As for shed hunting Im not sure but we have 2 boxers and they are the best family dogs in my opinion. One is the momma and the other is the pup, now 2 years old. Shelby (pup) was house broke, knew sit, shake (each paw on command) and lay down at 5 weeks old. Not too shabby considering this was with the other 5 pups still in the house. Just an example of how easily boxers are to train.