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Boxer Dogs

paul savage — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:37:47 +0000

Boxers are a medium sized short haired dog. Boxers are descendants of British bulldogs, but are much easier going than their counter parts. Boxers come in either a fawn or brindle (marble like) colours, with a white bib between their legs. Boxers are prone to diseases such as cancer or heart conditions. In fact cancer accounts for up to 40% of all boxers deaths. They tend to develop problems later on in life, around the age of 8. Boxers can expect to live up to 11-14 years of age.

Male boxers can grow up to 63cm tall and weigh 25-32kgs , females are smaller and are around 60cm tall. Boxers are very loyal animals but can be distrustful to strangers. They are high energy dogs, and will almost certainly need to be walked every day if they don’t have a large area to roam around during the day.

Because of their noted courage boxer dogs are often used as working dogs in the security sector. Boxers do make great guard dogs.

They tend to have litter sizes of between 2-10, and 6 is average.

Beagle Dogs

paul savage — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:36:56 +0000

Beagles are small to medium sized dogs, and are well known for their keen sense of smell. Because of this they are used as tracking dogs, and as drug or money sniffing dogs. Compared with a Fox Hound, a beagles legs are shorter, while their ears are larger. Beagles are very popular in Ireland because of their great temper and their resilience to diseases. Beagles stand between 33cm tall and weigh 8 – 16kgs. Generally female beagles are smaller than their male counterparts.

Akita Dogs

paul savage — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:05:19 +0000

The Akita comes in a few different species, the American Akita or the Japanese Akita Inu. A typical adult is 60 – 66 cm tall, females weigh between 35-40kg where as the males can reach up to 80kg. They come in a selction of colours, the official listing of these is Brindle, Red, Fawn, Sesame, and Pure White. Akita are known for being loyal and docile pets, despite their size they are suited to being house pets due to their reserved and relaxed nature. Akita are known for being a particularly clean breed of dog.