Playfully barking, pawing and playing with the bowl, flipping it upside-down and putting their front paws on the top of the bowl, sliding it around the house barking and whining until someone fills it for them. ![]() Some Boxers have been known to paw at their food or water bowl if they are empty. If you have ever watched a Boxer go about his business you may have noticed the way he paws at his toys, food bowl and you for that matter, in a very playful cat-like way. It has been said that the name Boxer came from the way the Boxer likes to use is front paws for just about everything. If one owns a female boxer and another female dog, they will get along and even play most of the time, however they will most likely fight from time to time. The female boxer will often get into fights with other female dogs, trying to display her dominance. However one Boxer owner reported their Boxer is best friends with their many barn cats and second dog, but will chase and eat their ducks and other farm birds. A well brought-up and properly socialized Boxer will also get along with his own kind and other household pets. Loyal and affectionate, Boxers are known for the way they get along so well with children. Constantly on the move, bonding very closely with the family. The Boxer is a good dog for competitive obedience. Highly intelligent, eager and quick to learn, but can be stubborn and sneaky. The Boxer is happy, high-spirited, playful, curious and energetic. Some of the Boxer's talents are watchdogging, guarding, police work, military work, search & rescue, competitive obedience, schutzhund and performing tricks. Though early Boxers may have been quite ferocious, the breed today is a very gentle, loving family companion. In spite of its German origins, "Boxer" is an English name that suitably describes the dog's punchy fighting style. Breeding was rather indiscriminate until the first Boxer studbook was started in 1904, stabilizing the breed standard. ![]() They were also popular circus and theater dogs because they learned tricks so easily. A bit farther down the family tree, Boxer ancestors became cattle dogs, and were used to round up livestock. Early on, these dogs were prized for hunting, bull baiting, and for pulling carts. They were later crossed with the powerful ancestors of the Mastiff and Bulldog. ![]() According to the Boxer's ancestors were two German mastiff type dogs, the Bullenbeiszer and the Barenbeiszer.
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