Please has any breeder out there got a male white boxer, or do you know of any , preferably in the north east yorkshire area .
thankyou CarolynLavagna@aol.com

Hi Guest

Why does it have to be a white boxer? White boxers are very prevalent to cancer, as are grey horses, something to do with the gene.

liberty

They are very popular at the moment
Lel

Yes they can get sunburnt which *can* cause some skin cancers.
But as in grey horses it's advisable to put suncream on thier sensitive bits such as their ears.
But if you know the Boxer breed, you'll know that once you get your dog to double figures
it's normally cancer that catches them whatever their colour :(
Boxers of ALL COLOURS are sadly prone to cancer
White Boxers are no different to their coloured siblings, only you can't show them or breed from them.
I've had 3 in my litter now 2y.o. and all are healthy and happy and hearing. They all bring much joy to their owners :)
Yes some white Boxers can be deaf, but in the right homes they will thrive, I know of a deaf white Boxer that
competes in agility and I believe has got clear round rosettes etc.
There are many ardent White Boxer fans that will not have anything but a white Boxer.
I love Boxers of all colours :)
Boxacrazy

ill second that motion

Hi, I've come across a few white Boxers in my time, and yes, they are lovely dogs. And not all are deaf, but the likelihood is higher, so it's best if they are BAER tested so you know for sure. (Mind you, the incidence of deafness in boxers generally is quite high, especially if they have the 'flashy' white markings.)

Deaf animals can be snappier than non-deaf ones, not through any fault of temperament, but because they are startled so much more - they don't get the auditory clues that they are being approached. And of course you have to be very careful where you let them off the lead.

The ratio of deafness in coloured Boxers is not significantly higher than any other breed and as far as white Boxers are concerned the percentage is around 10 to 12% and no where near as common as people think We have bred only one Deaf girl and we were aware of this by the time she was 5-6 weeks old as any responsible breeder would be, she was placed with a carefully selected family who trained her with hand signals and is most definitely not snappy.

It always makes me laugh at some of the notions people have about white Boxers I have had people on the floor waving arms and legs checking their sight (where do people continually get the idea they are blind?) Banging things to see if they can hear even though I have just given them my assurances and explained how few are deaf, even prodding them to see if they snap when they are startled. Luckily I have always managed to get rid of the idiots!!
Debbie

For information.
:)

There is also further info at Dr Cattanach's site www.steynmere.com
Go to the genetics page and published articles, there's one on deafness and white's he has published in the
small practice journal in 1999.
The 20% is for the Dalmation breed. The article is very interesting.
:)

It's certainly interesting that more than 60 breeds of dog (among them white boxers) have been found to suffer from congenital deafness (white bull terriers 19%, English setters 14%, Border Collies 10%, Cocker spaniels 6% etc).
:)

Some interesting facts about white boxers here.
:)

Just out of curiousity do dogs such as Westie have these same problems.With them being white as a natural colour, I do not really know how to put this, but hope you understand what I mean. Westie are a natural white dog, but boxers are usually for colour

I gather that because a Westie's skin pigmentation is dark (only the hair is white) that it isn't a problem with them! Lucky things!
:)

i have trained several deaf white boxers [i help the fla boxer rescue]we use the paging collar its enormuosly succesful.....try searching...training deaf dogs on your search engine....

Hi Boxacrazy
Just to second everything you said.
Julie

there is a white boxer rescue,but i cant remember the address,maybe if you go on http://www.dogpages.co.uk onto breed rescues there may a number on there,if not you could ring boxer rescue service(southern)on 01323 486920,it is from a dog magazine so im sure they wont mind me passing it on.and maybe they will have the number for your area
mel :)

hi did you get your whie boxer? we have a white boy. he is the love of our lives, great fun and very funny, we are getting a red bitch at the end of july as a companion for him (not to breed), good look in finding one if you already havn't done so.

Carolyn did get her boxer puppy. I only know because she got it from a lady not far from me :D

Grace