Duped by breeder

[SabrinaMN]

Glad o hear it's all working out. I agree that it was not right to not disclose that. Our female boxer was a total b#*%h to other dogs. We got a male this time in hopes that he is more friendly and outgoing. I was a dog grromer when I got our female and she came to work with me often, so she was well socialized. She hit 2 and got aggressive to other dogs. Our trainer said she sees this all of the time, ESP in girls and at the 2 mark.
I want to wait until 12-18 months to neuter Chaucer, but he only has 1 undescended. I'll def do some research before making a final decision. GL

 

[dropzone]

Glad o hear it's all working out. I agree that it was not right to not disclose that. Our female boxer was a total b#*%h to other dogs. We got a male this time in hopes that he is more friendly and outgoing. I was a dog grromer when I got our female and she came to work with me often, so she was well socialized. She hit 2 and got aggressive to other dogs. Our trainer said she sees this all of the time, ESP in girls and at the 2 mark.
I want to wait until 12-18 months to neuter Chaucer, but he only has 1 undescended. I'll def do some research before making a final decision. GL

Well like I said, I'm waiting for the 18 month mark with my boy that has the 1 undescended. I haven't decided on when to do it with the new pup. I wouldn't worry too much about waiting with yours as long as he is mostly supervised. It also depends on where it's resting. I'm 90% sure that my boys undescended is exactly where it should be, at least it feels that way. Often times they migrate to the abdomen area, increasing risk drastically. You can usually see it if it's in the abdomen, or feel for it. The risk is increased because the veins that hold it are already stretched longer, and because it's easier for it to spin in that place.

Anyway, I wanted to recap. The breeder seemed very sincere, and the breeder who recommended her to me (my first pups breeder), said that she's a very honest person and is still pretty new to breeding and has a lot to learn. I no longer feel she was trying to push this pup on me due to this issue. Of course he's already completely grown on me, and he's doing great. Nearly sleeping through the night already.

 

[CrazyCharlie]

so glad all is going well.

 

[Kaybie's Mom]

Totally not judging or pushing you into making a change in your thoughts but just wanted to let you know that that is a myth that the dog will be gangling looking if neutered early. My Atreyu was neutered at 4 months old and is THE biggest and stockiest boxer I've ever personally seen. He was just at the vet for a check up yesterday and weighed in at 70 pounds and the vet said he looks wonderful. He is anything but gangly or skinny, just thick solid muscle. And he's grown taller than my other boxer also but is not gangly looking.

You can see his broad chest here
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu204/nswayman/The Pack/c1914173.jpg

He's laying down here but you can see he's a thick muscular boy
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu204/nswayman/The Pack/DSCF8604.jpg

 

[vonsteinboxr]

I am writing in as a Boxer breeder to give my imput on the situation. Undescended testicles are not an indicator of a poorly bred dog. It happens. I personally always do check though because when they are 8 weeks of age you can very clearly see them start dropping. The breeder should have checked and told you but I have a feeling this person might just have no idea when they are supposed to drop. But, again, this is not an indicator of poor breeding habits. I'll tell you what IS an indicator of a good breeder though and that is disclosing a dogs temperament and placing them into appropriate homes. Female Boxers tend to be more dominant (not all, but most). What a good breeder should cover are congenital diseases such as severe murmers. It's basically anything that puts the dog's life in danger. I always give a 2 year health guarantee in writing against life threatening diseases. I'll tell you this though, if someone came to me with documents from their vet stating that the dog's life was in danger due undescended testicles and I was given a chance to talk to the vet to confirm this, I would give a refund or exchange. But, this is probably an unlikely, probably rare circumstance. I don't know any breeder that will cover cancer only because it is not strictly genetic, environment has a lot to do with it. A good breeder will also give new buyers copies of all of the parents health testing results (if they don't test, dont buy!). As far as neutering, I recommend between 6-9 months but that is only because after that timeframe is normally when a male learns how to spray (though some take longer to learn this of course). Once he knows how to spray though, neutering will usually not stop it and spray stinks! I always put on my spay/neuter contracts that the new owners are to have their dog fixed no later than 12 months of age, but if someone has a problem with that due to medical concerns I have no problem extending it out. I would talk to your vet about the puppy to see when it would be best to neuter him due to his condition. Sorry so long. I hope this helps!