Awe you gotta give the "Kennel," a bit of a break. If they have dealt with Boxer's before?? Typical Boxer behavior would most certainly scare the crap out of a ... "First Timer??"
They "bark" they spin, and they circle at high speed! And you know the "faster... the better!" If one had never seen that kinda "Crap," before ... it would most certainly look like a "Dog Fight???" And the heel nipping?? Well that just meant the attendant wanted to get into the game!
So they, "Errored," on the side of caution ... you can't really fault them for that?? And the bed thing ... LOL.
Yes, I do tend to mention it off and on?? But you'll note only with "Dog's," in conflict. The "Free Roaming in the house," and the off on and the furniture. Is no big deal as long as your dog's don't have issue's.
Stick with the "Breed," you know and for the most part ... those well sigh ... bad habit's ... work out fine.
I added "Counter Suffering, for the Cat Food Bowl's with Bella. So yeah my bad. But if a behavior is exceptionable to a "dog's," owner ... it's no big deal. Bella does look to me first before jumping up on the kitchen table?? I look at her and sigh ... "whatever." So hey ... "Good Enough," it's mine.
And the "Counter Suffering," is limited to the "Cat Food," dishes. And after my, mayor challenges with Rocky (my first WL GSD) pack fight's (no Boxer involvement) and my "Blood Running Cold, when he first met, company ie "WTH??" Counter Surfing for cat food dishes?? If she want's to do that ... I just don't care, my bad I suppose??
But hey ... as long as one stick's with "Boxer's," that get along well. One can pretty get along with all the ... "Should Not Behavior's," they chose!
As long as the dog is not a threat to people or doing a behavior that could get them killed! No big deal.
But ... add a different "breed," of Wl Breed to one's pack?? And all one's "Boxer," habit's will most likely end up in a "Butt Kicking," experience??
My big three ... Sleep's in the bed with the owner. Free Rome's, indoors and hop's on the furniture at will. Every time a threat with dog's in conflict come's up??
You'll see at least one if not all three of those "rule's," were broken?? Happens all the time. Now not so much here?? In Boxer world ... if you want to find yourself in deep ... crap?? Do the two girl's thing!
Boxer owner's don't really have any idea they have it! All your Boxer and experience and Bully Breed experience, won't meant crap ... if you switch breed's??
I was a Boxer and Bully Breed guy first and I was foster with my first "Big Furry Dog with a Pointy Face??" And that was the existent of my research?? Yeah ...it was butt kicking time?? And nope I have never seen met/seen a Human Aggressive Boxer either??
But I am sure there must be some out there?? But ... if one ventures into GSD World?? You won't have to dig to deep! And all one's "Boxer," well bad habit's will land one in "Deep Crap!"
But hey ... I'm just some guy on the web you know?? And got got kicked out, year's ago (nother story) but you know ... nothing has changed!
Issues, roll in daily! Delivery people, family member's, toddler's etc etc. People Issue's, roll in daily!
Honestly, us Boxer folk's have no idea how much we have it made! I have been gone from there for year's and nothing has changed. Check it out if you want.
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And note, we don't have a whole dedicated to "Aggression Here!" Seriously bad Boxer's show up ... maybe 5 or 6 time's a year?? And dog on dog is usually two females!
GSD's you see way more than that ... every day! And yet pretty much alway's number three most popular dog in America??? Go figure???
Nonetheless I luv, WL GSD's also, they are awesome dog's when you get them right! And I would say that most likely the "people luv'ing," nature of "Boxer's," comes at a price??
If one is seriously committed to "Working a Boxer??" Well a Wl GSD would be easier. I saw it ... and I get it! I luv'd my Struddell but if you throw out the "people issue's," with my Wl GSD. He was a lot quicker and easier to train then was my Struddell!
Boxer's are no doubt great dog's! But in the "Working Dog World??" They are kinda different??