help with puppies!
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help with puppies!
my pure bred boxer is going to have puppies soon, anything special I have to do for her before she has them? what about when they are born? I know I need to take them to get the tails docked and some shots, but anything else? do I need to get a big cardboard box to keep them in or something?
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Well We have had a couple of litters now with 1 of 2 Chesapeake Bay retrievers we have had.We used a plastic play pool 6'. It helps keep them altogether after birth and lay old paper down to keep it clean.You do need to be their if is her first litter to help her right after the first one comes out( tear open the sac clean mouth out). 
You need to get a baby ear wash bulb to clean out the mouth if anything in their that dos not belong also rub/clean the 3rd one not the first or second the flied help bring one her contractions. Last, get a Dog breading book from your library to learn moor. Good luck
You need to get a baby ear wash bulb to clean out the mouth if anything in their that dos not belong also rub/clean the 3rd one not the first or second the flied help bring one her contractions. Last, get a Dog breading book from your library to learn moor. Good luck
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Have had several litters of aust sheppards didnt do anything other then give them a clean place to have them. most of the time they dont use it. get the puppies tails docked as soon as possible its cheaper and is easier for everyone. Just wipe the pups after they are born and provide a clean place for them to stay afterwards
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Well I have two boxers if I get time I will post a pic of them. As far as the birth, just make sure her wheliping are is warm and dry. The other thing that has happend with me is my female can get a little cranky. She wouldnt let anybody get close to her expect my wife. If this happens things gets back to normal after about 24 hours after they are born. The hardest part is selling the pups it is hard to let them go.
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Follow the advice given in this thread and after the pups are weaned, take the ***** to the vet and have her spayed. If you own the sire for the litter, take him out and have him neutered.
Trying not to flame here, at this point you need assistance. After having worked in rescue, hearing about backyard breeders just burns me up. I'd say, talk to a vet or a responsible breeder in your area for advice.
Hope everything goes smoothly with the whelping.
Trying not to flame here, at this point you need assistance. After having worked in rescue, hearing about backyard breeders just burns me up. I'd say, talk to a vet or a responsible breeder in your area for advice.
Hope everything goes smoothly with the whelping.
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That response seemed a little harsh .... not every dog that has puppies needs to be spayed. Not everyone knows about dogs and breeding etc ... but it doesn't mean that they should be shot down for asking.
I didn't know the first thing about having puppies until my dog had her first litter. Learned pretty quick and have been through several since...it is quite a miracle.
Responsible breeding is strongly encouraged but sometimes life just doesn't work out that way .... then it is up to responsible husbandry to make sure everyone comes out ok and is taken care of. (That is what this poster was asking).
Later on, finding homes for the pups (if you aren't going to keep them) is the next obstacle ... not too hard for boxers !!!
Have fun with the little buggers !!! They are full of energy.
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I didn't know the first thing about having puppies until my dog had her first litter. Learned pretty quick and have been through several since...it is quite a miracle.
Responsible breeding is strongly encouraged but sometimes life just doesn't work out that way .... then it is up to responsible husbandry to make sure everyone comes out ok and is taken care of. (That is what this poster was asking).
Later on, finding homes for the pups (if you aren't going to keep them) is the next obstacle ... not too hard for boxers !!!
Have fun with the little buggers !!! They are full of energy.
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I'll throw my hat in on this one.
Everyone cant afford to go out and drop five large or more on a professional breeder dog. You can get some very good dogs from backyard breeders. I have dealt with a number of them over the years and have bought two exceptional Labs that way. I have found the dogs to be a great deal compared to some snobs that portray themselves as "professional" breeders and charge upwards of $1000 per dog. One actually told me that I was required to be reffered by someone to buy one of her Labs. I'm usually not on anyone's "A list" and was calling her from an ad that she put in the newspaper?! Give me a break.
As far as your litter goes all you need is a plastic pool from Walmart and lots of torn up newspaper and change it every few hours. Take very good care of your mother dog and she will take care of everything else. She will need to be walked often since she does everything, cooking and cleaning for the first few weeks. It is completely natural for them to know how to do everything and she doesn't need your help. She just needs you to be kind and gentle and take exceptional care of her. She will do it all, all you need to do is provide her with plenty of food and water and a decent vitamin twice a day (Wal-Mart) and remember to increase the chow to at least twice to three times what she normally eats depending on how many dogs she has. If she is going to be feeding a lot of pups she will need lots of food and water herself and she will need to go out often. When the pups get bigger and start to make it over the edge of the plastic pool then just put a roll of chicken wire around the pool on the outer edge and make sure there are no sharp edges for them to cut themselves on (Lowes or Home Depot). It keeps them from climbing out...it's cheap, and it works. As far as boxers, I have never owned any and I dont know about cropping tails but your vet should be able to tell you how old for that and removing the dewclaws is usually done within the first week or two. Shots you can do yourself from a feed store at about $7-10 per dog...they are called 7 in 1 shots. You will also need to get a good dewormer from the feed store as well, they can tell you what you need and how much to use. If it is a litter you can register with AKC then you will want to get off the paperwork soon, it takes awhile for them to process. Boxers are a pretty easy breed to sell from what I hear so you should be able to move them without any problems. Having a litter is a lot of fun especially if you have kids. Even if you cant register the litter you should be able to charge a nominal amount of money to cover expenses since you are providing folks with a good clean, healthy dog. The few weeks you will have them will fly by so enjoy it and have fun. I have met more humans that need to be spayed or neutered than dogs.
Everyone cant afford to go out and drop five large or more on a professional breeder dog. You can get some very good dogs from backyard breeders. I have dealt with a number of them over the years and have bought two exceptional Labs that way. I have found the dogs to be a great deal compared to some snobs that portray themselves as "professional" breeders and charge upwards of $1000 per dog. One actually told me that I was required to be reffered by someone to buy one of her Labs. I'm usually not on anyone's "A list" and was calling her from an ad that she put in the newspaper?! Give me a break.
As far as your litter goes all you need is a plastic pool from Walmart and lots of torn up newspaper and change it every few hours. Take very good care of your mother dog and she will take care of everything else. She will need to be walked often since she does everything, cooking and cleaning for the first few weeks. It is completely natural for them to know how to do everything and she doesn't need your help. She just needs you to be kind and gentle and take exceptional care of her. She will do it all, all you need to do is provide her with plenty of food and water and a decent vitamin twice a day (Wal-Mart) and remember to increase the chow to at least twice to three times what she normally eats depending on how many dogs she has. If she is going to be feeding a lot of pups she will need lots of food and water herself and she will need to go out often. When the pups get bigger and start to make it over the edge of the plastic pool then just put a roll of chicken wire around the pool on the outer edge and make sure there are no sharp edges for them to cut themselves on (Lowes or Home Depot). It keeps them from climbing out...it's cheap, and it works. As far as boxers, I have never owned any and I dont know about cropping tails but your vet should be able to tell you how old for that and removing the dewclaws is usually done within the first week or two. Shots you can do yourself from a feed store at about $7-10 per dog...they are called 7 in 1 shots. You will also need to get a good dewormer from the feed store as well, they can tell you what you need and how much to use. If it is a litter you can register with AKC then you will want to get off the paperwork soon, it takes awhile for them to process. Boxers are a pretty easy breed to sell from what I hear so you should be able to move them without any problems. Having a litter is a lot of fun especially if you have kids. Even if you cant register the litter you should be able to charge a nominal amount of money to cover expenses since you are providing folks with a good clean, healthy dog. The few weeks you will have them will fly by so enjoy it and have fun. I have met more humans that need to be spayed or neutered than dogs.
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That response seemed a little harsh .... not every dog that has puppies needs to be spayed
The problem is that so many people are breeding their dogs for all the wrong reasons. Just because somebody owns a pair of intact dogs that are nice dogs is NOT a good reason for breeding. That's the main reason that shelters are overflowing and millions of good dogs are being euth'd every day through no fault of their own except for being born. There just aren't enough homes for them when you can look in the paper and find the puppy of your choice for a dime a dozen.
I'm not saying that you can't get a good dog from a backyard breeder. Where do you think the majority of dogs in the pound come from? Likewise you shouldn't have to pay over $1000 for a well bred dog from a responsible breeder. If the breeder is asking that much, they're not in it for the dogs, they're in it for the money. That is what a "professional breeder" is, as gdh11 put it. Also, gdh11, most responsible breeders will ask for a reference when you fill out an application for one of their pups. If they have to run an ad in the paper to sell their pups, they're not a responsible breeder. Responsible breeders have a waiting list before the breeding is ever made.
Regarding dewclaws, personally, I don't recommend it unless it's for the rear legs. Both of my dogs (a Pit Bull and a Border Collie/Austrailian Cattle Dog mix) have their dewclaws and we never have to trim them. They use them all the time to hold onto things, particularly bones and such that they're chewing on, so they stay short. My BC/ACD mix has rear dewclaws and we have to trim them alot because they don't get used for anything. Not all breeds have rear dewclaws though so you may not have to worry about that (not sure if Boxers have rear dewclaws or not).
Pistol, I agree that finding homes for Boxer pups shouldn't be hard for him, they're pretty awesome dogs, making sure that all the pups go to GOOD homes is the trick.
LanceD, if you need assistance placing the dogs a local rescue can probably offer suggestions screening for good homes or possibly even help you advertise. Like I said before, I wish you luck with the whelping. All the advice given here by the other folks on this thread seems like pretty sound advice. You have to give us some pictures of the little buggers when they arrive though. You may even have some takers here on the board.
I have met more humans that need to be spayed or neutered than dogs.
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Originally Posted by Sailpipes
That's the main reason that shelters are overflowing and millions of good dogs are being euth'd every day through no fault of their own except for being born. There just aren't enough homes for them when you can look in the paper and find the puppy of your choice for a dime a dozen.
I could not agree with you more! Both of our dogs were rescue dogs that we adopted because someone had them and then just decided that they were too much trouble and dropped them off on someone's front porch. I have no major issue with breeding, I just wish more people would realize that they are not responsible breeders and just get a dog to enjoy and have a friend for life.
Just my 2 cents.
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