Introducing Maggie
Maggie's our tiny, three year old, 34 lb. boxer rescue. We got her almost exactly two years ago. She had just turned one. She was seized from a backyard breeder/hoarding situation and had been underfed and mistreated. Zero socialization. Confined alone in a crate. She was terrified of everything. Couldn't climb stairs, or walk on a lead. Mealtimes must have been traumatic because getting her to eat was a real struggle. She would just sit on her spot on the couch and tremble. She'd snuggle between my wife and I in bed though.
I was convinced she was a mix due to her size, but we did DNA testing and she's pure Boxer. Probably not great genetics and being chronically malnourished her first year didn't help. But she's healthy.
She's my little goblin-faced princess. The only dog I've ever had that has been incapable of annoying me, ever. She still has a ways to go but is becoming a real dog now. She knows she's home.