Thursday, March 15, 2012

Puppies are long gone

It has been its been awhile since the puppies have been shipped off to their new homes. I have not been able to post as much as I would like because I did not realize how much dedication and time the puppies required. This is my warning to anyone who is thinking about breeding South African Boerboels.
Boerboel puppies are very intelligent, they how to circumvent all efforts that you may employ to keep them contained and they can become restless and cause trouble any every opportunity if not provided with enough stimulation to keep their every growing thirst for new things. I countered their high energy by recruiting kids from the neighborhood to help me clean up and feed the pups. I think this works to accomplish two very important things. It is beyond important, to socialize Boerboel puppies, if they are not introduced to new things on a regular basis Boerboels puppies could possible grow up to be aggressive. Aggression in a Boerboel is something none of us wants. South African Boerboels are big dogs that are extremely protective by nature, in in order to raise a well balanced socially responsible dog socialization is a must and the initial responsibility lies with the breeder. I would never want to see one of my puppies in the news for savagely attacking an innocent person. Secondly and far less important in the long run is that the excitement generated by kids totally exhausts the pups. It did not take me long to figure out that tired puppies are good puppies.
Although it was a chore it was a labor of love and I look forward to breeding Remy again soon. This time I think I am going to keep a puppy for myself.!

2 comments:

Charlotte said...

Hi!
Thanks for posting all of this. I'm an American living in south Africa, and recently ended up with a boerbul puppy. Wow, he is a handful! By handful, of course, I mean full time job. Your blog has been excellent and informative. Thanks!

Unknown said...

I truly thank you for your comment. I hope you are enjoying your Boerboel