but in fact they are one of the friendliest breeds. They love people and other dogs, and get so excited that when they wag their tails, the entire hindquarters of the dog oscillates.
Boxers are very energetic and mischevious, though, so anyone adopting one should be prepared to give it plenty of daily excercize and obedience training. Fortunately, they are also extremely intelligent and trainable.
Boxers get their name from the distinctive way they play, which is to stand up on their hind legs and bat at a playmate with their front paws. My first dog was a boxer, and on one occasion he caught me in the nose and bloodied it!
I have no idea what a boxer would be doing in the underwear drawer, except looking for something on which to chew or with which to play tugofwar. Ladies seem to like them a lot, once they get to know 'em. At first the ‘squash face’ thing makes them a little apprehensive.
What any of this has to do with leg movements, I am clueless.
I lost my good old boxer last summer.He died of an heart attack right in front of me in the house! He was 11 years old. His name was Popeye! That dog really kept me on my toes and he was “something” to train but he was so friendly that you could not help but forgive him for all his “dogtricks”
BTW, I prefer and wear boxers.I would post a pic of me in some but I don’t know how!..No,don,t tell me how!
If you pr!ck us, do we not bleed? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that the villany you teach me, I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction. MOV
it is a trait of dogs that have been overly hybridized followed by generation after generationof inbreeding.
poor little hillbilly dogs that they are, there are a large variety of these types of dog and they generally need a great deal of care to ensure a good life span.
Dog’s have good kung fu skills by nature, they don’t need the time and effort that we humans put into developing our kung fu.
Cat’s even less so. A cat and a dog in the same house? The Cat rules, period, with very few exceptions.
Also, boxers and commando are my preference, although being that I have a scottish heritage, we prefer the term “regimental”.
There is a good reason Boxers have the pushed in nose. They were originally used as hunting dogs in Germany to pull down boar and other big game. The nose was developed so that they could hang onto these animals and still breathe until the hunters caught up. I LOVE Boxer trivia!!!
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Water Dragon is correct about the reason Boxers were bred for nasocephalic (whatta word!) facial features. But Kung Lek is correct in saying the poor guys are inbred. In addition to their respiratory problems, the exaggerated deep chest and narrow waist of the boxer causes gastrointestinal difficulties, usually just flatulence, but occassionally more serious health hazards as well. Poor Popeye with his heart attack is a good example of the problems of inbreeding - 11 years is a pretty good run for a Boxer.
Here’s a really cute photo I found on Google that perfectly captures a typical Boxer personality.
For what it’s worth, Buck (my Boxer) and Uzza (my father’s Boxer who took Buck’s place in our home) would totally terrorize Mehitabel, the cat one of his old girlfriends abandoned to our care. Of course, Mehitabel was a pretty sorry excuse for a cat
Chang Style Novice talked about Health and “Flatulence” problems of the Boxer.Well,it is true!..Picture this: A quiet evening.You are watching a good movie.Everything is perfect.Your dog is watching you with loving and almost human eyes and suddenly you hear…PPPPZZZZZZZIITTT..PUT…PUT…PSHHHH !!! :eek: You have to run to the windows to get some oxigen and recover from the gas filling the whole house!
Boxers can produce “Tank Abbot” class flatulences.
Btw Thanks for your concern RYU.