OUR PROGRAM
Our Program
Gentry Boxers has been producing sound, healthy, naturally reared Boxers since 1973. Every decision we make — from the pairings we choose to the food we serve to the sounds we play in the nursery — is made with one goal: sending you home with a dog built to thrive for life.
Purposeful Breeding
Every Gentry litter begins long before the puppies are born. We select pairings with careful attention to genotype, phenotype, temperament, and multi-generational health history. Conformation matters deeply to us — the Boxer's unique structure requires thoughtful, knowledgeable selection to produce a dog that is both beautiful and sound. Our dogs reflect fifty+ years of careful, intentional breeding decisions.
Naturally Reared From Birth
Gentry puppies are raised on a 100% species-appropriate raw diet from the moment they begin eating solid food. This means fresh raw meat with bone, organs, goat milk, nutritional herbs, and essential oils — never commercial kibble, never processed food. We believe a dog fed the way nature intended is a dog whose immune system can do its job.
We support immune health through homeopathic nosodes, Young Living essential oils, and carefully developed in-house protocols — raising antibodies to disease naturally rather than through conventional vaccination schedules. We are happy to discuss our full protocol with your family and provide complete documentation.
We use no chemical wormers, flea medications, tick preventatives, or heartworm drugs. Instead we focus on building genuine immune resilience through nutrition, environment, and natural support. Our home and nursery are cleaned exclusively with non-toxic, natural products — Young Living Thieves Household Cleaner is our standard, safe even for newborns.
Raised Underfoot, Not in a Kennel
Our puppies are born and raised inside our home, in a dedicated nursery that is clean, warm, and full of life. They live with our family. They hear the television, the vacuum, the doorbell, children laughing. This is intentional — a puppy that grows up in a real home arrives at yours already comfortable with it.
The Bio Sensor Protocol
From days 3 through 16, every Gentry puppy goes through the US Military's Bio Sensor neurological stimulation protocol — a series of five specific exercises performed daily during a critical developmental window. Research shows this early stimulation improves cardiovascular performance, strengthens the immune system, and builds the kind of calm confidence that lasts a lifetime. This can only be done by the breeder during this narrow window. We do it with every litter, every time.
Puppy Culture
Beginning at three weeks of age, our puppies enter a structured enrichment program based on the Puppy Culture protocol. They learn to face novel challenges, navigate obstacles, recover from startling experiences, and engage with positive training markers. They are never corrected with force or punishment — only redirected, rewarded, and encouraged. By the time they leave us, they are already primed to learn.
Sound Desensitization
We run a daily loop of common sounds — doorbells, barking dogs, children crying, fireworks, crashing noises — starting at very low volume and gradually increasing to normal levels over the course of the litter's development. The result is a puppy that processes these sounds as background noise rather than threats. This protocol is now used by breeders worldwide and is available free on our YouTube channel.
Early Handling and Body Awareness
We begin handling our puppies' feet and trimming their nails before their eyes are open. By the time they go home, nail trims, ear touches, and full body handling are simply normal parts of life — not stressful events. We also introduce airline crates early so that puppies arrive already comfortable with the confinement that makes housebreaking easier.
Staying Longer, Leaving Better
Our puppies usually stay with their litter for 8 weeks, depending on litter size. The social education a puppy receives from its mother and littermates during this window is irreplaceable. A puppy that has learned to communicate, share, and navigate a dog family arrives at your home with confidence and manners already developing.
We Work With a Certified Trainer
All of our positive reinforcement training protocols are developed in partnership with certified trainers. We do not advocate corrections. We never raise our voices. Science supports this approach and so does every puppy we've ever produced.
Gentry Boxers has been producing sound, healthy, naturally reared Boxers since 1973. Every decision we make — from the pairings we choose to the food we serve to the sounds we play in the nursery — is made with one goal: sending you home with a dog built to thrive for life.
Purposeful Breeding
Every Gentry litter begins long before the puppies are born. We select pairings with careful attention to genotype, phenotype, temperament, and multi-generational health history. Conformation matters deeply to us — the Boxer's unique structure requires thoughtful, knowledgeable selection to produce a dog that is both beautiful and sound. Our dogs reflect fifty+ years of careful, intentional breeding decisions.
Naturally Reared From Birth
Gentry puppies are raised on a 100% species-appropriate raw diet from the moment they begin eating solid food. This means fresh raw meat with bone, organs, goat milk, nutritional herbs, and essential oils — never commercial kibble, never processed food. We believe a dog fed the way nature intended is a dog whose immune system can do its job.
We support immune health through homeopathic nosodes, Young Living essential oils, and carefully developed in-house protocols — raising antibodies to disease naturally rather than through conventional vaccination schedules. We are happy to discuss our full protocol with your family and provide complete documentation.
We use no chemical wormers, flea medications, tick preventatives, or heartworm drugs. Instead we focus on building genuine immune resilience through nutrition, environment, and natural support. Our home and nursery are cleaned exclusively with non-toxic, natural products — Young Living Thieves Household Cleaner is our standard, safe even for newborns.
Raised Underfoot, Not in a Kennel
Our puppies are born and raised inside our home, in a dedicated nursery that is clean, warm, and full of life. They live with our family. They hear the television, the vacuum, the doorbell, children laughing. This is intentional — a puppy that grows up in a real home arrives at yours already comfortable with it.
The Bio Sensor Protocol
From days 3 through 16, every Gentry puppy goes through the US Military's Bio Sensor neurological stimulation protocol — a series of five specific exercises performed daily during a critical developmental window. Research shows this early stimulation improves cardiovascular performance, strengthens the immune system, and builds the kind of calm confidence that lasts a lifetime. This can only be done by the breeder during this narrow window. We do it with every litter, every time.
Puppy Culture
Beginning at three weeks of age, our puppies enter a structured enrichment program based on the Puppy Culture protocol. They learn to face novel challenges, navigate obstacles, recover from startling experiences, and engage with positive training markers. They are never corrected with force or punishment — only redirected, rewarded, and encouraged. By the time they leave us, they are already primed to learn.
Sound Desensitization
We run a daily loop of common sounds — doorbells, barking dogs, children crying, fireworks, crashing noises — starting at very low volume and gradually increasing to normal levels over the course of the litter's development. The result is a puppy that processes these sounds as background noise rather than threats. This protocol is now used by breeders worldwide and is available free on our YouTube channel.
Early Handling and Body Awareness
We begin handling our puppies' feet and trimming their nails before their eyes are open. By the time they go home, nail trims, ear touches, and full body handling are simply normal parts of life — not stressful events. We also introduce airline crates early so that puppies arrive already comfortable with the confinement that makes housebreaking easier.
Staying Longer, Leaving Better
Our puppies usually stay with their litter for 8 weeks, depending on litter size. The social education a puppy receives from its mother and littermates during this window is irreplaceable. A puppy that has learned to communicate, share, and navigate a dog family arrives at your home with confidence and manners already developing.
We Work With a Certified Trainer
All of our positive reinforcement training protocols are developed in partnership with certified trainers. We do not advocate corrections. We never raise our voices. Science supports this approach and so does every puppy we've ever produced.
Eating a meal in the Activity CenterPuzzle Day in our nursery - part of Puppy Culture |
Puppy Culture Party with lots of trainersClicker training a 5 week old in our nursery to a target stickEarly Development Puppy Gym |