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Jaydaan · 05-09-2012, 04:09 PM

My husband and I rescued Freya when she was 11 months old. We had her 4 years and 4 days. She passed on due to Boxer Cardiomyopathy, the nastier side of it, at that. Freya was not quite your typical boxer. She was more quiet, skitish and nervous than most dogs. This was because of what ever had happened to her before we got her. She was a scaredy cat right up til the day she passed on. She was also the most loving, gentle girl in the whole world. She would play, but she played much gentler. Her best friend was a small pappion/heeler cross. Freya would lay down, so the little one could play with her.

Loki, we got as a 4 month old puppy, and he has turned out to be such a dork! We love him dearly. He has such a sense of humour, and loves to snuggle. He is big for his breed, so the vet says, and so far no indication of a heart murmmur.

Aesa is a sweetie, she is about 1.5 years old, maybe closer to 2. She is TINY compared to Freya and Loki, and much more assertive with her play style. She sounds like she is about to rip you to pieces, and yet she is just all talk. You call her, or clap your hands, and she stops and looks at you. You remind her of the house rules and chances are, she will sit down and then bark once at you. She is a sassy teenager!

All 3 are/were our shadows, our constant companions and the loves of our lives. Freya and Loki are/were condsidered to be "flashy brindles", Aesa is just brindle. She has a full black mask (except a few white hairs on her nose, that make her look like she has a dirt smudge)

Over half the boxers in our area are brindles, while the fawn (light brown with black faces and white tummies) is still the "mascot" of the breed. More and more people are also raising the white boxers as well. If fact, 2 doors down from me, they have a white female, and a dark black/brown flashy brindle male. I can see them from my dining room window as I type. I can't wait until Aesa is more climatized, and we can have play dates. Just think 4 boxers under 2 running around at the same time!

DanaC · 05-09-2012, 04:15 PM

There are lots of boxers around where I live. It's one of those areas where you get a lot of bigger, more active breeds. Lots of space to run a boxer.

Couple of them are brindles. But I tend to see the fawns (didn't know they were classed as fawn

) more often.

I like the fawns, but I've always had a soft spot for brindles. Same with the staffordshire bulls. Really like that full brindle patterning. There's something about the way the muscles move underneath that just looks good.

[eta] saw a documentary about Crufts and showdogs in the Uk recently. Shocking stuff. Breed clubs are only really now taking on board the need for expanding their gene pools. They've essentially bred in a 50-50 chance of Cardiomyopathy or thereabouts.

Worse, in the UK, two or three star studs have so dominated the Boxer breed that it's hit something like 75% chance amongst the showlines. And the one that is most embedded and clearly siring large numbers of pups which go onto develop it, is still being bred from.

Jaydaan · 05-09-2012, 04:19 PM

Something I just found interesting.. in the UK I noticed that boxers have thier tails. Is it illegal to dock thier tails? Over here, its done at a day old. Tails and Dew claws right away. I only know of one back-yard breeder that did not crop the tails.
Very few people crop the dogs ears over here anymore.... I am thankful for that. That has always been cruel to me.

Sundae · 05-09-2012, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaydaan

Something I just found interesting.. in the UK I noticed that boxers have thier tails. Is it illegal to dock thier tails? Over here, its done at a day old.

It can't be done for aesthetic reasons, and only working dogs - for health reasons. That's a loophole of course. But fashion seems to have changed because of it.

I believe Australia is the same, with some States banning it outright so not clipping or docking becomes the norm.

Sundae · 05-09-2012, 04:21 PM

Walking to school I see a lot of Border Collies.
Like you say, it's the area and the lifestyle - lots of open land, 4x4s (plastered with mud) and green wellies.

Good for them.

Our dog was a Collie/ Jack Russell (farm dogs)
But she had old restless-child here to walk her until we were both exhausted.
Mum used to moan that I took her on a route-march. I didn't even know what that meant. What I knew was that I was free to walk and dream about the spirits of the trees and flowers responding to my passing. I was 11-13. Too much Anne of Green Gables.

DanaC · 05-09-2012, 04:24 PM

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What I knew was that I was free to walk and dream about the spirits of the trees and flowers responding to my passing. I was 11-13. Too much Anne of Green Gables.

hahaha. Shit, girl, I wish we'd known each other back then. That so resonates.

Sundae · 05-09-2012, 04:28 PM

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hahaha. Shit, girl, I wish we'd known each other back then. That so resonates.

We'd have corrupted eachother!

DanaC · 05-09-2012, 04:25 PM

Not sure about AKC, but KC regs for Boxer penalise for stubby tails now I think.

DanaC · 05-09-2012, 04:32 PM

You may be right lol

Gravdigr · 05-14-2012, 12:39 PM

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Sundae · 05-14-2012, 01:31 PM

Hey there Shadow-cat, keeping cool.

Sundae · 05-18-2012, 02:41 PM

Not my pet's, but Mrs G's.
She is a TA who has befriended me at school. She keeps chickens anyway, but this year decided to get some fancier ones, and raise them in school.

Today might be their last school day (Teacher is not all that fond of them, although the children adore them) so I specifically wanted a photo. Unfortunately Mrs G's daughter was sick and she had to go home in the morning.

So I tried valiantly to at least get a photo of a Polish Frizzle for you. But although I am a reasonably adept chicken-wrangler, they are still fairly young and so they squirm. Camera in one hand, wriggly Frizzle in the other. Not only was there camera shake but the crazy fowl would not look at the camera!

My best shots.

Sundae · 05-18-2012, 02:44 PM

She also has two with feathered feet - Brahma Bantams I believe.
One is also definitely a rooster, because they are developing very differently. Shame. He will have to "go back and live on the farm" as we say to the children - she lives in too suburban an area to have a rooster.

And the other is a more normal type of chicken to me, but apparently is also slightly fancy. She's the biggest and will be the best layer, although Frizzles' eggs are blue and so make for an interesting egg-bowl.

Here is a proper Frizzle picture.

Gravdigr · 05-18-2012, 03:12 PM

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...He will have to "go back and live on the farm"...

You could have him over, you know, for dinner.

Gravdigr · 05-18-2012, 03:16 PM

Besty's new besty, Annie. Not a good pic, she's fairly uncooperative.

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05-09-2012, 04:21 PM	#5
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Walking to school I see a lot of Border Collies. Like you say, it's the area and the lifestyle - lots of open land, 4x4s (plastered with mud) and green wellies. Good for them. Our dog was a Collie/ Jack Russell (farm dogs) But she had old restless-child here to walk her until we were both exhausted. Mum used to moan that I took her on a route-march. I didn't even know what that meant. What I knew was that I was free to walk and dream about the spirits of the trees and flowers responding to my passing. I was 11-13. Too much Anne of Green Gables. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

05-14-2012, 12:39 PM	#10
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	__________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

05-14-2012, 01:31 PM	#11
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Hey there Shadow-cat, keeping cool. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

05-18-2012, 02:41 PM	#12
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Not my pet's, but Mrs G's. She is a TA who has befriended me at school. She keeps chickens anyway, but this year decided to get some fancier ones, and raise them in school. Today might be their last school day (Teacher is not all that fond of them, although the children adore them) so I specifically wanted a photo. Unfortunately Mrs G's daughter was sick and she had to go home in the morning. So I tried valiantly to at least get a photo of a Polish Frizzle for you. But although I am a reasonably adept chicken-wrangler, they are still fairly young and so they squirm. Camera in one hand, wriggly Frizzle in the other. Not only was there camera shake but the crazy fowl would not look at the camera! My best shots. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

05-18-2012, 02:44 PM	#13
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	She also has two with feathered feet - Brahma Bantams I believe. One is also definitely a rooster, because they are developing very differently. Shame. He will have to "go back and live on the farm" as we say to the children - she lives in too suburban an area to have a rooster. And the other is a more normal type of chicken to me, but apparently is also slightly fancy. She's the biggest and will be the best layer, although Frizzles' eggs are blue and so make for an interesting egg-bowl. Here is a proper Frizzle picture. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

05-09-2012, 04:09 PM	#1
Jaydaan Knight of the Oval-Shaped Conference Table Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Vernon, BC, Canada Posts: 378	My husband and I rescued Freya when she was 11 months old. We had her 4 years and 4 days. She passed on due to Boxer Cardiomyopathy, the nastier side of it, at that. Freya was not quite your typical boxer. She was more quiet, skitish and nervous than most dogs. This was because of what ever had happened to her before we got her. She was a scaredy cat right up til the day she passed on. She was also the most loving, gentle girl in the whole world. She would play, but she played much gentler. Her best friend was a small pappion/heeler cross. Freya would lay down, so the little one could play with her. Loki, we got as a 4 month old puppy, and he has turned out to be such a dork! We love him dearly. He has such a sense of humour, and loves to snuggle. He is big for his breed, so the vet says, and so far no indication of a heart murmmur. Aesa is a sweetie, she is about 1.5 years old, maybe closer to 2. She is TINY compared to Freya and Loki, and much more assertive with her play style. She sounds like she is about to rip you to pieces, and yet she is just all talk. You call her, or clap your hands, and she stops and looks at you. You remind her of the house rules and chances are, she will sit down and then bark once at you. She is a sassy teenager! All 3 are/were our shadows, our constant companions and the loves of our lives. Freya and Loki are/were condsidered to be "flashy brindles", Aesa is just brindle. She has a full black mask (except a few white hairs on her nose, that make her look like she has a dirt smudge) Over half the boxers in our area are brindles, while the fawn (light brown with black faces and white tummies) is still the "mascot" of the breed. More and more people are also raising the white boxers as well. If fact, 2 doors down from me, they have a white female, and a dark black/brown flashy brindle male. I can see them from my dining room window as I type. I can't wait until Aesa is more climatized, and we can have play dates. Just think 4 boxers under 2 running around at the same time!

05-09-2012, 04:19 PM	#3
Jaydaan Knight of the Oval-Shaped Conference Table Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Vernon, BC, Canada Posts: 378	Something I just found interesting.. in the UK I noticed that boxers have thier tails. Is it illegal to dock thier tails? Over here, its done at a day old. Tails and Dew claws right away. I only know of one back-yard breeder that did not crop the tails. Very few people crop the dogs ears over here anymore.... I am thankful for that. That has always been cruel to me.

05-18-2012, 03:16 PM	#15
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Besty's new besty, Annie. Not a good pic, she's fairly uncooperative. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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