My boyfriend and I bought a "pure-bred" AKC registered black & white boxer from Petland in June 2012 for $2000. At least we were told he was pure-bred. I have now discovered online that black hair is not in the pure-bred boxer gene, so he can't be pure-bred. He is now 9 months old and has been sick ever since we brought him home. He has had a UTI, an E-coli infection, mange, worms and an eye-infection. We were told he was chipped and de-wormed ... not. My vet can't find a scan for a chip, so we'll have to have that redone. He also can't be crate trained. Since he was "taught" to pee/poop in his crate and never went outside, he doesn't have an aversion to it. 9 months old and still pees in it at least twice/day. He is also very small for a boxer, esp. a male boxer - probably was the runt at a puppy mill. I have learned my lesson about Petland and I would warn ANYBODY who is looking for a dog to stay far far away from it. We never even went back there to pick up his AKC papers. Why waste the gas money for worthless docs?