The Boxweiler or the Rottweiler Boxer Mix is a great medium to a large-sized dog breed. This breed could weigh anywhere from 80 to 115 pounds. And therefore will he or she will not have a happy time if you live in an apartment.
The Rottweiler Boxer Mix is a powerful yet loving dog breed, and therefore a novice owner should not own this breed. An experienced owner and well-versed person who has owned a head-strong dog breed before is needed.
One of the things that are needed to make your puppy one of the best behaving dogs in the neighborhood. Is training, discipline, and exercise throughout their puppyhood and adult life.
The Boxweiler has several different names like the:
- Boxer Rottweiler mix
- Rottweiler Boxer mix
- Box Rottie
- Boxer Rottie
- Rottie Boxer
- Boxweiler
In this article, we will dive into the parent breeds, first the Boxer where we will explain where they come from, what they do best, and some other general information about the Boxer that you might not have known about.
Then we will move over to the Rottweiler where we will also give you general information about them. We will finally, we will get into the Rottweiler Boxer mixed breeds, so if you want skip over to the boxweiler go right ahead!
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The Boxer
Size and Appearance
- Weight – 55 – 70 pounds
- Height – 21 – 25 inches
- Lifespan – 10 – 12 years
- Exercise – 40 – 45 minutes
- Training – 15 minutes daily
- Health Issues – Bloat, Hip dysplasia, Arthritics, Ear infections, & Seizures
- Grooming – Brush 2x weekly 4-6x weekly during shedding season
- Colors – Brown/white, white, fawn, brindle
- Eye Color – Brown
- Exercise – 45 min to an hour of exercise minimum
- Training – Use positive reinforcement in training
- Socialization – Take he/she everywhere you go as a puppy
- Temperament – Kind, Gentle, Watchful, Funny, Playful with family, and protective
- Good in an apartment? – No the Boxer needs a house with a fenced in back yard to roam around in if you send him or her out of the house.
My father had an Army Boxer when he was little, and he was the best dog around. Since the Boxer was Army trained, he would not allow anyone with a gun around except for my dad.
Personality and Temperament of the Boxer
- Bright
- Playful
- Energetic
- Active
- Loving
- Very intelligent
- Easy to train
- Protective
Boxer Origin
The Boxer has a distinctive broad head and a short muzzle. The Boxer origins began in Germany the Germans bred them for dogfights and as herders. Boxers have a strong bite and iron jaws to hang on to large prey this breed is great with children and often very protective over them.
You must offer your Boxer plenty of daily exercises, and they do need some reinforcement of the rules while puppies. In general, the Boxer requires little grooming, 15-20 minutes of training while he is a puppy. 30-45 minutes of daily exercise, and a house with a yard, not an apartment.
The Rottweiler
Size and Appearance of the Rottweiler
- Weight – 110 – 130 pounds
- Height – 17 – 22 inches
- Lifespan – 10 – 12 years
- Health Conditions – cataracts, hip dysplasia, arthritis, bloat, bone cancer, & VWD
- Grooming – 2x Brush Weekly 4-6x weekly during shedding season
- Colors – Black and tan
- Eye Color – Brown
- Exercise – An hour of running, playing, walking, or fetching daily
- Training – Use positive reinforcement in training
- Socialization – Take he/she everywhere you go
- Temperament – Kind, Gentle, Watchful, Funny, Playful with family, very protective
- Good in an apartment? – No, the Rottweiler needs a house, and a yard to play around in
The answer is from Weiler Germany!
When the Romans invaded Germany or Germania as they called it back then. The Romans found a skillful and hard-working herding dog. This herding dog was called the Rottweiler. Not only were they exceptional herder, but the Romans also found out that the Rottie made for excellent guard dogs as well.
The Romans fell in love with the Rottweiler and it was only a matter of time before the Rottie was quickly spread across the world.
Ever since then the Rottweiler has gained in popularity, they were not only known for their herding skills, but also as the family guard dog.
But sadly like with everything the good times come and go. The Rottweiler nearly went extinct in the middle of the 1800s. Due to the fact that no one needed herders any more because of the newfound railways.
But by 1901 enough Rottie lovers had pulled together and saved the precious bred. Nowadays the Rottie is now ranking at number eight, in the AKC ranking.
The Boxweiler
- Weight – 80 – 115 pounds
- Height – 21 – 27 inches to the shoulder
- Lifespan – 8 – 12 years
- Exercise – 30 – 45 minutes
- Training – 30 minutes daily
- Grooming – 15 – 20 minutes every week
- Health Conditions – Bone Cancer, Heart problems, Hip dysplasia, Pano, Bloat, Deafness, and Cataracts.
- Grooming – This breed sheds and needs frequent grooming 2x weekly with 4-6x weekly during shedding season
- Colors – Black/tan, black/brown, white/brown/black, brindle.
- Eye Color – Brown
- Exercise – An hour of running, playing, walking, or fetching daily
- Training – Use positive reinforcement in training
- Socialization – Take he/she everywhere you go
- Temperament – kind, gentle, watchful, funny, playful with family, very protective, great family dog.
- Good in an apartment? – No, the Boxweiler needs a house, and a yard to play around in
The Boxer Rottie is a gentle, handsome/cute, protective, and loving with the family and friends, they love being with the family and also doing everything they do! Whether it is sitting on the couch and or throwing on the running shoes and going outside to run around and play!
A healthy weight for a this breed varies for males its around 100-115 and for females anywhere between 80-100 pounds. Be sure to check in with your veterinarian to be sure you are on the right track of how much your dog should weigh.
Boxer Rottweilers mix’s certainly do have an appearance that will keep any unwanted visitors away. Which makes them such excellent watchdogs, due to their size and temperament.
Most Boxweiler’s are a happy go lucky dogs, some may have behavioral issues at an early age. So make sure to nip any bad behavior in the bud before it gets out of hand.
In this last part of the article, we will tell you about the Boxer Rottweiler Mix training, socialization, temperament, exercise, grooming and finally but not least the Rottweiler Boxer mix health issues. So let’s get going!
The Boxweiler Training Needs
Both the parent breeds are two very headstrong alpha dogs whether they were female or male. Both parent breeds were bred to herd and defend against animals and humans.
So training and socialization are two of the most important lessons to teach your puppy! So start as soon as you get home by teaching him or her the rules of the house by using positive reinforcement only.
The best commands you can train your puppy on are to sit, stay, come, and lay down. When you are training, it is important to never give up on a command that you give! No matter how simple or little that command is, make him/her follow it.
The moment you start allowing your puppy to not obey your commands is the day you give him the right to be the pack leader. The Rottweiler and Boxer are notorious for being hard-headed, and stubborn! So if you are having trouble training your commands into your puppy just know that it is not how your training your puppy but rather.
It is just in their genetics to try and not follow your commands. So when training be firm but never heavy-handed. The best training methods are firm but gentle and never give in on command.
Socialization of The Rottweiler Boxer Mix
Socialization is the second most important thing to train your Boxer Rottweiler Mix! Take your puppy out into the city whenever you are out. Let your puppy experience the sounds, smells and sights, this is getting your puppy used to the strange sound smells and sights.
This is so that he won’t run away when he hears a strange sound, sight or smell. He also should be meeting different people and animals, on his daily walks. This gets him to understand that he needs to learn the proper temperament and manners in greeting other animals and more importantly humans.
The one thing you should not do is taking him/her to the dog park, not only are can the dog park be a rough place. But it can also be like going back into the medieval ages unvaccinated, and I’m sure you wouldn’t do that let alone allowing your puppy to go back to that time.
The Rottweiler Boxer Mix Temperament
- Kind
- Loving
- Watchful
- Protective
- Playful
- Aloof
- Hard worker
- Affectionate
All of those qualities and more have made this magnificent breed what it is today! Some people may be asking well what about their tendency to be protective is that an issue? The answer to that is only if you allow it as the pack leader, it also depends on the situation, that you find you’re self in.
If there is an aggressive dog attacking it is better for your dog to be very protective over you rather than being a submissive dog. But if it is your neighbor asking to borrow a few eggs, it will defiantly be better for everyone involved to have a well behaved and socialized dog.
Exercise For the Boxer Rottweiler Mix
For a well-behaved and balanced Boxweiler, they need more than a good 30 minutes of exercise daily. The energy levels for the Boxweiler is high, and this breed is best for active families. A bored and depressed Rottweiler Boxer mix will be a hurricane of destruction in and or around the house.
So make sure to give at least an hour of exercise along with 10-15 minutes of training will keep you Boxer Rottweiler mix happy and obedient! You should also be able to allow your dog out into the yard and give s/he time to chase a ball or stick.
The Boxweiler Mix Health Concerns
- Hip Dysplasia – With the popularity the Rottweiler’s health had gone down as well starting with is hip and elbow dysplasia.
- Joint Dysplasia –
- Bloat – This happens if you exercise your dog right after allowing him to eat.
- Seizures – normally happen to the older dogs, but it can some times happen to a younger dog. CBD oil can help with the seizures, we have a King Charles Cavalier, she has seizures, and so we got her some CBD oil, and they stopped that day of first giving it to her.
- Bone Cancer – The Rottweiler trait of having bone cancer can be passed on to puppy.
- Heart Conditions – Like heart disease
- Dental Issues – Gum issues
Conclusion We Here Give the Boxer Rottweiler Mix ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Boxweiler has one of the shortest health issues I have seen for mixed dog breeds! So, all in all, I would give this dog breed five stars! They have an excellent lifespan, great in the health department, capable guard/watchdog capability! Best of all they are friendly, loyal, protective, a goofball, and if you give them a balanced diet they will live for a very long time!
They thrive doing family activities, they do great with all age ranges, make sure that the kids have a healthy family interactions around the dog. The Boxer Rottweiler Mix does not take kindly to physical abuse.
All ways make sure to exercise and train this beautiful breed as a young puppy in order to not have it be an out of control dog.
Not What You Are Looking For?
If the Boxweiler seems a little too much for your taste don’t worry! If you are looking for a friendlier breed there is The Boxer Labrador Mix. The Boxador combines its awesome power of the Labrador and the Boxer into one body!
If you have a Rottweiler Boxer mix and you think we here have missed an important fact. Please email us the information and we would be happy to add it to our ever-expanding article!
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