Medium & Large Dog Breed Care : How to Care for a Boxer
Hi I’m Nancy Frensley and I’m the training
manager at the Berkley East Bay Humane Society
and I have been asked how do you care for
a boxer? Well I’m primarily a trainer and
behaviorist so I’m more interested in behavior
than the other aspects of taking care of a
boxer but things that you need to know when
you set out to take care of the boxer is 1,
they don’t have much undercoat so they may
need a sweater in very cold climates, 2, they
are part of a breed that we call bullie breeds
or bull dog types of dogs and because of that
they have really really high drives and a
high desire, lots and lots of energy and they
also will go into what we call predatory drift
very very easily so when you are caring for
your boxer you want to take into consideration
training. You need to start training as soon
as your dog comes into your home and make
sure that they are answering to you because
if they get interested in something else they
are not likely to pay attention to you. Otherwise
you want to make sure that they have a very
good diet, that they have lots and lots of
exercise. Your boxer will want to exercise
a lot, that they play with appropriate dogs,
other types of bullie breeds are excellent
for them to play with and that they answer
to you all the time.
