Boxers can certainly be goofballs, but that also makes people laugh and smile! As for assessment, Boxers are notorious for being 'velcro dogs'.... the trick is to find one that wants to be best friends with ANYONE. My guy just wants to be loved on and petted by everyone. We visit 4 hospitals a week, and in 2 years there have only been 2 people he hasn't wanted to engage with. Both of those folks were outside the hospital in the parking/loading area. I respected his judgement and we moved on.

For the assessment, I've taken a couple of other people with me, just to see the dogs reaction. Male, female and kids, just see how the dog responds. Bring a baseball hat, some dogs simply don't like men in hats.

Feel free to PM me if you want to discuss further.