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 Cheryl! My two younger girls can be a bit grumbly with him and his puppy ways but they are getting better. And he's learning from them too.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

I've heard of breed specific rescues not taking mixed dogs many times. The first time I heard it, I was a bit horrified.

Do contact your local humane society too.   How it works here is that if you are able to take care of the pup, they bend over backwards to help the pup get adopted.  They just have no room to care for them but are willing to help you, if you help them.   Win Win. 

And, they screen applicants!   So you know, anyone wanting to go through a screening is a safer match than one who does not want one.

I love him.  We all love you. Thank YOU!  Thank You 

[Lori, Daphne, Lucy & Pippa]

Awww thanks Joanne! The lady who wants him actually volunteers for a boxer rescue in Orlando. She says he looks just like her dog that passed away from cancer last year.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Well then, once she smells puppy, she'll be hooked.   How exciting. Cant wait for the updates on Friday or Saturday 

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

I dont know what you are calling him, but that nose.....  Streaker, is what I'll call him 

[Lori, Daphne, Lucy & Pippa]

For now, Im just calling him "Puppy". I think that might be a little confusing to "Pippa" but I don't want to name him and then he gets another name in his new home.

[Amy and Annabelle]

Hopefully there were no signs of abuse on him other than the obvious. I hope he doesn't get too attached to the nice lady and her 3 dogs before Friday. Or maybe the nice lady and her 3 dogs will get attached to him.

[Lori, Daphne, Lucy & Pippa]

He is adorable but I'm doing good to get my dog sitter (Elizabeth, Bailey & Bruin) to agree to keep THREE when I go away. Im pretty sure she and her DH would not dare to keep Four..lol!

[Amy and Annabelle]

I guess 6 dogs would be a bit much.

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

This might be interesting - Breed Rescues, like other nonprofits have mission statements and a Board of Directors who approve where and how resources are spent -- not to mention stretched resources.  Do you remember the 21 doodle kids that were rescued from a puppy mill by a golden retriever rescue a couple years back? The Executive Director showed a lot of courage and compassion in taking in those pups.  She said when they saw the condition of the puppies, they could not leave them behind even if they weren't purebred.  But it did subject her to controversy within the organization and she could have lost her job. Of course, we all know doodles win hearts, and it was a happy ending.  She (in her own words, an avowed purebred snob) adopted one of the pups and the organization changed their mission statement. Please keep us posted Lori. He's adorable.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

I remember the story well, and this fits perfectly. 

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

I have a similar situation in  my area. This Lab, approx 10 years old, has been laying in a woman's yard for 10 days. They finally got her and she is chipped. When they contacted the owner today,  neither party in the divorce wants her. She was kicked out and they moved. 

I told them to use me as a last resort since I am starting a new job and wont even be home ...but I have a safe place. WTF is wrong with idiots?