We wanted a boxer early on but decided it would be "to big" for our very small children...then. At the time they were 4.5, 1.5 and newborn. Now, five years latter, we have Sadie 3y.o. Lhasa Apso/Poodle mix and Siris-15 week old Boxer boy. We love them both and they love each other. Talk about opposites...Sadie is white and fluffy. Siris is flashy fawn. They play, play, play. It's very funny because Siris has long out grown Sadie.