I was talking with my cousin over the weekend, who's owned a million dogs his entire life. Anyway, he currently owns a boxer, which he paid $1000 for from a registered breeder (no longer in the breeding game); anyway his dog has had 2 cancer removal operations, one on his face and one on his hind leg, and when his nuts dropped, one didn't, and they had to remove them to prevent it from turning into a cancerous tumor.
However he was telling me about his other dog, Winston who would be the grandson of his older dog Brutus, which he had for about 10 years while i was a teenager. Winston is a Valley Bulldog. It is a cross between a Boxer and a Bulldog, looking like a taller bulldog or a slightly shorter boxer. They range between 40-80lbs and is a very hearty dog.
The breed is not currently a registerred breed however there are a few advocates pushing to get it CKC registered. My cousin being one of them, and they are trying to do something no other dog has. if a Valley Bulldog is breed with either a boxer or a bulldog it is to be considered a pure Valley Bulldog. They want to prevent all the health problems and prevent inbreeding. Which i think is totally awesome.
Anyway you can check out this Wiki link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_BulldogI might actually get into breeding, if i like this breed as much as he does. however I might just try to breed a Valley Bull with a Bullmastiff to proudce a huge dog. that could be cool
or i'm just talking out my but which a i do a lot.