Living with a Boxer [Hardcover]

Sharon Hannibal (Author)

Book Description

Series: Living with a Pet | Publication Date: April 30, 2002

The Boxer's intelligence, strength, and fearlessness are qualities that make it a superb guard dog. This breed also makes a loyal, friendly household companion. Titles in this growing series are written especially for owners who have just acquired a pedigreed pup, as well as for prospective owners trying to decide on which breed to choose. Each book gives an in-depth presentation of the special needs and traits of a specific dog breed. Which are best with kids? Which make good working farm dogs? Which are good hunters? Is the breed ideal for an owner who merely wants a companionable house pet? Living with a Pet books give readers a detailed understanding of the title breed's daily needs, special abilities, physical and personality traits, susceptibility to health problems, and the steps owners should take to ensure a happy relationship with dogs of all breeds. These hardcover and dust-jacketed volumes are filled with unusually attractive full-color photos and interesting sidebar features. .

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Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Noble, loyal, and intelligent, the Boxer is one of the most popular of all dog breeds. Living With A Boxer is designed to tell you everything you should know about this fun-loving canine.

You’ll find advice on a wide range of topics tailored specifically to the Boxer, starting with puppy care and training, moving on to adolescent problems, and then looking at the best lifestyle for adult Boxers.

Because Boxers make wonderful family companions, you’ll value the section that tells how to supervise Boxer puppies and children so that they can develop rewarding relationships. You’ll also find expert guidance on early learning and socialization training that will enable your pup to mature into a well-adjusted adult.

The Boxer was bred to be a working dog, and it is important to keep your dog physically fit and mentally active. The correct balance of diet and exercise is discussed, and a wide variety of training challenges are suggested. They include Competitive Obedience, Agility and Tracking, and taking advantage of the Boxer’s aptitude for work as a therapy dog, thus bringing comfort to many people.

Finally, well-known veterinarian Trevor Turner writes on the health of the breed. He outlines a comprehensive program of preventative health care, gives advice on common ailments among Boxers, and discusses the breed’s inherited disorders.

Beautifully illustrated with photos showing Boxers from all walks of life, Living With A Boxer is an essential guide for the caring owner.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 1 edition (April 30, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764154303
• ISBN-13: 978-0764154300
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,801,440 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Author Gives Prejudicial Opinions, April 21, 2003

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Rand (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living with a Boxer (Hardcover)

The publishing house putting together this series of books made a poor choice in the author for this volume. She loses all credibility when she makes the outrageous statement that white boxers aren't as smart as fawns or brindles. No scientific data supports this view and anyone who has shared his home with white boxers, as well as the others, knows it is untrue. The opinion of the author would be laughable if it didn't prejudice prospective owners and keep so many bright, sweet white boxers from finding the loving homes they deserve.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Has Sharon Hannibal ever met a white boxer?, March 11, 2003

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K. Morrissey - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living with a Boxer (Hardcover)

On page 12 of this book is this quote regarding all white boxers (approx 25% of all boxers born) "They (white boxers) are perfectly acceptable as companion dogs although they do not resemble the typical, smart Boxer that most people imagine". I don't know where Ms. Hannibal got her information from but white boxers are at least as smart as fawn or brindle dogs - the original boxers were white, and many white boxers hold agility, obedience, tracking and schutzhund titles. They also are EXACTLY the same as the colored boxers in personality (I've had the pleasure of being owned by both). If a statement this wildly erroneus is in the book - how can you trust the rest of what is says??

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Misunderstood Verbage, June 13, 2005

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PawPrint Boxers "Christina Ghimenti" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living with a Boxer (Hardcover)

I directly asked Ms Hannibal about the comment. "Smart" in the UK does not mean intelligence. She meant it as a "look". Her meaning was that white Boxers do not have the same look at fawn or brindle Boxers. Take it for what it's worth, but she did not mean American readers to read she was saying a white Boxer is less intelligent than a fawn or brindle Boxer.

Those that wrote the 2 comments against that single line in the book are Americans and thusly would have read it differently than someone in the UK. Ms Hannibal assured me she has no ill feelings towards white Boxers at all. I single line of misunderstanding does not undermine the entire content of this book. I would not have lent my precious photos to her efforts if I felt she harbored ill will towards Boxers.