At Laymani Boxers, our girls spend the last part of each pregnancy and the time spent raising puppies right in the house. When we don't have puppies, we rotate our females in and out to ensure that they remember how to behave indoors.
Our adults are under regular veterinarian care. We value her advice and professional service, so innoculations and tests are all performed at her clinic. All are routinely treated with heartworm preventative and flea/tick preventative. Any outside additions to our line are housed separately until cleared and immediately tested for heartworm, parasites, and brucellosis (as appropriate). During their first visit to our vet, they are brought up-to-date on rabies shots and innoculations. They are also weighed and receive a general physical.
The Laymani Boxers live as a natural community, romping within a 60x90 outside enclosure. They have an adjacent, freely accessible, 16x24 heated indoor space for sleeping and cold weather. Walks happen on the back-forty acres, a mile-long journey through grassland, surrounded by forest. Females in estrus, near whelping or feeding puppies need outside exercise, but protection from rough play, so we also have one 10x20 and four 10x10 shaded kennels with filtered water and cedar chip-cushioned doghouses.
Their diet consists of a premium dry dog food and a selection of raw meaty bones (RMB), plus NuVet supplement tabs. Pregnant and lactating females receive an additional calcium supplement.
We feel that varying their routine and their food, while providing lots of loving human interaction, makes for happy, healthy Boxers! Click here for photos of our Boxers at play.
May 2008 photos of the Play Yard and Kennels
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- Thurman is one biiiig Boxer, but because he is well-proportioned, his size really doesn't show in most photos. He is displaying some gray around his muzzle, but he still loves long walks on the back forty acres and playing with our grandson Jacob (his kid). We have matched him twice in 2008, with Dutchess and Sophie. We may try for one more Dutchess litter, then the big boy will probably retire.
- Kristie&Brian's Thirsty Thurman is a husky 110-pound Brindle male with Black Mask and White Markings. He is registered with both the AKC and CKC. His breeder was working toward loving, good-looking, sound Boxers. Thurman exemplifies his efforts, a great big love-puppy. His big head and chest, symmetrical Brindle markings and Black Mask are striking. Thurman is our daughter's baby and lives just across the pasture. He topped out over 120 pounds this fall from excess pancakes and leftovers but has since worked back toward his best weight.
- Dutchess is a young AKC Brindle with Black Mask and White Markings from a Champion lineage. She is the largest girl at Laymani Boxers and weighs well over 70 pounds. Dutchess is a love-bucket, looking for attention most of the time. Dutchess and Thurman expect 4th of July puppies.
Dutchess is pregnant in these photos and just beginning to show around the middle.
Those "flying wing" ears are the result of cropping initiated by her original owner. The taping wasn't successfully completed, so her ears don't stand, but our Grand Dame doesn't seem to mind and neither do we.
Dutchess' Pedigree and a photo display of Dutchess' Ancestors
- Laymani Baby Sophia is no longer a little girl! She's an AKC-registered Flashy Reverse Brindle and weighs about 65 pounds. Handpicked as a baby, Sophie grew up at Laymani Boxers and is absolutely spoiled. She and Thurman are expecting mid-July puppies. Click for more Sophie photos.
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Duke is a young Brindle male with Black Mask and White Markings, dual-registered AKC / CKC and from a Champion line. He behaves well with children, puppies, and cats...though the cats may not show a similar friendliness. Still mostly puppy, he displays as much goofiness as possible. Duke is really active, so though he is a big boy and we have him on full feed, he weighs about 70 pounds. Click for more Duke photos.
Behaving for the moment...
...enough of that.
Wait... I'll get that!
Glad to meet ya!
Duke's Pedigree and a photo display of Duke's Ancestors
Zena is a husky CKC Fawn Female with Black Mask and some White Markings. She's a calm girl, who loves to play fetch and is quite the athlete. When Zena arrived at Laymani Boxers, she took to the play yard with zest, built more muscle and dropped all her babyfat. She currently weighs about 60 pounds. Zena and Duke expect puppies 8 July. Click for more Zena photos.
How cute is that?
Where's Duke?
Diana is a young AKC Reverse Brindle with some White Markings and a Champion lineage, mostly from the Boxella line. She is a bit smaller than our other girls (just over 50 pounds) but has a beautiful square, boxy look. Diana loves to stand on top of her doghouse to get the big view. She has her girlish figure back from feeding puppies and is spending lots of time in the play yard with the other Boxers. She's another sweet, huggy Boxer, who loves her people. Click for more Diana photos.
How long do you expect me to hold that ear up?
Diana's Pedigree and a photo display of Diana's Ancestors
Jasmine (Jazzy) is a CKC-registered Flashy Fawn female with Full White Collar. Agile and light on her feet, she is absolutely feminine and gorgeous. She loves attention and is known as "Auntie Jazzy" because of the way she adopted Sissy's Christmas '06 puppies. Now that she has had her own puppies, she has proved herself to be a great Mom. She currently weighs around 60 pounds.
All the Laymani Boxers expect special treatment. Here are our son, Haldin, and Jazzy having Boxer Kisses.
Lil Miss Sissy is a Flashy Fawn female with a Full White Collar and Black Mask. She weighs at least 60 pounds and is a husky, boxy CKC-registered girl. We brought her into our family for her strong, yet feminine looks and her warm disposition. When we think of Sissy, the first word that comes to mind is "sweet".
Sissy fed puppies until the beginning of May and has begun to "blow her coat" from the transition. Even with the moth-eaten look, she was a great sport for her fantasy photo session with No Limits Images.
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