Boerboel Farm Dogs: Mizpah Pups for Sale

Boerboel Farm Dogs: Mizpah Pups for Sale: I wanted to post this very cute photo of a pup nicknamed River from the authentic Mizpah Boerboels in South Africa.  As of December 3rd,...

This beautiful Boerboel puppy was posted on  http://boerboelfarmdog.blogspot.com/. I hope he finds a great home he is a beautiful pup. Follow the link for contact info

  Unfortunately River has  risen a little early for me. 

 As a side note and update: Remy's last pregnancy was a false call. I am currently looking for a prime mate for Remy's last breeding attempt.  If you are a Boerboel owner with such a male I am willing to travel and pay for the breeding. 

Remy and Bogaloo Did it South African Boerboel Puppies onth way!!!

The above picture was taken today Feb. 11,2013 Remy is currently  25 days into her pregnancy, sponsored by Bogaloo from Exotic Boerboels . In the picture on the right stands Bogaloo at 8 months. weighing approximately 145 lbs.

Bogaloo was recently featured in the  fox 8 video shown in the previous post.

 Look for more posts as I attempt a photo a video documentary of this pregnancy. 

South African Boerboel in the news

This video is from Cleveland Ohio's local Fox affiliate Fox8. 

The story was about Ohio's push to get tough on puppy mills. The video features Jordan Pittman with Boogaloo a South African Boerboel male. Jordan is my brother and breeder of Remy. 

Remy is due to come into heat very soon and Boogaloo is the Chosen One Come...drift with me, while I dream of the beautiful puppies Remy and Boogaloo will produce. It seems like this is a match made in heaven, as this may likely be Remy's last litter,and Boogaloo is a dynamite stud. 

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.!

Time to get to know the puppies: Bubkis:: Boerboel Boy #1

What can I say about Bub. He is a very confident male, a boerboel all the way.

He is the girls running mate where u see one the other is not far behind. Until recently they we very hard for me to tell apart. Bubkis has gotten bigger lately so now I know who is who. Bubkis has always been one of the first to do anything he has no fear and is very sociable. He reminds me a lot of my brothers Boerboel Pluto. Among the puppies Bubkis is the first one to play. New sounds do not scare him they simply get his attention.

Time to get to know the puppies : The girl

Remy's boerboel puppies are now 6 weeks old.....,

Finally, only two more weeks to go so now I thought it would be a good time to introduce you to the pups on a one by one basis. I will start with the girl since she is the only lady of the litter. We really do not call her anything except girl since she is unique in that way. She is a vibrant and outgoing female. She is very alert and active. She likes to get out and explore. So far her favorite spot is under my bed. She is cautious in her movements choosing instead to inspect before she moves.
The girl puppy is paper trained and has been for about two weeks now. It amazes me how smart South African Boerboels are!!! Girl likes to have her belly rubbed and will lay there all day for you.

She is going to be just as amazing and fun to watch grow up as Remy I am sure.

Remy and Moe puppies born 11-27-11

South African Boerboel puppies are a joy to have in the house. They are a handfull to care for but the reward is watching them grow. I am temtpted to keep all of them because I would just love to watch them grow from little puppies into full grown dogs. But that definately will not happen!! I am just determined to find great owners for them that will allow me to share the joy of seeing these puppies become great representatives of the South African Boerboel breed.

Here are the pics of the latest puppies from Remy and Moe. Pictured above is the number one puppy also know as Forrest, he is a very wary and alert puppy her is going to be a very big dog one day. I love the form on this puppy.

This is male puppy number 2 better known as Bubkis he is very outgoing and always the first one up. This is my personal favorite.

This is the only girl puppy in this litter but have no fear she can hold her own with her brothers, she is most often found side by side with Bubkis.  We just call her Girl!!!!!

 This is Big Six he is the one that is kinda in the middle amongst all the puppies he is not the most active but he is far from lazy nor is he timid. I really like his laid back manner.

Caring for Boerboel puppies.....

  As I mentioned in the previous post Remy just had a litter of four puppies. I thought now would be a good time to relate my tips for caring for new born Boerboel puppies.
 As of today the puppies are two weeks old this week and so now they are becoming significantly more active.Up until now I have been leaving the care of the pups up to Remy, after all she is a very good mama. The best thing I for me to do up to this point is to make sure Remy and her pups are kept warm and semi secluded. We used a closet in an unused room for a whelping box, it provides Remy and the puppies a place to relax without disruption from our normal household activities, while at the same time it is still close enough that Remy knows we are not far and have not forgotten about her.
  It is very important to remember that Boerboels are very protective dogs, taking this into consideration we selected a space in our home that is not in a frequently traveled part of out home, so that  Remy is not disturbed by guests that come over to visit. Remy's protective nature is understandably elevated since now she is now looking after her human and k9 family. Keeping Remy calm is imperative for the safety of her puppies. In a fit of excitement Remy could possibly trample a pup or drag one or two who may be feeding. Those puppies have an iron grip when feeding.
  For the first two weeks our primary responsibility was to make sure Remy had enough water and food. It is very important to make sure there is plenty of water available so that she will be able to produce the milk to feed the pups, since they are entirely dependent upon mom for nutrients. As followers of this blog know Remy is normally fed raw meat and bone. Since the puppies have arrived I have switched her to Puppy Chow supplemented with chicken gizzards and beef liver. I switched from raw feeding because I did not want to risk not provided enough of anything that was necessary for the puppies. Finally I have also made sure that Remy always has fresh water and food close by, so she can have her needs met while staying close to the puppies.
  For the first couple of days it is normal for Remy not to want to leave the puppies alone at all, in fact she is not too thrilled when we came by to check on the puppies. You should see the look on her face.
  The decision to cut or not cut the tails should be made before the pups arrive so that you are prepared to have it done in the first five days. You do not want to hurt the puppies so it is best to do it early before the cartilage hardens. We cut the puppies tails at 6 days. If you have a Boerboel, or any dog for that matter take her far enough away so she does not hear the puppies cry out. 
As week two approaches it is time for the puppies to be wormed, wal mart has a good dewormer, but these pups will be wormed by our vet since Remy is do for a post delivery check-up.
I will continue to update the whelping process as the puppies grow so please follow me to receive all updates.

Watching Remy grow has been so fun!!!!!!

I cannot believe it has been 3 years since Remy has been part of our family. As I look back it has been an absolute priviledge to raise Remy. South African Boerboels as a breed are known to be very intelligent and Remy is no exception.  She has a very good memory, she remembers extended family members even after long absences, and greets them with exhuberant jubilation, often times to the sheer delight and relief of everyone.  My mother-in-law, who has been scared of dogs all of her life loves Remy and in fact they have thier own special relationship. Of course Remy loves Grandma, after all she is a true grandmother, always ready to spoil the "baby".  Remy is now 3 years old and has had a few litters, but to us she will always be "the puppy".  I only wish that I had been more vigilant with my posts so that everyone could marvel at the experiences and adventures we have had. We recently decided to welcome one of Remy's pups into our home as a permanent member of our family. Candy is now 4 months old and is growing like a weed. Candy looks  a lot like Remy but definately has her own personality. I think having Candy around has made everyone reminisce a little about how fun and tiresome it was to have a boerboel puppy in the house. I promise to make a better effort to post some of our adventures for your enjoyment.

Video of one and Moe and Remy's finest

Here is video of Tiberius from Moe and Remy's litter in this video he is 13 weeks. Hopefully soon we will have more updates. It is a very amazing thing to see a puppy from Remy looking like I remember her like yesterday. I think he is a very good looking pup and I am excited to see him grow and mature