[jy8z]

How would a stranger know that your dog wasn't charging to attack?

The main reason would be is because he is a Boxer. They are not attack dogs. Being behind a gate and fence also doesn't allow him to do anything except run to the gate.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Boxers are well-known as guard dogs and have been used by police and MIL for attack. They aren’t prominent in those positions, but it’s true. They also descend directly from fighting and big-game hunting dogs. It’s in their blood.

Even a Labrador can be vicious or just overprotective. When you’re being charged you don’t rationalize on breed type.

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

The main reason would be is because he is a Boxer. They are not attack dogs.

How would a stranger know anything about the behavior of any dog?

What you're attempting to say is that no Boxer has ever attacked anyone in the entire history of the breed and this just isn't the case. You're letting your sentimental attachment blind you to the truth.

For example, Dogs That Attacked 18-Month-Old Boy Euthanized:

Four Boxers that belonged to his grandparents attacked Chance Walker Jr. at his home near Lake Worth late Monday afternoon.

For Worth Animal Control, which has a contract agreement with Tarrant County, took the Boxers into custody Monday.

This is not an isolated case. A simple search of Google for dog attacks by boxers turns up countless other examples. (See: Google Search: dog attack, boxer

Such as, Marauding dogs attack 5 in Everett:

Police and Animal Control are investigating the owner of the two dogs, according to police spokesman Officer Aaron Snell. City spokeswoman Kate Reardon said the owner had been required to fit both dogs with muzzles after an earlier attack.

In the first attack on Saturday, officers were called to the 1300 block of Lombard Avenue around 6:30 a.m. after a 44-year-old man suffered bites to his legs and back, according to Snell.

The victim told officers that the two dogs crossed the street and attacked him. The attack was interrupted by a passer-by who scared the dogs away, police said. (Ed. Sound familiar?)

The victim was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, Snell said.

Police tracked down the dogs, a female pit bull named Mia and a female boxer named Jewels, and witnessed one of the animals kill a cat. One officer was bitten on the leg by one of the dogs when he tried to coax the animal into the back of his patrol car, Snell said.

"The dogs were wagging their tails and were all friendly, but when he got in close proximity they started snarling," Snell said of the officer.