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Boxer, The (2008)
IMDB rating: 4.90
Plot: Ben Wilson (Joshua Dallas, The Descent 2) wants is to be a better man. So when he hooks up with Joe Miller (Stacy Keach, TV’s Prison Break), a cantankerous old boxing trainer, he finally gets his chance. Preparing for a title-qualifying bout against The Butcher — the sadistic bully who once nearly crippled him — Ben hopes to win fame, fortune and the girl he loves. For in today’s world, there’s only one way to get what you really want: you’ve got to fight for it!
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Directors: Jahn Thomas
Actors: Dallas Joshua,Garrett Henry,Keach Stacy,Miles O’Shea,Action,Drama,Sport,
How to get my Boxer to lose weight?
I have a Female Boxer who is spayed and 8 yrs old,she is overweight and I can’t seem to get the ratio of feed correct. She didn’t like the food the Vet recommended and now the Vet has given up her practice to go back to school and I have to find another Vet,but want to get the dog’s weight down. Any suggestions? She only goes into a 1/3 acre fenced(wooden) in backyard,I can’t take her for walks due to the Pitt Bulls and stray dogs that are running around the neighborhood and nobody will do anything about making them pen them up or remove them from our area. We live in a very small town and the Police won’t do anything with the dogs,everybody has complained and the problem is still here. Thanks for all answers that are helpful and the ones who are being ugly I will ignore you or report you for your postings.
My boxer weighs about 60 lbs and should weigh about 42 lbs. I feed her a cup of dry food with a about a TBL of wet food twice a day,is this still too much> sorry I forgot to put that part in and she is a smaller size Boxer not really tall
The main thing that you need to do to help your dog lose weight is usually to feed less food. Most owners feed their pets way to much food, and usually pet food companies tell owners on the back of bags what to feed, usually their recommendations are incorrect. You didn’t say how much your boxer weighed or how much you were feeding her but a 70 pound dog should get no more then 3 to 4 cups of food a day. You also need to feed her for the weight you want her to be not the weight that she is.
Also if she eats alot of treats that will lead to obesity. One milk bone is like eating one candy bar……many owners give their dogs 3 or 4 bones a day which is much to much. Carrots and plain rice cakes are a good and low fat/calorie treats to feed dogs and usually they love them. Exercise is also very important, though I can see why that would be hard for your.
*also if you cut back her food and she still seems hungry add frozen or (low sodium) canned green beans to her food. Most dogs LOVE them and they are great low calorie fillers!!
Good Luck
danielle5247 | Dec 27, 2006
Find the diet dog food.
K-E-G | Dec 27, 2006
get it to run after a ball indoors ,till shes out of breath do this each day she will love it and burn off a few extra caleries
whitecloud | Dec 27, 2006
visit a vet definetly!!!
LALA101 | Dec 27, 2006
My dog was also overweight. I think the best thing to do is try walking her with a very short leash and short walks. She will enjoy it more than anything. Try also playing with her more inside. Making her hyper is good too so she can run around inside. I would try putting her on Science Diet. Read the back for the right amount for your puppy’s age! It does take time though. I hope this helped!
BabYB | Dec 27, 2006
what are you feeding? Try innova…expensive but great. Some good companies provide low calorie food instead of senior…try that some
Baa_Baa_Blacksheep | Dec 27, 2006
well i agree..diet is very important..and the amount you feed her too!!call a vet or go online and find an overwight dog problem page…its a pity you cant take you dog for long walks and runs..because of stupid ppl who let there dogs run wild..i feel sorry for you and your dog…what about a small walking machin…buy a used cheap one for you dog..and gradually build up the walikng time and speed…good luck to you and your dog
sprite free spirit | Dec 27, 2006
EXERCISE, take her for shorts walks to begin with, then add a little longer walk… My male Boxer is 7 years old and weighs 90 lbs..but he a large one. he walks up to three miles about twice a week. He has a cable run at home of 50 feet. If it isn’t possible to take her around the neighborhood can you take her to a park to walk her.
redshoes | Dec 27, 2006
Go to http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com to learn about dog food ingridients. Find a formula for seniors and, or in a less active formula. It would be best to find the two in one because senoir food nomally has less calories and things like glucosamine and L-caritine that are good for bone and muscle maintenance.
Currently I feed my 10yr old male boxer a cup and a half of Chicken Soup for the pet lover’s soul. It runs about $30 for 35lbs. Costco makes good food for the price and have a low calorie formula. Feed her less calories than what she uses a day soo that she will lose weight.
crazyforboxers | Dec 27, 2006
Hey I got a idea do you have a treadmill it would be a great way for her to get exercises. Or play ball with her and let her go back and forth and get moving. I don’t think changing food is going to do the trick, its all about making sure they get enough exercise every day I was told at lest 1 hour a day.
Lara <:(((>< | Dec 27, 2006
I don’t know how much your dog weighs or is supposed to weigh, but I feed my dogs (golden retriever & a mutt of the same size) 2 cups of food in the morning and 2 cups in the evening and they are not overweight. You definately want to cut out the treats and table scraps which I’m sure you already know. You could try driving her to a better neighborhood or park to walk her. Or get another dog for her to play with in the yard since dogs do not usually excercize themselves outside unless they are playing with another dog. If she likes playing fetch you could throw the ball for her for 20 minutes or so everyday and see if that helps. Good luck!
dottidal | Dec 27, 2006
Find the good diet dog food and take her on long walks every day.
Texan | Dec 27, 2006
HILL’S SCIENCE DIET r/d…. Most vet’s carry it! Very high fiber food, you will not need to reduce the amount you give her. Worked like a charm with my older female doberman, and she loved it.
Pam | Dec 27, 2006
If she doesn’t like the vet recommend diets, I don’t blame her. Taken a look at some of those? Bland.
I have corgis who are 24 hr hoovers. They can gain weight just looking at stuff. I have lots of practice in keeping everyone slim and trim.
First off-no rawhides, pig ears or those types of treats. If you do greenies, limit those to one a week. Use carrots(not too many), apples, bananas. No grapes or raisins-toxic.
Second-look into a premium diet with a low fat /protein level. Several out there, just gotta go shopping.
Third-we use what is called the green bean or pumpkin diet. Substitue 1/3 of her ration of kibble with frozen green beans or pumpkin. It’s all fiber, will help fill her up and you won’t feel gulity about limiting her ration. She may not like it at first, but keep thinking-it’s in her best interest and don’t give in. Missing a meal or two won’t hurt her and she will eat when she is hungry.
Make sure when you are limiting her ration, you give her a pet tab or some sort of canine vitamin supplement.
Also I hope you are not feeding her based on the bag recommendations. Most commerical diets have recommended feeding on them, that, well, help sell more food because you feed more then you should.
If you can, find a training center and go to a class once a week. Even if it’s just for fun, try agility. Exercise is exercise, regardless of how you get it. Throw a ball, do the stairs at home, there are many ways to get her up and moving.
Good Luck!
horsenhound | Dec 27, 2006
Since you can’t walk your dog in your neighborhood then trying going to a park or another neighborhood. A dog needs to work for its food. I don’t know how you feed your dog, but if you are the person that pours a whole bunch of food into the food bowl for the dog to eat all day then that isn’t good. But, if you feed your dog 2x a day (like meals) that is good. Try pouring a 1 1/2 cup of dog food into bowl, once in morning and once in afternoon. Oh and if you have a tread mill you can try walking your dog on that.
omg its kayla | Dec 27, 2006
If you can afford a treadmill, dogs are very good at walking on treadmills and enjoy it very much!
Also, no matter what food you are feeding her, make sure you measure it EVERY DAY! It is really easy to over feed your dog. Whatever food you are feeding (although I recommend timberwolf b/c it is very healthy, however expensive and hard to find in the US), read the recommended serving size on the package and cut it down a little bit. Whatever you decide on (I would guess 1 and 1/4 cup twice a day would probably be good) leave measuring cups in the food bag so that you remember to always measure it, and if she continues to not loose weight, this just means she is getting enough activity to burn up all the calories, just cut down her food intake even more.
If your dog doesn’t like the food the Vet recommended, try soaking the food in warm water for 10 minutes before you feed it to the dog. This makes it easier to digest, and it makes the food smell and taste more appetizing to the dogs.
Dani | Dec 27, 2006
Try feeding a weight management dog food (or a lite formula) and giving them about 1/2 of what the bag says to give her for her ideal weight (probably 45-65 pounds). Also give her about 1/2 of can of green beans every day. This way she will be getting a reduction in calories, but the green beans add bulk to the meal plus extra vitamins, minerals, and fiber. The green beans also help getting the dog to eat the lite food.
I did this will my dog for about a month and now she is down to her ideal weight, but she is much smaller than a boxer. It may take about 2-3 months for her to get back down to her ideal weight. When you get her to her ideal, I would keep her on the lite dog food to help prevent her from becoming overweight again. Just FYI Senior food tends to have a lot of calories in it (like puppy food), so if you want her on senior get a senior lite formula. I hope that this helps.
iluvmyfrenchbulldogs | Dec 27, 2006
Do you keep food in her bowl all the time (not good) or do you follow a set feeding time & amount?
Exercise: I can’t visualize a 1/3 of an acre; does that mean no running room? Outside of driving to a dog friendly & safe park, I don’t know; but, hopefully, you’ve gotten some sincere thoughts.
S. B. | Dec 27, 2006
My boyfriend’s boxer gains weight and he’s a senior dog. What we do is we walk him on leash walks daily and then we regulate the amount of dog food we give him. Try to give him a little less then what we normally give him, we also make sure that he doesn’t eat any "extra food." In time we see a different in his weight. Good Luck.
sweetvalenciagirl | Dec 27, 2006
If she doesn’t "like" the food, it probably means she isn’t that hungry. That’s a good thing.
Please tell me you’re not one of those owners that says their dog is fat and then tries to get it to eat. My step-father does that, drives me nuts.
Boxers are prone to overweight. Have you had her thyroid checked?
Feed her a quality food (NOT a diet food, they don’t have enough nutrition), in an apropriate quantity. If she doesn’t feel like eating, then she’s surely had enough. Make sure she doesn’t eat too much.
If you can’t exercise her in your neighborhood, drive her somewhere safe and exercise her. Enrol her in obedience and agility classes so she’s doing something more active.
Miriam | Dec 27, 2006
Even with limited exercise you can get a dog into good trim with the right nutrition.
The principle here is: Feed less and better quality. Dogs themselves usually overfeed, and become obese, only when they lack certain nutrients. So they eat more and more of what there is, in the hope that they get the nutrients they are lacking. It is often quality proteins deficiency that causes dogs to overeat.
My advice to you would depend on how much you care about your dog. But, if you fed your dog solely with fresh food, like lean lamb daily in the morning and quality fish, like trout, salmon, skate wings, sea bass, and some organic chicken, alternating in the evenings, (about 500 grams raw meat per day), and gave it another 300 grams of quality starches inbetween, like softly boiled brown basmati organic rice, boiled organic oats, and organic rye bread, you would give the dog the best you can give and guaranteed, it would be in perfect trim. (It would be advisable to add multivitamins and oils, like Cod liver Oil in small quantities, about twice a week.)
If this sounds like too much of a bother, or too expensive, then at least cut out any "treats", definitely no kitchen scraps, and reduce biscuits, and add at least some fresh meat, like lamb every now and then. Also try adding good quality broad spectrum multivits, once a week, this will reduce the likelihood of gaining weight due to deficiencies.
Pork is entirely unsuitable for dogs, never feed pork.
Dhaxem Healer | Dec 27, 2006
