Recent content by ruffruff

Hi ya'll! I'm in Georgia too, a little northwest of you that are in the metro area. I'm in Dawson County. Just wanted to pop in and say hello!

Welcome back! I'm back after being away awhile too! We have some catching up to do!

Thanks for the welcome everyone. I've really enjoyed this board in the past and gotten great advice on some medical/hereditary issues. I'm going to try harder to be more active on the BB. sandy's mom - I'm in Dawson County which sits at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mtns. I live on the...

I've been away from the forums for a while, but a long time member of BoxerWorld. Just wanted to jump back in and say "Hi again!" Hope to be able to spend more time here.

Thanks Tam, Great Info

I have a 10 month old female in her first heat. Her cycle as of today has lasted for approximately 2 weeks with continuous bleeding. Is this normal for her 1st cycle? I was under the impression it would last about 10 days.

Hi and welcome to BW. I'm in North Ga. If you hear of or, if anyone else wants to, I second the motion for a boxer bash in our part of Georgia! I've only been on the board a week or so myself but boy, I've learned alot. Its great!

I will definitely try to find some old photos of Lucy and Sissy. I know there are probably some at my dad's house somewhere. My dear mom angelicon passed away last year but we were very lucky that she enjoyed photography and took lots and lots of pictures as we were growing up. I remember...

Hello and thanks to you who posted replys on my thread asking for advice on umbilical hernia. I cruised around the boards a bit before posting. I got my new boxer baby a couple of weeks ago, Sophie is now 8 weeks old. Previously I was "owned" by boxers all my life. Lucy was there from the...

Hey! I am in Dawson County! Grew up in G'ville and still work here everyday! I have a new boxer pup, Sophie, 8 weeks old. Boxers owned me from the day I was born. I was actually taught to walk by a Boxer. I've had Lucy, Sissy, and Abigail thru out the course of my life and now have a new...

Thanks Julie and Matt for the great links! Am I wrong here or do I get the feeling that the jury is still out on this one? Most of the info I have gotten is that the umbilical hernia is inheirited and the dog should never be bred. Then there are those that feel that umbilical hernia is not...

Jeanne, thanks for your reply. The couple of "dog" people I have already talked with about this seem to echo your thoughts. They seem doubtful that a hernia is a condition that is necessarily hereditary and have encouraged me to not have Sophie spade if indeed we want pups. I was...

I have a 7 week old female, Sophie. At six weeks when I picked her up from the breeder, the breeder's vet pointed out to me that she had a small umbilical hernia, he said probably caused by the mother chewing the cord down too far. He said it was nothing to worry about and that it could be...