February 11, 2009

Foster Boxer

We're fostering a big boxer boy for a few weeks. We may keep him, but for now we're basically babysitting... and trying to house train him :(

We're working with Northern California Boxer Rescue and they've been very helpful. "Greeko" as they've named him was slated to be euthanized on Monday morning, but I drove down to Milpitas and picked him up. Now, it's time for him to recoup from his neutering and then find him a home. He's super sweet. I don't think he has a mean bone in his body, just lots of loves (and he might be a little skittish, but you would be too if you'd been in a shelter for weeks and then had your manhood removed before finding yourself in a stranger's house). He needs some discipline, but he's not a trouble maker and wants nothing more than to make people happy.

Isn't he cute? Should we keep him?


1 comments:

DSKS said...

"Should we keep him?"

Hell yeah! I love boxers, they are easily one of the most evenly tempered breeds, and of course they are beautiful dogs. Toilet training rescue dogs requires a lot of patience imho. We had an RSPCA Doberman that had had a pretty rough time of it and would urinate if you so much as stood up too quickly in his presence. It's worth the time and effort though.

Good luck. Although I'll warn you that few of the boxer owners I know settled for just the one...

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