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·Hello all,
Out of curiosity, I would like to get some feedback on the oldest boxer you are aware of. From what I have understood, the life span is generally between 5-10 years. I am sure this is incorrect, so feel free to correct me.
We recently lost our "baby". He was 14 years old. We have had other types of dogs in the past, but NOTHING even compares to him. We can not remember a single time in 14 years he EVER gave us any problem. He would go on family vacations with us and basically anytime we would go somewhere in a vehicle, he would be ready to go. The last 6 months of his life, he was still ready to go. We had to construct a ramp for him to walk inside the car since he could no longer jump. His last 6 months was hard on everyone. Prior to him getting sick and at the age of 13 years old, he would still do something he did at the beach as a young'n. When we would go on vacation, the only thing he wanted to do was get on an empty beach and run and do circles in the air. He did this up until he was 13 years old.
He died last year in our arms of cancer. We never really considered putting him to sleep. We felt he wanted to stay with us as long as he could. We could have let him go I think and we would have if we felt he was suffering, but we really felt deep down, he wanted to stay with us. Two weeks before he passed, we were laying with him in the Gazebo in the woods and were 100% sure he was taking his last breath. Suddenly he got his second wind somehow and walked out and I guess decided to stay with us a little longer. The day he died we were again in the gazebo holding him and listening to music. His breathing was bad and he struggled pretty much the whole day. We told him it was ok, he could leave us. This was the first time we ever told him something like that. Immediately after we said that, he slowly lifted his head, opened his eyes and looked at us for about 10 seconds. He layed his head back down and closed his eyes and stopped breathing. 20 seconds after we told him it was ok, he passed away.
This was the best dog we ever had and I can say we will never have one as good again. We have yet replaced him, but I am sure one day we will with another boxer, but it is going to be hard to not compare.
Anyway, love to hear some ages of other boxers.
Out of curiosity, I would like to get some feedback on the oldest boxer you are aware of. From what I have understood, the life span is generally between 5-10 years. I am sure this is incorrect, so feel free to correct me.
We recently lost our "baby". He was 14 years old. We have had other types of dogs in the past, but NOTHING even compares to him. We can not remember a single time in 14 years he EVER gave us any problem. He would go on family vacations with us and basically anytime we would go somewhere in a vehicle, he would be ready to go. The last 6 months of his life, he was still ready to go. We had to construct a ramp for him to walk inside the car since he could no longer jump. His last 6 months was hard on everyone. Prior to him getting sick and at the age of 13 years old, he would still do something he did at the beach as a young'n. When we would go on vacation, the only thing he wanted to do was get on an empty beach and run and do circles in the air. He did this up until he was 13 years old.
He died last year in our arms of cancer. We never really considered putting him to sleep. We felt he wanted to stay with us as long as he could. We could have let him go I think and we would have if we felt he was suffering, but we really felt deep down, he wanted to stay with us. Two weeks before he passed, we were laying with him in the Gazebo in the woods and were 100% sure he was taking his last breath. Suddenly he got his second wind somehow and walked out and I guess decided to stay with us a little longer. The day he died we were again in the gazebo holding him and listening to music. His breathing was bad and he struggled pretty much the whole day. We told him it was ok, he could leave us. This was the first time we ever told him something like that. Immediately after we said that, he slowly lifted his head, opened his eyes and looked at us for about 10 seconds. He layed his head back down and closed his eyes and stopped breathing. 20 seconds after we told him it was ok, he passed away.
This was the best dog we ever had and I can say we will never have one as good again. We have yet replaced him, but I am sure one day we will with another boxer, but it is going to be hard to not compare.
Anyway, love to hear some ages of other boxers.
