Table of Contents

Introduction. Meet the Boxer. The Boxer at Home. Listen to the Quiet. Independent Thinkers. Other Boxer Abilities. Easy to Groom. Boxers Are Jealous. Heat, Cold and Water. A Lifetime Commitment. The Boxer Comes of Age. The Famous Vom Dom Kennels. The Cornerstones of the American Boxer. The Kennels of Mazelaine. The Barmere Kennels. Tulgey Wood. More Pioneers in the Breed--United States. The American Boxer Club. Growing Pains. Inclinations. A Dog for the Millennium. Interpreting the Breed Standard. Official Standard for the Boxer. General Appearance. Size, Proportion, Substance. Head. Neck, Topline, Body. Forequarters. Hindquarters. Coat. Color. Gait. Character and Temperament. Conclusion of Standard. Disqualifications. Finding the Right Boxer For You. What to Look for in a Breeder. Finding a Breeder. Male or Female? AKC Registration. Permanent Identification. The Initial Inquiry. The Visit. Assessing a Litter. Testing a Puppy's Temperament. What About an Adult Dog? Rescue Organizations. Pet or Show Quality? Contracts. What to Expect When You Pick Up Your Puppy. Living With Your Boxer. Why a Crate? Fences and Runs. Puppy-Proofing. Housetraining. Toys. Collars and Leads. Basic Training. Obedience School. Establishing Dominance. Keeping Your Boxer Healthy. Selecting a Veterinarian. Preventive Health Care. Internal Parasites. External Parasites. Medical Conditions Affecting the Boxer. Emergency Resucitation. Happiness Is.- Routine Care of Your Boxer. Basic Nutrition. What to Feed Your Puppy. Food Amounts and Regimens. Feeding the Adult Boxer. Ear Cropping, Tail Docking and Dewclaw Removal. Grooming the Boxer. Bathing and Brushing. Shampoos. Trimming Toenails. Cleaning Teeth and Gums. Eye Care. Grooming for the Show Ring. What Your Hands Can See. Exercise. It's Show Time! The AKC Championship. Shaping a Show Career. Handling Classes. Sanctioned and "Fun" Matches. Where to Obtain Show Information. Entering a Show. What to Wear. Your First Dog Show. To Bait or Not to Bait. The Good Sport. Professional Handlers. Junior Showmanship. Your Dog's Good Manners--and Yours! A Lifetime Avocation. Beauty and Brains: Obedience Trials, Performance Events and Other Fun Things. Puppy Kindergarten and Obedience Training Clubs. Obedience Trials and Tribulations. Schutzhund Training. Agility Trials. Guides for the Blind. Search and Rescue. Therapy Work. Law Enforcement. Canine Good Citizens. Temperament Testing. A Dog for All Reasons. Headliners. Ch. Bang Away of Sirrah Crest. Ch. Jered's Spellbinder. Ch. Barrage of Quality Hill. Ch. Salgray's Flying High and Ch. Salgray's Fashion Plate. Ch. Holly Lane's Windstorm. Ch. Millan's Fashion Hint. Ch. Arriba's Prima Donna. Ch. Scher-Khoun's Shadrack. Ch. Marquam Hill's Traper of TuRo. Ch. TuRo's Cachet. Ch. Kiebla's Tradition of TuRo. Ch. Hi-Tech's Arbitrage. To Sum It Up. Matchmaking: Should You Breed Your Boxer? Statistics and Canine Overpopulation. Medical Clearances. So You Want to Be a Breeder? Study Your Breed Standard. Linebreeding, Inbreeding and Outcrossing. What About Temperament? Assessing Your Goals. Revere Your Good Advisors. "Breeder" Defined. Stud Dog Management. Cutting the Deal. Reasons Not to Breed. Notes on Neonates. Milk Supplementation. A Word About Color. A Final Perspective. Caring For The Older Boxer. Signs of Aging. Diet for the Senior Citizen. Grooming the Older Boxer. Exercise. Veterinary Care. Holistic Approaches. Introducing a New Puppy. Euthanasia. The American Boxer Club. The ABC Specialty. ABC Awards. Top Twenty. The American Boxer Charitable Foundation, Inc. Breed Rescue. Publications. Education. Epilogue. Appendix A: Resources. Appendix B: The American Boxer Club's Code of Ethics. Appendix C: Titles a Boxer Can Achieve. Appendix D: Boxer Notables. Appendix E: Important Kennels. Bibliography. Index.

About the Author

STEPHANIE ABRAHAM fell in love with Boxers in 1953 after receiving her first Boxer as a child. A year after she married her husband, David, in 1970, the couple established Trefoil Boxers and acquired their first show dog. Since that time they have bred or owned almost 30 AKC champion Boxers. In 1982 Stephanie was licensed by the American Kennel Club to judge Boxers and had judged all over North America and abroad - including the American Boxer Club National and the Canadian Boxer Club National. She has judged many Boxer specialties in the USA, England, Australia, Japan, Brazil, the Philippines, and Mexico. She is currently serving her third term as an American Boxer Club Board of Director member and has written The Boxer breed column in the AKC Gazette for almost 10 years.