Stephanie

Boxers (click the title to see a sampling of Stephanie's Powerpoint presentation. Keep in mind that the non-web version will be much better. Use your BACK button to return to this page.) Independent Study Project Experience: 1st Project Description: I' m studying boxers the dog. They are very playful and alert. They are also good police dogs. Primary Product: Powerpoint Presentation Define your project: It is a visual way to see what the project or other things are like because you can add sound and have words fly in. Objectives I did: 1. I researched about my project. 2. I played with boxers. 3. I babysat a boxer for about 3 days. 4. I also kept myself organized. Other objectives I will do: 1. I will make a report. 2. I will present well. 3. I will make a creative backdrop. 4. I also will make a Powerpoint.

My project is about boxers the dog. They are very playful and loyal. Also they have a beautiful coat. I selected the boxer because I knew I wanted to study an animal, but didn't know which one. So I chose the dog and then I had to choose a breed which was the boxer. I also chose them because they are from Germany and that was my third choice. I hoped to learn how they grow. I wanted to know because I wanted to know what to expect when I get a boxer. I also hoped to learn what they eat because we give the boxers that come to our house almost anything except chocolate. I think I did learn all I expected to learn because I learned a lot. I also think things did turn out like I expected because I got all my information. I got my research from a friend who had books on my project. Then she let me use them for my project. I found my information in the books and on the internet. What was helpful was the index in the back of the books. What was difficult was keeping all my fact cards in order. The boxer has a very special diet. Boxers should eat regular dog food like Iams or other brands because they have a lot of nutrients and vitamins to keep them healthy. They shouldn't ever have chocolate or any other people food. They can't have it because it is unhealthy and could make them sick. When you get your boxer you should ask the breeder or rescue what type of food they ate because their tummy might be nervous, so it is best to give them their old food for at least one week. Puppies should eat three times a day. Once they are one years old they can eat twice a day. Boxers should have access ot fresh, cold water at all times. If they are fed too much they can develop dysplasia. You usually give a dog treats during training to reward them. The treats need to be healthy and cut up into small pieces. Boxers have a variety of colors. Their coat is short, shiny, lies smooth, and is tight on the body. The colors are fawn, flashy fawn, brindle, and white. Fawn is a light brown or mahogany and flashy fawn is the same as fawn, but the white spot on their chest is wider and longer. Brindle is brown or fawn with black or dark brown stripes. White boxers are white and usually have a shade of brown around one of their eyes. When boxers reach 7 to 8 years old you can expect to see a lot of gray or white hairs though out their coat, giving them a silver look. The height of a male boxer is between 22 1/2 in.- 25 in. The height of a female boxer is between 21 in.- 23 1/2 in. The weight of most boxers is between 65 lb.- 75 lb. The boxer is a very playful and fun loving dog. They are also very alert, self-assured, and fearless. That is why they are such good guard or police dogs. Every boxer puppy or adult needs chew toys. The toys have to be indestructible because they like to tear them apart. The toys also have to be big enough so they can't swallow them. If they start to get aggressive while playing tug-of-war you should stop playing for a while. Boxers should be fed 2-3 times a day to stay healthy. If you are not responsible enough and feed it the boxer could get sick. Their bed could be a crate until they are old enough with a little dog pad inside for them to lay on. The crate should be big enough for it to stand in. Once they are old enough and house broken they can sleep in a bed with you or just lay out the dog pad for them. Boxers are wonderful family dogs as well as keen competitors in both show and performance events. As a puppy they go though stages. One of them is the teething stage. Around sixteen weeks five months their milk teeth start to fall out and their adult teeth come in. As a puppy they tend to have accidents. Away to stop them is to take them outside and say, "Go tingle." several times or other phrases. Then they will understand that when you say that it means go potty. Also during puppy stage it is best to crate them while you are out or asleep so they don't have an accident in the house. Puppies also can be trained around 4-8 months. It shouldn't be hard because it received training since it was 8-10 weeks old. At around 8 months the boxer will be a teenager. This means it will be adult size. It should weigh up to 40-50 lb. now at 8 months. Also you might want to get your male boxer neutered unless you plan to breed it. Most boxers are adults at 18 months, some are late bloomers and act like adult boxers at 2 years. By then they will be able to be a guard dog or a boxer that helps people get around if the owner wants it to. Also it can just be a sit around dog and play when it wants. You can usually find a breeder in the breeders magazine or on the breeders personal web page. There are three types of boxers that you can get from the breeder. Show, performance, and pet quality. When you get your boxer puppy you need to schedule an appointment with in three days tops so that the veterinarian you trust can examine the puppy to make sure it is healthy both physically and mentally. The trainer will be you. You have to train the boxer how to sit, lay, sit & stay, etc.. You can also get help from friends that had dogs. The German Boxer Klub relates that the first reference to the Boxer as a breed occurred as early as 1860 or 1870. They are called Boxers because they fight with their front legs. During World War 1, Boxers were part of the 50,000 dogs that were trained and combat ready in Germany. All regular colored boxers are allowed to be shown in shows. In order to show them their tails must be docked and their ears must be cropped. Their ears and tails have been cropped and docked ever since they showed in Germany. About 20% of all puppy boxers are white. Some of them are born deaf, but only 12% of the deaf boxers are white puppies. They can also learn sign language. White boxers are just as smart and great companions just like the other colored boxers. In 1925 white boxers were declared unacceptable for registration and show because they were rare. The boxer is in the working group and they are from Germany. They sometimes are used as guard dogs or pit bull bait. Also in dog fights. Boxers should not be used as or in dog fights or pit bull bait. Boxers can also be good community dogs. They are good guard dogs and good at helping people get around. At 18 months they can start to work as a guard dogs or help people get around. They are good guard dogs because they are very alert, self assured, and fearless. While working on this project I had fun. It was fun and hard at the same time though. It also was good for me because I got to learn more about boxers. If I had more time to do this project I would add more to my Power point project.   Glossary AKC - American Kennel Club Dysplasia - A disordered growth or faulty development of various tissues or body parts. It can be caused by overeating for dogs. Heartworm - A nematode worm transmitted by mosquitoes or fleas that are parasitic in the bloodstream esp. in the heart of dogs, cats, etc.. Mites - Tiny arachnids often paractic upon animals, insects, or plants. Rabies - An infectious disease of the central nervous system in mammals. It can be transmitted to people through a bite of an infected dog or other animal. Veterinarian - A person who practices veterinary medicine or surgery. Whipworm - Any of a genus of roundworms with a whiplike front portion, parasitic in the intestines of mammals.   Bibliography Albers, Vera. (2001). A Boxer Named Moose. unavailable city. American Kennel Club. For the Love of the Purebred Dog. [Online] Available http://www.AKC.org/, October 19, 2003. Greater Ohio Boxer Rescue, Inc. Rescue Boxers are Adoptable Love. [Online] Available http://www.GoBoxerRescue.com. October 19, 2003. Morn, September B. Volume 11,2000. Crate - Training . Boxers All About America's Favorite Dogs, pages 102 -103. Walker, Joan Hustace. (1962). The Boxer Handbook. Hauppauge.

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