DKZ..
We had a border collie until 2 years ago, it’s been very difficult coming to the decision to get another dog. My OH has been after one for a while, but I wasn’t sure I was ready, being retired, I spent all day every day with him & it actually was like losing a family member.
I fell your pain Pete and by the way what a cutie - he looks adorable, but I'd not be so keen on his lung exercises every night ! :sleeping-yellow:
We have always had Boxers in our family and when I was in a position to get one I did, that was back in 88, so pretty much the last thirty years we've had boxers. In fact I was involved with the show scene and my second dog ( first was a rescue from a broken home, but he was an international champion and due to some duff information and my naivety, I never showed him ), qualified for Cruffs. We had a really good line and their temperament was outstanding for a family with three little children, so we decided to breed and with sensible programs managed to keep our line going for best part of twenty years. But lucky we have not been, having 6 pups in the final litter, 3 still born due to complications and an emergency caesarean was needed. The remaining pups 2 girls and a boy, - 1 girl had a cleft palate the other suffered kidney failure, so we was left with "Billy" and he was growing in to a fine Boxer and would have been a big lad had he not woke up on Christmas eve morning paralised in his back legs and unfortunately the vet said there was nothing to be done. His mum died three months later of cancer, though by the look on her face every morning, I think she died of a broken heart.
So, we thought we would put something back and rescued a second Boxer - Bruce ! our first brindle and first with a full tail. He had been beaten and unfortunately suffered with bad health, more severe than we first thought and the poor lad died last year only 5yrs old with dementia. Now even writing this now and I have wrote more than I intended - brings a tear to my eye and thus was how I started with the reply - I feel your pain. When we lost our first, though we had children then, we had had our dog longer and it did feel like losing a member of the family.
I know my wife would like another dog, but I must be getting more soft in my old age or I have more compassion, I don't know the right phrase of words, but I'm not sure
I could do it again.
Here's a couple of pics... Hope you like.
Bruce
I'm watching you
Billy with his mum Star
As a pup
Can you see me?
For the record, my wife also likes Pugs, but I think she is leaning more towards a French Bulldog, but for me Boxer every time........
Cheers Pete hope you have lots of fun with him for years to come, he is a cute little fella, don't know if he's taken with his jumper though Lol.
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