I got up to make coffee. My morning snuggles aren’t necessary.

Edit: this is the best comment section ever. Every single one of your photos has made me laugh out loud

Hi- I have a five month old male boxer. He seems to have quite a delicate stomach. His first food after the breeder who was giving him I believe purina. I transitioned him to to royal canin on the vet advice (of course , they got commission apparently) I was then told that royal canin was terrible quality and was suggested acana but never got going in that because apparently legumes are terrible for boxers. Did a bit of research and slowly transitioned him to wild pet food raw alternative 80 20 beef. I did a VERY gradual transition but his stomach has been upset I would say 75% of the time. He also has terrible terrible room clearing death defying flatulence. Please can some one advise a good food that won’t make him constantly have diahrea and this excessively offensive gas. I don’t mind paying more money but it needs to be food that can travel- not raw as they will not fit our lifestyle. Ideally something I can buy at pet food stores as ordering can be really stressful. He also seems to have a chicken allergy, and to top it off he has never been a great eater.

Please help!

So far, we are at 12 visits and 4 surgeries this year.
Only a small one today to check his nose and throat because he was reverse sneezing, and since he was under anyway, they also removed some warts.

If I didn’t know better, I’d say he’s trying to figure out if I meant it when I said I would sell my family for him.

And yes, I would do anything for him. I just wanted to share the meme I made😬

The most beautiful being that has ever existed

Update on yesterday’s post !

Today we did all additional tests and ultrasound and Ares has only urinary infection, no stone no cancer!!! 🥳

All will be resolved with one round of antibiotics, but besides this he’s the healthiest boy ever! We will do another round of tests a week after we’ve finished the antibiotics, just to be safe, but business as usual!

Happiest family today!!! Thank you all for support and prayers ❤️

Hello Boxer family!

I’m going back and forth on whether or not I should get our boxer fixed. The vet and the trainer had different opinions. I don’t really want to have her opened up is the problem. She’s perfectly healthy etc etc. I know never say never but I don’t feel she could ever get out of our yard and/or anything in (tall fences because of deer). I don’t take her to the dog park or anything like that. I do for walks but that’s about it. She already has buddy here in the house. Ha. What’s everyone’s thoughts on this when you made your decision? Thanks all!

Rickster

To all ye seasoned boxer owners; I need advice. I have a puppy Boxador, who I got through a rescue without understanding the boxer breed (I had big dog and lab experience, but I was rescue shopping so I didn't do my due diligence when I fell in love with them).

They're mayhem. Biting, stealing, chasing, pulling at my clothes. It's been 6 weeks, and it feels like I get good periods and lots of bad ones. She's hilarious, and an unrivalled amount of cute - but I'm terrified she will get bigger still doing this as she's growing rapidly. We are at a fear free puppy school, and we're told not even to yell, but it's really hard when she's biting hard into my arm or something. We have lick mats, I feed her scattered and in puzzles, she's getting 2 walks and lots of play with another dog. She has 3 baskets full of toys.

Does anyone have any tips? Are they all like this when little? She's very cuddly and affectionate 😂😅

Hi all, it was recently recommended that our sweet 5 year old boxer (1/4 lab mix), Dio, undergo bilateral TPLO surgery.
It isn’t an emergency, but his quality of life has been impacted.
He has always had sensitive joints, and would be whiny after a day of hard playing/running, like the beach for 6 hours for example. But after an altercation with another dog, he was in pain for 2-3 weeks, is no longer able to jump in/out of the back of the car and is very nervous about being touched or pushed from behind.
Does anyone have experience with this procedure and the recovery process?? Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

Maeci is giving Hufflepuff realness and Runtly is def giving off Slytherin vibes 🤣🫶🏻🤩

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My 1.5yr old boxer was fine until she went into her first heat. She started getting really itchy after the heat and has since developed a case of ringworm and may potentially have allergies. We tried steroids and it help for a short time but she was still slightly itchy. I’ve been washing her for the past 4 weeks with the anti fungal shampoo but if that doesn’t work what’s usually the next plan of action. Also any recommendations for cheaper allergy medicines?

They had a very busy weekend helping me greet customers at the yard sale, so they’re spending the day catching up on all of the naps they missed out on!

2 weeks ago I’ve noticed some blood dripping from his penis… Ares is almost 7yo healthy intact male, but now his leukocytes are high and he had blood dripping from his penis, but not in his urine. I’ve contacted the vet immediately and we ran the urine test, and it all points to urinary infection but my vet is worried it could be bladder stone or even prostate cancer.. He’s on antibiotics and pain killers and this week we’ll have an ultrasound. I’m just so worried and hoping it’s “just” something simpler than cancer, if anyone has any experience or advice-it’s welcome! 🥺😢

My boy is a mixed mastiff he has about maybe 20% boxer in him and I wanna know is this lil dance thing typical of a boxer or another breed or is he just tapped?🤣

Surveying his territory on a foggy autumn morning. 🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁

We've had a nice long weekend and now she's tired. She's the sweetest girl I've ever known.

Hello all!

We have a five month old mix puppy (75% boxer) who is just a love. He’s the best.

BUT THE STOMACH ISSUES.

He has loose stools about every other day, sometimes even in his crate in the middle of the night. His appetite hasn’t changed, he seems totally fine behavior wise.

At first we thought he was somehow getting into something, we were moving and he kept trying to get at the cardboard boxes, and our kiddos are new to having a dog and weren’t always careful about leaving snacks around or dropping crumbs. However, we’ve really gotten a handle on making sure he doesn’t eat anything he shouldn’t.

Things we’ve tried:

1. Pre and probiotics.
   
2. Smaller/more frequent meals
   
3. Switching his chicken based dog food to Purina Pro Choice Salmon/rice.
   
4. Talking to his vet, which just recommended the dog food switch mentioned above.

I know boxers are prone to digestive issues but I’m trying to get a handle on it because while he doesn’t seem uncomfortable- I’m growing weary of cleaning up his kennel at 6 in the morning.

I’m searching for any ideas to try that I might be missing. This is our first family dog in general and I’m just wanting to do best by him.

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