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    cold wet/ dry warm nose

    Thats a good question. and ive often wondered myself. One of my boxers always has a dry/warm nose and when hes not feeling too well it turns wet and cold. The other one always has a wet/cold nose and it never changes. I suppose it doesnt really matter as long as you notice the change?
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    Should I get a crate or not?

    My two dogs are very different. Ive had nothing but trouble with Zander using a crate, from the day i brought him home. We even had him on anxiety medication because hed make himself bleed while he was in it. I tried for almost a year, and finally just threw in the towel. almost six months...
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    Peeing to get back at me?

    Zander is 6 months and pretty well housebroken. Though he has had some stragely coincidental accidents. The shower accident: I usually bring Zan in the batheroom with me while i am showering because i dont completely trust him at 6 months yet. I let him out because ther were other...
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    Zander runs away from me outside

    The only problem i had with the leash is that he pulls and wants to play tug of war with it when i take him out on it and then he wont go! other than this time hes good on a leash. i guess its a boxer thing lol
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    Jumping on door

    Zander is 6 months and he just started doing this. as soon as i let him out of his crate he runs for the door... which i thought was WONDERFUL behavior and a big change from what used to happen. he jumps on the door handle to the front door and sometimes its VERY high. I dont care much about...
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    Zander runs away from me outside

    Zander turned 6 months on christmas day. All of a sudden about a month ago I am having a problem getting him back in the house after i let him out. Its not that he leaves his own yard or anything at home, but i just cant get him back in. At my parents house if i let him out the front... he...
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    Why'd you name your boxer that?

    Zander is actually "Alec Zander the Great". and of course Alexander means defender of mankind in greek. He was the largest and i thought it fit him because he would defend the chair he sat on in the back yard so well! His father's name is Gunner of War and i thought id just go with the...
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    silly boxer nick names!!! LOL

    maddie (rott): Mad Dog Zander (boxer) Zander Mander Zan Man Z Man Commander Zander Little Man
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    Indiana, PA?

    I live in Vandergrift, close to Indiana i guess. I go to school at pitt... I have a 6 month old white boxer... Zander. He would love to have someone to play with, especailly since its been cold and the weather is not appropriate for a white dog to go out in!
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    ER vet trip : additives in vaccinations?

    Zander had a bad experience last nite. We went to our regular vet at 4 to get his last vaccination and rabies shot. I dropped him off at home with my boyfriend around 630 and i came back at 730, walked in the door and put stuff down to say hi to Zander. 20 minutes later ALL OF A SUDDEN zander...
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    What is the best food to feed boxer puppies?

    Zander is almost 4 months now and hes been eating Nutro lg breed puppy forever! He doesnt like it much, although ive come up with ways to make him eat it. He absolutely loves my other dogs Nutro lg breed adult. Of all the posts that Im reading, im hearing mixed feelings about Nutro and that...
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    Puppy not eating

    I have this same problem with Zander. When we first got him he didnt want to eat either. I saw the vet when he was 14 weeks and they told me he was fine weight and everything and that boxers can sometimes look alil bit ribby when they are young. But still, I worry now that hes not eating...
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    wont go in rain

    Zander is almost 4 months now and I still have problems with him in the rain. I just get out an umbrella and walk around the yard. ALSO... he hates the wet or cold grass. Regardless if it is raining or brite and sunny, if hte grass is wet he wont go near it. Its the funniest thing he just...
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    Snoring

    Zander snores. But i also noticed it is when he has his head over my leg or my arm or something. When hes laying flat he is fine. So if he wakes me up, i just move him away from me! of course, it only takes an hour and he comes right back!
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    Bumps

    Im glad I read this post. Last nite I found two bumps on the top of Zander's head. the looked about mosquito bite sized... im going to call the vet tonite when I get home.
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