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My white boxer is close to TEN and other than some allergies (he takes benedryl as needed) and being sensitive to the sun he is as healthy as any other dog I know. I found this on the web from a rescue site discussing myths/facts of white boxers. Fact: No clinical evidence has been recorded...

We are in Arizona and my white boxer seems to heat up quickly and it takes him quite awhile to cool down some days. We try and walk them before 6 am and they do not go outside much duing the hotter parts of the day, except for quick pottie breaks. On the days I'm too lazy to get out of bed and...

Here is a good website: http://www.ryanspet.com

We adopted Jackson, our white wonder boxer, in Oct. 2000 and since then we have either had people compliment us on how beautiful he is or the complete opposite. The other questions we receive are, "is he a REAL boxer', 'is he albino', or 'there is no way he is a purebred boxer'. I usually just...

Our girl is 6 and she weighs about 45 lbs., we thought she was small also, but according to the people at the boxer rescue where we adopted our white monster-boxer, Jackson, (75 pounds), she is just about the average for a female.

I used to buy 2 of everything which I found was just a waste. Like everyone else mentioned what one has the other will definately want, also. Better to buy two different toys and keep one as back up when the first is torn apart. Having two will be alot more work, but also double the fun. We...

Yes, it is Foothills mall! Great, I'll look forward to it. I am starting the Pharm.D. program at U of A. I'll be in Tucson at the end of June and then we'll be on vacation for a few weeks. I am off for the summer so you'll see my name all over this site. I'm not used to having this much...

We are going on vacation back east for 2 weeks soon. We are in Arizona and we don't vaccinate for lyme disease here and my vet wasn't all that helpful when I discussed the vaccination with him. I know lyme disease is more common back in NW Pennsylvania. Does everyone in that area vaccinate...

We are taking our 2 boxers on a 3 week vacation with us. We're driving from Arizona to North Carolina and then up to Pennsylvania to visit family. So far we've found pet-friendly places to stay along the way except for in Portsmouth, Va (any suggestions?). The dogs love the car and always...

45 days seems like an awful long time for a steroid--what is the reason he wants to use prednisone? My boxer has to occasionally take prednisone for severe allergic reacations but we try and keep him on it for less than 5 days. He has some terrible side effects when he takes it...

Middle of the night pottie breaks Our boxer (9 yo) started doing this about a year ago, we took him to the vet to make sure nothing medical was going on. What we finally figured out is that if he is off his schedule he will without fail wake us up to go out at between 2-4 am. I started him on...

tucson boxers Hi, thanks for the info, it would be great to have some contacts in Tucson. Also would love to get the dogs together for a play date sometime, with being in the apartment they will need to burn some energy. I think I also read you were wondering about dogs swimming--one...

We've tried everything in trying to train our boxers to walk nicely on a leash. Part of the problem is us--we're not consistent with training, but at time it is soooo frustrating and it would take us 1/2 to get to the end of the street. We are trying the lead/harness that fits over there nose...

My boxer Maizie will swim until we pull her out of the water and then she'll hang her head almost like she is pouting! We have to be careful and not let her swim too long, we're afraid she won't know when to stop and rest. She also swims underwater. The first time she did it I thought...

Benedryl I give my boy boxer benedryl as needed. My vet told me to give him 1 mg per pound. We can give him the benedryl up to 2 times a day (am and pm) as long as it controls the symptoms. Check with your vet on dose or if your boxer is taking any other medication just to be safe. Hope she...