Saturday, March 10, 2007

The Boxer, A Working Dog Breed, is Loved by All

I read this article on Buzzle.com and I wanted to just share this bit from it:

The Working Dog group includes most of the guard dog breeds such as the Rottweiler and Doberman Pinscher as well as the northern sled dogs such as the Alaskan Malamute and the Siberian Husky. Most of these dogs need lots of exercise and a fair amount of living space. Many of these dogs have thick double coats and can be heavy shedders. The heavy shedding breeds include the: Akita, Alaskan Malamute, Great Pyrenees, Newfoundland, Saint Bernard, Samoyed and Siberian Husky. The top 10 most popular Working Dog breeds in the US according to the American Kennel Club 2005 registrations are discussed below and their registration rank is included in brackets.

1. Boxer
The Boxer (#7) is a large, strong and muscular dog that is energetic, good-natured and playful. Boxers are very popular because they love children and are a good dog breed for active families with children. Toddlers and young children should be supervised carefully when around young or adolescent dogs that will knock them over when they get excited. This breed needs early socialization and obedience training while they are puppies and exercise while adolescents to control their exuberance. Boxers are alert, intelligent and eager to please and can be trained to a high level for agility sports and obedience competitions. Boxers make good watchdogs and can even be trained to be guard dogs.

7 comments:

Opy - the Original GruffPuppy said...

Hey Boudreaux,

Welcome to www.dogswithblogs.com.au - it is great to meet you and I am sure you will make lots of new friends here :-)

Love
Opy

Peanut said...

Well I know I am loved by all. Or at least wish I was. I cna't figure out why some people think I am mean. I'm a boxer after all. We are just big puppies my mom says.

DogMom said...

Hi! We like your blog! And, we're Minnesota Dogbloggers too! We hope you come visit our blog... www.dogsayeview.blogspot.com. If you like us, maybe we can link to each other!
Wuf Ya - Gomer & Opie

Ferndoggle said...

I am also loved by all, despite the infamous Boxer flatulence problem

Lola

KB said...

boxers rule!!! and i am definitely loved by all - at least right now...we'll see if that stays true through what my mommy and daddy call my 'teen phase'

Gus, Louie and Callie said...

Louie and I are great working dogs. He he. Mom has signed us up for obedience class this month and then I get to move on to herding. The lady trainer said that Louie would not be allowed to herd since he is deaf and herding dogs need be able to hear the commands. We thought Mom was going to cry. She is hoping that since Louie watches me do everything that she will let us be a team. Keep your paws crossed..

Big Sloppy Kisses
Gus and Louie

H.A. Turbofire, Sibertarian said...

Checking in to see what's new.