"Tee" wrote in message
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"Jack" wrote in message
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If anyone can help me find the following in or near
Pensacola Florida I
would be grateful:

Boxer puppy
Female
Fawn in color
No puppy mills
No history of hip dysplasia
Huge parents

I've had boxers before. One of the boxers I had was huge
and could
have been mistaken for a horse . I would like my next
boxer to be a
massive beast. I'm willing to travel to find my boxer.
Thanks for any
help!

You won't find a backyard bred Boxer on this newsgroup and
that's what you're asking about whether you intend to or
not. Any responsible breeder/kennel you find will be
breeding Boxers in standard and not out of standard (which
is what "huge" would be). You can check classifieds and
internet websites but the likelihood that you'll find a
backyard breeder who knows anything about the line's hips
is very small. They'll tell you there's no history of hip
dysplasia because they just haven't seen it yet in their
male & female pair. They probably haven't had the dogs'
hips evaluated and don't know anything about siblings and
parents.

While dysplasia is a worry I'd be more worried about the
heart and cancer incidence in the lines involved. They
say Boxer Cardiomyopathy kills alot of Boxers but I've
seen cancer kill more in my area. You name the type of
cancer and this breed is prone to it. Buy a puppy from a
breeder who knows the lines well and who has taken
precautions to only breed healthy dogs, ones with health
test certificates and not just a vet check.

If you're willing to take chances on health by going to a
backyard breeder then you might want to consider
contacting the Boxer rescues in Florida. Last I heard
there was no shortage of purebred Boxers in need of a home
and sometimes puppies are included in that category.

--
Tara


Rockin P is an excellent Boxer rescue in his area. They
took in a beautiful heartworm positive boxer that I found
starving in a grocery store parking lot (manager said he'd
been there all day.) They treated his heartworms and found
him a home in a neighboring state. Of course the OP will
have to pass a home inspection and have references from his
veterinarian. I believe there is a pic of the Boxer on my
"pets" page.

Robin
http://community.webshots.com/user/robinandtami