samsonsmom

Congrats to you!!! They are a very good organization and truly care about the boxers that they are trying to place.....If it's possible, take someone with you when you pick up your new boxer. That way they can sit in the back and keep him/her company....Spread a towel out also, even tho It's not a pup, I assume, it still is a good idea. Depending on how long of a drive you have, you may want to consider taking a rest stop also....I drove 2 hrs to pick up Samson and he was fantastic on the ride home. Curled up in the passenger seat and snoozed most of the way.....

Where abouts in OC are you? I used to live in Orange

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pawdad

Yes, I'm glad I found them online. *I first started looking for dogs for sale. *When I saw their website, I knew this would be the type of dog I would feel best about taking home. *Poor guys... *I wish I could take them all home.

You bring up a good idea. *I was thinking about having my wife sit in the back seat so she could be near the dog. *Poor guy is going to need to adjust and I hope it's not too scary for him.

I am about 15 minutes South of Irvine in a small 'berb. *I just ate at the Orange County Mining Company the other night. *I take the back canyon road to get there. *I'm sure you've been to that place?

samsonsmom

Back when I went to LA rescue, I found them thru the paper. I can imagine what their site must look like. Have to check it out...I would definitely have either you or your wife sit in back with your boxer...A good start at bonding and if there are any issues, someone is right there to deal with it....All of mine love car rides, but you never know, better to be safe....

Very familiar with Orange Mining CO, one of my favorite places actually...I sure do miss all that.....I would kill for a visit to King's Fish hut.....

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pawdad

Yep, the trip up the steep driving to the Mining Co makes you wonder if anyone ever went off the edge. *It's so narrow and steep.

Here is the Link to the Rescue site. *They have a tribute page... *it will bring tears to your eyes...

Boxer Rescue LA

Bruyere

I don't know if most people would say we rescued Oscar or not but here is the story and I will let you decide.

My husband and I were at a flea market (having no intention of getting a dog) when we ran across the pet store there. *We went inside and started playing with the dogs. *When we ran across a 3 month old boxer. *We both looked at eachother and couldnt resist. *He was really skinny looking and scared. *The conditions of the store were not the best I had seen. *We got the papers on him and they gave us a certificate saying he was checked out by the vet the day before and had a clean bill of health. After we got him home that night he started to cough. *We called to take him in to the vet the next day and they said he had a case of the kennel cough. He went on medication and it he only got worse his hacking and breathing escalated. *After his breathing got raspy they took some xrays and found out he had a bad case of pnemonia. *It hurt me to know that this pet store obviously lied about a vet and a clean bill of health and to know that the majority of dogs at this store had to have had the same thing and were not being properly treated. *Long story short Oscar struggled with pnemonia for 5 months, going to the vet on a regular basis for breathing treatments and x rays. *But through it all he was his playful self bringing us smile and laughs. *The vet would always ask how his deminer and ability to play was and I said if he didnt have the cough we would have never known anything was wrong with him.

I had never been around a boxer before we got Oscar and I would recommend them to anyone, they are the most playful, loyal and loving dogs I have ever seen and I wouldnt trade Oscar for the world!

beckhamboxer

Great story *Beckham had pneumonia too, it was awful! *

So glad he is ok and rescued! *I would consider that a rescue.

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pawdad

[quote="Bruyere\";p=\"9173":2lu49xlx]I don't know if most people would say we rescued Oscar or not but here is the story and I will let you decide.

My husband and I were at a flea market (having no intention of getting a dog) when we ran across the pet store there.

southerngirls

I believe that rescuing is the best way to go. I personally have not had a good experience with our local boxer rescue. I put in an app, had a home inspection and then never heard back from the rescue. I finally after about 2 1/2 months sent an email to them inquiring about the status of my app and about two weeks later got a reply that said no because my back yard was littered with cig butts and cig packs and the celephane wrappers. This upset me because NO ONE SMOKES at my house. Obviously they replied to the wrong applicant, but they refused to listen to anything i had to say. They stated that my home was not "fit" for a boxer. This was very upsetting to me. I know others who had difficulties with this rescue as well, but i was so hoping to go beyond this and give it a try. if it comes time for a new dog (hopefully 15 years down the line!!) - i will attempt a rescue again, but from a different group. I rescued Savannah from a breeder-but some dont consider it the same. *I give congrats to everyone out there who has and will rescue. Once i buy a home- i do plan on trying to foster.

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samsonsmom

Wow Andrea, that is terrible...I can understand why you wouldn't want to deal with them now....Bruyere , that definitely qualifies as a rescue story to me...Bless you for taking in little Oscar and giving him a loving, forever home....Glad he's doing better and it just reminds us all how unscrupulous people can be....

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Mastray

Bruyere I would definitely consider that a rescue. *We rescued Reagan our ferret from a pet store. I know he's not a dog but it was so sad there we wanted to cry. They had 8+ ferrets in an inclosed badly ventalated box type thing. NO food in their good bowls... NO water in their water bottles... it was scary when they opened the door... they all got super excited and with in 15 seconds... they'd slow WAY down... and just kind of lay there! THAT IS NOT WHAT A FERRET DOES!! Poor reagan skinny as can be (they all were really) was sleeping in the litter box. We told them they didn't have food and water... we were there for probably an 1+ after we told them and they still didn't have any food or water!!!!!!!

I called the lady from the ferret shelter there in SA, TX (we were talking to her about adopting a ferret) and told her what we had saw there at that pet store. Since we were headed out of town she said she'd go down there and see for herself and then report them. I asked my friend if she'd check that pet store out while she was on that side of town and last I checked with her... they weren't selling ferrets anymore!

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