Boxer Bibliography

Non-Fiction

Boxers / Beverly Pisano c1990 T.F.H. Publications ISBN 0-86622-160-3 Newest edition published in April 1997

Your Boxer / Lorraine C. Meyer c1973 Denlinger Books ISBN 0-87714-004-9 B&W photos. Covers: selecting a puppy, personality of the boxer, history of influential kennels, genetics and breeding. (out of print)

Boxer Blueprint, The / Daniel A. Buchwald, DVM and Jean M. Buchwald, DVM c1990 Golden Boy Press ISBN 0-944242-10-3 Great line drawings give detailed breakdown of AKC standard. Appendix on evaluating puppies and youngsters.

Boxers : an owner's guide to a healthy, happy pet, The / Stephanie Abraham c1996 Howell Book House ISBN 0-87605-394-0 Covers aspects of ownership such as picking a puppy, breeders, kennels. Stephanie Abraham has been breeding boxers since 1970 under the kennel name Trefoil.

Guide to owning a boxer / Patti Rutledge c1995 T.F.H. Publications ISBN 0-7938-1861-3 From history to health, this book contains great photos, including Rick Tomita's boxers and the Truesdale's Biff.

Boxer, The / Anna Katherine Nicholas c1984 T.F.H. Publications ISBN 0-866-028-3 B&W photos. Good information about the top kennels in England, Canada, the U.S., Australia, and Brazil.

Boxers : an owner's companion / Ivor Ward-Davies c1991 Crowood Press (UK) ISBN 1-85223-263-3 B&W photos. Covers the history of boxers, modern boxers, and the UK and US standards. With appendices of British Boxer Clubs and rescue organizations.

New boxer, The / Billie McFadden c1989 Howell Book House ISBN 0-87605-062-3 B&W photos. Examines the origin, history, and development of the boxer with sections on showing, training and breeding. Good history on top kennels.

Boxers / Julie Mars c1997 Andrews & McMeel ISBN 0-83622-640-2 This is a tiny book (3 1/4" x 4") but is packed with information and nice photos. 78 pgs.

Boxers : a complete pet owner's manual / Herta E. Kraupa-Tuskany c1987 Barrons Educational Series ISBN 0-8120-4036-8 Paperback. Covers management, feeding, sickness with a special section on Understanding boxers. Translation from: Boxers.

Boxers : everything about the purchase, care, nutrition, breeding, behavior and training / Johanna Theil c1996 Barrons ISBN 0-8120-9590-1 Paperback.

Boxers Today / Jo Royle c1993 RingPress Books (UK) ISBN 0-948955-08-2 B&W photos. Origin of the breed, the boxer during WW II, influential kennels, breeding and health care.

Boxer, The / Jo Royle c1976 K&R Books Ltd. (UK) ISBN 0-903264-17-X Covers history of the breed, character, buying a puppy, the standard. Appendices include pedigrees of CH Wardrobes Miss Mink and CH Seefeld's Picaso. (out of print)

Boxer, The / Dan Gordon c1948 Judy Publishing ISBN 0-7207-1087-1 B&W photos. Covers origin, history, personality, breeding and heredity, showing and kennel management. Great cartoons from Boxer Blatter. (out of print)

Boxer, The / John Wagner c1953 Orange Judd Publishing B&W photos. Covers history, development, breeding, feeding, care and management. Includes the family tree of the German boxer. Owner of Mazelaine Kennels. (out of print)

Boxer, The / Elizabeth Somerfield c1955-1977 Popular Dogs (UK) ISBN 0-6680-4288-5 B&W photos. Includes the Panfield line (author's boxers) , the Dutch influence, standards, early boxers, and appendix of pedigrees. Earlier editions (c1955-1963) were published under the title "The Popular Boxer". (out of print)

New owner's guide to boxers, A / Rick Tomita c1996 T.F.H. Publications ISBN 0-7938-2752-3 Covers origins and history of the boxer, selecting a puppy, health care and obedience training. Rick Tomita has been in boxers more than 25 years and is the owner of Jacquet Kennels.

World of the Boxer, The / Rick Tomita c1998 T.F.H. Publications. Comprehensive overview of the boxer breed around the world. Includes hundreds of the most important and influential boxers and the kennels that produced them.

Dr. Ackerman's Book of Boxers / Lowell Ackerman, DVM c1996 G&G, Inc. ISBN 0-7938-2554-7 Covers selection and care of boxers, with a special chapter on the boxer's most pressing medical conditions and the preventative screening available.

Illustrated guide to the Boxer, The / Eleanor Linderholm-Wood Available from the American Boxer Club

Pet Owners guide to the Boxer / Andrew Brace c1996 RingPress Books (UK) ISBN 1-8605-4065-1 The author is an international Championship judge and examines the Boxer in all its aspects from choosing a puppy, training, and breeding and showing. Great photos.

Boxer breeders handbook / compiled by Suzie Campbell and John Campbell c1978 Jessup, MD Loose leaf binding for updating.

Complete boxer, The / Milo G. Denlinger c1948 Howell Book House ISBN 0-8760-5060-7 B&W photos. Detailed history of early boxers, a chapter on German grammar and abbreviations used on German pedigrees. Later editions include the Boxer in 15 countries and a chapter on West Coast Boxers. (out of print)

Boxer, The / Kay White c1977 J Bartholomew ISBN 0-7028-1035-5 Paperback. This book covers the history, standard, health, and caring for your Boxer from puppyhood to old age. Great illustrations. (out of print)

American Boxer Club : 50th Anniversary Album 1935-1985 c1985 (limited edition) Reissued 1996 1,500 copies were printed in 1985.

How to raise and train a boxer / Sara Barbaresi c1988 ISBN 0-8766-6253-X Covers the standard, buying and caring for the Boxer, showing, training and breeding. (out of print)

This is the Boxer / Stanley Volpe c1964 T.F.H. Publications ISBN 0-8766-6254-8 B&W photos. Gives detailed origin and history of the Boxer, genetics, breeding, nutrition, caring for the stud and brood bitch, and of course the standard. (out of print)

Book of the Boxer, The / Joan Brearley & Anna Katherine Nicholas c1977 T.F.H. Publications ISBN 0-8766-6652-7 Oversized book packed with photos. Covers early Boxer bloodlines, Boxers in England, a special chapter on Mazelaine Boxers, Boxers in the US, Canada, and Germany. Lots of information. (out of print)

Our friend the Boxer / Rowland Johns c1951 Methuen & Co, Ltd (London) Covers the qualities of the Boxer, history, training and description of the standard. and much more. Great little book, no photos. (out of print)

Know your Boxer / Earl Schneider c1964 ISBN 0-3850-9199-0 Paperback. Covers Boxer beginnings, the Boxer “look”, training and health. (out of print)

Judging the Boxer : an illustrated standard of the breed: A picture study of good points and faults / Enno Meyer c1945 Orange Judd Publishing Pencil drawings illustrating the visual interpretations of the boxer standard, comparing side by side the correct and incorrect aspect of the boxer. (out of print)

Boxers of Germany : 1930-1935 / Allon Dawson Yearbook format with black and white photos of the great boxers of the past, with brief review of the history of British boxers. 24 pages. (out of print)

Boxer Handbook, The / Joan Dunkels c1951 Nicholson & Watson (London) B&W photos. Discusses the origin and history, early show Boxers, contemporary Boxers, breeding, feeding and kennel management. (out of print)

Boxer Blarney / Marion Fairbrother and Peggy Thomson c1965 Publisher - Patrick Beardsall (UK) Pencil and line drawings of the British boxer standard. (out of print)

Pet Boxer / Mrs. Paul Newhall Davis c1958 All pet books Paperback. Covers Boxer character, bringing home a new puppy, spaying, health and caring for the older Boxer. (out of print)

All about the Boxer / John F. Gordon c1970 Pelham Book (UK) ISBN 0-7207-1087-1 Discusses the German Boxer Club breeding system. Also covers origin and history of the Boxer, the standard, showing, judging and breeding and management. (out of print)

All about the Boxer / Monty Hamilton-Wilkes c1977 Instant Books (Australia) (out of print)

Who's who in Boxers / Marion Mangrum c1950 College Station, Texas (out of print)

Boxers as Pets / Madeline Miller c1955 T.F.H. Publications (out of print)

Boxers / Margaret Hemery c1957 Ernest Benn (London) Written by the breeder of the Mayerling Kennels, advice is given about buying, rearing, training, showing and handling. Includes: Pedigrees of Ch. Barrage of Quality Hill, Ch. Thornick Beta and Meta V.D. Passage. Fold out charts of influential Dutch and German boxers. Appendices include list of English Ch. of 40s and 50s. (out of print)

Boxers / Constance and Wilson Wiley c1960 Foyles (London) By the owners of Wardrobes Kennels. Includes the author's brief account of how they started in Boxers, also covers the modern Boxer, character, breeding, showing and choosing a puppy. (out of print)

British boxer, The / MacDonald Daly c1955 W&R Chambers LTD (London) Detailed history of the British boxer and the influences of German, Dutch and American boxers. Discusses the boxer head, dark masks, shoulders, feet and cropped vs. uncropped ears. (out of print)

Boxer, The / Putnam Publishing c1978 ISBN 0-448-15418-8 (out of print)

Boxers : a book of postcards c1996 Andrews and McMeel Detachable postcards with photos of boxers.

Boxers : a postcard book c1997 Browntrout ISBN 1-5631-3908-1 21 detachable postcards with photos of boxers, each bearing a famous dog quotation.

Boxer Champions 1952 - 1988 c1992 Camino Book Co. ISBN 0-9408-0891-9

Boxer / Peter Neville c1996 HarperCollins (London) ISBN 0-00-412968-7 Covers history, training, caring for the puppy and adult Boxer, showing and health care. Great photos, including Boxers with undocked tails!

Enjoy your Boxer c1986 Main Line Book Co. ISBN 9-9978-0988-2

Fiction

New Leash on Life, A / Richard Grossman Subtitled: The lives and loves of Herman Boxer, soldier, scholar, citizen of the world - and a dog c1950 Random House Story of a boxer who is a WW II veteran and can't get a job after he comes home from the war. (out of print)

Autobiography/Biography

My Life with Boxers / Friederun Stockmann c1968 Coward-McCann or Popular Dogs, London (ISBN 0-0908-6010-1) Translation of: Ein Leben mit Boxern B&W photos. The story of Mrs. Stockmann's beginning as a boxer breeder, the trials and tribulations of trying to breed the perfect boxer, and her struggles to keep and feed them during both world wars. Great book. (out of print)

My Eyes Have a Cold Nose / Hector Chevigny c1948 Yale University Press Mr. Chevigny recounts the sudden onset of his blindness and his subsequent training at Seeing Eye and his adventures with Wizard, the Boxer who shared his steps and his story. (out of print)

I Wish I Had a Champion / Mary Hambleton Available from Marbleton Kennels (UK) The story of Mary and John Hambleton's life together dedicated to the developement of the Boxer breed, and the story of Marbleton Kennels.

Story of Jasper the TV pup / Macdonald Daly c1953 W.H. Allen & Co. (London) Macdonald Daly (author of British boxers) owns Jasper the boxer puppy and introduces him on the British TV show "About the Home". This chronicles Jasper's first nine months of life and gives good advice about raising puppies and caring for them throughout their lives. (out of print)

Call me Chestaloozy / Lord Chesterfield-Radcliff in collaboration with my master, Alan Radcliff c1977 Aventura Books, Miami (out of print)

Me and my dog : the pedigree boxer and the alley kitten / Kathleen Barker c1961 Country Life (London) Biographical account of the relationship of a Boxer and a kitten. Great sketches by the author. (out of print)

Children's Books

Keeper / Gerald Durrell c1996 Arcade Publishing, NY Story of a boxer who protects his animal friends at the zoo.

Ugliest dog in the World / Bruce Whatley HarperCollins ISBN 0-207-171427-X Skitty the lovable boxer is the foil for outrageous comedy when the old joke about people looking like their dogs is taken to extremes.

That Magnetic Dog / Bruce Whatley HarperCollins ISBN 0-207-184208 Skitty the lovable boxer has magnetic charm. She also has a very large appetite. Just as a magnet attracts metal, Skitty attracts food.

Sieg the Magnificent / Ann Gilbert c1994 Doral Publishing ISBN: 0-94487-532-7 Sieg's love for his young master helps the boy recover from a terrible tragedy. Experience the struggle Scott and his parents endure as he fights his way back to the world of the living, and thrill with Scott and his boxer as they discover and conquer the world of dog shows.

Brutus the wonder poodle / Linda Gondosch c1990 Random House Ryan is sure that his friend Tony's boxer will win the neighborhood pet contest. After all, Rex is big and fierce...

The dog next door / Keith Robertson c1950 Viking Press Story of a next door neighbor Boxer. (out of print)

Playful little dog / Jean Berg c1951 Wonder Books Story of a Boston Terrier that befriends a supposedly vicious Boxer. (out of print)

Vicki a guide dog / Helen & Margaret Johnson c1946 Harcourt Brace & Co. The story of Vicki the boxer and how she became a guide dog. (out of print)

Lord Buff and the Silver Star / George A. Chamberlain c1955 A.S. Barnes Unique tale of a boy, a horse, a girl, and a boxer dog. (out of print)

Miscellaneous (books that include but are not limited to boxers)

Boxer rebellion and other tales / Joel Goldman D.V.M. c1988 Donald I. Fine Books Memoirs of the adventures and clients of a veterinarian. (out of print)

Guard dogs : Boxers, Alsations and Bullmastiffs / MacInnes c1949 (out of print)

Animals and other people / Louis Bromfield c1955 Harper & Bros. Story of author's boxer family and other animals and birds as well as the "teched" people that are their friends. (out of print)

Boxer and other stories / Sam Wardle cPre WW II (out of print)

Periodicals

Boxer Quarterly -published 3 times a year Manor Farm, Lenton Grantham, Lincs, NG33 4HG England

Boxer Review - published 10 times a year 8760 Appian Way Los Angeles, CA 90046

Boxer N.A.- published quarterly P.O. Box 1032 Baldwin, NY 11510

Little Blue Book - Published annually South Western Boxer Club Biddisham, Axbridge Somerset BS26 2RS England

Life Magazine cNov. 17, 1947 Boxers on cover, no article

Our Dogs cSpring 1949 Lauren Bacall and her boxer on the cover

Dog Fancy cSept. 1995 Boxer on cover, article page 52

Dog World cJan. 1994 Boxer on cover, article page 10

New Yorker Magazine cFeb. 20&27, 1995 Article about Hi-Tech's Arbitrage (Biff) on page 161

Popular Dogs cJune 1947 Special Boxer issue

Elk’s magazine cApril 1946 Story of a Seeing Eye Boxer

Picture Parade cSept. 1945 Photograph of Seeing Eye Boxer owned by Milton Jacobs of Brooklyn, NY

Dogs Monthly cFeb. 1995 (London) Breed profile

AKC Gazette cJuly 1, 1936 CH. Just v. Dom of Barmere on the cover, with article about CH Dorian v. Marienhof of Mazelaine taking BIS in Flint Michigan show. (page 54)

Sports Illustrated cFebruary 11, 1957 CH Barrage of Quality Hill on the cover. Interview with Barrage's owner, Jouett Shouse and Herbert H. Lehman. (pages 52-54)

Boxer Blatter - Published monthly Boxer-Klub E.V. Veldener Strasse 66 8000 Munchen 60 Germany

Videos/Films

Boxer : AKC breed series VHS 15-25 running time.

Bang Away tops the field c1961 Filmrite assoc. Released by Official Films 45 sec. clip of scenes showing Bang Away winning a dog show. B&W, 16mm

Laura Comstock's bag punching dog c1901 Thomas Edison Films A minute and a half film showing Ms. Comstock's boxer dog, Mannie, boxing a punching bag until it falls to the floor, where he grabs it in his mouth and shakes it back and forth. Mannie appeared in many Edison and Biograph films.

The tender years c1940s (?) The story of a boxer and the boys who rescue him from dog fighters.

You never know Story of an evil man trying to win the affections of a wealthy woman. When he poisons her German Shephard, the boxer solves the case and uncovers the man's true motives.

Pamphlets

Meet the Boxer : a unique breed / American Boxer Club Nice glossy pamphlet giving brief history, standard and choosing a puppy and caring for your boxer.

Newsletters

Boxer Shorts / Boxer Club of Canada Published Quarterly

Foreign Publications

Germany Der Boxer / Philip Stockmann c1926 (out of print)

Der Deutsche Boxer / Marga Ruperti c1958 Albert Muller Verlag Includes 48 full page black and white photos of boxers in various activities and settings. (out of print)

Der Hund Seppl / H.E. Ziegler c1920 Seppl was a Boxer who was famous for being able to “speak” by counting out series of taps with his paws, each series corresponding to letters of the German alphabet.

Der Boxer / Dr. Neumann c1908 Munchen

Unsere Hund ein Boxer Publisher: bocer Klub eV Sitz Munchen Veldener Str 64+66 D-81241 Munchen Lots of pictures mainly of German boxers of the 1980s.

Boxer-Bucher 1902-1906-1926 Der deutsche Boxer Club, Berlin

Boxer portraits / Kathe Knaur c1970 Ruschlikon-Zurich, Stuttgart, Wien, Albert Muller Pictorial works of the Boxer

Boxerliebhaber Verlag boxer-Club EV

Deutscher Boxer / Walt Weisse c1987 Kynos Veralg Helga Fleig ISBN 3-924008-19-1

Der Boxer / Horst Volkmann c1994 Parey Buchverlag ISBN 3-8263-8045-2

Boxer richtig pflegen und verstehen / Johanna Thiele c1995 Graefe u Unzer ISBN 3-7742-2564-8

So einfach wird Ihr Boxer erzogen / Renate Osterberg Joint author - Friederun Stockmann c1984 Gollwitzer Hans ISBN 3-923555-01-6

Der Deutsche Boxer / Leo Helbig Joint author - Friederun Stockmann c1959 Schloss Bleckede an der Elbe, O. Meisser

Austria Our Boxer / Austrian Kennel Club c1931 10th anniversary edition (out of print)

France Le Boxer / boxer-club de France c1975 Craepin-Leblond

Netherlands Boxeren I Norge / Norwegian Boxer Club c1985

Nederlandse Boxer Club 1904-1984 Jubileumboek (Netherlands Boxer Jubilee Book)

Den moderna boxern / Birger Christofferson c1971 Staffanstorp, Cavefors

Boxer-bogen / A.P. Norlund c1967 Kobenhavn, J. Fr. Clausen

Italy Il Boxer / Franco Bonetti Editoriale Olimpia

International Boxer Handbook (published annually - similar to English Little Blue Book) Editrice Nettunia via San Giacomo I-40050 Loiano (BO) Italy

Argentina El Boxer / Domingo R. Passarini c1967 Buenos Aires, Editorial Albatro

Britain British Boxer Club Record Book : 1939-1975 Compiled from photographs from Elizabeth Somerfield's collection, this book chronicles Britain's boxer champions through photos and pedigrees. (out of print)

British Boxer Club Yearbook : 1955 The first yearbook produced by the British Boxer Club. Foreword by President Douglas F. Bostock. (out of print)

Spain El boxer / Guido Da Tortona c1993 De Vecchi ISBN 8-4315-1182-6

El boxer / Phillipe Rubin c1989 De Vecchi ISBN 8-4315-0639-3

El boxer / Bianca Frosolini c1995 De Vecchi ISBN 8-4315-1447-7

Nancy Jackson Updated 1/31/98

Compiled and contributed and by Nancy Jackson;
Copyright Nancy Jackson & Boxer Mailing List (BML) July, 1997