Expert: Renee Cox - 12/12/2008

Question
is there such a thing as miniature boxer puppies?

Answer
Hi Shannon. Yes, and no. No, the AKC Boxer doesn't come in didn't size groups like some other breeds. Yes, there are people that are now selling what they're calling a minature Boxer, which usually has no Boxer in the pup at all. They usually use Pugs mixed with something else. The pups sometimes are marked like the Boxer, and they call the mix minature Boxers. Very misleading, like I said, there's no Boxer in the mix. I don't support mixed breeding to make new disigner breeds. When you breed two different breeds together, you mixing together two different sets of health problems and temperaments. You just don't know what you're going to get. Sometimes people also confuse the Boston Terrier as a minature Boxer.