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Question by James: Is there a dog similar to a Boxer but that doesn’t drool or have the inherent health issues?
Is there a dog (mixed or pure) that is similar to a Boxer but that doesn’t have the inherent health issues or the drooling issue? I specifically like the personality, size, coat (short and low shedding) and general look of the boxer.

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Answer by ? fat bastard zomfg crazies
No breed will fit what you are looking for, sorry. Every breed will have common health concerns and genetic defects. To bring a dog into your life that may be clear of these defects, you will need to purchase a purebred Boxer from a responsible breeder that has their dogs health screened prior to each breeding.

Here are some websites on responsible breeders, what to look for and how to find them;
http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/puppy_mills/tips/finding_good_dog_breeder.html
http://dogs.about.com/cs/before/a/ethical_breeder.htm
http://www.wonderpuppy.net/1breeding.php

No matter what, there will always be a chance that your Boxer could live seventeen years, or just four years. My family lost our Boxer mix to a tumor that was near her heart, it burst and resulted in a heart attack, there would have been no way of knowing because she had a clean bill of health and was fine to the very day she passed in her sleep, and there would have been no way to save her life, and of course there was no telling how long that tumor had been around, the poor dog was only 6 years old and she would have been 7 years old this month.

A friend of ours lost his Boxer x Greyhound mix to bone cancer. He is apart of a Boxer rescue and even a purebred Boxer he adopted from the rescue ended up with a cancerous tumor which resulted in death, sadly. Luckily he still has his other purebred white Boxer, who was also rescued like the other two, and hopefully she will live for many more years.

Purebred or mixbreed, things like this happen all the time, and it is awful. As a dog owner, you will have to understand this if you want to bring a dog into your home.

If you do not want to purchase from a good breeder, just give it a shot and adopt a homeless Boxer or Boxer-look-alike dog that needs a home;
http://www.petfinder.com
http://www.dogsindanger.com

And as for the drooling, if you want a molosser, you’re just going to have to live with it unless you somehow happen upon a “dry mouth” Boxer.

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1. Millions of dogs live their whole lives in pounds.
2. Millions of dogs every year are put to sleep because there is not enough food or space to take care of them.
3. Just two dogs or cats can produce 4000 more animals every 5 years. (i mean with their offspring producing as well)
4. If you don’t take proper measures when breeding (perfect health, genetic testing, registration etc.) the pups can turn out to have problems, or faults to their breed.
5. Even if you only have one dog and think you don’t have to fix it, it could escape and breed or a dog could wander into your property and get/get it pregnant.
6. There are plenty of puppies in pounds. And half of those puppies might not even be adopted, spend their whole lives in the pound kennel, then get euthenized.

1. Millions of dogs live their whole lives in pounds.
2. Millions of dogs every year are put to sleep because there is not enough food or space to take care of them.
3. Just two dogs or cats can produce 4000 more animals every 5 years. (i mean with their offspring producing as well)
4. If you don’t take proper measures when breeding (perfect health, genetic testing, registration etc.) the pups can turn out to have problems, or faults to their breed.
5. Even if you only have one dog and think you don’t have to fix it, it could escape and breed or a dog could wander into your property and get/get it pregnant.
6. There are plenty of puppies in pounds. And half of those puppies might not even be adopted, spend their whole lives in the pound kennel, then get euthenized.

My friend has one cat, an indoor cat. She says she doesnt ever scoop the poop or pee out of it – she just waits til the whole thing has to be emptied every one or two weeks. Now, I grew up with cats and I always scooped their poop every day.
My friend INSISTS that the cat doesn’t mind and that he never has any health or behavioral problems because of it. I tried to tell her that she really needs to clean it every day but I really couldn’t back up what I was saying because I dont know what the health risks are to the cat when you don’t scoop every day.
Can anyone here tell me what might happen to her kitty (sickness or otherwise) so that I can hopefully get her take better care of him?
PS- the cat IS healthy, alert, well adjusted, etc. He hasn’t been sick ever but I do suspect it’s only a matter of time….I feel bad for him.
Thank you in advance!!!!

I just adopted a beautiful lilac pt siamese mix approx 5 mos old. So far he is just wonderful. He is actually almost more like a dog than a cat. He runs up and almost headbutts your hand so that you will pet him and wants to be touched alllllll the time…hence I knew in the first 5 seconds I wanted to take him home. I am overly joyous about this since I am more of a dog person than a cat person (husband likes the cats) but he seems to get VERY VERY VERY affectionate at night. He came from a foster home of an agency I have worked with before that treats their animals spectacularly and he was not cooped up in a cage. We let him in our room at night (he has access to the things he needs) because our existing cat hasn’t really accepted him yet and I don’t want to leave him out to get in fights. Now, he mostly does this to me. I think he was taken too early from his mother perhaps…but all of a sudden he roams up and down the bed rubbing his head all over me and wanting to sit as close to me, usually my face, as possible. Last night he even put his nose UP my nose trying to get close. I’m thinking…no wonder new moms freak out about newborns being smothered! He kneeds me all night roaming and rubbing and licking and purring up a storm. It’s cute to a pt but then I end up having 3 hrs of sleep. Luckily he will just conk out (usually curled up in a ball right ontop of me with at least one paw having to touch my face). I am not an avid cat person so this may be more usual, but is this something he will outgrow or die down? He is already checked out by the vet and up to date on everything, and he plays just like any other cat so I don’t think he has any health or psycho issues. He is not neutered yet so perhaps this has something to do with it? I just want to know if I should just be happy he loves me like this (and get used to not sleeping) or if this is something that will become a problem/stay the same if I don’t correct it. I can always use the advice thanks guys!

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