Dog Health Conditions and Terms You Should Know... Part 2

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If your Boxer leaves wet spots where he has slept and he has skin irritation from contact withrepparttar urine, then he may have incontinence.

However, wet spots aroundrepparttar 125699 house alone may simply mean that he drinks a lot more and needs to relieve himself often but you are not allowing him outside frequently enough. Straining while urinating and blood inrepparttar 125700 urine are two signs of bladder stone.

Deafness

Boxer is amongrepparttar 125701 more than 35 breeds of dogs on record to have hereditary sensorineural deafness.

The condition cannot be reversed with medications, surgery or hearing aids. Dogs also could become deaf from old age, toxicosis or infection.

How do you tell if your Boxer is deaf?

He doesn't respond to spoken commands and only responds to you when he sees you.

He keeps shaking his head and pawing his ears or turns inrepparttar 125702 wrong direction when you call him.

He sleeps more than normal and would not wake up till you physically touch him.

But not to worry, you can still have a wonderful companion in your deaf Boxer through sign language.

Dogs have been known to learn as many as 65 command words in sign language. These include signs for, among others, "stop", "potty", "drop it", "stay", "lay down", "sit", "come" and "cookie".

As extra measures, you want to keeprepparttar 125703 deaf Boxer in a safe environment as he cannot hear approaching dangers like an approaching car. So keep him on a leash and close to you when in traffic or out for walks.

On his nametag, addrepparttar 125704 word "deaf" so he will not be misunderstood if he ever gets lost. Some suggest putting a bell as well so you know where to find him if he gets lost.

And finally, if your Boxer tested positive for inherited deafness in one or both ears, do not breed him or her.

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So are you ready for a Boxer Dog?...

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Your other source option is animal shelters that inrepparttar US alone receive up to 12 million homeless dogs and cats every year, and about 25% of them are purebred. Payingrepparttar 125698 adoption fee is a lot cheaper thanrepparttar 125699 price you will pay to a breeder or pet store, and you will be saving a life.

The definition of good stock or purebred must include beauty, and in a Boxer good look meansrepparttar 125700 coat is fawn and brindle, withrepparttar 125701 white markings or "flash" covering not more than one-third ofrepparttar 125702 entire coat.

Sometimesrepparttar 125703 distribution ofrepparttar 125704 "flash" alone may makerepparttar 125705 difference between a show champion and just a pet Boxer.

The all-white Boxer or "check" is prone to blindness and deafness, andrepparttar 125706 American Boxer Club members are not to register, sell or userepparttar 125707 "whites" for breeding.

When it comes to choosing male or female Boxers, there are not much clear-cut differences in their personalities.

At times,repparttar 125708 male is calmer, more tolerant of other dogs, willing to hold still for those hugs thanrepparttar 125709 female. But at other times,repparttar 125710 female can be so. One owner saidrepparttar 125711 female Boxer is hyper and more aggressive especially toward other females, and thatrepparttar 125712 aggression has increased asrepparttar 125713 female gets older.

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