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#1 ·
So i'm not sure if anyone else has come across this but.. a mini boxer?? To me they just look like a large pug.. they completely take away from the standard and I cant believe people are actually doing this??
Sorry if i'm not supposed to put up this site, but you have to see these things..

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What is a Mini-Boxer?
Thank you for your interest in this excellent hybrid breed: a mix between a select male pug and a choice female toy fox terrier. For a slightly larger version, a male pug is bred to a female Boston terrier, which also produce what some folks call a” bug”, pugston, or mini-boxer. The pug X toy foxes are tan with black muzzles. The pug X Bostons can be similarly-colored, but also can be brindle or black /white. We work mostly with 3 local small-time breeders to produce these dogs. Shortly after birth the pup’s tails are docked, resulting in a hardy dog that has striking resemblance to a normal-size boxer both in physical looks and temperament, yet about ¼ the size! Mini-boxers end up weighing 12-18 # as adults, 11-13” high at the shoulders, have straight short coats (normal shedding), with a short snout that allows normal breathing. They make excellent little house dogs: well-tempered, alert and full of play, and yet cuddly and responsive. They are eager to please and train easily. Mini-boxers are excellent with children and other animals. Although this breed has been bred only about 4 years, the record thus far has been good: no known congenital defects, and full of hybrid vigor.
 
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#2 ·
It's just another mixed  breed; this particular mix does not include any Boxer blood, so calling them "mini-boxers" is misleading at best.
 
#4 ·
wow, those are weird... Murphy looks like a boston terrier... I think this is a bad idea. I have heard of this before though. Someone asked me before we got Oscar if we were getting a mini boxer since boxers are so big (most places in our area want dogs that are smaller). I was like "WHAAAAAT???" so I went home and researched it, but what I could find were mostly boxers crossed with english bulldogs or something, and that classified them (at least in google) as 'mini boxers'.

I personally hate the idea, and think there'll probably be some problems with this type of breeding.

And this comment worries me "We work mostly with 3 local small-time breeders to produce these dogs"... Yikes!
 
#10 ·
thanks for the heads up.  I am so tired of the whole "designer" dog thing.  People need to stop playing "dog god" like this guy is doing.  Using two breeds that aren't even boxers to create a "mini boxer".  I think it's absolutely disgusting.  eww.
 
#12 ·
22" is perfectly within height range for a female. :)  She's a bit light on weight, but if she's young she may have some filling out to do yet so might put on a few more pounds (that would still have her light, but not quite as much so. ;) )
 
#14 ·
While in Michigan camping we got approached and was told that Daphne was one geourgous Mini-Boxer.  I was like what do you mean.  She stated that boxers are usually more muscular and heavier around 80-100lbs.  I was like lady you are miss informed.  She is pure boxer and at 60lbs she is at ideal weight for her bloodline.
 
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#15 ·
Ugh I can't stand this sort of thing. Experimenting with dogs to make money. I can't believe they are using the name boxer and there isn't any boxer blood! At least make up some dumb name like puggle or something that tells what mix the dog actually is. People should call it what it is - a mutt and there are many many more lovable mutts in shelters waiting to get a home.
 
#16 ·
yes i think Murphy looks like a boston too,the whole idea of a mini boxer is ridiculous,theres only one sort  of boxer and thats thats OUR sort
 
#19 ·
look i sort  of agree with everyones comments and personally believe they shouldnt be doing this and marketing it as a mini boxer. especialy since they are making it sound as though its the same as a boxer just smaller.

but i also dont think there is anything wrong with cross breeding to set a particular trait or in fact to produce a new dog breed. i'm sure youre all aware that our beloved boxers are a set cross breed as are most "pure breed "dogs.

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The Boxer is part of the Molosser group, developed in Germany from the now extinct Bullenbeisser, a dog of Mastiff descent, and Bulldogs brought in from England.
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faster dogs were favoured and a smaller Bullenbeisser was bred in Brabant, in northern Belgium. It is generally accepted that the Brabanter was a direct ancestors of today's Boxer. In the late 19th century, the Brabanter was crossed with a Bulldog to start the line that would become the modern Boxer. In 1894, three Germans by the name of Roberth, Konig, and Hopner decided to stabilise the breed and put it on exhibition at a dog show.
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The Mastiff is descended from the ancient Alaunt and Molosser. -clip-  the Mastiff has contributed to the development of a number of dog breeds.
 
#20 ·
weird?  8O I was like "awe, cute...wrinkly..OH!?...uhm...not good...what?!" lol not even sure what to say about it other than that it shouldnt be! The breed is perfect they way they are without having to be altered!
 
#21 ·
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but i also dont think there is anything wrong with cross breeding to set a particular trait or in fact to produce a new dog breed. i'm sure youre all aware that our beloved boxers are a set cross breed as are most "pure breed "dogs.

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The Boxer is part of the Molosser group, developed in Germany from the now extinct Bullenbeisser, a dog of Mastiff descent, and Bulldogs brought in from England.
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faster dogs were favoured and a smaller Bullenbeisser was bred in Brabant, in northern Belgium. It is generally accepted that the Brabanter was a direct ancestors of today's Boxer. In the late 19th century, the Brabanter was crossed with a Bulldog to start the line that would become the modern Boxer. In 1894, three Germans by the name of Roberth, Konig, and Hopner decided to stabilise the breed and put it on exhibition at a dog show.
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The Mastiff is descended from the ancient Alaunt and Molosser. -clip-
 
#23 ·
I am 100% sure that Roberth, Konig, and Hopner did a hellova lot more research, testing, etc then those BYB breeders who are just (in their words) "experimenting" and out to make money off a "fad" breed.
Well, yes. The Boxer was bred for a specific purpose that was not being met by any of the then-current pure breeds; of course there were far fewer pure breeds those days.  Today I can't think of any purpose for which there are not already multiple established breeds suitable, so creating a new breed seems a bit like reinventing the wheel.  

If people want to produce mixed breeds, that's their right, but they should at least be truthful about the fact that they are mixed breeds, and not try to pass them off as a variation of a long-established pure breed.
 
#24 ·
The only good thing about those (backyard) breeders is that they feed good quality dog food.
The whole idea of mixing terriers and pugs to get mini "boxers" is ridiculous and experimenting with different breeds just to see what happens is unethical at best.  Then they throw away the studs when they are through with them... how many of these "untrained" dogs do you think end up in shelters after their novelty wears off?
 
#26 ·
Newcastle said:
It's just another mixed  breed; this particular mix does not include any Boxer blood, so calling them "mini-boxers" is misleading at best.

That is what I was thinking, no boxer in them so how in the world do they call them mini-boxers.
 
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