Boxer about to give birth

Hi all. Its my first time on this site so be gentle

My boxer is due to have pups next week. Its her first litter. I do not know what to do about docking the tails and dew claws. Is it a good idea? Any advice would be great.

hi
welcome to dog web we are a gentle lot honest.
first congratulations on the pups.....will need pics you know!
as for tail's i think it depends on the view of the vet alot of vets don't agree with docking unless it is on medical grounds.
i had a boxer with a tail and to be honest if the new owners want a pup it doesn't matter if they have tails or not.
as for dew claws they have to be removed by 3 days old by a vet before the pup feels any pain.
check with your vet to get the info you need but good luck with the birth.

Awwww I cant wait to see pix.

boxer pups........ohhhhhhhhhhh but then again any pups!

Hi and welcome to Dogweb

At our dogtraining we have a boxer with a tail. I talked to his owner, and she told me, that he (forgot the dog's name, sorry ) had a good strong tail, whereas his sister.. she had broken her tail 3 times...

I would talk this through with your vet and hear what he thinks.

Hi Thanks for the welcome.

I tried my vet who said they would not do either. Why I ask - is that I have spoken to a few people who would prefer the tails removed and I dont know who to ask about doing it if the vet will not.

Hi warm welcome to dogweb.....look forward to news of your pups....I would love a boxer with a tail, it seems wrong to me to cut off their tails..

only thing you can do is ring other vets in your area not all of them hold the same view.
or i think there is a list some where of vets that are prepared to dock but you may have to travel.
what about a local boxer club could they give you any details?
i had 1 with and 1 without and believe me if they have tails you do know they have got them.
as j said some go through life with problems regarding their tails others never do.

i recently had a litter of boxer pups and i founf a vet through another breeder who would do it my normal vet wouldnt i must say that everyone apart from one who came to c pups didnt want one with a tail i think you can get a list from the breed club

I would leave their tails on