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Our eldest girl that we lost last June due to liver disease had spondylosis in her spine. She was helped by Glucosamine 1000mg per day. 500mg in morning and 500mg in the evening.

Keep a supply of dog toys around the house, when they go to nip say 'no bite' & quickly give them a toy, they soon learn toys are much more exciting! When pups were rough playing it was just excitment on their part & their attention span at that age is seconds. Best rule is, as you learnt...

When I changed my car Harvey would not get into the back of it, its a bigger car! I would end up getting his front end in and then trying to lift his back end in and he is one big boy and heavy with it, not I might add he is overweight, but just a big dog. Just co incidence I got some spare...

Ive tried everything, my old car looked more hairy than the dogs :( I have a new car now and try not to have the dogs in it too much although the fact that they love the car and I love them in it sort of gets in the way Now after each jaunt in the car I take a stiff bristle handbrush out...

Has anyone heard of the congenital renal disease that can occur in Boxers? There is a well known UK Boxer breeder who is also a Geneticist, that is carrying out research to try and identify the gene responsible for this awful disease. We have taken part in this research as Katie has renal...

So sorry to hear about your boy. Will send absent healing and keep you both in our thoughts

Hello Currently we have two Boxers, half brother and sister. Same dam but different sires. Katie's sire is Harvey's grandfather and Harvey's sire is Katie's half brother :) Katie is 6 years old, she is a White Boxer with a brindle patch just above her rump. As far as Boxers go, she is...