Generations

A couple of fun photos today.

The crazy youngster CBGB, observing the world from his perch while his siblings look on:

And the old matriarch Doggie, impersonating a laptop desk:

Brave Boxer

Another one of our special BML dogs today, one of the special courageous ones.

"Fenway will be six in September.  I adopted him when he was about 9 months old. He weighs about 40 lbs. He was found beside a road in a southern state and they think he had laid there 3 or more days.  He was put on antibiotics and the mangled leg amputated.  He should have been fine and gotten up, but didn't.  Over a week later they did an x-ray and found that he had a broken femoral hip on the other side as well as a broken pelvis!

Second Chance was getting another dog from that shelter and when asked, we said "send him".  So he came to Maine and a couple of weeks later I became his foster home. No-one asked about him, and no-one could see beyond the missing leg.  I adopted him knowing he might eventually need wheels, but not too worried.

My girl Rose became his "physical therapist" and he became a normal boxer, if there is such a thing. He uses his front end for power and jumps into the recliner, when it is vacant.  He runs and plays with little problem, has conquered my kitchen floor for the most part, and his only problem seems to be ice.  The "hip-less" leg is used for balance but has no strength. Right now the dog yard has some very icy paths and the dogs all tread lightly and slowly.  Fen doesn't go far off the deck and is well aware that he might have problems getting back to the deck.  When he does venture forth, he gets into the snow so that he can move about.  There is no way that I can sand it out there but we are expecting a storm over the weekend and maybe it will help things.

He is a very sweet and loyal guy, and frequently is my shadow."

Sweet little face

Legs aren't needed for dinner.

This is a "pick-on-Sam" deal.  Sam is my senior boy, now 10 and the white girl is Rose who will be 7 in March.  As you can see, Fenway doesn't have much problem.

Boxer Scout

Some congratulations to one of my favourite guys for his new Scout badge! Report below from his "mom".

Tomo, Ho-Bo Care Boxer, professional napper and Dog Scout Cadet participated in a walk this past weekend with Colorado Dog Scout Troop #213 and in his efforts earned his “Clean Up America 2” badge which requires each dog/handler duo to find, pick up and properly dispose of at least 50 separate piles of dog excrement left behind by irresponsible dog owners in public places. Tomo helped by packing out bagged piles in his backpack.

Tomo plans to take the Dog Scout test this Spring to graduate from Cadet and earn his "Dog Scout of America" title so he can continue to work on badges while learning new skills!

For more information on Dog Scouts or to find a local troop in your area: http://dogscouts.org

For more information on Ho-Bo Care Boxer Rescue of Colorado: http://www.hobocare.com

A photo of Troop #213

The bags that Tomo carried out in his backpack.

Handsome boy

Having an artistic moment

Birds of a... what???

Some of the BML folks have pets other than Boxers and we like to see them too. Like Peabody.

Peabody and his Boxer sister Maxine, trying for kisses.

Nemo and Peabody have a bit of competition going on...Nemo sits and waits til Peabody takes off flying and them races after him.  He is waiting in this picture.

Peabody is just made for the camera isn't he?

I'm sure this post has made a certain girly very happy.

Sharing the Anger

Last week, on Valentine's Day no less, I shared the story of Otto Moby Gordon aka OMG. It is with great sadness that I must report that the damage done to Otto due to his great neglect was in the end too much for him to overcome. His foster parents held him as he passed and if nothing else this sweet boy knew love before he moved on. RIP OMG.

And I'm angry. No domesticated animal should suffer such a fate. We, the humans, we take these animals to be our companions and it is our duty and our responsibility to care for them for their entire lives. Not just when they are convenient. Pets are not disposable, not that you could generally tell from today's society. You know if this is the way the world is going, I'll be getting off now thanks.

The number of dogs that come into rescue for petty reasons is appalling, no more so than the old dogs that are dumped at shelters because their owners don't have the balls to do what is right. If you don't have the ability to dedicate 10 - 15 years of your life to the care of your pet, don't bother. It would makes the lives of those in rescue so much easier.

I know what I'm talking about because in the midst of the battle for Otto there came to be Mickey Rooney.

How does a dog come to be like this? Well apparently while the rest of the family dogs were safe and happy indoors Mickey, for unknown reasons, was in an outside run that was too small for him and had no shelter. Yes, in Ohio where it is far too cold for a Boxer to be living outside.

Mickey's owners agreed to surrender him to rescue in order to avoid facing animal cruelty charges. As my mom said "oh? we can't put them in a cardboard box and not feed them for a month?" Poor Mickey only weighed 47 lbs.

He is in a foster home now, he's been vetted which tells us that he's heartworm negative (yay!) and relatively healthy save for his "cherry eye" which will be repaired when he is neutered. You can see it below.

Mickey Rooney is about two years old and like Otto Greater Ohio Boxer Rescue has stepped up to take on the challenge. Mickey is a young dog and with any luck he will pull through. So I guess if everyone could redirect their good health vibes to Mickey it would be really great. In the meantime he'll be getting healthy and learning that life can be so much better than it was.

Soaking up some love

In the real Boxer world there are beds and blankies

Snow Dogs

Here's a little share from some of the Brindle's fellow Canadian Boxers.

I thought that I would share a few pictures.

First, I made a dog coat this year, I was hoping that it would fit both Jade and Quinn, but it is too big for Jade.

Quinn thinks he is pretty handsome, but my husband doesn't agree. So what does everyone think?

Now don't look too close, as this is my first sewing project in many years.

Then I have included a couple of pictures of the dogs playing in the snow. We don't have a lot of snow now, we did for a while, then it warmed up. Now it is just a little snow and cold weather.

Jade

Quinn

We are all looking forward to spring, although Jade enjoys burying her toys.

When I Said Boxer Blanket...

On a more cheerful note I received the following from a BML member the other day.

"Do you all remember the boxer blankets that we were all trying to get our hands on around Christmas time?  Well, I never expected "MY" boxer blanket to literally become a "boxer blanket", but it seems to be a favorite of both Lucy and Duke.  The other night, I couldn't find Lucy, I walked past the couch 4 times and didn't see her- she was wrapped up in the blanket- The blanket looks so much like her, that I couldn't even tell she was in it.  This morning, she seemed cold (it was 40 degrees outside), so I tossed the blanket over her.  When I came out of the shower, she was standing in the dining room window, watching the squirrel in the driveway, still covered in her blanket.  20 minutes later- Duke had taken over the blanket!  I guess the kids like what was supposed to be my blanket...  "

Request for Boxer Vibes

I firmly believe there is a special place in hell for those who abuse and neglect domestic animals. Humans domesticated these animals to be our companions we OWE them to provide them the appropriate care and love.

A recent case of this, the people moved and left their dog behind. Yes they just LEFT him there! He made it to a shelter where the wonderful people from Greater Ohio Boxer Rescue stepped up to save him. A Boxer that should weigh about 75lbs checked in on the scales at 43lbs! When the intake worker went to see him all she could say was "OMG! OMG! OMG!" So his name is Otto Moby Gordon, pretty fancy handle isn't it?

Things have been touch and go for Otto. He spent a few days at the vet's office after his temperature dropped and his gums started turning white instead the normal, healthy pink. He's back with his foster mom now and on a high protein diet, lots of small meals. Word is though that somedog may have gotten some Arby's on the way home from the vet's as a treat for not giving up.

If you could send some good vibes and prayers if you believe in that, Mr OMG could really use them. You find more info about him on his webpage.

How could you abandon this face?

Otto was a little nervous on the way to his foster home.

One his first lessons? The awesome that is a soft bed.

Chowing down.

Petey

Sometimes there is no accounting for the way the Boxer brain works. Sometimes it's funny and mostly it just makes us love them more. Ask Petey's mom.

Miss Petey, our rescue boxer mix girl, is afraid of the oven.  Yes it is all my fault as I have set off the smoke alarm a few times in the past when I use the broiler setting.  I have not done that in a long time and I am trying to get her not to be afraid every time I turn on the oven. Lately I have not allowed her to "hide" by the back door in an effort to show her there is nothing to fear.  However she still tries to get in as small an area as possible and, last time, I found her crammed into our Chihuahua's little bed.

Back in December we adopted another little Chihuahua we named Jack.  He came to rescue as part of a hoarding case in which an old man had 27 dogs in his house.  He was never adopted from animal control due to being extremely timid and unsocialized.  He was supposed to be euthanized but the guy with animal control took a liking to him and begged Doggie Paws Rescue to take him.  That is where we found and adopted him.  I like hard luck cases especially those that no one else wants.  Jack has come a long way since we adopted him but I really think it is because of Miss Petey.  As you can see he just loves her and wants to be near her as much as she will let him.

Boxers and Kids

 Some might say this would be a perfect match. I have photographic proof that Tanks thinks so.

Sharesies (part II)

Here's our second look at Riley and Austen.

"As mentioned before, the pups have figured out how to share one of the new beds… These pics show Riley "sneaking" into bed with Austen already napping away - and shows how he always accommodates whatever Riley can throw at him with hardly a blink of his eye :-)"

Sharesies (part I)

What's better than a Boxer? Two Boxers that are best friends.

"I re-did my home office last month and in the process the pups got 2 new beds! I snapped a couple pics of them trying out the new digs, and had to throw an extra one of Austen in just muggin' for the camera.

The tennis ball next to Austen mysteriously showed up in our back yard a couple weeks ago. Probably the result of some kids playing too close to our yard - and boy was Austen excited to get it! We stopped giving him tennis balls when he was younger because he would peel the fuzzy part off and try to eat the rubber innards. He has not tried that so far, and he plays with it almost every day :-) He took it to bed with him the first few days he had it…

The giant brown "Cuddle Cube" is the newest bed - it was highly recommended on Amazon, so I thought I'd give it a try when they went on sale… Well, you can see it is also a big hit - the pic here shows Riley perched in the middle of it while Austen lays his head against the edge like it's a pillow. It really is big enough for the both of them, but so far, this is how they share it.

The other tan bed has actually accommodated both of them at the same time - I'll send a few pics of them together for another update…"



 

Winter Watching

It seems it's not just the Brindle and I laying low.

"I have attached a few pics of Bella and her "friends".  It is way too frigid to be outside today so it is nice to look back at pictures of the fosters we have had."

First picture is Bella and Henri.

Other two pics are of Bella and Mags.

 

Shhhh....

Sorry for the lack of updates. Special credit to the fish lady for this one.

We've been feeling under the fleece lately.