The Boxer is a dog breed that baffles people with its sometimes regal and sometimes goofy disposition, so many may what the history of the boxer breed is. Looking at the dog you'd think that it may be a simple crossbreed of a mastiff and a bulldog, but you would be sorely mistaken. The Boxer is a dog with many cousins and ancestors all over the world and its popularity took a while to take off.

Lyme disease is a tick-borne disease that can affect both dogs and humans. It was first discovered in Lyme, Connecticut. It was first observed in people in 1975 while dogs were found to also suffer from the disease in 1984.

Lyme disease is caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi which is transmitted to dogs, humans and other mammals via the bite of infected ticks which are commonly found in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States. The most common species of ticks commonly associated with transmission of Lyme disease are the deer tick.