Maine Boxers (part I)

Part one of another three parter today. Our pack of friends from the US north east is introduced below.

"I have 4 boxers of my own.

The big brindle guy is Sam and he will be 10 in Feb.  The white girl with the floppy ears is Rose and she is 6.5 years.  The little fawn guy with only 3 legs is Fenway, and he is about 5.  The white girl with the pointy ears is Lexi, she will be 8 in Jan and is deaf. I have one hunter in the bunch, and it is Lexi, she is a "great hunter".

All are rescues, but only 3 show the appreciation that most rescue dogs do.  Rose was adopted at 10 weeks and obviously feels "entitled"."

Lexi

Rose

Sam

Fenway

Comfy Boxers.

Smartie

Today I'm happy to share with you the latest foster who will be moving on to the prison training program. Here's Smartie's story.

I am attaching a few pics of Bella and my current foster, Smartie a Scottish terrier.  Smartie is 4 years old and kept running away from home and the final time they refused to pay the fine to get him back!  He is a fantastic dog, handsome, intelligent, playful and lives with joy in his being.  He makes me laugh every day.  At meal time he has this twirling dance he does and since it is cooler now he likes to burrow under a blanket to take a nap.  It took Bella and Smartie a few weeks to figure out how to play together but they do play several times a day now.  In the first picture his coat had not been groomed for quite some time.  He went to the groomers 2 weeks ago and came home looking more like the Scottie he is.  He will be entering the prison training program in a few weeks and we will miss his joyful presence in the house.

Max and Nemo

Moving on from dogs in water to dogs on water. From Max and Nemo's mom:

These are pics of Max and Nemo on our last boat trip of the year last year. We normally head south towards the beach, but due to windy conditions we stayed in New York Harbor.

In the first picture I like to think that Maxine is whispering in Nemo's ear that she thinks Dad is heading the wrong way.

In the second pic Max has realized it's ok and we are just out for a ride.

In the third pic, Nemo is reassuring me with some love.

And in the fourth is the view of the New York skyline....it was an awesome afternoon.