Vital Statistics: Place of Origin: Germany Group: Working dog Height: males 22-25 in., females 21-23 1/2 in. Weight: 55-70 lbs. Life span: 12-14 yrs. Trainability: high Good with children: yes Good with other pets: yes, but may have problems with same sex dogs Boxers were developed in Germany in 1850, and claims its ancestry in […]
1. Auburn University’s Dr. Bruce Smith, director of the Research Initiative in Cancer unit, has been awarded a 2 year grant by the American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation for cancer research. A hepatitis virus vaccine has been modified to make copies of itself inside bone cancer cells, releasing thousands of copies of the virus […]
History The Japanese Tosa has been bred for hundreds of years in Japan. They were bred in the old Tosa Province, now known as the Kochi prefecture. This breed was developed between 1868 and 1912 by crossbreeding the Kochi and Shikoku with Western dog breeds such as the German Pointer, Mastiff, Great Dane, Bulldog, St. […]
