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]

Somebody needs to made to pay "child support". It ought to be illegal! How awful! This dog is gorgeous and has given them love for 10 long years. How could neither side want her?? Thats like getting a divorce and neither parent wants the kids.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

In my divorce I did ask for animal support for 2 extremely large dogs, 3 cats, and 29 fish.  I was denied, but I thought enough to ask. They actually laughed at me.  Must not be animal lovers and have no idea the expense 

[Stella]

I asked my lawyer that too!! She didn't laugh, but said legally it can't be done for dogs, only kids. I kept both doodles and he wanted to be able to come and visit them. I said he could if he paid towards their annual physicals and shots (that was all I lasted for, no payments towards anything else for them). He said no, so I said no visits!!

[Amy and Annabelle]

 She looks like such a sweet girl. How can people be so heartless with any animal, let alone one they have had for several years. It makes you wonder what her life was really like for those years she was with them. Like was she neglected like my my mother in laws neighbors dog.

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

This really pi*&^*^sses me off!   It's bad enough when someone abandons a pup, but pups are resilient and good homes are easier to find but a 10 year old dog waiting for her family to return.  Too sad.  You have a good heart J.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

I hate people sometimes. How can you be so heartless? Our Lab was so attached to us, this would have killed her. 

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

UPDATE on my Lab.

She is in rescue- a real foster home as of 8pm tonight!   Karma, to her human family that moved and left her wait 10 days for them.

Long day. Good Night. Peace

[Amy and Annabelle]

My heart breaks for her. Being 10 years old, I hope she can move on and be a happy dog. I am happy she is in a safe place. I hope Karma bites them in the you know where. I hope neither one of them ever get another pet. Is there a bad pet owner list these people can be put on.

[F, Calla & Luca]

Good news but her former family makes one lose faith in humanity.

[DJ & Chance]

Wonderful!  Thanks, Joanne.

[sandy b]

Thank you Joanne, so glad she is in foster. And here's to Really Bad Karma to the Jerks!!

[Lori, Daphne, Lucy & Pippa]

I am sooo glad that she is getting a second chance. Hopefully she will see that not all humans are bad and she may end up in a much better home than she ever had!