Naturally reared Boxers in Southeast Michigan
Preserving
the past
Preparing
the present
Protecting
the future
Preserving
the past
Preparing
the present
Protecting
the future
About Newcastle
Our History
Learn how we got started in Boxers, what we’ve learned over the years, and the practicies nd philosophies that guide our breeding and rearing program.
Our Dogs
Meet our current Boxers and see what they’ve been up to, in the conformation and sports rings or in the whelping box. Also meet dogs we co-own, dogs we’ve bred, and the dogs of our past.
Our Puppies
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
~ W.B. Yeats
Learning Center
About Boxers
Looking for more information on Boxers in general? Questions about the breed, colors, or health issues? Explore our articles and information on all things Boxer, from basic breed traits to inheritance of coat colors, “Boxer Cardiomyopathy” (ARVC) to Degenerative Myelopathy (DM), and even the often-controversial topics of white and so-called “black Boxers”.
Raw & Natural
Newcastle Boxers have been raw-fed and naturally raised since 2000. In the last 20 years we’ve studied and learned about species appropriate diets, holistic and integrative care, and changing vaccination protocols. We’ve also learned about puppy rearing methods that incorporate science and experience to raise puppies into fit, stable, healthy dogs.
Dog Sports
Do fun stuff with your dog! Boxers are a versatile breed and usually game for anything. Our dogs, their descendants and relatives, and friends have participted and competed in a wide variety of conformation events, performance trials, sports and other fun activities.
Reading and Resources
What Do Pedigrees Tell Us?
A dog's pedigree is like a family tree - it lists his parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and so forth for however many generations are listed. Pedigrees give you the registered names of the dog's parents and ancestors as well as what titles, if any, they obtained. Often, pedigrees list other information about the dogs such as dates of birth and death, health registry listings, color, etc. Unlike a family tree, a typical dog pedigree does not list siblings. Pedigrees list one offspring of a sire and dam, throughout the...
Interpreting Breeders’ Website Claims
Don't miss the companion piece, "Questions to Ask Breeders" In this day and age, just about anyone can have a website. With many services, you don't need any money, and you don't need any special programs. All you do is click a few buttons, type a few sentences, and they create the site for you. In spite of this, many people still seem to feel that a website lends some legitimacy to a breeder - if they have a website, they must be successful and responsible and ethical, right? Wrong. Now, of course, there are tons of breeders with...
Black Boxers: Fact or Fiction?
More and more frequently we have been seeing ads for, getting questions about, and hearing from people who have purchased black Boxers. Sometimes this is just a simple misunderstanding - the dogs are actually very heavily striped brindles, which some people call "black brindles" and mistakenly shorten to "black". All too often, however, the dogs are touted as being solid black (with or without white markings). The problem with this, of course, is that the Boxer simply does not carry the gene for a black coat color. One would think...