I stumbled across this forum tonight and I love it! We adopted a 5 year old brightly colored brindle boxer named Duke this past July (black mask, white on chest and some toes). He was a victim of divorce; the woman who had him couldn't afford to keep him after her divorce. Duke's the runt of his litter, we were told, and is small (fine with us, as we have a small house and yard). He was very thin when we got him (47 lb.), due to neglect and poor nutrition. He's now doing great and is up to 57 lb., with a beautiful shiny coat. We're not wild about his name, but won't change it, due to his age. He is terrific and knows to defer to our alpha old man black lab, Chipper (11). He lived with another boxer in his former life, who was also an alpha male, so he's used to playing second fiddle. He's a typical, happy goofy boxer, and we're already amazed that we lived without him before July. Even the crotchety old man, Chipper, seems to like him!
We have a travel trailer, and we were worried that he wouldn't be able to adapt to its confines, but he does extremely well when we take him along. He's a real people pleaser.
His only problem is that he gets cold easily - I'm sure a typical boxer problem, due to thin skin, lack of fat, and lack of a heavy coat. He's currently laying on his memory foam cushion with a coat on in the house (yes, in the house)! :roll: He shivers if it's below 75 degrees! He loves his coat and doesn't try to get it off.
I look forward to exploring all of the forums on this site!
We have a travel trailer, and we were worried that he wouldn't be able to adapt to its confines, but he does extremely well when we take him along. He's a real people pleaser.
His only problem is that he gets cold easily - I'm sure a typical boxer problem, due to thin skin, lack of fat, and lack of a heavy coat. He's currently laying on his memory foam cushion with a coat on in the house (yes, in the house)! :roll: He shivers if it's below 75 degrees! He loves his coat and doesn't try to get it off.
I look forward to exploring all of the forums on this site!