A question about breeding

[NYBoxer]

I have a 14 month male boxer. He looks exactly like the boxer on the upper left hand picture of this web site.

I was recently approached by few people who have female boxers and want to use my boxer as the father. I was told by someone who has had boxers in the past that once you use a male boxer for breeding he may start to urinate throughout the house on a freguent basis. This is to show that he has achieved his manhood. Is this true or not.

I brought the boxer for my kids not to stud him out. Sometimes, I do think about using him as a stud. My wife wants to but I don't want to do it if that happens about the urinating.

 

[KMB's BabyB]

Please do your research about the pros and cons of breeding. You should not breed your dog until you have all of the proper health tests done(which, I believe he must be at least two for) and the knowledge(breeding practices,whelping practices,genetic knowledge, conformation,etc.), required to produce a worthy litter. Furthermore, You are not allowed to even discuss breeding your dog on this site until you have submitted proof that you have tested your dog.

As per the rules you agreed to:
"Discussion of breeding practices that would be deemed by most to be unethical or irresponsible. This includes, but is not limited to: breeding white boxers; breeding young dogs; breeding untested dogs; breeding for any purpose other than to improve the breed and/or your line). If you wish to post about your breeding program on this site, you need to be prepared to provide evidence of the health testing undertaken. "

The people that run this site are commited to keeping the boxer the wonderful, intellegent, family dog that it is and as such do not encourage backyard breeding. And in answer to your question, not only will his marking increase although not for the reason you mentioned but also the longer he stays intact the more prone to health risks he is. Unless you plan to show him there is really no need to keep him intact and whether you breed him or not he will begin to mark frequently if he is left intact. I would advise you to look at some of the threads on backyard breeding on this site.

 

[crowpete]

I have a 14 month male boxer. He looks exactly like the boxer on the upper left hand picture

I brought the boxer for my kids not to stud him out. Sometimes, I do think about using him as a stud. My wife wants to but I don't want to do it if that happens about the urinating.

Well for starters I will tell you this is a very TOUCHY subject on this site....So be prepared.

Even if your dog looks just like the dog in the picture of BW that does not mean you should stud him out. There are many many tests that need to be done before breeding. I am not going to say alot more about this there are others who know way more then me about breeding so I will leave that part to them.

But I will say I would stick with you first instinct and not breed (unless you are willing to wait until your dog is 2yrs of age AND have ALL the proper tests done so you are bettering the breed)!

PS I am not trying to sound harsh but like I said before this is a touchy subject and everyone here only wants the best for these beautiful babies

 

[gmacleod]

I don't think breeding is a "touchy" subject on this site But it is one with some very clear rules - the only way breeding will be promoted on this site is responsibly and for the betterment of the breeed, or not at all. We even set out in the site rules what that constitutes.

If you want to breed your dog, you need first to know whether doing so is going to improve the breed and whether or not it would do harm. You can't produce good quality boxers by breeding from dogs that are not close to the breed standard, therefore you have to have that assessed. That is what the show ring exists for (the ONLY thing it exists for). So, have you shown your dog or otherwise had him assessed for his conformance to the breed standard by someone qualified to make that assessment (eg. a judge)? If not, you should not even consider breeding him until you have.

How about having his hips x-rayed for dysplasia, heart ascultation to rule out aortic or sub-aortic stenosis, holter monitor exam for signs of cardiomyopathy, and thyroid panel for early signs of hypothyroidism?

Well, I don't actually expect that you have done any of those things. Why would you if you didn't buy your dog with the prospect of becoming a breeder in mind?

But the point here is, you can't actually responsibly use your dog for breeding until and unless you DO do all of those things. Otherwise, you risk being responsible for the production of puppies that may suffer some serious genetically inherited diseases (and those conditions are NOT rare - not in the least). The sort that will impact significantly on the quality and/or length of life of any affected pups. More info. at www.boxerworld.com/health_testing

Are you really prepared to go to all that effort and expense just so someone else can use your dog as a sperm donor?

Incidentally, to answer your question about the marking: Yes, a dog that is used for breeding is far more likely to mark than one that is not bred. That may or may not include indoors. A dog kept intact is also far more likely to suffer from a range of health conditions later in life. More information about that at: http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1625&articleid=911

 

[NYBoxer]

I would like to thank everyone for their responses. MY original intentions were to never breed him but I have been recently approached by many people with female boxers because of his looks and his bloodline. I never put any thoughts into breeding him. I would never breed him with a boxer who is below standards so that's why we have decided to forget about breeding him and enjoy our life together.

He comes from a champion bloodline but I rather keep him as a pet. My kids and wife love him. He is a beautiful and very smart dog. He is always by my side wherever I go. Boxers are wonderful dogs and great with kids.

This is the first time I have had a boxer and I don't regret getting him. He is a blessing. I have always had German Shepherds throughout ny life.

 

[Jan]

If you don't want to breed him, then why don't you get him neutered. Then you will be able to say "Sorry he is neutered".

 

[Shakira's Ma]

If you don't want to breed him, then why don't you get him neutered. Then you will be able to say "Sorry he is neutered".

That is what I was thinking. A wonderful answer to a delicate subject