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Living with a Boxer

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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.

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??

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.

Im very pleased that a few of our dogs are featured in this book, as well as a writeup on our kennel, CINEMA BOXERS.
Its a great book for the person considering a boxer, and offers great info on choosing a breeder, training, and ownership.
Our Firestar's Raisin Nell, HiMasters Fired Up At Cinema, and Cinema's Ecco Domani are featured.

I am honored my boy has been chosen to grace the cover of this book: Am/Int'l Ch Rosend's Booker T, CGC TT. Several other PawPrint Boxers are illustrated: Ch PawPrint's Do Right By Me, Ch PawPrint's Plainly Spoken and Ch PawPrint's Seduction.