Boxer Photo Contest

Maggie is on the home page of Carolina Boxer Rescue. I sent in her picture early last week for the Boxer of the Week contest and they said that she won. So for this week she will be on the home page. You should check it out. We are so proud!

Carolina Boxer Rescue

Carolina Boxer Rescue is where we got Maggie. They are in a contest to win $10,000. All they need are votes. Please click on the link provided so that CBR has a chance to win and be able to help other homeless boxers.
http://www.care2.com/animalsheltercontest/12235/?refer=12032.13.1232046995.4883

One month

We've had Maggie a month now and things have gone very well. We no longer put her in the crate when we go to work. We assume that she sleeps on one of her two beds. One is by the front window and the other is beside my side of the bed. In fact the crate is in the garage. She loves to play with tennis balls or a Frisbee outside and loves to play with stuffed squeaky toys inside. So far her routine goes as follows, in the mornings she lays on her bed beside me in the morning until I get up, she may or may not eat breakfast in the morning, she watches me get ready for work and in the evenings her and Brian play ball in the back yard. At some point in the evening she will hang out with us on the couch. She pretty much made the pillows on the couch her own. We've concluded that they are hers now. She does not act like she is about to be seven years old. Her personality is finally starting to show through and she is starting to become comfortable around us. Its like she has always been here.

Maggie Mae

Yesterday we went to look at Maggie to see if she was the one. We decided to give it a try and from the moment we walked through the door she has done nothing but play and make us laugh. It doesn't seem to matter what type of toy it is she LOVES to play with it. I think her favorites right now are the Kong and a stuffed squeaky buzzard that came with her. Speaking of what came with her...a giant crate, dog bed, a shopping bag of stuffed toys, balls and blankets, the rest of a years supply of Frontline and a new collar and leash. Basically she came with it all.

Update on the fence. The posts are up and we are waiting on the fence sections. Those are not coming in until Oct. 5th. So hopefully by mid October Maggie will be chasing tennis balls all over the yard.

Sad News...

I have sad news. After one week with Felix is was determined that we were not the right owners for him. He suffered from separation anxiety and was starting to hurt himself when he was destructive. So today we drove to Myrtle Beach to hand him over to a CBR foster volunteer who will be able to work with him. He will be with people who work from home and he'll have buddies to play with throughout the day.

Felix Update

So we have everything, now we just need the dog. Here is the update with Felix. We talked to the woman who is fostering him and they are located in South Carolina. She was able to answer all of our questions before we had the chance to ask them. This is what she had to say about Felix:

• he is house trained
• playful with other dogs
• passive
• doesn't like loud noises
• hand shy (probably been abused)
• doesn't jump (fences or people)
• good on leash
• doesn't know how to play with toys by himself (nobody probably played with him)
• no aggression
• knows sit and down

He goes to the vet this week, he gets neutered next week and if everything goes okay with the vet, then she will bring him to Wilmington in three weeks for us to have over the weekend. Overall she said he is a really good dog that likes to lay on the couch and be petted and loved.

Carolina Boxer Rescue

I have good news. We've been approved to adopt a boxer from Carolina Boxer Rescue. I figured it would take a couple of weeks for them to check references, but in 4 days we were approved. Now we just have to decide which one we think would be a good fit for us. We have decided that we like Felix the best, but of course that all depends on if he is still available and if CBR feels that we are compatible. I would like to thank Christine, Josh and Kelly for giving Brian and me a good reference. I'll post pictures as soon as we have one.