Some people deem that crating a Boxer dog is one way of being cruel or inhumane to the animal. But over the years, more and more people are using crate because they have discovered the value of this wonderful piece. If used properly, using a crate is not bad after all. It offers a lot of benefits in fact. Though it looks like a jail to some people, dogs don't see it that way. The crate is something they can call their own, where they feel secure and comfortable. Again, if used properly. Using a crate will give you peace of mind knowing that your dog is right confined in his comfortable cr...

Did you know that Boxer dogs can suffer from a life-threatening disease called  hip dysplasia? Many of us may be surprised why this kind of disease can affect our pet dogs, but this is really true. Not only humans can have hip dysplasia; dogs can have it, too. Hip dysplasia or hip arthritis in layman's term, is a legacy disease passed through the genes and can also be acquired through some environmental factors. Most often, loose-hipped Boxer dogs that mate with one another will give birth to a dysplastic Boxer puppy. Obesity is also a risk factor for the development of arthritis. Ob...

Boyd Melson an Army boxer needs only to look to his girlfriend for inspiration during the U.S. Boxing Championships. The Army boxer grew up in New York and began boxing in the National Collegiate Boxing Association competition, while he was a cadet at West Point. Melson graduated in 2003 with a psychology degree and a minor in nuclear engineering. He defeated 2002 U.S. National Champion Rondale Mason, the two-time defending All-Army and Armed Forces champion at the time. Last October, at the Conseil du International Sport Militarie World Military Boxing Championships, the 23-year-old...

Men's underwear is certainly not something that men attach much importance to. They casually wear them and there is nothing more to it. But notwithstanding this fact, men's briefs are available in a lot varieties and styles giving men the opportunity to try different types and discover which works best for them. Men's briefs that were considers as trivial and unimportant pieces of cloth for centuries, has during the last few decades has suddenly received a sudden boost in the market As men have started showing much interest in the innerwear segment. Many people wonder that for this clot...

It's official Oscar De La Hoya retires. The Golden Boy announced his retirement earlier today after days of speculation. Rumors began circulating last week when it was announced that the former champ would be holding a press conference today to disclose his future. He leaves after a brilliant career which was full of accomplishments, titles and highs. Unfortunately the last memory of Oscar as a boxer may be one of the lowest moments in his career when he was destroyed by Manny Pacquiao. His professional boxing career began on 11/23/92 versus a fighter by the name of Lamar Willia...

To each, his or her, own dog. That might not necessarily make sense to many people who live dog-less, but it is nevertheless true that every dog owner believes his, or her, own dog or puppy to be the best, the cutest, the most intelligent, the friendliest dog etc. The list goes on and on, so let me make it short by saying that I believe my very own 10 month old American Eskimo puppy to be the cutest, the most intelligent, and the most stand-up comedic dog! That’s right, I’ve coined what might be a new phrase in the land of dogdom, however I don’t expect it to go further than my very own A...

How To Love Your Dirty Dog and Change Your Life (or at least your attitude!) City loving executive living in the perfectly clean, perfectly decorated home, driving the very expensive and regularly detailed car suddenly finds dirt, hair and slobber everywhere, completely shifts life style and falls in love with all of it. Does this sound familiar to you? You are not alone! So how did you end up with your dog? If you are anything like me, all it took was one look from Chan, the beautiful Chow or perhaps in your case the look from Lucy the gorgeous Labradoodle or Buddy the regal Bo...

Romans were the first to wear a garment which has a somewhat resemblance to modern day underwear. They used to call it subligaculum. It might be of interest to note that the Egyptians and the Greeks never wore underwear at all! Long baggy drawers called ‘braies’ made their appearance in Europe in the 13th century. Those who were better off wore chausses over the braies to cover their legs. Modifications of braises and chausses went on all the while and by the time Renaissance found its way in Europe, braises had become shorter and more form fitting and chausses began to look more like mo...

New York is the theatre center of the United States. The Americans have a very rich culture with the music and theatres being an integral part of it. Only in West 40 & 50 streets and Broadway, there are around 38 theatres opened in winter and autumn. In mid eighties, there were more than 200 theatres in the New York apart from Broadway which were generally located in Chelsea and Greenwich Village. New York also has more than 400 cinemas, from the very well known Radio City music concert hall to the local cinemas where small halls run elite movies. New York entertainment industry is just unimag...

In 1957, Earl Nightingale, speaker, author and cofounder of the Nightingale-Conant Corporation, recorded his classic motivational record "The Strangest Secret." "The Strangest Secret" sold over one million copies and made history in the recording industry by being honored as the first Gold Record for the spoken word. Nightingale, known as the “dean of personal development,” concluded that life's “strangest secret” is that we become what we think about all day long. Your belief system, like your computer, doesn't judge or even question what you input; it merely accepts...