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About Angela Donald
Expertise
I'll be happy to answer questions about boxer dog allergies,behavior,behavior modification,breeding,care,coat color genetics,diet,ear cropping,exercise,genetics,grooming,health,history,pedigrees,showing and training.

Experience
I am a dedicated dog enthusiast and guardian of boxers for 40 years, a boxer conformation show exhibitor and breeder as well as a canine behavior consultant with a special interest in the boxer breed. I currently share my life with six boxer dogs.See our family of Boxer Dogs

Organizations
American Boxer Charitable Foundation

Publications
I currently contribute regularly to Dog-Canine Blog.I am the founder and publisher of The Boxer Behavioral Journal,a scientific journal with detailed behavioral case study information,which someday I hope will add valuable knowledge to the breeding,care and health of the breed.I am also a freelance writer with my latest article: Distinctive Behaviors of Boxer Dogs found at http://www.hitowerboxers.com/boxerdogbehavior.htm and distributed on the world wide web.

Education/Credentials
I have a MBA from AU.I have gotten real life experiences from my 40 years of the family owning boxers and other canine breeds, through my boxer rescue rehabilitation efforts, obedience training of the breed, more than 20 years of study on dog-canine behavior, genetics, health research,from my work as a canine behavioral consultant,exhibitor and breeder. My quest for canine knowledge is a never ending journey.

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Boxers - boxer puppy weight

Expert: Angela Donald - 11/5/2009

Question
I just sold a female boxer who at 8 weeks was about 4 lbs. yes small but healthy. The whole litter was small because they were born 2 weeks early but they all got a clean bill of health. Is it true that her size will be normal as she matures? I was told that she is on the right street and just to assume her to be 2 weeks younger then she is. my biggest of the litter was 5 lbs at 6 weeks and the runt was 1 lb 13ozs. everyone else was around 4 lbs.

Answer
Hi Lori,
Your story is amazing to me as in more than forty years I have not known of a litter surviving if born that early, your litter being born two weeks early and surviving is a miracle. Usually if the litter is born on or before day fifty-seven they do not survive, so congratulations on pulling this litter through. The probability of the litter reaching average weight at maturity is quite possible and will depend on a number of factors including diet, health, environment and genetics. If the sire and dam are average weight and the grandparents then the pups should be just lacking in time as you have described and may take a little longer to reach their full potential when given the proper diet and exercise. Two weeks is a big difference in the growing canine puppy as the gestation period is only sixty-three days (for our readers who do not know this). This litter may not reach full maturity at two years of age but more like two and half to three years old. Please keep in touch with me on the puppies as I'd like to detail their progress in the Boxer Behavior Journal if possible. Thank you for your question.

Angela Donald
Canine Behavior Consultant
http://www.hitowerboxers.com

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