i am picking a boxer up sunday and i would like anyone who keeps boxers to give me any useful info they might think of use to me.thanks

The best tip I can give you is the one I give all my puppy owners. Start praising your puppy when it has all 4 feet on the ground!! Jumping up is a huge adult problem in boxers and can be a real pain ( in more ways than one!) but puppies soon get the jist of getting their praise and rewards only when you go down to them.
Secondly.... enjoy!! I was born into a home with boxers, had them all my life and my son learned to walk using them as baby-walkers. They are the best, you'll just love it.

I would also say lots of controlled socialisation with other dogs.  Boxers are bouncy and often clumsy pups, who have a zest for life and want to play with everyone. 

Because of this full on attitude they can frighten or annoy other dogs, the sounds they make because of the short muzzle doesn't help either. 

This means they may get quite a few negative reactions fro other canines which means as they grow up they assume other dogs are likely to be horrible to them, and they may decide the best tactic is to get theirs in first.  They can be quite strong minded so will stick up for themselves even if they are not in the right.

There is nothing more charming than a well behaved sunny natured Boxer, with those oh so sad eyes.

Oh as your pup will have a tail be extra careful that it doesn't bang it on hard surfaces, as they are enthusiastic waggers, try to keep things low key in confined spaces.  Also if you ahve small children aroudn watch they aren't hit in the face by the tail.  Tail injuries are notoriously difficult to heal, resulting sometimes for the need to amputate sections of it.

As yet breeders have no idea whether tails will be strong and thick, thin and whippy, as they haven't had a chance to select for tail type and strength.

Have you read any of the breed books?

I would get yourself enrolled in a puppy class (if you haven't already)

and ENJOY they are lovely dogs! x

Ditto :-) Barabara only thing I would ad to the Boxers are bouncy and often clumsy pups  AND they are pups till about 2 1/2 years old :-)

Our first boxer was when I was a kid so my parents trained it, ( thankfully). Our second was my first dog as an " adult" with my own house.   Jez I tell you , I was the worst trainer on the planet. This dog was OUT OF CONTROL..  I let her off with murder and she was a massive bitch , she could climb over 6 foot fences you name. Saving grace was when she got too heavy and big to launch herself over.   I tell you I am ashamed to say this BUT she ran at me playing one day to grab the lead when I was out walking her and she knocked me unconscious in the park, luckily she never left my side.   That was 16 years ago.

They are the most loving creatures in the world BUT be warned you have to train them.  I would really suggest training classes with a boxer to be honest BUT I will add I think they are one of the nicest most loving breeds on the planet.

>AND they are pups till about 2 1/2 years old

Compared to certain other breeds naming no names ;), that's early!

Actually training wise you have the perfect breed to give the OP some training tips and ongoing guidance or is that counselling. :-D :-D

Counselling, definitely! And condolences and a shoulder to cry on! :D

i love boxers. i dont own one but i do have springers which are none to be hyper and bouncy and were told boxers were worse. however im sure you will have loads of fun with him.

:-D :-D yes exactly.

One thing in their defence I have never had a barker, they are really quiet dogs generally. They don't like being left all day like most breeds but are quite quiet in the garden etc.

I would agree with the liking company and hating being left.  Friends I know were having workmen in so shut their boy in the Bathroom for a few hours for his own safety (Pet owners, they had never heard of crates 20 years ago).

When they went to check on him in the bathroom he had chewed through the door and the door frame.

Other boxer owners I have known have come back to their cars when leaving the dog there to find the seats chewed apart.

Like any dog they like to chew as pups and with jaws like that they can do a lot of damage.

So another reason for training and keeping them occupied.  they are super dogs though.  I would say that they might be puppies until 2 1/2 but they stay teenagers until 10, LOL :D

I know one entire male (well he was castrated in old age for prostate enlargement) who is the most tolerant and agreeable boy around even with other males, so it can be done, but often Boxer boys do not like other males.

Oh very importantly both parents should have been heart tested and have a zero or at most a 1 grade.

Agree with Brainless.  Make sure parents have been heart tested.
Boxers are a great breed but need plenty of training.  I would say they stay young until the day they die.
I wouldn't be without mine, but make sure you do you research to see if this breed is for you.  Far too many boxers end up in rescue because people can't handle them.

Have a look here, very good advise adn resources for those looking to get a Boxer http://www.ukboxerdogs.co.uk/puppies.html

Agree with Reesy with regards to rescues!

As long as you start training from the start and realise that you only get out of a dog what you put in then you will be fine!

Ditto  Barabara only thing I would ad to the Boxers are bouncy and often clumsy pups  AND they are pups till about 2 1/2 years old

Make that around 7ish  LOL!!!  my boy is just calming down, and my girl who is 5,  meets herself coming the other way.

Please , Please, make sure this is the breed for you,  to many people see a Boxer puppy and fall in love, (who can blame them)  but they can be hard work,   some more than others some lines are far more Hyper than others..

Boxers are no harder to train than any other breed, you get out what you put in....they do suffer from selective deafness,  some are more stubborn than others,  usually the males,  my lad lives his life on a whats in it for me basis.

Just a little tip, get your puppy off lead (in a safe environment) as soon as possible,  the sooner you teach a good recall with a Boxer the better (as with all breeds)

Do your Boxer a favour, turn him into a well behaved canine, as others have already said,  a out of control Boxer is a nuisance, and you will make many enemies ,  dont use the excuse , he is a Boxer, and thats the way the play.

Good luck and enjoy!!!