Great friends for life. They are always their for me. They love children, my male boxer, Brutus lets my grandson ride him and never shows a tooth. They are also great protectors, also. Someone try to break into my house and all I had to say was check it out and the dogs went after the person.
Boxers are crazy about children.
They will tolerate all kinds of attention from a toddler. They tend to adopt their children and they are distressed when a child cries. I grew up with Boxers and I don't know anything about them that is undesirable. I guess she thought we wouldn't notice. They can be rough, accidentally, because their bodies are so muscular and compact.