Yeah that is a good call on your part. Dog's are bred to do certain thing's? Now I never looked but I don't recall ever seeing uh Greyhound's, to name one being big on swimming?
It's just not there thing? Short of living on a "House Boat?" Or having a "pool," ... I really don't see the "need," to force a "Boxer," to swim?
And Kappadappa"s tale. LOL well that is not a "Boxer's," can't swim story? That is more of a "Boxer," are "Boxer's" story. Kinda like "F," you ... I'll "Do what I want!" Pig Headed and stubborn to the extreme!
I will die ... before I will swim, ... because I don't want to "swim!" And "slight tangent, but broader point ... you "won't see that with a Mal or WL GSD? Now those dog's have there issues ... but they won't chose to drown before doing something they don't want to do! You gotta luv that!
We have thread on here about "Boxers," and water ... but I can't find it? But I can/will say that "Boxer's can swim," if they want to?
My Stru ... launched herself of a 5 foot drop and sailed about 15 feet in the air chasing a "Duck!" She gave chase and the "Duck," cheated! The Duck took off and took sail and glided to touch down on the water? And Stru was moving to fast to stop! I watched her sail ... far across the water and sink like a stone?
She was a CA and then a NV dog? And as such had never been in water over her paw's aside from a wading pool? I freaked out and scrambled down the bank of the "Duck Pound!" To determine if I needed to dive in and try to find her? But she popped up and still wanted that freaking duck! So she was yards off shores but not done just yet! The Duck was there still and she gave chase! But yeah a Dog v Duck, on water? The dog is gonna lose! She figured that out after a brife chase and returned to shore, no worst for ware.
So can "Boxer's swim?" Yes they can but will they? It depends on the dog! Now "Drown or Die?" Is pretty hard core. But I don't find that as a Surprise, myself?" It's a Molosser thing, full stop! Yeah I know a bit vague but some members will know what I refer to? Wither they acknowledge it or not.
Anyway, get her a Kiddie wading pool. They are cheap and small. Fill it up throw in a few toy's and see if she will get in? My Band Dawg luv'ed it! Course he was 25% lab so yeah. Gunther would plop down and roll around in the pool and water would splash everywhere! And Struddell LOL, well a bit different?
She would get in a walk in circles chasing her Duck, Duck and she would dip her head in the water a lot to grab it. But after about a year or so? I noticed she never lays down in the kiddie pool? If it was 95 or 100 degrees outside ... she would rather lay on concrete and sun bath?? Kind of odd but she preferred sunshine to water? But she could swim and would if she had to.
But a kiddie pool should be a good safe non traumatizing choice.