Boxers
These hunky sacks of lovable muscle are not only loyal and intelligent but are very playful and make great companions.
These are medium sized dogs weighing in at around 70 lbs (35kg) and although giving the appearance of being strong and aloof they are very sociable and occasionally goofy (some may say clownish).
It’s true that they can be a little headstrong at times so harsh training doesn’t work well with them, but they are very obedient.
They are known to get on well with kids and even other animals so if you have other animals such as cats or dogs then you shouldn’t have any issues.
With a short coat minimal grooming is required, just the occasional rub down. Boxers are not really an outdoors kind of dog for two reasons. The short hair means that they have problems keeping warm in very cold weather and their short noses means that they can have issues cooling off in summer. Good news is that this makes them great house dogs.
Boxers are very social animals and you’ll find that they love to lie as close to you as possible which is fine if you don’t mind them occasionally drooling on your leg.