Arrigo, my first American boxer completed his AM/CAN TD & AM/CAN CD just under the age of two. He had one leg into CDX when I lost him to a heart attack. Champion Sally followed him with an esophagus problem. Having lost two boxers at such a young age, I decided to research the boxer breeding lines on the American continent. My research and letters to many well known breeders in USA and Canada resulted in the choice of Sunar's Indian Chief from Colorado Springs, an excellent combination of two superior boxer breeding lines from England and from Germany. Together with his half brother Sunar's Starfire I enjoyed the company of two real boxers. Researching boxer breeding lines turned into a time consuming task with no end in sight. Slowly, as I acquired more knowledge it became a valuable hobby.

Since I could not find another boxer to my specifications, I decided to register CAMANO with the Canadian Kennel Club. My first litter produced CH Camano's Arpege. Fourteen years later, Arpege had become a dear companion, strong and determined to enjoy her life. She taught me how to listen. She taught me how to see things from the perspective of the boxer. Over the years, I learned to respect each boxer individual and I learned to listen first.

With my knowledge in veterinary medicine, a hobby, I have been able to help other boxer owners with advice. The ongoing studies of pedigree combinations led to another hobby, the breeding of heritage chickens for the purpose of gaining some knowledge in genetics. Two fighting roosters and a few Silver Laced Wyandotte and French Maran hens gave me a start in the very basics of genetics.

In the 80s when Germany started to loose the monopoly in the boxer, the top world's boxers surfaced in Italy, Spain and in several other countries including the Eastern countries. Breeders throughout the world quickly realized how to proceed, and their efforts in improving the boxer further has led to a number of outstanding producers in many different countries.

Contrary to the development in Europe, breeders on the American continent headed off into the opposite direction and by the year 2000, the true boxer was lost on the American continent with little chance of a recovery. Since Canada and USA can no longer produce the true boxer, the boxer standard is now under review on this continent. To suit this new American boxer specimen, the standard will have to be changed, and changed again if breeders continue on the present path.