When deciding on a breed of dog one should not overlook the Boxer. These friendly hard working dogs are wonderful family companions. Locating some boxer puppies for sale is not too hard since this is the 6th most popular breed in the American Kennel Club for 2008. The Boxer originated from a mixing of the English Bulldog with the German Bullenbeisser. This wonderful breed comes in variations of brindle/white, or fawn/white. Dogs that have too much white, or are all white can often be deaf in one or both ears. Another thing to note about this breed is with purebred boxers who are born all white they are automatically spayed or neutered so that they cannot further pass on this trait.

Good places to look for someone selling boxer puppies for sale are your local newspaper, or area swap shop shows on the radio. Other places include visits to your local vet, pet groomers, or kennel can yield boxer puppies for sale ads on their bulletin boards. Often breeders are available in the area and do sometimes advertise when they have puppies for sale. You can often find breeders listed online at sites that have extensive information about their breed.

Health issues for Boxers include cancer if they are too light skinned. They also can have heart problems. These two main health issues can account for over 50% of deaths in animals of this breed. These facts were found in a study done in the UK. Responsible breeders do screens on their animals throughout their lifetime to help lessen congenital defects being spread. Average age for this breed is 10 to 12 years.

Temperament with this breed is quite happy, and eager to please. They can be headstrong but with proper training this can be lessened. Clicker training and reward training do very well with this breed. This breed is in the utility group so they need lots of area to run and play. Due to their Brachycephalic head this breed needs to be kept from overheating. This trait is also in most terriers and bulldogs as well.

Docking of the ears and cropping of the tail is still done in most countries. The tail is more often done for show animals and the cropping of the ears is acceptable either way. This procedure is usually done when the animal are very young puppies or young dogs.