Winn Creek Boxers is a small American/European
AKC Registered Boxer Kennel located in Haw River, NC.
While Haw River is a small town, we are centrally located
within the state — about 3 1/2 hours to the beach
and roughly the same distance to the mountains. My love
affair with Boxers began in 1998 with the purchase of
my first Boxer, Shere Khan Winnix of Winn Creek (Khan).
After much research I decided not to breed Khan due
to him not being anywhere close to the 'standard' for
a Boxer — and that is where my search started for
a foundation to start my own breeding program. The foundation
of my kennel started with the purchase of Oraios Winnix
of Winn Creek (Oraios) in 2006, Deimos Winnix of Winn
Creek (Deimos) in 2007, and the birth of Rige Winnix
of Winn Creek (Rige) to Oraios and Ruger (from Barrel
Creek Kennels) in 2008. I am hoping to add a male and
a female with European bloodlines by 2010. I feel the
mixture of Championed American and European bloodlines
will produce a great looking Boxer and that is the direction
that my kennel is taking.
A lot of people ask me why I chose
these unusual names for my dogs — especially the
veterinary staff that takes care of my Boxers! When
I was young I loved the book titled The Jungle
Book and the tiger in the story was named Shere
Khan. When my Shere Khan was a pup his stripes made
him look just like a little tiger and the thought came
to me to name him after the tiger in the Jungle Book
story. As for my other boxers, I started with a Greek
theme and it has kind of stuck on me — I always
loved Greek Mythology but I didn't want to do the usual
'Zeus' and 'Apollo' that most people use, so I went
a little more on the unusual side with the Deity names
that I chose and I also used the Greek language in addition
to God/Goddess names. The name Oraios (pronounced Oh
Ray Ohs) means "beautiful"; Deimos (pronounced Dee Mohs)
is named after one of the sons of the Greek mythological
God of war Ares — his name means 'terror' or 'dread';
and Rige (pronounced Rye Ja) means "striped".
While I do not currently show
my dogs it is one of my long term goals that I am looking
forward to achieving. Currently I am focusing on using
my foundation stock to better the Boxer breed as a whole,
and to that end I offer a health guarantee on all the
dogs I produce. In 2009 I will begin health testing
all of my Boxers — I will put the results of each
dog's tests under their names on the males/females page
of the website, so check back often for updates as tests
are completed. My dogs live inside with me 24/7 and
have grown up with my three children — which means
that the temperament of the Boxers that I own and breed
is of utmost importance. Feel free to look around my
site and enjoy the pictures of my Boxers and if you
have questions or want to just talk about Boxers in
general, give me a call!
