Just a general enquiry, what is the standard price range for Boxers?  I'm not buying one!

Hi for a pet i would expect to pay somewhere between £600 and £650, then for a show quality somewhere between £700 and £750.
hope this helps these are the prices that boxers are being sold for in Lancashire

erm..........i dont think you can see show quality in a 8 week old pup! not sure thow!

You should certainly be able to see promise at this stage especially when comparing with the parents and other ancestors at the same age.

You can certainly eliminate obvious faults at that age.

We currently have a litter of almost 6 week old puppies (all sold) and it is fairly easy to the trained eye which ones have the best conformation in the litter. We have narrowed our choice down to two at the moment, but are waiting patiently for the 8 week mark to make our final decision. I'm not 100% certain these puppies are going to turn out to be champions, but they are easily the two most promising in the litter. I also think lots depend on what the breeder looks for at this age. What I look at might be completely different to what someone else looks for. I tend to base my judgement on what promise the puppy shows in terms of conformation as what they generally have at 8 weeks they have in full maturity. I know of at least one breeder who looks at her puppies this way and she has many champions under her belt, so she must be doing something right when taking her pick of  litter :D :D This is Just My Opinion though. I may well be proved wrong, especially as I will see at least 3 of my litter on a regular basis.

Hi Alli yes with my last litter i knew i had three that was outstanding at six weeks old, but with boxers it is very difficult to tell just how their heads are going to develope, that is why most breeders will run a dog on for a few months giving the puppy time to develope.

When a litter of boxers is born, for show purposes you can first discount the white puppies (perhaps a quarter of the litter) and then the plain puppies (no flashy white markings - again perhaps another quarter of the litter), and also those who are obviously over-marked.  When the eyes open we check for unpigmented third eyelids (not an outstanding fault - but something to consider).  This generally leaves perhaps 2 or maybe 3 puppies with decent markings.  Then conformation is considered, as well as any likely fault like a wry mouth which only shows very slightly in a baby puppy but gets worse and worse as the dog grows. 

My puppies all sell for the same price.  I do not have second class citizens in my litters and I would never ever tell a potential owner who wants a pet they can love and be proud of that it is cheaper than some of the others, because it is not so attractive.  If I know someone wants a show puppy and I have one I am pretty sure is going to be good (generally the one I would keep myself), I will sell it as a show puppy, but I do not inflate the price, I charge the same as the rest of the litter.

I know this is the case for most of my breeder friends as well.  Novices sometimes try and inflate the prices, and I sometimes think they are convinced that just because they use a champion siire anything that has decent markings is going to be top notch in the showring. 

Hi,

My older boxer, Lolly, was £450. She has a good pedigree but is not champion sired and neither of her parents have been shown. My pup, Fizz, is from the same breeder but was £550. She is champion sired by a very good producer.

I'd say £500 is about right, you would rarely pay £700 for a pup unless from an outstanding pairing.

Jen

Well said pjw. :-)