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We take pride in the amount of research we put into our Boxers. Denise and I read just about anything we can find on Boxers and dogs, in general. We spend a fair amount of time talking to other breeders and to veterinarians. Of course, we use web and tv resources, too. When we write for our website, we bring all of that information to bear and write extemporaneously. Unfortunately, others in the business find copying easier than doing, so pieces written here based on our experiences and expressing our opinions are occasionally seen, nearly verbatim, on other sites. You will be able to tell that the material is copied by looking for consistency in writing. You will find the same wordage, spelling, and sentence structure commonly used throughout our site. If you should happen on a site that finds snagging our material easier than writing their own, please let us know. In addition to the writing on our website, the photographs of our adult dogs / puppies and the entire website structure are our intellectual property and, as such, are copyrighted. If you wish to link to material on our website, please let us know.
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Laymani Boxers has chosen our adult dogs with great care for good temperament, sound muscular / skeletal structure, and conformation to the Boxer standard. Our breeding program is intended to continually improve the conformation of our line, while maintaining the good health and temperament we have begun with by careful, consistent breeding practices. Our intent is to provide great Boxers and great service to our Laymani Families through our program. We do not restrict breeding rights by requiring spay/neuter or charge premium prices for certain puppies.
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Though Fawn and Brindle are the official Boxer colors, the breed comes in an enormous variety of shades and combinations of color. Many breeders strive for a maximum amount of "flash" (up to 30 percent white coloring) in their program by breeding Flashy dogs together. Genetics will then return a goodly percentage of Flashy puppies, but it will also return a fair number of White or Check puppies. What happens to those puppies? Many breeders euthanize such puppies at birth, a practice that seems inherently unfair to many viable puppies. After all, if you bred that puppy intentionally, don't you have a responsibility to care for it? German breeding programs have established that breeding a Flashy dog with a "plain" dog greatly reduces the occurance of White puppies. Of course, it also reduces the percentage of Flashy puppies, which have that bit of extra flair in the show ring. At Laymani Boxers, our goal is to produce family-friendly, sound Boxers. If you examine our website, you will readily see that we are breeding "flash" to "plain" intentionally. Actually, that gives us a nice variety in Boxer colors for our Laymani Families to choose from.
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Another slant on the question... "Which breeder should I choose?" At Laymani Boxers, we feel that a good breeder must have a breeding plan. Ours flows out for at least ten years and is continually adjusted as we learn more about our own Boxers. By now, you probably know that one quality of a good breeder is to strive to improve the breed. From our perspective, that requires knowledge of both the good and not-so-good qualities in your adult dogs, and it requires a generational approach to improvement. In other words, if your prospective breeder is breeding the same dogs over and over, then buying new dogs to breed over and over, there is no generational plan for improvement being executed. Your breeder should be ready to tell you about the qualities of individual dogs, what intended breedings within the program are intended to produce, and where the program is heading over a number of years.
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Do you show Boxers? At present, we have decided that breeding our Boxers is our main occupation. We do attend a few shows a year and watch dog shows on television. Both are intended to improve our "eye" for quality without diminishing the time we need to spend with our dogs. Guy's experience in the show ring goes back as far as grade school, and he has judged livestock on a national level with FFA. "Dogs is dogs and cows is cows", but the show ring experience is very similar and the judge is still working from a breed standard. We define ourselves as Boxer Caregivers, and as such, our focus is with our adult dogs and puppies. On the other hand, we have chosen our Bullmastiff pair with an eye toward the show ring and intend to show Cash later this year. The Boxers may be close behind.
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...about taking home a Christmas Puppy Many breeders and pet stores actively
strive to have puppies for sale this time of year, because everyone
wants a puppy for Christmas! At Laymani Boxers, we hope you will reconsider that concept. We feel there are two basic concerns. Christmas decorations can be dangerous or lethal to a 6-8 week old puppy. The family will not be happy having to keep a vigilant eye on their puppy or about the possibility of needing a vet during the Holiday. Stress and Chaos during the
holiday season will create a nervous, stressed, confused puppy and
an unhappy family. Advertisers present us the vision of
that “puppy under the tree” moment to sell cards and film;
however, they are capturing a moment and not the whole experience.
Breeders and pet stores that promote the Christmas Puppy under the
tree are not putting either your family or the puppy's best interest
ahead of selling a puppy. Puppies can be terrified by being wrapped
up in paper or festooned with bows. Puppies in boxes are certain to
be frightened and stressed. They will likely poop and pee under
those conditions and leave you with a less-than-perfect moment.
Regarding decoration, your puppy is
young and immature, not yet understanding the word NO, while being
extremely inquisitive and playful. The Christmas tree, ornaments,
tinsel, lights, garland, poinsettias, wrapping paper, bows, ribbons,
and packaging can all be harmful or deadly to a puppy. These common
Christmas items present a threat to your puppy and build stress for
the family, which is keeping a watchful eye for their puppy's safety
for the whole Holiday season. Spending your Christmas in an
Emergency Veterinarian Hospital (if you can find one) is not the
memory you want for your family or the way to start your life with
your puppy.
The wonderful Holiday season is also
known as the most chaotic and stressful time of the year. Laymani
Boxers promotes calm home placement experiences. We raise our puppies
in our home and they are house-socialized, but when introduced to
their new home, they need time to get acquainted with its scents and
textures, as well as learning their new boundaries and meeting family
members. When bring your new puppy to your home and family, you want
to have a very calm environment. The first moments and days in your
home will imprint your puppy with the energy your puppy is receiving.
Holidays tend to be hectic at best. Think of what is going on from
the puppy's perspective - new home to explore with a lot of
distractions, new family members, lots of excited behavior, and an
abundance of “NO NO NO “ just to protect the puppy. In addition,
there are additional family and friends visiting and confusing your
puppy with “Whose puppy am I”. Your puppy's life and experiences
are recorded by energy, scent and sounds, so think of your puppy's
introduction to your family and home. In the big picture, do you
want to introduce this little guy to chaos and stress during the
holiday or create a calm environment where your puppy can feel secure
and loved from the start? In the long term, the right start will
bring you a wonderful, well-adjusted puppy. We do think puppies can make wonderful, memorable Christmas gifts but suggest not placing them on Christmas Day. You can build a whole puppy Christmas with a beautiful photo or Holiday gift certificate, a keepsake birth announcement, or a stuffed puppy (baby-proof / no plastic eyes) that the puppy can then sleep with when you bring it home. We also recommend assorted puppy-related gifts like a crate, puppy bed, leash, collar, bowls, Nu-Vet supplements, or puppy toys. Perhaps you can even make an appointment with the kennel you are getting your puppy from for a Family day to visit your new puppy. As an alternative to the “Christmas Puppy Moment”, Laymani Boxers
can provide a beautiful professional photo of your puppy in
Christmas Regalia, a keepsake birth announcement and a puppy packet.
Or, we can even provide a Holiday Gift Certificate (for them to choose
their puppy now or from future litters) that you can present to the
person receiving the puppy as a Christmas gift. And, we look forward
to Family visits with your new puppy. Please call 740-350-5195 or email laymaniboxers@gmail.com for more details. |
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