What is the better choice as per the criteria given below, as a pet dog: German Shephard or Boxer

Warm Weather, Large House with Lawn, Children and aged people, requirement for a guard dog.

I'd chose a boxer.

**Warm weather - Sometimes GSDs get overheated in hot weather. (I used to show a GSD and in the heat, she would sometimes flat out want to refuse to preform.) A boxer has a better coat for handling warm weather. However, boxers also may have trouble in humidity and extreme heat as well because of having a shorten muzzle. If the weather is "warm" and not "hot", then either one will do fine.

**Large House & Lawn - Either one of these breeds likes (and needs) a lot of room to exercise.

**Children and aged people - Boxers are the *only* breed that actually mentions being good with children as part of the AKC breed standard.

Boxer temperament from AKC "his temperament is fundamentally playful, yet patient and stoical with children"

** Guard dog - Either one of these breeds would fulfill that requirement. Actually nearly all breeds of dog will protect their home and families.

From boxer AKC description: "Instinctively a hearing guard dog, his bearing is alert, dignified, and self-assured."

From the GSD AKC description: "both fit and willing to serve in its capacity as companion, watchdog, blind leader, herding dog, or guardian, whichever the circumstances may demand"

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Another thing to think about is insurance and owning your house. Some insurance companies will not cover GSDs. And some home owners associations prohibit certain breeds as well. German shepherds are much more likely to be on that list than boxers.