Shame on Boxer rescue!

[Lori, Daphne, Lucy & Pippa]

I must start by saying that I am just appalled at what I have been told by Boxer rescue. I guess I just assumed that all rescue for a specific breed were as wonderful as Doodle rescue (DRC).

On Monday i went to a local park to try to get some pictures of my Doodles. I had been there for a couple of hours when I was approached by a woman who asked me if I had left my other dog tied to a pole. She told me that in another area of the park there was a boxer puppy that was tied to the pole that holds the doggie Poo bags. He had been there for quite a while and was crying. Well, I told her that though he was not my dog, I would check it out. Really, why would I leave my puppy tied to a pole so far away when my three didn't even have leashes on? But I get it. I guess she saw me with dogs and guessed that I would care about an abandoned pup.

I drove over to the part of that park where he was and found a young lady sitting on the sidewalk with a cup full of water to give the pup. I asked her if that was her puppy and she told me he wasn't but he had been there for a while crying and with no water. It is still very hot outside here in Florida! She told me that another lady called animal control and she was just going to wait with him till they came to get him. Well one look at that sweet little puppy face and I just knew I could not let him go to an awful shelter where his future was uncertain. I know he would have been terrified there! He was tied up using a slip lead and a very thin collar that was too small. Almost as if whoever left him decided they didn't want to give away his good collar that actually fit him. I actually had to take the collar off of him to get him loose from the pole.

Anyway, I took him home and discovered that he is just the sweetest, cutest puppy! I took him to the vets office on the way just to see if he had a chip. Even though I was sure that if he did, that person did not deserve this puppy. I have no idea why anyone would have abandoned him. They told me that he is between 16-20 weeks old. He still has his little shark puppy teeth. He also had fleas and they gave him a pill to get rid of them. Poor puppy had flea bites inside his cute little ears.

I contacted several different boxer rescues just to see which one worked in my area. They were not at all the helpful people of DRC! I finally was led to contact B.A.R.C. the lady who contacted me told me that they could not help me because he does not appear to be a full boxer based only on the length of his snout. "Anyone experienced with the boxer breed, such as the people who come to us to adopt, would know that he is a mix." I was told to take him to a Jax shelter. REALLY??! I have never been so shocked. I thought that all people who rescue dogs, care about dogs and not just a specific pedigree. After all, who can really be certain about a dog pedigree when he is a rescue? I understand that Doodles are a mixed breed and we all love them but I guess I stupidly thought that all dog lovers thought the same way. Definitely not the boxer people!

[Lori, Daphne, Lucy & Pippa]

Thanks for the suggestion Sandy. He will actually be going to live in Lake Mary which is close to Orlando if all goes well on Friday.

[Lori, Daphne, Lucy & Pippa]

I think that "puppy" may have found anew home. One of the ladies that fosters for DRC knew someone who is interested. We will be meeting them on Friday so if all goes well, he will spend the weekend with his new forever family!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Our FL fosters are wonderful. I'm sure he will end up in a great home if they are involved. :)

[F, Calla & Luca]

Wow!

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

That's such great news!  I grew up with Boxers....they were my Mom's favorite.  This puppy seems to have such a great temperament...he deserves a great home.  Thank you so much for all that you and your "pack" have done for him.

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

Jane -My aunt and uncle adopted a year old boxer when we were kids and Spartan was always with us as kids.  Just the best ever with a pack of kids.

[Lori, Daphne, Lucy & Pippa]

He is a very sweet boy! 

[Carol and Banjo]

OMG....that is GREAT news Lori!     I just think you're amazing!    This little guy is SO lucky to have "found" you.  Fingers crossed for a very happy ending.    (p.s.    Your photos of him are so PERFECT!)

[Lori, Daphne, Lucy & Pippa]

Thanks Carol! I just want him to have the Best because someone else chose to abandon him. He doesn't deserve to ever have that happen to him again!

[Amy and Annabelle]

I hope all goes well on Friday and he found his forever family. Even if you don't want your dog anymore how could you leave it tied up outside,poor little guy. Aren't there alligators in Florida? I was talking to a lady at the vets office one day. She found 3 baby kitties taped up in a box on the side of the road. She kept all 3, 2 boys and a girl. She said, their loss, her gain.

[Lori, Daphne, Lucy & Pippa]

He wasn't in any danger from alligators but still, I can't imagine just walking away from that sweet face. Oddly, someone found a Yorkie here in town today that was taped inside a box on the side of a road. Why are some people so evil?

[Amy and Annabelle]

I think I have an unnatural fear of alligators. I have visions of them being everywhere in Florida. Sad about the little Yorkie.