Hi Fellow Boxer Lovers!
My name is Lee Godfrey and I'm new to this board. I have been lurking for several weeks now...and I've come up with a question for you all!
After six months of hemming and hawing (and a ton of research)I have finally decided to get my first Boxer pup. I've owned many different breeds in the past (the last one a St. Bernard).I've found and made contact with the breeder, who as expected was a wealth of knowledge for me. They will have a litter to choose from in Feb. There is a possibility of a young male which the breeder is waiting to see if one of his testicles drops. If it doesn't then I may have a shot at him.
Now I read in a Tim Hutchings Complete Boxer that one testicle dogs tend to get sick more often than a (normal) 2 testicle dog. I have not been able to verify this information from any other source. Now I throw the question to the forum...if the dog is going to be strictly a companion dog (no showing), and I have him "fixed" is there it true that he may be a sickly dog?
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Lee Godfrey
Boxer Enthusiast
My name is Lee Godfrey and I'm new to this board. I have been lurking for several weeks now...and I've come up with a question for you all!
After six months of hemming and hawing (and a ton of research)I have finally decided to get my first Boxer pup. I've owned many different breeds in the past (the last one a St. Bernard).I've found and made contact with the breeder, who as expected was a wealth of knowledge for me. They will have a litter to choose from in Feb. There is a possibility of a young male which the breeder is waiting to see if one of his testicles drops. If it doesn't then I may have a shot at him.
Now I read in a Tim Hutchings Complete Boxer that one testicle dogs tend to get sick more often than a (normal) 2 testicle dog. I have not been able to verify this information from any other source. Now I throw the question to the forum...if the dog is going to be strictly a companion dog (no showing), and I have him "fixed" is there it true that he may be a sickly dog?
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Lee Godfrey
Boxer Enthusiast