Reghiz and the Gang

A little catching up today with our buddy Reghiz and the rest of his pack. From Reghiz' mom:

"Here are some pictures of Reghiz and my Gang at the River for the first time.  Reghiz thinks water is the greatest thing ever.  My favorite picture is of him with flying ears in the water.  Apollo is the tan and Safari is the large Fawn."

Retirement Home for Cleo

I missed a day! Sorry folks but even I take a vacation now and then.

Today is a special kind of share from a special kind of person. The kind that takes in the old Boxers and gives them the best place to finish out their days. Read on...

This is our dear "foster" Cleo.

She came to us 7 days after Owen died. The Sacramento shelter had kept her much longer than her allotted time, but were forced to schedule her euthanasia for the following day, so I drove up and brought her home. She is not really a foster anymore - at 12+ years, with tumors, vision and hearing impairments, severe orthopedic issues and a pronounced heart arrhythmia, who would want her?

Well, WE do! She's eased our heart ache and brought such joy. Happiness is an old dog to be sure.

Xena and her Sibs

Yes, once again today with have a visit with Xena, the Boxer that does ALL the things.

From Xena's mom:

A few months ago after a dog show Xena's breeder stopped by our house for a visit.  She brought Xena's brother, Champ and sister, Chloe' along and the three litter mates had a great time running and playing together.  Here are a few pictures of the trio:

 

Left to right are Xena, Chloe' and Champ.

Xena, in an effort to be a good hostess managed to locate a recently-deceased bird... We were lucky that one of them didn't just grab it and run.

I had to intervene, and carry the carcass off to the trash can.  This (of course) was intensely entertaining to the trio.

With no more dead birds to distract them, brother & sisters headed for the fountain for a cool drink.  Champ wasn't waiting for "ladies first".

 

Transformation?

Today's photo made me laugh as soon as I saw it.

"this is one of the best boxer shots ever! That would be my handsome Choco sitting on my best friend Sandra's lap! Thank goodness she loves all 80lbs of him as much as I do!"

I had to look at first to see the person.

Farewell Sweet Ella

Today is a sad day for the BML, the end of an era of sorts. Our dear friend is without a Boxer for the first time in a very long time and we all send our sympathies, hugs and love to her.

I had featured Ella just a few weeks ago and this is my favourite picture from that post. We'll miss you pretty girl.

Quinn and Jade

An update today on one of the youngsters to the BML, Quinn, and his sister Jade.

From their mom:

Quinn was 5 months old on the 8th of September.  He has been a relatively quiet puppy so far, but he appears to be growing out of that.  He found a skein of yarn and he and Jade had some fun with it.  Of course, once he was done, the yarn will have to be disposed as I don't think that I want to try and unravel it.

The pic of Quinn on the foam mat is back when we first got him.  We started puppy class soon after we picked up Quinn - he was 11 weeks old, and tired out very easily.  He was digging in the sand and wouldn't stop, so I picked him up and he promptly feel asleep on my shoulder.  When he woke up I put him back on the mat and he promptly went to sleep.  Very relaxed puppy then!

 

And of course we want to include the picture of Jade's steak breakfast. (it was her birthday)

Jack and Coco

TGIF! And in honour of the weekend, Boxer's playing. To be precise here's Jack and Coco.

Meeting Millie, part III

Today is our last visit with Millie for now. I picked these ones just because they were my favourites.

Clearly this was a good play session.

Good sit Millie!

Silly girl!

Pretty face.

Meeting Millie, part II

Today, some shots of our new friend Millie playing with her new dad.

It all starts with a ball...

the challenge is on...

any guesses who will win?

Millie plays a good game of keepaway

and dad comes back with a wrestling move

but in the end, everybody wins

Meeting Millie, part I

This is kind of a double introduction, a new BML member sending in photos so we can all see why she joined what some might call our cult.

The text of the email said:

"I'm new to the Boxer Mailing List and everyone has been asking me to see some pictures of our newly adopted Boxer Millie. They told me to send them to you and you can post them on your blog. Millie is 5 years old and we adopted her August 18th from Second Chance Boxer Rescue in Maine. She's our first dog and Boxer together with my husband. She's brindle with some really cool white markings. Some days she acts 5 but most days she acts like a puppy. We have only had her for a short while and she is so attached and bonded to us people think we have had her her whole life. I'm attaching some photos of her so everyone can see what she looked like before we got her and now that she has been with us a while."

For today I picked out the photos from Millie's first days with her new family. She looks a little nervous in these but I promise she didn't take long to get over it.

Sneaky Pete and the Girls

Today, an update from my BML Co-Admin, Maryann.

I had my grand-dogs with me over the holiday weekend and, of course, Paris-Ivy and Josie both claimed Sneaky Pete as their best friend.  Instead of lots of full-body shots, I wanted to get up close and personal with Boxer faces.  I love their expressions!

Okay, Ivy, it's time to rumble ... and Sneaky Pete is MY partner!

Want to make a bet, Josie?  He likes ME better!

But, Ivy, he's giving me some tongue action!

That's because you were biting his tongue, Josie!  What choice did he have?

Okay, okay ... I got his neck now.  Is that better?

Break! Break!  Time for me to pose for another glamor shot!

Bonding with Boxers

There are a few who are becoming regulars here on our blog. One of them is the beautiful young show dog handler Jordyn. Jordyn, like any handler, has to make allowances for changes that are bound to happen. Such as your beloved dog taking a time out to be a mom. The announcment to the BML came on August 1st:

"Have been up all night whelping puppies. Mom (Montana) as you know is my granddaughter's boxer. Jordyn had me in tears on Saturday because she was so scared for Montana. Jordyn made me promise that if she did not have them by today I would take her to the vet."

But that just meant that the rest of us were left waiting, because who can resist a Boxer puppy? I was so pleased to receive another note this past weekend:

"This is Jordyn and her new puppy Reesie, and the rest of the puppies, 5 in total. 4 girls 1 boy."

Consensus of those who have seen these photos already? No idea who's the cutest in the box.

Treats???

Today a sight familiar to so many Boxer owners. Because you can't go to the kitchen and not get something for them!

 Uh oh there is a noise coming from the kitchen!  Hmmm could that possibly be a treat for us?

Maybe if we sit here and stare at him he will share his goody.