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Boxers are exuberant, muscular clowns that stay playful well into middle age. The Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog is a large mastiff and guard breed from United States, developed to guard home, family and property, deterring trouble by size and presence. This page puts the two side by side on the numbers that actually differ: size, exercise, grooming and what each costs to keep.
The headline difference is energy: on the five point scale the Boxer sits at 5 and the Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog at 3.
After that comes the monthly bill: the model puts the Boxer at about $128 a month and the Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog at $99.
Also worth noting is lifespan: the middle of the Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog range is 12 years against 11 years for the Boxer.
| Boxer | Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog | |
|---|---|---|
| Group | Working | Working |
| Origin | Germany | United States |
| Height | 21.5 to 25 in | 18 to 24 in |
| Weight | 50 to 80 lb | 55 to 90 lb |
| Lifespan | 10 to 12 years | 11 to 13 years |
| Coat | Short, smooth coat that lies close and shines with health. | A short, close coat that is simple to keep. |
| Temperament | Fun loving, bright, loyal and patient | Calm, dignified, loyal and quietly confident |
| Energy | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Trainability | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Grooming needs | 2 of 5 | 2 of 5 |
| Shedding | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Barking | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 |
| With children | Good with children | Good with children |
| With other dogs | Usually good with dogs | With early socialization |
| With strangers | Friendly but watchful | Wary of strangers |
| Apartment fit | With enough exercise | With enough exercise |
| Daily exercise | 60 to 90 min | 45 to 75 min |
| Food per month (model) | $40 (3.7 cups a day) | $43 (4.0 cups a day) |
| Insurance per month (model) | $65 to $110 | $40 to $72 |
| Monthly total (model) | $105 to $150 | $83 to $115 |
| Yearly total (model) | $1,259 to $1,799 | $997 to $1,381 |
| Lifetime total (model) | $12,589 to $21,586 | $10,968 to $17,954 |
| Breeder health tests | 5 recommended tests | Panel not published yet |
| Health watch | Cancer, heart conditions (aortic stenosis and Boxer cardiomyopathy), hip dysplasia and hypothyroidism lead the list. Choose breeders who heart test with Holter monitoring and screen hips. | Bloat (gastric dilatation volvulus) is the emergency every owner of a big, deep chested dog should know the signs of. Hip screening is the other essential check at this size, and keeping the dog lean protects every joint it owns. |
Nothing in the first-time-owner score splits them, so look to temperament and the sections that follow.
Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog: draws level on the apartment rating ("With enough exercise") and wins the tie-breaks that follow it: barking first, then daily exercise, then size.
Boxer: draws level on the children listing and pulls ahead on the tie-breaks, trainability and friendliness with strangers.
Dead level on shedding, which is only a rough guide to loose hair in the home. There is no allergen-free breed, so this row should not decide it.
Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog: is the cheaper keep by about $29 a month on modeled food plus insurance: $99 at the midpoint, against $128 for the Boxer.
For the Boxer and the Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog, the verdicts follow published rules: first-time owner scores 2 x trainability + (6 - energy) + (6 - grooming) + (6 - barking); apartment ranks the apartment rating, then barking, exercise and weight; children ranks the children rating, then trainability and stranger friendliness; allergy ranks lowest shedding, then grooming; budget ranks the lowest monthly modeled total. Level scores are declared ties.
For monthly keeping cost at the midpoint, the Boxer ranks 421st of 469; the Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog ranks 337th. A year of the Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog at the midpoint costs about $348 less than a year of the Boxer. The lifespan midpoints sit about 12 months apart. House both and the modeled totals add up to $188 to $265 a month. With both in the house, the daily exercise plans add up to about 135 minutes a day at the middles of their ranges.
Month to month, the modeled figures put the Boxer ahead on cost, at about $128 against $99 for the Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog; both figures are food plus insurance taken at the midpoint. Stretch the same figures over the lifespan ranges and the Boxer totals $12,589 to $21,586 against $10,968 to $17,954 for the Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog. These figures are planning estimates, not quotes.
More exercise goes to the Boxer: 60 to 90 minutes a day; the Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog asks 45 to 75 minutes. Energy agrees: 5 out of five for the one, 3 for the other.
On our ratings, yes: both are rated 3 of 5 for shedding. The coats still feel different in the house. Boxer: Short, smooth coat that lies close and shines with health. Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog: A short, close coat that is simple to keep.
On the published ratings the Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog takes it. Apartment verdict "With enough exercise" against "With enough exercise"; barking 3 of 5 to 3; daily exercise planned at 45 to 75 minutes against 60 to 90 minutes.
Trainability favours the Boxer: 4 out of five, where the Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog records 3. The temperament notes describe the Boxer as: fun loving, bright, loyal and patient
Choosing between more than two? Open the comparison tool and put up to four breeds side by side, or read all written breed comparisons.
The breed facts rest on the breed standards and the club guidance summarized across the profiles. Cost figures are modeled estimates for planning, labeled with their basis, and are not quotes or veterinary advice.