Standard Poodles or Boxers

Question
My husband and I are going back & forth between adopting a standard poodle puppy and a boxer puppy.  
Do you have any opinions, negative or positive about your particular experience with either breed?  
In your experience, how common are weeping eyes among the Standard Poodles?  Is it like more than 1 in 2 have chronic weepy eyes?  

What can you say about temperament on either breed?

We are looking for a dog that is good with small children, though we do not have children yet.
-not jumpy
-good guard dog
-calm if given daily walks
-not barky

Thanks!

Answer
Hi,  Weepy eyes are very common in poodles.  I don't think I know of any poodles that don't have weepy eyes.  Boxers & poodles both have great temperments.  Both are jumpy, can be good guard dogs, boxers tend to be more family oriented dogs and don't trust strangers as much.  Neither are very big barkers.  As far as calm when walking, that is just basic obedience training.  The big difference is that poodles require constant grooming whereas boxers don't, and boxers don't trust strangers as much as poodles.  Also boxers are a lot more stubborn when it comes to training than poodles.  Hope this helps,

Dawn