Dave
- SexMale
- ColorFawn
- Age9 weeks
$700Available
Boxer Puppies for Sale in Ohio
For families in Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Dayton.
Draco Boxers is a Boxer breeder in Macedonia, Ohio, so for Ohio families we are close to home.
Ohio gives a Boxer real seasons: sticky July afternoons, crisp fall walks under the maples, and winters that bring snow, slush and salted sidewalks. Plenty of families here live in suburbs or small towns with a decent yard, and the big cities all have strong park systems with fenced dog areas and long multi-use trails. A Boxer fits in well, as long as you plan for the cold months as carefully as the warm ones.
Every puppy has a vet visit before it leaves and goes home with its health record, our starter kit and a 1-year written health guarantee.
Ohio at a Glance
- Where we areMacedonia, Ohio
- Getting homePickup, ground or flight nanny
- Goes home at9 weeks
- Health guarantee1-year
Picking Up Your Puppy in Macedonia
These are rough drive times to Macedonia, without heavy traffic:
| From | Distance | Drive, roughly |
|---|---|---|
| Akron, Ohio | about 18 miles | about 25 minutes |
| Cleveland, Ohio | about 23 miles | about 30 minutes |
| Canton, Ohio | about 40 miles | about 45 minutes |
| Youngstown, Ohio | about 53 miles | about 55 minutes |
| Erie, Pennsylvania | about 108 miles | about 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | about 112 miles | about 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Toledo, Ohio | about 127 miles | about 2 hours |
| Columbus, Ohio | about 132 miles | about 2 hours |
| Detroit, Michigan | about 182 miles | about 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Dayton, Ohio | about 202 miles | about 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Buffalo, New York | about 196 miles | about 3 hours 10 minutes |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | about 239 miles | about 3 hours 40 minutes |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | about 306 miles | about 4 hours 45 minutes |
Most Ohio families pick up in person. For the far corners of the state, a pet transport service can drive your puppy to your door instead. How puppies get home.
Boxer Life Across Ohio
Cleveland
Cleveland life with a Boxer centers on the lake. Edgewater Park has a dog beach where Boxers can splash in Lake Erie in summer, and Cleveland Metroparks trails welcome leashed dogs across the region. Cuyahoga Valley National Park, just south, allows leashed dogs on the Towpath Trail. Lakewood and the inner-ring suburbs have older houses on narrow lots, so a fenced side yard is a real find.
Columbus
Columbus keeps growing, with plenty of new apartments in the Short North and Downtown, so check weight limits early. Older homes in German Village and Clintonville tend to have small yards, while suburbs like Dublin and Westerville have bigger ones. Metro Parks such as Walnut Woods, Rocky Fork and Scioto Audubon have fenced dog areas, which makes it easy to find a place for a young Boxer to burn off energy.
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is a city of hills, which suits a Boxer that needs to burn energy, and of older neighborhoods with steep streets and small yards. Downtown and Over-the-Rhine renters can use the fenced dog park in Washington Park. On the east side, Otto Armleder Memorial Park has a large off-leash area near the Little Miami River, and the suburbs north toward Mason offer more fenced yards.
Dayton
Dayton is an easy place to own a big dog, with older homes on decent lots close in and suburbs like Kettering, Beavercreek and Centerville full of fenced yards. Five Rivers MetroParks welcome leashed dogs at almost all of their parks, and the Great Miami River Trail runs through downtown past RiverScape for long, flat walks. Winters are gray, so build in indoor play.
The Part That Surprises Ohio Boxer Owners
Salt and ice melt
From the first snow until spring, Ohio sidewalks and driveways are coated in rock salt and chemical ice melt. It cracks and stings a Boxer's pads, and dogs lick it off their feet afterward, which can upset their stomachs. Wipe paws with a damp cloth after every winter walk, use a pet-safe melt on your own steps, and consider booties if your dog starts limping or licking its feet.
Algae in summer lakes
Warm summer weather brings harmful algal blooms to western Lake Erie and to inland lakes such as Grand Lake St. Marys, where dog deaths have been linked to the algae. The toxins can make a dog seriously ill within hours. Skip water that looks green, scummy or like spilled paint, watch for posted advisories at beaches and boat ramps, and rinse your Boxer with clean water if it gets in.
Deep cold and lake-effect snow
A Boxer has a short single coat and very little body fat, so an Ohio January hits it hard. When the wind comes off Lake Erie or the temperature drops into the teens, keep walks short, put a fitted coat on your dog, and watch for lifted paws and shivering. Snowbelt suburbs east of Cleveland can be buried overnight, so shovel a patch of yard for bathroom breaks.
Keeping a Boxer Happy in Ohio
An Ohio Boxer needs a plan for each season. Spring and fall are the easy months, with cool mornings that suit long walks and games of fetch. Summers turn humid, so move exercise to early morning and evening and keep water with you. Winter is the hard part: short days, cold wind and frozen ground mean more indoor play, from tug and hide-and-seek to basic obedience in the kitchen. Blacklegged ticks, which carry Lyme disease, are now found across much of Ohio, especially in the east and south, so check your dog after woodland walks and ask your vet about tick prevention. Boxers want company, and one left alone all day will find its own entertainment, usually at the expense of a couch. With small children, supervise yard games until your young dog learns to keep four feet on the ground.
Price and Delivery in Ohio
Every puppy's price is on its card, and the price page lists everything included. Picking up is free; ground delivery is quoted by distance.
What Ohio Families Ask Us
Can a Boxer handle an Ohio winter?
Yes, with some help. The short coat gives little protection, so many Boxers here wear a fitted jacket on cold walks and come back inside sooner than a husky would. Keep outings brisk on the coldest days, wipe salt off paws when you get home, and make up for shorter walks with indoor games and training so your dog still gets its exercise.
Is winter a hard time to bring a Boxer puppy home in Ohio?
It is harder, but it works. Housetraining means trips outside every couple of hours, and in January that means snow, wind and dark evenings. Shovel a small potty spot close to the door, put a fitted coat on a young puppy, and keep trips quick. A spring or summer puppy has an easier start, but a winter puppy still learns fine.
Our Boxer guide covers the breed in depth, and the Michigan page covers life with a Boxer there.
Ready for a Boxer in Ohio?
Tell us where in Ohio you live and which puppy you like, and we will explain how it would work.