Boxer Talk

Hi Paul, I am just popping by to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a great 2007. I think that we will be seeing photos of your new Boxer baby in the New Year Paul and we will look forward to that. Our Babies are doing fine. In fact they are more than fine they are just brillant and we just love them, they are definitely like babies you have to bond with them but when you do "wham you are in love for life".
We are now just looking forward to spending every minute with them over the Christmas.

Bye for now and have a "holly jolly Christmas".

Love Margaret, John, Boris Pixie and "The Cats"

Hi Ash!

Sorry to hear about your troubles with Jasper.

Is his behaviour actually a big problem or are the people that called the warden complaining for nothing? What did the warden say to you?

If he really has behavioural problems with strangers then you'll need to try and fix the issues. I'd hate to think he could get taken away from you but hopefully it's far from that serious.

The best way if you have the money is to take him to training classes. In the mean time if his behaviour is that bad, don't let him off the lead.

Of course you can train him yourself but you need to know how. I'm not sure I'm the best person to tell you how.

I think maybe you should go here. -
http://www.boxerworld.com/

Have a look around for information and maybe register at the forums there to ask people for help.

Hopefully you'll get a lot more opinion and better, more useful help.

Best of luck ash, I hope you and Jasper have a magic Christmas.


Hey Margaret! You too, have a wonderful time even if you do have cats there to spoil it. :p

Paul

Ash, definitely get him into training classes, he's still young enuff to learn to be better behaved.
You can start by; the next time he turns his nose up at dog food, DONT give him a burger and chicken fillet, that's just rewarding his behaviour and confirming to him that HE'S in charge of what happens, and what he can and cant do. Just leave the food down for 15 minutes and lift it up again. An hour or so later, offer it again if he still wont eat, take it away again. He'll get hungry soon enuff as long as no-one gives in and gives him anything else. The first and most important thing any dog needs to learn is that he isn't the boss, and that he doesn't make the rules.

Hi all, just a line to wish all the users of this fantastic boxer site a very merry xmas and a trouble free new year..

Lovely doggies!! I always enjoy looking at Boxers. I am still on my first although I did grow up with one. My bitch is not fond of other dogs. Would you recommend introducing a puppy to her or do you think she would kill it!

Hi Louise, I introduced Harvey to Buster when Buster was 3 years old, and to tell you the truth the first couple of days were a bit tentative and we were wary of the situation but once he got used to him it was ok. I remember laughing at Buster walking around the room with Harvey clamped to his leg or neck and Buster would'nt flinch lol. I must say now though we still have to marshall at eating times as they tend to go for each others bowls and as Harvey always finishes first it tends to be him that starts any trouble. All the best anyway and good luck with the dogs

Louise, I think you should be ok, there's not many grown dogs that will attack a puppy, unless they're a particularly bad sod, and as we all know, a boxer that is a particularly bad sod is extremely rare.!!
The worst I've ever known is a growl or even a snap ( without making contact) and that's only after extreme provocation, let's face it, a puppy boxer can sometimes try the patience of a bloody saint.!!
When my first dog Charlie was nearly 6, I brought home a little white bitch to join the family and even tho I must admit I held my breath at their first meeting, it only took her about 5 minutes to wind him around her paw, and she got her own way in everything after that.! By the time she could out-run him on our walks, they were in-separable.

I have a white boxer named roxy, She looks so much like Lily. We got roxy when she was one. When she was a puppy she wasn't looked after very well. She had five puppy's last year. Two brindle, two red and one white. They were so sweet, i wanted to keep them all. Roxy has been deaf from birth, but responds extremly well to hand signals. We did have two other boxers. Bandit was a red male and una was a brindle female. Saddly they died due to two different illnesses. One thing i can say is that i have three young children and not once have i ever had a problem with any of my boxers towards my children or myself. They are just huge softy's.L uv them! Great site.

Hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year - have a look on my website - think I have done it right again adn you will see some new piccies of Amber and Fudge playing and some of them in their new hand knitted coats which I bought from Boxer Welfare Scotland!!!!

Hi i have 2 boxers my lovely duke who is 11yrs has a brain tumour, he has steriod tablets from the vet at present they are working. i havnt long with my gorgous boy, but eveyday is precious, my other boxer of 10 has cancer , but is doing well, i also have a 2yr old chihuahua who loves them to bits.im sure tylers owner will get another dog , as they are your family, they play a big part of my life. they will be missed so much

hi to you all roxy is doing fine.
this time it is not why i am writing today
i would like to know if any one can help. i was reading the boxer rescue and came across a boxer looking for a home. i know that there are many boxer out there that need homes. but this one is 10 . it breaks my heart to think of him if i could i would have him but i cant.

lincolnshire essex and trent boxer rescue. have a look her name is FINLAY.

hey everyone again. i posted a comment on your site on the 7th of january. just came on to say that for the past 8 days roxy has been very poorly. it started when i noticed she wasn't intrested in her food or water. plus she held her head down for days, as if she had a stiff neck. she was unable to turn her head or bend down to eat her food. we tryed hand feeding her but she wasn't intrested. the next day i had a person from the rspca turn up at my door, stateing that roxy had been reported for being so skiny. we explained why she was. and that she had been very poorly. they seemed ok with it. i then took roxy to the vets, as she hadn't improved. and the vet had found that she has a heart murma as well as a extremly bad virus. they sent us home with medication on the fri. She made little progress over the weekend, and we started to get worried again. but on monday afternooon, all of a sudden she started eating, drinking and wagging her tail again, we were so pleased. Now its tuesday and she is back to her normal self again. so we are over the moon. all sorts of things were gong through my head. i don't know what i would do without her. iam very pleased there is a site like this, as it makes me feel i can get things off my chest, if im worried about roxy. thanks.

Steph

So glad to hear that Roxy is doing better - you must have been really worried about her!!! Glad she has picked up! This is a great site with loads of great people who love their boxers

Hello Folks!

Sorry been a bit absent again but I guess you'd expect that now.

Hello Steph, sounds like you've had a very rough time. I'm very glad your girl is doing well again. Give her a big hug from me please. Glad also you feel able to let it out here

Must be especially hard to have the RSPCA round when your already so distressed.

I guess it's good though, that someone was brave enough to make that call. As sometimes people might be hesitant when there are owners not as loving as you.

Hey Jennifer, I see Amber and Fudge enjoy their comforts. They I bet if you want to sit on the couch you have to share it with them.

Hi Cerianne! I hope Finlay gets a home too. I do have a soft spot for the older dogs.

Suzie hello!

I'm sorry both your Boxers have such serious health issues. It must be so heart breaking. I hope the time left is enjoyable and long.

My heart goes out to you, Give them both a big cuddle from me.

Found some pictures none of which I've put up here. At least not yet. However I posted them at the forum of this sites parent site.

http://jasidog.com/forums/index.php?s=&s­howtopic=166&view=findpost&p=44009

Th­e­ website link under this post should take you to them if your interested.

Paul

hi everyone
just to let you know finlay got a new home. i wish her well.

Hi Paul and everybody haven't been in touch for a while. Everything going great with Boris and Pixie, Pixie still thinks that she is a "rock chick" and thrashes the house when we are not there. Anything that is not nailed down she will "have a go at". John left three cans of carlsberg on the floor recently and she managed to get her "paws" on two of them, she punctured them and I presume that she drank what was on the floor as there wasn't much left, probably Boris gave her a hand but poor Pixie always gets blamed. As the old saying goes "give a dog a bad name" and she certainly has one, she is completely mad and then she looks at you with these little sad eyes and you would forgive her anything. Boris is so well behaved compared with her but we will put it down to her being immature. I would like her to quieten down a bit but I hope that she doesn't lose her spirit altogether. When I see all the stories about sick dogs I realise how lucky I am and I feel guilty for giving out to her. Anyway that's the update on our babies. I will keep in touch. Margaret.

hello im new to the internet and have been searching the net for boxer dogs !I have just read your stories of your beautiful dogs 1 of them i cant remember the name (sorry) the 1 looking out of the window reminded me of 1 of mine that i lost in nov 06 she was called rosie my baby dog she was only 6 and she had cancer ! And at this moment in time rosies mum (mabel)has just had a major op and had 4 mammory tumours removed only 1 was visible to me until they opened her!The results are not good and have said mast cell tumours grade 2/3 she has been so brave after losing rosie her baby we miss her terribly and im so afraid mabel hasnt got long .the vets have said take 1 day at a time but does anybody know of any nice storties regardin the same sort of thing i know they cant live for ever but it just seems so unfair mabel and i share the same birthday june15 i pray she is stil here any advice appreciated. im going to read about stomach torsion now though maybe not a good idea ?thank you for letting me tell you all this x .And before i go i must tell you that mabel is such a lovable girl and is very loved by all as she comes to work with me at my hair salon sitting in 'her chair' if any body has to wait she has to give up her chair and if you was to sit in 'her chair' oh dear the looks you get haha !! sorry rambled on thank you great site .


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Hello there Debbie!

Sorry you've not had a reply till now. Hope you haven't given up and check to see this.

New to the internet eh? Well there's a lot of good stuff out there despite what you may hear.

I'm very sorry to hear about your loss. I lost my Jason last September and it still seems like yesterday. It's incredibly distressing so I've a lot of sympathy for how you might be feeling about Rosie.

It's hard and compounded by what's happening to Mabel for you now.

I wish I did have some great advice or some similar and hopeful story to tell you Debbie.

Out of all the dogs I've had only one had cancer or malignant tumours. Lottie died after brain tumour. That wasn't exactly the same thing though of course.

The way I see it all you can do is be positive and give your girl Mabel all the love, care and fun you can. I'm sure you do anyway.

Nothing is impossible so there is always hope if nothing else. There must be a chance Mabel will make a full recovery or I'd assume the vet would have said otherwise. I hope so with all my heart.

You know it sounds like she has a great life right now. Coming to work with you and all.

Best wishes to you and a hug to Mabel! Come back when you get a chance and let us know how Mabel is getting on Debbie.

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Hey there Margaret!

I got your email today and a poorly spelled reply should be with you!

Thanks.

Take care folks speak to you all soon!

Paul

hi my boxer bitch just had 11 pupe x with an huskie yes i know should have known better, but she hid them well.

been trying to fond any similiar crosses but unanable to.

We have lost 2 , rearing 1 the other 8 are doing fine, mum is very proud they are all brindle and have a boxer look.

please need some help on temprament before finding correct homes etc

Hi Angie!

Wow sound like you'll be in for a busy time with 9 pups. Sounds great.

Don't know much about Huskies I have to admit. You wouldn't be likely to have any temperament problems with Boxers though. They make great family pets.

What are Huskies like as pets? I'd guess if they make good family dogs, if they have a good reputation then the crosses should be great too.

I am now on my fourth Boxer. My first three were females and my current is an 8 month old reverse brindle named Duke.

The love of Boxers was passed down to me by my father who had one as a Child and introduced the breed to our family when I was about 8.

What makes this breed so unique is that they have the ability to mirror the mood of each individual family member. This has held true through all of my Boxers including my current one Duke who I have now introduced to my family (wife and two kids) coming fill circle.

There was a time when I though I'd never be able to share the incredible love and joy a Boxer brings to a family as my wife has never liked dogs and refused to have one as a pet.

Over tim I would work on her by sharing stories about my previous Boxers and how they are more than just dogs. I explained that they were more like children who's only purpose in life was to love their families and to entertain them as well.

One day a friend asked if we could watch his female Boxer named Mocha. I knew if I could just get my wife some exposure to this wonderful breed that there was a good chance she would rethink her position.

Sure enough Mocha made a wonderful impression and my wife coneded.

Our baby boy Duke is now inseperable from my wife. She loves him as if he were her own child often making the comment that he's more human than dog and she can't imagine ever being without him.

I am now working on getting her to agree to adding a female to the family.

You will never find another breed with as many contrasting qualities as the Boxer which is why I believe he often times seems more human than dog.

Boxers are :patient,loyal,alert,dignified,comedic,inte­lligent,boisterous,soulful,handsome,percept­ive,stubborn,protective,gentle,silly,seriou­s­ and playful.

Hey there Dan!

That's a really heart warming story. i love to hear of how Boxers become a constant in a family. How much they add to the life's of those they touch.

I hope you manage to persuade your wife another would be a good idea too. If not though it's not a big deal you already have Duke and he's obviously made a big impact.

I'm really happy for you and yours.

Take care and say hi to Duke for me,

Paul

Hi Paul and everyone, just read that love story of Dan's, so happy to see that there are so many people out there who feel the same as ourselves. Boxers are indeed a very unique dog and I can honestly agree with all Dan says they seem to know what you are thinking. Boris now wants to be with us all the time and when we have to leave him, which is not very often, he gets up on the couch, sticks his head up in the air (you know that way they have) and watches us until we walk out the door as if to say well if you are going then bugger off then, he is definitely not into goodbyes and has the knack of making us feel so guilty for leaving him. Pixie on the other hand couldn't give a damn, I think once she has Boris and plenty of mischief to get up to she doesn't care. She would make a game out of anything, she drives Boris mad, when they are in the middle of play/fighting and he decides he has had enough and walks away she walks up behind and literally taps him on the bum with her paw to get him started off again. She is a little "bitch" indeed. But I have to say they are both wonderful. We are bringing them off for the Easter weekend down to Tipperary so we are looking forward to that, plenty of walks hopefully which will do us all good. Have a lovely Easter Paul and talk to you soon. Margaret.

Hello Margaret!

Nice to hear from you again, sounds like you have a lovely Easter period lined up. I hope you have a wonderful time.

You know as I've said before, when I had Lily and Jason. Lily was a little bissim. You#re experiencing it with Pixie and my brother has it with Betty. Murphy's little sister. Seems to be a common situation.

I need to get a page up for Betty actually.

Though I have other things I need to to for this place first. We're starting to get spam again in these comments. So I think we'll move over to different software. It will be a small forum with multiple software and it will mean registration is required to post. Which I'm regretful about.

It will take a while as I need to convert the posts over and merge it with the site style. Hopefully it should be worth it though.

If we still get spam from that system I know there is a converter to another which, while a bigger more complex solution than I want would likely cut it out totally.

Happy Easter all!