Boxer Rescue and Adoption, Inc.

Rescues stories are usually sad, but the stories can have happy endings when a dog comes into rescue. If it is an owner surrender, it can be because of divorce, or moving or they bought a puppy they didn’t crate train, obedience train or sometimes even housebreak. That cute puppy is now an out of control, big, strong dog and …. they want it gone!

Sadly, there are also dogs left behind by loving owners who died. No one wants their dog now and they didn’t think about what would happen to their well-loved pet if something happened to them. No matter our age, we should all have a plan for our pets in case something terrible happens.

Others are strays that come from shelters or a breeder “getting rid of” a dog that isn’t producing. There are the strays from the shelters, give ups left at the veterinarian’s office, and the discards of the “I’m moving” crowd. There are the owners, who didn’t realize that a well trained dog is a joy, but YOU are the one who does the training!!!!

Many of the dogs come into rescue painfully thin and totally undisciplined. They arrive at boot camp. While here, they BEGIN crate and obedience training, and learning how to be an acceptable new family member. It isn’t easy, and it can be very discouraging, since the same problems arise, time and time again, but it’s worth it. IF the new owner continues working with their new dog, with love and affection, but consistency, they’ll become the well-loved family member that won’t ever be looking for another home.

If you’d like to help rescue, please contact us and ask what you can do. Good help is always needed, and very much appreciated. It might be working on putting information on XL files or helping walk dogs. Are you good at Facebook or things on the computer? Can you help do toe nails? Do you have some ideas to share? Please, let us know.

Now, just for fun, and a taste of reality, take a look at my friends’ home after their little darlings did their dastardly deeds! If this isn’t a reason to crate train, you’ll never have one! Time has passed and the dogs became trustworthy and wonderful. Maureen and Greg loved them dearly, but there was a time when they were almost their last boxers!

Look at the havoc and destruction that two boxers created, and …. don’t tell us the cat did it! The great news was turning their two into wonderful, well behaved Boxers, that could have free run of the house.

There are other reasons to crate train, too. If the dog is in an emergency situation, it will be crated at the vets. If the dog is not used to being crated, it will be an even more stressful time. If the dog is crate trained, they will know that it is just temporary and they can relax and rest.

At home, when you leave the crate door open, many dogs head, voluntarily, to the comfort of “their crate”. It is a secure, comfortable place they will retreat to, on their own.

Rescues stories are usually sad, but the stories can have happy endings when a dog comes into rescue. If it is an owner surrender, it can be because of divorce, or moving or they bought a puppy they didn’t crate train, obedience train or sometimes even housebreak. That cute puppy is now an out of control, big, strong dog and …. they want it gone!

Sadly, there are also dogs left behind by loving owners who died. No one wants their dog now and they didn’t think about what would happen to their well-loved pet if something happened to them. No matter our age, we should all have a plan for our pets in case something terrible happens.

Others are strays that come from shelters or a breeder “getting rid of” a dog that isn’t producing. There are the strays from the shelters, give ups left at the veterinarian’s office, and the discards of the “I’m moving” crowd. There are the owners, who didn’t realize that a well trained dog is a joy, but YOU are the one who does the training!!!!

Many of the dogs come into rescue painfully thin and totally undisciplined. They arrive at boot camp. While here, they BEGIN crate and obedience training, and learning how to be an acceptable new family member. It isn’t easy, and it can be very discouraging, since the same problems arise, time and time again, but it’s worth it. IF the new owner continues working with their new dog, with love and affection, but consistency, they’ll become the well-loved family member that won’t ever be looking for another home.

If you’d like to help rescue, please contact us and ask what you can do. Good help is always needed, and very much appreciated. It might be working on putting information on XL files or helping walk dogs. Are you good at Facebook or things on the computer? Can you help do toe nails? Do you have some ideas to share? Please, let us know.

Now, just for fun, and a taste of reality, take a look at my friends’ home after their little darlings did their dastardly deeds! If this isn’t a reason to crate train, you’ll never have one! Time has passed and the dogs became trustworthy and wonderful. Maureen and Greg loved them dearly, but there was a time when they were almost their last boxers!

Look at the havoc and destruction that two boxers created, and …. don’t tell us the cat did it! The great news was turning their two into wonderful, well behaved Boxers, that could have free run of the house.

There are other reasons to crate train, too. If the dog is in an emergency situation, it will be crated at the vets. If the dog is not used to being crated, it will be an even more stressful time. If the dog is crate trained, they will know that it is just temporary and they can relax and rest.

At home, when you leave the crate door open, many dogs head, voluntarily, to the comfort of “their crate”. It is a secure, comfortable place they will retreat to, on their own.