Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Boston Terrier Breeding Demands Commitment

By Wendy Caples

There are many people besides the well known breeders who believe that Boston Terrier breeding is right for them and thus it excites them a great deal with regard to being able to raise and also produce well bred dogs. However, before you proceed any further in this regard, you need to know the things that you should pay attention to, which will help to ensure that the new born Terriers are of the best quality. What's more, some people may even try to dissuade you from indulging in breeding if only because too many people end up raising the wrong kind of Boston Terriers and thus spoiling the breed and even leading to thousands of abandoned dogs.

Nevertheless, if you are sure that you want to breed Boston Terriers, and then at least ensure that you don't breed until your dogs are at least two years of age because at that age they will have become mentally as well as physically tough enough to be ready to produce healthy and well bred puppies. In fact, to get the best out of your breeding practices, you may even need to think about breeding dogs that have taken part in dog shows and with success.

Ideally, dog breeding is best left to the professional and well known breeders who know how to keep, raise and also provide best Boston Terrier care and who will also ensure that the best characteristics are passed on to succeeding generations. However, many owners of the breed are also excited about indulging in breeding and for them being able to mate the Boston Terrier holds the main attraction as a means to make some good money. However, breeding is not easily achieved and they will need to be guided by a professional if they are to have a good chance of succeeding.

One of the more important considerations in proper Boston Terrier breeding is to ensure that mating is done between healthy as well as compatible dogs as this will help ensure proper temperament and size as well as also the best characteristics of the breed will be passed on to the puppies. It is thus necessary to mate only those dogs that are healthy, compatible and will be able to produce robust puppies as well.

All in all, Boston Terrier breeding means also having to choose between whether to opt for pure bred puppies or choosing to mix the breed's characteristics between different breeds. The fact is that if you compare dogs that were pure bred and those that have been cross bred, it would be difficult to judge which option is the better because either type of Boston Terrier could be the better looking, have greater intelligence or enjoy better health. There is thus no sure way of determining which type of offspring will turn out to better.

However, it does mean that proper Boston Terrier care be given and because dogs are by nature very individualistic, it is hard to determine beforehand which type (pure or cross breed) will turn out to be the better. In fact, one can only compare them in general terms, though when engaged in breeding, you should recognize that many genes are actually fixed that will in turn determine the outcome of your breeding practices. Thus when you choose not to cross breed your Boston Terrier you will be able to know in advance how the puppies will look and behave.

Wendy Caples is a person that loves dogs, owns them and raises them as if they were humans and not animals. The best Boston Terrier care includes lots of love and attention. There is some good Boston Terrier information available in this article that deals with how to conduct proper Boston Terrier breeding.

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