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The Boxer has long been one of America's best-loved dog breeds and this newest book is a true celebration of Boxers and why so many dog lovers have been, and continue to be, attracted to them. The Boxer: Family Favorite is the ideal book for the pet owner, novice fancier and veteran enthusiast alike. The reasons for the Boxer's solid reputation can be recognized throughout this bright, new book. Those seeking information on the breed for any reason will find all their questions answered by one of the Boxer world's foremost authorities. Like the other titles in Howell's Best of Breed Library, this book features chapters on all aspects of caring for, and enjoying a dog in and away from the home, and includes several valuable appendices.
Introduction.

Meet the Boxer.

The Boxer at Home.

Listen to the Quiet.

Independent Thinkers.

Other Boxer Abilities.

Easy to Groom.

Boxers Are Jealous.

Heat, Cold and Water.

A Lifetime Commitment.

The Boxer Comes of Age.

The Famous Vom Dom Kennels.

The Cornerstones of the American Boxer.

The Kennels of Mazelaine.

The Barmere Kennels.

Tulgey Wood.

More Pioneers in the Breed--United States.

The American Boxer Club.

Growing Pains.

Inclinations.

A Dog for the Millennium.

Interpreting the Breed Standard.

Official Standard for the Boxer.

General Appearance.

Size, Proportion, Substance.

Head.

Neck, Topline, Body.

Forequarters.

Hindquarters.

Coat.

Color.

Gait.

Character and Temperament.

Conclusion of Standard.

Disqualifications.

Finding the Right Boxer For You.

What to Look for in a Breeder.

Finding a Breeder.

Male or Female?

AKC Registration.

Permanent Identification.

The Initial Inquiry.

The Visit.

Assessing a Litter.

Testing a Puppy's Temperament.

What About an Adult Dog?

Rescue Organizations.

Pet or Show Quality?

Contracts.

What to Expect When You Pick Up Your Puppy.

Living With Your Boxer.

Why a Crate?

Fences and Runs.

Puppy-Proofing.

Housetraining.

Toys.

Collars and Leads.

Basic Training.

Obedience School.

Establishing Dominance.

Keeping Your Boxer Healthy.

Selecting a Veterinarian.

Preventive Health Care.

Internal Parasites.

External Parasites.

Medical Conditions Affecting the Boxer.

Emergency Resucitation.

Happiness Is.?

Routine Care of Your Boxer.

Basic Nutrition.

What to Feed Your Puppy.

Food Amounts and Regimens.

Feeding the Adult Boxer.

Ear Cropping, Tail Docking and Dewclaw Removal.

Grooming the Boxer.

Bathing and Brushing.

Shampoos.

Trimming Toenails.

Cleaning Teeth and Gums.

Eye Care.

Grooming for the Show Ring.

What Your Hands Can See.

Exercise.

It's Show Time!

The AKC Championship.

Shaping a Show Career.

Handling Classes.

Sanctioned and "Fun" Matches.

Where to Obtain Show Information.

Entering a Show.

What to Wear.

Your First Dog Show.

To Bait or Not to Bait.

The Good Sport.

Professional Handlers.

Junior Showmanship.

Your Dog's Good Manners--and Yours!

A Lifetime Avocation.

Beauty and Brains: Obedience Trials, Performance Events and Other Fun Things.

Puppy Kindergarten and Obedience Training Clubs.

Obedience Trials and Tribulations.

Schutzhund Training.

Agility Trials.

Guides for the Blind.

Search and Rescue.

Therapy Work.

Law Enforcement.

Canine Good Citizens.

Temperament Testing.

A Dog for All Reasons.

Headliners.

Ch. Bang Away of Sirrah Crest.

Ch. Jered's Spellbinder.

Ch. Barrage of Quality Hill.

Ch. Salgray's Flying High and Ch. Salgray's Fashion Plate.

Ch. Holly Lane's Windstorm.

Ch. Millan's Fashion Hint.

Ch. Arriba's Prima Donna.

Ch. Scher-Khoun's Shadrack.

Ch. Marquam Hill's Traper of TuRo.

Ch. TuRo's Cachet.

Ch. Kiebla's Tradition of TuRo.

Ch. Hi-Tech's Arbitrage.

To Sum It Up.

Matchmaking: Should You Breed Your Boxer?

Statistics and Canine Overpopulation.

Medical Clearances.

So You Want to Be a Breeder?

Study Your Breed Standard.

Linebreeding, Inbreeding and Outcrossing.

What About Temperament?

Assessing Your Goals.

Revere Your Good Advisors.

"Breeder" Defined.

Stud Dog Management.

Cutting the Deal.

Reasons Not to Breed.

Notes on Neonates.

Milk Supplementation.

A Word About Color.

A Final Perspective.

Caring For The Older Boxer.

Signs of Aging.

Diet for the Senior Citizen.

Grooming the Older Boxer.

Exercise.

Veterinary Care.

Holistic Approaches.

Introducing a New Puppy.

Euthanasia.

The American Boxer Club.

The ABC Specialty.

ABC Awards.

Top Twenty.

The American Boxer Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Breed Rescue.

Publications.

Education.

Epilogue.

Appendix A: Resources.

Appendix B: The American Boxer Club's Code of Ethics.

Appendix C: Titles a Boxer Can Achieve.

Appendix D: Boxer Notables.

Appendix E: Important Kennels.

Bibliography.

Index.

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Publié par	Turner Publishing Company
Date de parution	21 avril 2008
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THE BOXER
Family Favorite

S TEPHANIE A BRAHAM
Howell Book House IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. An International Data Group Company 919 E. Hillsdale Boulevard Suite 400 Foster City, CA 94404
Copyright 2000 Stephanie Abraham
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Cover and book design by George J. McKeon
Dedication
To my Mother and Father- who didn t buy me a pony .

(M. Adams)
Acknowledgments
Many people and organizations contributed greatly to the completion of this book. There were many helping hands!
I would like to thank the American Boxer Club and its members and friends for furnishing valuable information and many of the outstanding photographs in these pages. In addition, I would like to acknowledge the members of the Showboxer and Boxer Mailing Lists (online) for furnishing additional pictures. Special mention must be made of Marcia Adams, whose professional photo concentration on the Boxer for a number of years was so very helpful to me. Appreciation also goes to Pat Mullen for helping to track down some hard-to-find images and to Norman Crook, Rhonda Dyer, Eleanor Linderholm-Wood, Chris Markos, Tom Nutting and Lynda Yon.
When statistical information was needed, friends searched their archives to supply it. Thanks especially to Virginia Zurflieh for never throwing anything away! Heartfelt thanks also to Ted Fickes, who has been our friend and mentor for all these years. Tracy Hendrickson and Michelle McArdle, who work tirelessly in Boxer Rescue, were an inspiration.
I would like to thank my very understanding editor, Nicole Moustaki, who has been a delight to work with from start to finish. Her professionalism has enabled the manuscript to proceed smoothly and without delay.
Finally, I owe a great deal of gratitude to my husband David. His patience throughout this project was greatly appreciated. His artistic eye and the Boxer experiences we have shared for almost thirty years really make up the very fabric of this volume.
-S TEPHANIE A BRAHAM
Contents
Introduction
1. M EET THE B OXER
The Boxer at Home Listen to the Quiet Independent Thinkers Other Boxer Abilities Easy to Groom Boxers Are Jealous Heat, Cold and Water A Lifetime Commitment
2. T HE B OXER C OMES OF A GE
The Famous Vom Dom Kennels The Cornerstones of the American Boxer The Kennels of Mazelaine The Barmere Kennels Tulgey Wood More Pioneers in the Breed-United States The American Boxer Club Growing Pains Inclinations A Dog for the Millennium
3. I NTERPRETING THE B REED S TANDARD
Official Standard for the Boxer General Appearance Size, Proportion, Substance Head Neck, Topline, Body Forequarters Hindquarters Coat Color Gait Character and Temperament Conclusion of Standard Disqualifications
4. F INDING THE R IGHT B OXER FOR Y OU
What to Look for in a Breeder Finding a Breeder Male or Female? AKC Registration Permanent Identification The Initial Inquiry The Visit Assessing a Litter Testing a Puppy s Temperament What About an Adult Dog? Rescue Organizations Pet or Show Quality? Contracts What to Expect When You Pick Up Your Puppy
5. L IVING WITH Y OUR B OXER
Why a Crate? Fences and Runs Puppy-Proofing Housetraining Toys Collars and Leads Basic Training Obedience School Establishing Dominance
6. K EEPING Y OUR B OXER H EALTHY
Selecting a Veterinarian Preventive Health Care Internal Parasites External Parasites Medical Conditions Affecting the Boxer Emergency Resuscitation Happiness Is . . .
7. R OUTINE C ARE OF Y OUR B OXER
Basic Nutrition What to Feed Your Puppy Food Amounts and Regimens Feeding the Adult Boxer Ear Cropping, Tail Docking and Dewclaw Removal Grooming the Boxer Bathing and Brushing Shampoos Trimming Toenails Cleaning Teeth and Gums Eye Care Grooming for the Show Ring What Your Hands Can See Exercise
8. I T S S HOW T IME !
The AKC Championship Shaping a Show Career Handling Classes Sanctioned and Fun Matches Where to Obtain Show Information Entering a Show What to Wear Your First Dog Show To Bait or Not to Bait The Good Sport Professional Handlers Junior Showmanship Your Dog s Good Manners-and Yours! A Lifetime Avocation
9. B EAUTY AND B RAINS: O BEDIENCE T RIALS , P ERFORMANCE E VENTS AND O THER F UN T HINGS
Puppy Kindergarten and Obedience Training Clubs Obedience Trials and Tribulations Schutzhund Training Agility Trials Guides for the Blind Search and Rescue Therapy Work Law Enforcement Canine Good Citizens Temperament Testing A Dog for All Reasons
10. H EADLINERS
Ch. Bang Away of Sirrah Crest Ch. Jered s Spellbinder Ch. Barrage of Quality Hill Ch. Salgray s Flying High and Ch. Salgray s Fashion Plate Ch. Holly Lane s Windstorm Ch. Millan s Fashion Hint Ch. Arriba s Prima Donna Ch. Scher-Khoun s Shadrack Ch. Marquam Hill s Traper of TuRo Ch. TuRo s Cachet Ch. Kiebla s Tradition of TuRo Ch. Hi-Tech s Arbitrage To Sum It Up
11. M ATCHMAKING: S HOULD Y OU B REED Y OUR B OXER ?
Statistics and Canine Overpopulation Medical Clearances So You Want to Be a Breeder? Study Your Breed Standard Linebreeding, Inbreeding and Outcrossing What About Temperament? Assessing Your Goals Revere Your Good Advisors Breeder Defined Stud Dog Management Cutting the Deal Reasons Not to Breed Notes on Neonates Milk Supplementation A Word About Color A Final Perspective
12. C ARING FOR THE O LDER B OXER
Signs of Aging Diet for the Senior Citizen Grooming the Older Boxer Exercise Veterinary Care Holistic Approaches Introducing a New Puppy Euthanasia
13. T HE A MERICAN B OXER C LUB
The ABC Specialty ABC Awards Top Twenty The American Boxer Charitable Foundation, Inc. Breed Rescue Publications Education
Epilogue
A PPENDIX A Resources
A PPENDIX B The American Boxer Club s Code of Ethics
A PPENDIX C Titles a Boxer Can Achieve
A PPENDIX D Boxer Notables
A PPENDIX E Important Kennels
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
In 1970, my husband and I, newly married, decided to acquire a dog. David thought Gordon Setters were nice, and I wanted a Boxer like Duchess, the dog of my childhood. David informed me that Boxers were pretty ugly, and remembered being disgusted as a child when he saw a friend actually kiss his Boxer full on the muzzle.
Referred by respected breeders, we went to see a litter of Gordon Setters and a litter of Boxers. Both of us, ironically, thought the Gordons were too boisterous for us (that suited me just fine!). The Boxers, mere babes, were of course adorable. We left the breeder s house with no commitments made by anyone-David thought we should think it over, and the breeder wasn t sure we were actually bona fide show people. I was in tears. Eventually, we returned to the breeder, convinced her that we were good people, and played with the pups some more. That is how the future American and Canadian Ch. Gray Roy s Minstrel Boy ( Casey ) came to live with us when he was about 10 weeks old. David was a Boxer convert on the spot.
I remember Casey hanging over the big cardboard box that we had brought with us to carry him home (Crate? What crate?). Such a sweet face! He still had remnants of puppy breath and already displayed a disposition that was gentle and fun at the same time. He grew up a country dog, always with us-even lying at our feet in the local pharmacy/restaurant. The fact that people thought he was striking and beautiful eventually prompted us to take him to a sanctioned match, then some point shows, and the rest, as they say, is history. He finished with five majors and is a Legion of Merit Sire. He never left us until the day he died in our arms.

Ch. Gray Roy s Minstrel Boy, LOM Casey, Legion of Merit sire. (Eduardo)
That is the way Boxers capture our hearts and make their way into the deepest recesses of our psyches. There is something about them-their noble bearing, the way those eyes touch us, their playful nature, their challenge to us to make them obey when they would rather not. That is why people who have once owned a Boxer, who stop you and your dog on the street, always tell you long tales about the special animal they once loved.
The Boxer is exactly what you see. He is a beautiful, regal creature whose clean lines hide nothing. But what most endears him to us is his equanimity with children, his zest for life, his ever wagging tail, the mischief in his soul. Indeed, our lives have been enriched beyond measure because of the love of a dog. We have been adopted by that most irrepressible of clowns, that most intuitive of comforters, that most selfless of companions-the Boxer.

Trefoil s Meistersinger. (5. Abraham)
C HAPTER 1

Meet the Boxer
Congratulations! You have decided to share your life with a Boxer, one of the most engaging of all dog breeds. He will make you laugh; he will make you cry; he will try your patience; he will outwit you when he can. And he will love you with an intensity that will surprise and amaze you. He will be your canine soul mate.
Although the Boxer s origins are ancient (recognizable antecedents appeared in the art of the Assyrians around 1500 B.C .), the breed that we know today was first developed and refined in Germany in the nineteenth century. Used at that time on ducal estates as a hunting dog, the