A little POed - Page 2

RoxyBigBaby · #13 11th January 2010, 03:22 PM

My boyfriend has a white male boxer that weighs in the 90's. Ignorant neighbors are always confusing him for a pitt.

It doesn't look like your boy is a pure bred boxer though..I have to agree he looks like a mix. Either way, he is absolutely adorable. Be careful with those kids down the block...I second the microchip suggestion.

Also, thank you to your husband for his service (Navy) and to you and your family.

ehayes21 · #14 11th January 2010, 04:34 PM

While he's definitely a cutie, he doesn't look purebred to me either. Sounds like you bought from a backyard breeder, unfortunately. If you're really curious, DNA testing doesn't cost an arm and a leg. I believe it's around $60 bucks.

LILYLARUE · #15 14th January 2010, 08:35 AM

One thing about the pitbull breed is that it isn't a 'pure breed' at all. It's a mixture of over 15 bully breeds, and yes, that includes the boxer as well as other pit breeds like staffordshires and american pits, etc. You're guy could possibly be a pitbull breed, but will boxer as the primary breed. Never know unless you do the genetic tests. Even then, you may get a complete mix of primary, secondary and minimal mixes which won't specify a certain main breed anyways.

Your guy could be a boxer, just a poorly bred one. Could also be some other breed in the mix generations back. My staffy looked all pit when I got her. Once I studied up on the breed, I understood how the confusion comes about. She was a staffordshire as her primary breed, but somewhere in her lineage, there was a cavalier. The cavalier only showed in her demeanor and the way she ran. Other than that, she was all staffy.

In short, your guy can be whatever you think him to be. Until he is about 2, he will be changing quite a bit. Being all white, it's tough to see the breed without the markings. To be safe in a questionable neighborhood, I would continue to say he's boxer.......and if or when you do the genetic testing........saying boxer mix is perfectly ok!!!

Flashypups · #16 14th January 2010, 06:35 PM

I may have missed it if you said if Boomer had papers or not?? Maybe he is part boxer or just a poorly bred boxer? Does he have an underbite?? Just curious because my male boxer has papers but doesn't have much of an underbite? MKes me wonder

MyBoomer · #17 10th February 2010, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Flashypups

I may have missed it if you said if Boomer had papers or not?? Maybe he is part boxer or just a poorly bred boxer? Does he have an underbite?? Just curious because my male boxer has papers but doesn't have much of an underbite? MKes me wonder

no papers unfortunately, but he does have an under bite. If I close his mouth I can fit about half my thumb over his bottom teeth before they touch his top teeth. They don't stick out or anything, looking at him head on you can't tell but it's so there LOL