r/Boxer

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.

My extra clingy Velcro dog doest let me out of his sight he has chooses the show today as part of his watch duties while I use the rest room 😂🙄 there’s no escaping a boxer and his love to be with you 😝 Pablo says hi to everyone and good morning 🫡

When youre eating and he is just being the best boy ever lol. The sad dogging is strong right now. Love his face.

To celebrate Frankie’s freedom from his leg splint, I decided they needed yet more toys to play with! So Penny got a new chicken, and Frankie got his first piggy today! So this has been an all day event, and I’ve never been more grateful for my set of airpods in my life!

Frankie is absolutely delighted to have all four feet free again, and so am I! His leg is still very weak after a month of being in the splint, so he’s going to have to build up those muscles again before he can be declared fully recovered. I do have some concerns about the alignment of his wrist and foot, but both vets have urged patience until he has had a chance to get used to using it to support his weight again, and for the strength to return in his muscles. I certainly hope they’re right.

But for right now, it’s just so great to see him having a blast with his new toy, and playing with his Big Sister without having a piece of plastic attached to his leg! Of course, I’ve only had to remind Penny to be gentle with her Little Brother about fifty times in the last two days, but all in all, she’s really doing pretty good about not getting too rough with him.

And now, back to the squeaking and grunting, folks!

I was worried these two wouldnt get along.

We had new windows put in our house recently and the installers left a bunch of super tiny pieces of aluminum flashing/cap material in the mulch. Ripley stepped on a piece and sliced the metacarpal pad in a super weird spot. It's kind've on the side between the metacarpal pad and the outer digital pad. It wouldn't stop bleeding so I had to take her in and 2 hours and $500 later she has four stitches, a leg wrap, the cone of shame, and post-sedation euphoria.

Poor pup isn't happy about it. Neither am I. :(

My dogs wedding set from David Klass, featuring my current boxers (brindle and white with an eye patch) on the engagement ring and the band, and my late old boy walking behind them, supervising, on the band.

Engagement ring inspired by their love of frisbee and typical boxer playfighting pose, the band is their signature running shapes.

What do ya'll think? (Polite criticism is ok, I'm not changing it anyway, lol)

Edit: ring size M (UK), 6.5 US, 2ct center stone, specs in comments.

Back story from the comments: It's definitely not everyone's go-to style, not even mine, and I am still getting used to the size of the set, but every time I look at it, it warms my heart. I see my late soul dog Juno on the band, and I remember the day on his favorite beach on the East Coast, where I took the photo used for the band, and his love for big tennis balls. I see my lunatics Jovy and Lilly at their playtime, tearing apart that frisbee and knocking each other out with their paws, Lilly's eye patch and Jovy's round head and stripes. I see Jovy pouncing after a toy in the field where we go every week, and Lilly leaping over a fallen tree on the forest trail where my husband and I met on a dog walk (of course). It captures the essence of our family and the best times together - in the wild, with the dogs lunaticking and us encouraging the lunacy and silliness.

Baby girl is being so good with the cat. The cat is teaching baby girl well and gave her eye blinks today on day 4!

Five bucks. Five dollars and these two dryer balls are the most entertaining purchase I’ve made in a minute. Hours she plays with these two unscented regular dryer balls. When she stops, I know one rolled under the couch. Took her outside while I had a hot tub and boom, Zoomies set in and boom, they stopped. Thought I’d share the goofiness. Her name is Ollie :)

Ten year old Boxer. Is this breathing part of old age or is there something that can make this better? He just started this a few months ago and seems to be getting worse. We always walked 1.5 miles in the evening and now he can barely make it .5. I know he is old. Just curious to what others have been thru with aging boxer.

His name is Frost D. Penguin