Puppies with nice temperaments are curious and playful, willing to approach people and be held by them. Temperament is affected by a number of factors, including heredity, training, and socialization. He's aggressive only in defense of his family and home. Strangers are greeted with a wary attitude, but he responds politely to friendly people. When he's not clowning for you, he's dignified and self-assured. Navajo, Alexandra and Ingmar are now surrounded with boxers, horses, goats, peacocks, swans, sheep and a lot of chickens.The Boxer puppies is described as a "hearing" guard dog, meaning he's alert and watchful. On their son Navajo was born, raising this boy among the boxers is a passion in plus to the others. This gives every mother off a puppy the deserved family home. More and more they became advocate of breeding on terms of parenting. They continue to guide the puppy owners with a strong advice based on experience and always with the eye for the best of each individual boxer. Not out of obligation but out of responsibility and even more out of pure interest.Īlexandra and Ingmar have their strong ideals when it comes to breeding and behavior. Keeping this breed healthy has always been a fascination, for this no energy or finance is spared. The last years a lot of energy goes to socializing the puppy’s perfectly as well as the open publication of this on the kennels Facebook page. More then ever it is important to combine the best bloodlines even if they are far away.īreeding correct boxers with the typical boxer expression is as much important as socializing the puppy’s. To be at these shows is mostly for the old fassion reason why dog shows did start, to compare one quality to the other. Together they do not only breed the boxers but are training them for trials mostly as passion and are handling them at shows all around Europe. Still it must be said that this will always be a family passion. Since 2012 Alexandra & Ingmar who did find each other at the trainingfield, do continue to breed the ” Van Sapho’s Hoeve ” boxers. We are still proud that we did give this option a fair try. Due to the change of the ” boxer standard ” the natural short tail project was blocked out of every FCI recognized breeding project. By 2005 the first litters with the gene for the natural short tail were born in our kennel and by 2006 our sister kennel in the Communidad Valenciana, Spain, was established and FCI-recognized: “ de la Finca Sapho“. We finally decided to follow up both options. Quitting was not an option and neither was giving up the principle of free choice. Another: trying to buy a property in a “free country” and to set up a new kennel. Cattanach Project – natural short tailed Boxers – into our breeding, an option firmly advocated by Mrs Pat Withers. One was the introduction of the fascinating Dr. By the turn of the century outside infringements on the breed itself and on the freedom of its breeders grow tumor like: we were forced to search for alternatives. The board decided to go along with a ban on cropped boxers on their shows. In the meantime Mariette, after having worked for sixteen years on the board of the Belgian boxer club, resigned – on principle. A good choice, culminating – at this point in time – in the success of Atibox-Worldchampion 2006 “Brahms van Sapho’s Hoeve”. Our breeding program initially based on solid Dutch and German lines began to incorporate some of the better Italian, French and Spanish “bloodlines”. On the other side, Ingmar participated successfully with his own “working boxers” – Sultan and Ursu – at major working trials such as the Atibox. Lots of great Boxers – that later on marked the show and breeding scene – came as young dogs to us, to be trained by Ingmar for their much needed working certificate. Not so much in our own country but abroad: initially the Netherlands, France, and Germany later on all over Europe : Night, Roy, Thor, Turio, Vivian.Ī training school was established with Ingmar in charge and with a learning program based largely on the principles of Karen Pryor. Ingmar, born and raised between Boxers, entered the professional kennel life and added the training and showing skills we obviously lacked.
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