Hello all

[Calmegibby]

Hey I am brand new to the site. I have a 6 month old brindle boxer, female. She shares the house and backyard with me, my girlfriend, and her little boy.
I know that she goes into her first cycle in about two months, and have been told that about 6 months later she will go into her second cycle, and will be prime for a litter of puppies. We have enough room, and i reviewed the cost list and we should be okay. We aren't looking to make money on the deal, instead we want her to be a mother to at least one of her pups. I'm not well versed in all of the things to expect. Any help would be greatly appreciated. We plan on getting her spayed when she is healthy enough after the pups are born. We live in Clarksville, TN so if anyone would like to point us in the right direction. I don't know the process of contacting people to get a male to do the business, and what the risks are.
But hopefully i have enough time to get up to speed on everything, and make the final decision on what we're going to do. My girlfriend is pretty adamant about her experiencing the joys of motherhood, though. I just don't want her to go into this blind.
Thanks everyone,
--Sheldon

 

[basak]

Welcome to Boxerworld!

This site has tons of information and before you breed your boxer, please use the search engine and get all the info you can about breeding. And then decide whether or not you are up to it.



basak

 

[ljnash]

Hello and welcome to Boxerworld!

Lenore, Samantha & Beau

 

[Laurie_Duke]

Welcome, and I second Basak...please use the search button on breeding....its not that simple to do....




Good Luck

Laurie & Roxy

 

[Draymia]

Welcome to BW,

You will want to do a lot of research before you breed. First will want to do all necessary health tests. These include a Holter 24 hour monitor test, clearance for SAS & AS, thyroid blood test and an x-ray for hip dysplasia. You will want to find a stud that has also been tested. We have some major health problems in the breed and you sure don't want to pass them on.

Also check out the "search" for problems. You can wind up with a c-section and dead puppies. Although rare, sometimes even the mom may run into some very serious problems and could even die. An emergency c-section can cost up to $1000.00 since most are in the middle of the night.

Also, if you have your girl spayed before she ever comes in season, you eliminate by 100% the chance of her getting mammary cancer and pyometra later in her life.

I understand how the thought of cute little boxer babies is exciting, but there is a lot of responsibility in having a litter. I have a litter every couple of years. Besides the hours of work, you have to worry about finding proper homes for the puppies. It seems easy, until you realize you are responsible for finding that new baby the perfect lifetime home. You don't realize how many bad potential owners there are out there, until you begin screening people. You don't want one of the babies you brought into the world being mistreated, running the streets getting hit by cars or ending up chained in the back yard. Rescue horror stories are sadly plentiful with these, plus many more.

Do some serious research. You came to the right place for answers.

Enjoy that girl while she is a puppy. She will be into her teenage obnoxious years very soon.

 

[Gus’s Mom]

Hello and welcome to BW!

Linda & Murray