16:30:10 Mon
Aug 23 2004
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BoxerMad 16:30:10 Mon Aug 23 2004 |
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SashasMum 20:03:53 Mon Aug 23 2004 |
 Make sure you take lots of lovely photos for us all to see! Sasha was one of 2 whites in a litter of 9 and apparently they spent all their time getting the best place for the best milk, so it'll be interesting to see if your whites are the same! Karen 
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gingerboy 20:55:47 Mon Aug 23 2004 |
It must be liking living in a house of cuteness and mischief :roundnround:- I'm afraid I would be as bad, I would not want any of them too go to other people when they reached 8 weeks+. Boxers are sooooo cute when they are pups!!!! (They are cute when they grow up as well) Is this your first lot of grandpups? Good luck if it is I would imagine that the learning curve is huge, but really worth it. All the best and hope to see some pictures soon. Paul |
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BoxerMad 07:25:43 Tue Aug 24 2004 |
I was told that the white ones are pushiest by the lady who we got our two from but we will be weighing them every day to make sure they are all putting on weight so they will all get their fair share. |
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BoxerMad 07:35:35 Tue Aug 24 2004 |
Once they get to eight weeks they are hard work when there are so many but you are right they are so cute!! We had one who didn't have a new home as the buyer lost his job and couldn't take her and so pulled out. I got very attached to her and called her Suki, my husband kept asking if i had advertised her again and i kept putting it off. In the end we asked his mum to take her, she already had Kaspa from that litter and now we get to see her all the time. They are 9 and a half months old now and soooo sweet. |
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BoxerMad 07:37:01 Tue Aug 24 2004 |
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BoxerMad 07:42:00 Tue Aug 24 2004 |
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gingerboy 08:06:12 Tue Aug 24 2004 |
Hope you have more luck soon. Paul |
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BoxerMad 08:09:18 Tue Aug 24 2004 |
I have got all these piccies to show everyone and i can't get it to work. I will just have to tell you that they are soooo gorgeous and you will just have to believe me for now! Caroline 
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gingerboy 08:20:10 Tue Aug 24 2004 |
The joys of digital cameras - at this rate I might scan an old picture and see if that works. If it does I will chuck my nice new digi camera in the bin (only joking). Paul |
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Polo123 12:01:27 Tue Aug 24 2004 |
Linda |
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BoxerMad 07:13:04 Wed Aug 25 2004 |
http://photobucket.com/albums/v445/cccazzz Have a look they are so sweet. I will update it as often as possible and as they grow.:loveya: |
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gingerboy 09:41:27 Wed Aug 25 2004 |
I will have to set up a site myself - did it cost anything? Paul |
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BoxerMad 09:44:36 Wed Aug 25 2004 |
Caroline 
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NickiG 16:40:36 Wed Aug 25 2004 |
I will try to get that number again for everyone. Also feel free to send them to me and I can re-size your pics for you. njg1972@hotmail.com
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BoxerMad 09:48:12 Fri Aug 27 2004 |
I have added some new pictures to the album at http://photobucket.com/albums/v445/cccazzz and i will keep updating them reguarly Caroline
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BoxerMad 19:37:31 Thu Sep 2 2004 |
http://photobucket.com/albums/v445/cccazzz Most of the pups have now got their eyes open and are moving around a lot more now. ( Looks like our living room is about to be taken over with a puppy run again!!) :roundnround: Caroline
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gingerboy 22:06:17 Thu Sep 2 2004 |
Is personal prefrence the reason for not docking or because so few vets will no longer carry out the procedure? Personally I think if we were to have another boxer I would be quite happy to have an natural one rather than docked. It is strange when you see a natural one though, I always do a double take because they look quite different with a tail. Anyway - hope I haven't offended you if it's not a subject you wish to discuss. Keep the pic's coming their great. Paul |
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BoxerMad 13:09:55 Sat Sep 4 2004 |
You haven't offended me at all. Both of ours have still got their tails, although i must admit when i first decided i wanted a boxer i did expect that it would have its tail docked but when we went to see them they hadn't been done and were so adorable anyway. Before Tia had her litter of puppies we did look into it and phoned about 10 different vets to see what they said and so that we would have the choice when the time came. All of them were very 'off' with us and we got lecture after lecture about how it was illegal and has been for so many years and if we were that bothered about it we would have to find someone else who breeds dogs and does it themselves -but remember it is illegal etc etc... So there were no vets that would even consider doing it around here. If we had found a vet that did it i still don't think we would have got it done - we just wanted the option at the time. As we bred our dogs for pets and not for showing etc it did not matter if they had their tails -the personality is still the same and now that we have had Tia and Kirei with their tails i think i would definately go for that in the future as their tails are so expressive. (Although they can be like whips when they are excited) - We don't have a coffee table anymore because one swipe and whatever was on there is on the floor!!!! When people phoned up about Tia's pups some of them did ask about the tails and when we said they had tails they were not interested although about half of our buyers were looking for boxers with tails and said they had been looking for ages because most people do still dock the tails. So i think it is part personal preference and part that it is so difficult to find a vet to do it. With Kirei especially when we take them for walks down the river at the back of our house and they run through the long grass all you can see at times is the tip of their tails and it is lovely. A lot of people do mention their tails when they see them and we get a mixed response some say how lovely it is and that they were born with their tail so it is right to keep it, others say it is not a proper boxer unless the tail is docked - Like i said before though the personality is still the same and they will always be our babies!!!!! Caroline |
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ShannonF 20:23:49 Sun Sep 5 2004 |
Shannon |
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gingerboy 10:00:42 Mon Sep 6 2004 |
I like the bit in your reply where some people have said that it's not a proper boxer if it's got a tail. Obviously only a highly intelligent and well informed induvidual would come out with such nonsense (do you detect my northern sarcasm ever so slightly)!!! Oh to be so misinformed and utterly blinkered. How do you resist not lecturing them on the fact as you point out that they are born with tails - it's suprising how many people who are not familiar with the breed think they are born with a little stubby tail. Anyway glad I didn't offend you as I appreciate that we all have our own views on docking etc. We saw a boxer with a tail down at the local park whilst at a jazz festival - and yes I still had to look twice just to make sure, he was stood sideways on at first but when he was facing us their was no doubt it was a boxer. Thanks for the reply Paul |