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cause my sister wants a boxer in a year or so and my cousin and like 8 of our friends. we are going to breed her once and then probably get her fixed. If not we will just have to watch her 
Its hard to say but boxers dont live forever but I want boxers forever and if anything should ever happen **sad story** my friend had a boxer and at 8 months she got hit by a car he went to the same place he got her from and found out the mom had another litter and he got her sister, which is Roxys mom. I know alot of people who want boxers and id if anything ever happened to Roxy id want one of her pups where I know the temper of her mom and dad and id know who id breed her with (she has a boyfriend already ...well a bf in the sense that we hold them far enough apart so they can only kiss wow I ramble alot when I talk about my dog lol. point is. I want roxy to have pups so other people can have boxers. they are hard to find around here, quebec, and alot of people dont trust rescue dogs I know its sad but alot of people also think boxers are mean dogs!!
Its hard to say but boxers dont live forever but I want boxers forever and if anything should ever happen **sad story** my friend had a boxer and at 8 months she got hit by a car he went to the same place he got her from and found out the mom had another litter and he got her sister, which is Roxys mom. I know alot of people who want boxers and id if anything ever happened to Roxy id want one of her pups where I know the temper of her mom and dad and id know who id breed her with (she has a boyfriend already ...well a bf in the sense that we hold them far enough apart so they can only kiss wow I ramble alot when I talk about my dog lol. point is. I want roxy to have pups so other people can have boxers. they are hard to find around here, quebec, and alot of people dont trust rescue dogs I know its sad but alot of people also think boxers are mean dogs!!Is your Boxer Registered.Have you done her health tests needed for her breed.How about the proposed stud or bf as you called it.Does she have any Titles or Championships.I think that to prove that a dog deserves to be bred involves all of the above.I used to Breed CKC registered Dobermans and will soon be buying my First Show and Breeding German Shepherd.I plan on making sure I do all this before venturing into breeding though.You do know sometimes Boxers need c-section which are expensive any there is a possibility of losing your bitch and all the puppies.
Please read this thread before you consider breeding your dog :
http://www.chazhound.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8916
If you don't plan on doing health tests on her, please spay her.
http://www.chazhound.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8916
If you don't plan on doing health tests on her, please spay her.
I understand all of your concerns but the boxer population is not very big at all in Quebec and there are very few who need rescues. there is pretty much no risk of the people who will be getting pups (if we go through with it) giving them up. Roxy will never be a show dog. shes purebred but the kennel my friend got her mom from wanted to charge 150$$ extra for papers, and he wasnt planning on breeding his it just happened. roxys dad is a pure with papers and her bf has papers as well. But im not interested in breeding show dogs and pretty dogs and dogs that are 100% perfect. we are getting some tests done on roxy soon for other problems and I dont think its genetic because her mom and dad and in perfect health. No offense German Sheperd Gurl but titles and championships and pretty contests arent all that makes a dog a good dog. people I know who meet roxy want one for her personality not because she has blue ribbons taped to the wall and trophys that say she can run around a ring.
RoxyBoxer said:
No offense German Sheperd Gurl but titles and championships and pretty contests arent all that makes a dog a good dog. people I know who meet roxy want one for her personality not because she has blue ribbons taped to the wall and trophys that say she can run around a ring.
Can they not follow the path of adoption?
http://www.chazhound.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12611
I hope you will rethink your desire to breed a dog, especially with medical
problems. If your dogs seizures are from a genetic disease, all of the pups could have problems the rest of their lives.
And when Roxys health is questioned, she should never have to deliver pups too.
I hope you will rethink your desire to breed a dog, especially with medical
problems. If your dogs seizures are from a genetic disease, all of the pups could have problems the rest of their lives.
And when Roxys health is questioned, she should never have to deliver pups too.
well we arent really sure what they are...thats why i said we are getting blood tests (something the other vet wouldnt do for us), and if the vet tells us she is at risk for having puppies then for sure we wont go through with it!!! as for adoption...well alot of people are scared of dogs they didnt grow up with. id never trust a random dog fully around my sister or brothers.
oh and for the papers...he got her at a kennel where he said he was disgusted with how the dogs were treated...pretty much bought one to give it a good home...she died at 8 months (she jumped out the apartment window and was hit by a car ) he went back to 'rescue' another pup and they had already bred her mother again!!! I thought you were supposed to wait at least a year or 2 between breeding???
) he went back to 'rescue' another pup and they had already bred her mother again!!! I thought you were supposed to wait at least a year or 2 between breeding???.... back yard breeding is what that's called... and as tempting as it is to " rescue" one of those puppies really all you are doing is supporting the back yard breeder to continue. It's sad for those dogs tho
I hope you will consider everything posted in earlier threads... Sure people might want a puppy because of your dogs temperament but really if she's not up to breed standard and registered and fully health tested then you should not be breeding her. That is not bettering the breed, that is just creating more boxers that are not up to breed standard...
If there is not a lot of reputable boxer breeders in Quebec, the more reason to really look, find one, and then support them.
if you insist on breeding her even after all the information you have read in the earlier threads I hope you at least go about it the smart way and make sure you have enough money for everything, and I can only pray that nothing will happen to your dog... another thought, are you willing to take every single puppy back if you would have to? coz don't forget a lot of people think puppy's are cute and oh yeah they really want one... until they actually get one and find out how much work it is... thus all the poor dogs at the animal shelter... i'm sure you wouldn't want that to happen to any of your dog's pups so you have to think about the fact you might have to take some back...
My breeder has done the proper testing etc. she gives a lifetime garantuee against genetic diseases... is that something you can do?
I hope you will consider everything posted in earlier threads... Sure people might want a puppy because of your dogs temperament but really if she's not up to breed standard and registered and fully health tested then you should not be breeding her. That is not bettering the breed, that is just creating more boxers that are not up to breed standard...
If there is not a lot of reputable boxer breeders in Quebec, the more reason to really look, find one, and then support them.
if you insist on breeding her even after all the information you have read in the earlier threads I hope you at least go about it the smart way and make sure you have enough money for everything, and I can only pray that nothing will happen to your dog... another thought, are you willing to take every single puppy back if you would have to? coz don't forget a lot of people think puppy's are cute and oh yeah they really want one... until they actually get one and find out how much work it is... thus all the poor dogs at the animal shelter... i'm sure you wouldn't want that to happen to any of your dog's pups so you have to think about the fact you might have to take some back...
My breeder has done the proper testing etc. she gives a lifetime garantuee against genetic diseases... is that something you can do?
Yes i would be willing to take them all back, and surprisingly alot of people want boxer dogs not puppys lol. well...they want a dog they raised themselves. we dont live in the city so there not going to be apartment dogs all there lives. Im reading up on boxers and such and I mean if we do go ahead and breed roxy like i said we will make sure she is 100% okay. and my friends boxer is three years old and still a puppy lol silly boxers. I dont know why there arent many boxer breeders in Quebec. Maybe because of the big pitbull fear in Ontario (pits got banned )
silly boxers. I dont know why there arent many boxer breeders in Quebec. Maybe because of the big pitbull fear in Ontario (pits got banned )
RoxyBoxer.. Please make sure that your dog is healthy before even considering breeding her. If something's really wrong, whelping a litter could kill her. (Not to mention what could be passed on to the puppies.)
I can understand wanting more Boxers. However, you want good quality, -healthy- Boxers. Boxers, sadly, are riddled with health problems and testing for them (ESPECIALLY their hearts. Boxers actually have a heart condition named after them.) is all people can do to help improve the health of the breed.
Make sure you're breeding for the right reasons. It's not about other people who want Boxers, it's about you and what breeding your bitch can do for the breed.
I can understand wanting more Boxers. However, you want good quality, -healthy- Boxers. Boxers, sadly, are riddled with health problems and testing for them (ESPECIALLY their hearts. Boxers actually have a heart condition named after them.
) is all people can do to help improve the health of the breed. Make sure you're breeding for the right reasons. It's not about other people who want Boxers, it's about you and what breeding your bitch can do for the breed.
Roxy,
Everyone has given you great advice. They all gave me wonderful advice when I said that I was going to breed my Chi. I now know that I have to wait until 2 years of age, get the necessary health tests done, and if she becomes sick or unhealthy before two years of age, I will be getting her spayed. Just understand, no one is coming down on you. Just trying to help out.
Everyone has given you great advice. They all gave me wonderful advice when I said that I was going to breed my Chi. I now know that I have to wait until 2 years of age, get the necessary health tests done, and if she becomes sick or unhealthy before two years of age, I will be getting her spayed. Just understand, no one is coming down on you.
Just trying to help out.
to the boxer owner:
1. i hope you are aware that with every single heat your dog goes through, the risk of her getting mammary cancer later in life increases. if you care about your dog, always keep that in mind. itmay not mean much to you, but i have just recently lost a dog to this terrible disease and feel awful knowing that she could have lived a good 4 or 5 years longer if i had had her spayed early in life.
2. if she has seizures she's not healthy enough to be bred in the first place, since she will pass on that health issue to her offspring. it doesn't really matter what caused those seizures, creating another generation of dogs who will be prone to that is flat out irresponsible - to the puppies as well as to the future owners.
3. you may consider conformation shows as nothing but "beauty contests" and you may not be interested in producing anything but pet quality dogs, but have you ever considered that the puppies you will be bringing into this world have the right to be the healthiest they can be, with the best possible chances in life? if you care so little about proper conformation, you are not likely to choose a good sire either and your whole breeding program is nothing but a back yard production and you are doing nothing at all to preserve or improve the breed - instead you are doing it a disservice by creating mediocre dogs that may be used to create more mediocre dogs down the line.
if you are so dead set on breeding, get a mentor who can teach you everything you need to know about breeding, start out with quality foundation stock, research sires and carefully plan your litters.
1. i hope you are aware that with every single heat your dog goes through, the risk of her getting mammary cancer later in life increases. if you care about your dog, always keep that in mind. itmay not mean much to you, but i have just recently lost a dog to this terrible disease and feel awful knowing that she could have lived a good 4 or 5 years longer if i had had her spayed early in life.
2. if she has seizures she's not healthy enough to be bred in the first place, since she will pass on that health issue to her offspring. it doesn't really matter what caused those seizures, creating another generation of dogs who will be prone to that is flat out irresponsible - to the puppies as well as to the future owners.
3. you may consider conformation shows as nothing but "beauty contests" and you may not be interested in producing anything but pet quality dogs, but have you ever considered that the puppies you will be bringing into this world have the right to be the healthiest they can be, with the best possible chances in life? if you care so little about proper conformation, you are not likely to choose a good sire either and your whole breeding program is nothing but a back yard production and you are doing nothing at all to preserve or improve the breed - instead you are doing it a disservice by creating mediocre dogs that may be used to create more mediocre dogs down the line.
if you are so dead set on breeding, get a mentor who can teach you everything you need to know about breeding, start out with quality foundation stock, research sires and carefully plan your litters.