Boxer Traits

[chickenz]

Maggie does the jackhammer as well. She also does the tumblesault thing a lot.

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Maggie - flashy fawn, born 4/2000, natural ears, part human.

[Sierra]

My boys have done all of the above and they also lean their whole bodies against you and stand between your legs.
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Barney--Brindle 14mo. male/n natural ear
Samson--Fawn...Rainbow bridge 7-20-99

[Jules]

What a good description, the jack-hammer. I never knew what to call it.Newman always sleeps under the covers. What is the WooWoo song? I'm wondering if it is their whining?

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Julie
Newman's mom-flashy fawn w/ natural ears 11/5/00

[Kira's Mom]

Most of the time Kira has to have a pillow to put her head on to sleep at night. Usually I have to share mine with her. She also puts her paws on our shoulders and gives us boxer kisses.

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Kira-born 2/4/00, female, plain fawn, cropped, docked, and about to be spayed.
Rocko- big brother to Kira, black lab, adopted at 2 years old, nuetered, born 3/2/95

[Brenda]

Jules, Harley's "Woo Woo song" consists of him flattening his mouth into a long line and making a moaning, whiny sound. It really does sound very much like woo woo. He's also learned to say Momma while making this noise. When he starts doing it (usually when he wants to go out) we keep telling him to say momma and, eventually, the noise he makes sounds exactly like Momm-
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Brenda
Boxer Baby: Harley - born 12/27/98 - adopted 1/14/2000 - docked tail/natural ears/neutered - full of pee & vinegar!

[Krikkit]

LOL, one of Amy's nicknames is Miss WooWoo When Carl gets home from work she kidneybean's and woo's at the same time. The others just kidneybean but they woo woo at different times I wonder if we could get woo woo in the dictionary? I think Brenda's description is just perfect.

[Marlin]

definitely all of the above. Also they are such lap babies, if not trying to sit on your laps, they sit on your feet. Thanks everyone for your input! Very interesting, and it sounds like they all try to be human!!
~Marlin
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Lady 1/1/91 fawn/black mask
Hoss 1/1/91-8/13/00 waiting for us at the bridge
Yes they were littermates, Born just after midnight, seperated for about 2 years when pups though, Lady was on a police force in New Orleans till her partner got hurt.

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[MajorMom]

Definitely all that, especially the kidney bean, the frog dog position, getting in your lap, the snorting, and laying on back (usually only when chewing on something). Some other things are stealing/ wanting everything you have, playing keep away, and getting into everything. Basically just being big clowns!

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Major-4/10/00, red fawn male, black mask, white bib, white paws, natural ears, docked, STINKER!http://www.geocities.com/janet_15851/my_page.html

[chickenz]

I think of the woo woo sounds like Chubakah. that's what we say to maggie. If we start going Chubakah, chubakah, she starts making the noises.

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Maggie - flashy fawn, born 4/2000, natural ears, part human.

[pammyjean]

I have a seven year old boxer (female) named Ginty, she is a clown clowicon, she seems to have different barks for different occasions, if a member of the family is coming up the path she does the woo woo bark, and greets them by what we call the wiggle bum dance, she nearly turns herself inside out with excitement. When she has eaten she wipes her face on her bed. If she is playing with a toy she rolls it towards you, and then looks quizzically at you as if to say "well arent you playing then" .I have a friend come to visit, her husband has got Altzheimers and it is if Ginty senses there is something wrong, she always greets him with a strange noise almost sounds like HELLO . I think boxers are a breed apart from other dogs, so gentle, funny and moody.


Pammyjean mummy of Ginty, 7 years , brindle, docked tail, natural ears. (snoring lying across my knee, I dont have to bother with hot water bottles I have one always at hand)

[Lava Linda]

Boxers are also faithful bathroom companions.

I like how they use their paws to "box". When Gilroy and Purdy play fight, the sound of paw hitting ribs can be thunderous! They rear up, gleefully mouth fighting while they pummel each other in the sides with their paws. It's hilarious!

Another trait I adore is how sensitive they are. All dogs are sensitive to moods, but my two, at least, are very touchy about it. If I have a cross word with one of my sons, over homework for instance, then minutes later I'll see that the dogs are still waiting for it to be "ok". I tell them, "It's ok, you're good dogs!" and they kidney bean with relief.

They can be stubborn!! Purdy has decided my son Phil's bed is the only bed that's ok for her to sleep on. She's not allowed on any of our beds, but she persistently sneaks onto Phil's bed, much to his chagrin.
I think it goes back to when she had a litter of puppies, two years ago,and Phil was her self-appointed guardian. I have a photo of Phil snuggling her in his bed the same night that she had puppies, with her big ole belly and Phil's little face full of love and concern. I love that picture.

[Clia's_Dad]

Clia has two traits I haven't seen mentioned yet. One is an off-shoot of her "woo-wooing." She will stand on the back deck in the pose of a dog show champion, throw her head back, and bark. She gets so into it, her front feet come off the ground! Sometimes, this will trail off to a howling.

Her other trait that is so endearing is empathy! Thursday, I had a horrible day at work. I left early and came home, feeling very depressed, downtrodden, and generally in a very deep blue funk.

Clia jumped up on my lap, laid her head on my shoulder and seemed to be saying, "It's okay, tell Clia all about it!"

After about five minutes, she jumped down, ran over to where we hang her leash, and pushed it back and forth, looked at me, pushed the leash, looked at me.....as if to say "Come on, Dad, I'll take you for a walk and make it all better."

She was right. About half way through the walk, Clia's antics did the trick and the depression lifted. We returned home after about an hour, both happy.

Aren't Boxers wonderful?