Boxer Talk

OMG!! All of these babys are awesome!!especially Poppy!! Cute

Ah you're a star Felicia and sooo right!

you must be so proud to have had so many beautiful boxers over the years.

i loved your web site. i found the pictures very nice. i have a 7month old boxer dog called "Nigel" he has given me and my partner so much joy. good luck with the web site!

Thanks, Graeme, Vicky, Scott and of course Nigel!

It's appreciated you all stopping by!

Seven months eh? There's a LOT more joy to come!

hovig, i have an 11 month old boxer named rocko & he is the sweetest thing you'll ever see. rott's & pits are not at all the same dogs as boxers. in fact i'm sometimes afraid that rocko is to submissive to other dogs.boxers are the clowns of the dog world. rocko is my first boxer but definitely won't be my last.

i have a white boxer my self (cara), and just looking at lillies pics has made my mind up to get another, great web site, cute pics of all the dogs

Excellant!

That's nice to here louise! Glad you stopped by!

i think you have the most beautiful dogs and lovely stories to go with them.
i have tear in my eye as i read them.
i have a 18 month old girl called porsche and she is treated as though she is human, ishe always wants to be picked up and i have to carry her around on my hip like a small toddler!!! and she constantly gives out kisses!! and she loves to chase flies (even catches them sometimes!!i cant imagine life without her, and im glad to see others think the same about there boxers. In reply to hoving i would gladly leave a new born baby or child of any age alone with a boxer they are caring and loving

helloooooo

Heloooooooooo Steph! You wouldn't be from Florida would you?

I just wanted to say how sorry I am that you have lost so many of these wonderful dogs. I was raised around this breed & loved every minute of it. My husband & I had a male named Bosco, we found out that he had demadeptic mange (hereditary). We caught it early but the medicated dip he had to have severly messed with his little mind. He just wasnt the same. We have a baby girl & the cost was getting outraageous. We had to give him to a rescue almost 2 years ago now. I think about him almost everyday. He has & will always have a special place in my heart. My husband & I are thinking about getting another, but it seems like I would be betraying my little Boz-man. I just wanted to tell someone my story. Thanks for listning.

Hello,

We have just bought a 8 week old Boxer Puppy, How many of your dogs were able to go for runs etc of the leads or did they all have to stay on leads.... I go running every morning and night over a big park and wondered what the chances are of him growing up to run with me or having to take it on a lead?

Hey Rebecca, thanks for stopping by. Sorry about Bosco ( I have a friend with a dog called Bosco ) but at least you know you did the right thing. Since to cost was to hard to bear.

Nice to see you again David!

Hello Mark and ganine!

Boxer puppy yay!

All my dogs have been allowed off the lead. provided they were away from things like roads. I think necessary for larger dogs and good for all dogs.

I'm sure if walked enough they could get enough exercise on the lead but it'd maybe be hard work and life is so much better for them if they can run about.

Also just watching your dogs running around can be a joy.

All dogs can be trained and so long as they are fairly obedient (They don't need to be a grade A pupil ) and socialised then there's no problem.

If you can, take him to obedience/training class. That way you'll be able to trust him to let him off.

You don't need to go to a class if you have an idea how to train him already and will put in the time and patience.

However a class is better because it lets him socialise with other dogs and people as well as learning. It'd be fun too.

Harvy aged 2 is our adorable boxer.Who has brought us great joy.He helped me through depression with his loving ways and of course that cute face.Every-one should experience life with a boxer.I loove that little wiggle they do when they greet people it has me laughing just thinking about it.

Mark and Ganine
Hi there, i have an 8 month old dog, who i now let off lead, like Paul said as long as there are no roads near by. For me it was quite a big step, from day one i have trained him myself and the results i am very pleased with, although he does tend to have a hearing problem when he see's other people and other dogs!! However he does come back. Paul is right training classes are brilliant, just make sure you find a good class. I took my dog but it did'nt work out, mainly the instructors' fault but looking back partly mine also. But training classes are a good idea in my opinion! 8 weeks is a great age, i was lucky enough to be able to take my little one every where with me (carrying him at that age obviously) to make sure he was socialised to different surroundings (busy and quiet). But as long as he is used to being around other people and other dogs, and that he is trained by yourself's or at classes, like Paul said he does'nt have to be A grade student i would say you should'nt really have to big of a problem. Hopes this helps!!

Your site is really nice. Its very clear how much you love all your dogs. I had a wonderfull Boxer named Sarge. I got him when he was six weeks old and he died on his second birthday. We never spent even a day apart. He was everything to me. We used to go skating on our local bike trail. I loved it because if I got tired he would pull me. Actually he pulled me most of the time.lol We spent many hours at the beach he loved the water. Anyways one night I called him in to go to bed and he didnt come. I thought he must already be in because he always came when I called. So I went to bed thinking he was asleep in my sons room. The next morning when I got up to let him out he didnt come running. So I looked all over the house and yard and still couldnt find him. Then I ran around the block shaking my car keys. He always came running at the sound of them he knew I didnt leave the house with out him. We found him out in the yard under a bush. He had never come in the night before. The vet said it was poison. I had him creamated and his ashes,collar and leash sit on a shelf in my livingroom. Its been over a year now and I cant move on. I thought it would get easier with time but it doesnt. I feel very guilty for not making sure he was in the house. Maybe if I had checked we could have saved him. From the day I brought him home He never ever slept outside. Knowing that he died alone,outside is what really kills me. He was always there for me. When he needed me most I was not there for him. No creature should die alone. he was my best friend and my protector. I think of him everyday. My friends and family really dont understand. We have anther boxer that we got about six months before Sarge died she was already grown and not very well behaved. She is a nonstop barker. We think thats why someone poisoned the dogs. After we got her all of the neighbors started complaining about the barking. So to be honest with you I really hate her. I am not a mean person but I cant help but blame her. I would never want any creature to die but I cant help but feel like if it had to be one of them it should have been her. So I never pet her or pay any attention to her at all. The only reason I kept her is because it would be to hard on my son and daughter to lose her also. Anyways thank you for giving me this outlet for my grief and guilt. Maybe it will help me move on and one day find room in my heart for another dog. i hope you have many more years of love and happieness with your dogs. Happy Holidays!

Oh Constance, that's a terrible story and not the first time I've heard of so called humans. Neighbours no less, poisoning dogs. It's disgusting and cowardly.

In some small way I understand your guilt. I still feel guilty over Lily's death. It may be that guilt will never leave you completely.

That's because you are a decent and good person, because you loved Sarge.

However no matter what happens with those feelings, you must at least try to understand this. That on a logical level this guilt is not justifiable. You did not and would not have wished for things to be as they were.

Had you truly thought anything was amiss you would have acted.

Do you think for one moment that could Sarge come back and choose his life to be different he would? Do you really believe that Sarge would be happy to believe you unhappy because of this guilt or that he would blame you?

If so you believe wrong.

Which brings us to a crucial point. No matter what you think, there is only one being truly responsible for what happened to Sarge.

Only one guilty party actualy acted, the only guilty party.

The poisoner.

No one else is truly guilty, not one person, no one else chose for this to happen and no one else could have prevented it any more than this individual.

They and only they chose for this to happen. They and only they are absolutely, completely and truly guilty.

Everyone else involved, if they could, would have prevented this travesty.

There is no excuse for such an action as poison. Not barking or fear or anything. There were umpteen other methods open to this despicable individual. Other methods to air their grievance and come to a civilised solution.

To move on a bit, here is another important truth. An obvious one and I'm sure I don't need to tell you this Constance. However one worth emphasising.

You cannot change the past.

You cannot help the dead only the living and the present is where you start.

If you can't absolve yourself of guilt you must your remaining dog.

Please understand I don't don't blame you for you're feelings they are as understandable as you are human. As understandable as you are wounded. Neither do I seek to reprimand you.

But if there is an innocent left alive from this event that truly deserves no blame. More than any other it's the dog left to you.

Please, please Constance, don't let the person who is truly guilty here have influence over you and your life and choices.

You cannot now instantly change your feelings or behaviour toward your remaining dog. However if you do not at least attempt to the poisoner wins an.

If you don't, this person kills one Dog, adversely effects another and in the process makes you someone, whom before all this, you would not have thought possible.

Take back your self, even if only in small ways. Learn to look on your dog differently first. Force yourself to think, to remind yourself regularly. That this dog has not the where with all to have ever wished Sarge the harm that befell him.

That this dog, like you, like sarge, is a victim of someone else.

Don't let the poisoner win Constance.

You don't need to love your remaining dog like you did Sarge.

Just take small steps and learn to accept her, so as to eventually treat her as she truly is. An innocent.

Think on this, if you don't only bad will ever have come out of Sarge's death.

He was more important than that. Make some good come out of it.

Sorry to sound preachy Constance, I hope you're not offended. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas, specially if you celebrate it.

Most importantly look after yourself and your family.

Don't be a stranger, feel free to pop back, even just to say hello!

After reading that back it does sound preachy. Certainly it's long winded.

Sorry if it reads any way other than with empathy.

Take care Constance!

Paul

I found your comments about your babies very funny & sad, I have a Brindle Boxer called Chloe, she is 3 years old and the apple of my eye, we moved to Maastricht from Essex 2 years ago and found that everyone in Maastricht seems to love boxers!, she is allowed in shops, pubs & the very large corporate company I work for !!, she has suffered from various ailments as well, however, the Dutch vet she goes to seems to always know the problem straight away and the cure.
In January Chloe gets a new playmate called Dolores (French Brindle Boxer 2 years old), who is coming from a Rescue centre, Chloe and Dolores have seen each other 3 times and seem to enjoy each others company.l

Sounds like Belgium is the place to be Joe. Anywhere where employers allow Boxers at work must be the top residence on earth.

Bet you can't wait for the Dolores to come! Say hi to Chloe for me and thanks for stopping by!

hi i love all the boxers in this website page and i think lily was the sweetest boxer i love white boxers and i hope 2 own 1 later in life,

Hi Paul

Another quick question if i can? As i have said befire i have a 9 month old, i was just wondering how often he should be going to the toilet in a day? He is on 3 meals per day at around 8:00, 1:30 and 6:30, he goes the toilet about 6 times per day. There are times he goes then 1 hour later he waits by the door to go again, however i bring him back inside and then he won't go again for a couple more hours. Is it worth getting him checked at the vets? Or is this normal? Thanks alot for our help again! Cheers Paul

I have a white boxer which i have rescued, when i got her she was 12.6kg underweight and had been beaten. I have now had her for two and a half years and she has become a valid member of our family. She is a little naughty and always lively but she is the most lovely dog youcould imagine. So anyone who is thinking about getting a boxer for there pet they will not be disappointed and will find that they will always be loved by there dog.

Hi Kirstie!

Nice of you pop by, hope you get your white Boxer one of these days.

Hey David, nice to see you again!

TO me that sounds pretty normal for a dog of 9 months. Still a puppy and whilst maybe house trained, probably still wanting to go when the urge takes him.

I'd say most of the time take him when he asks, it reinforces that inside is not the place to go and also rewards him for doing the right thing and going to the door.

Not every walk needs to be a long one, just long enough.

Of course ask around my opinion may not be the best.

Hi there Craig!

That's a lovely story, nice to know there's happy endings when so many dogs of all breeds don't get a happily ever after.

I'm sure you're enriching her life as much as she is yours. Best of luck to you and give her a hug for me.

Hope the festive period was good to you all and the new year brings only good things!