We've been talking about getting a new dog for sometime now. We've always loved Boxers and knew eventually we would get another female. We still really miss our Bailey (who got lost when Daryl took her camping back a few years ago). Many of you know that we adopted Sophie out to a really good family a while back. She was just not a good fit for our family and pretty stubborn and set in her ways. I got on the Boxer rescue website and Daryl quickly nixed that idea. So I agreed we'd do the puppy thing. It's really not been that bad and each night she is getting easier and whining less and less. She has the sweetest disposition. I was really picky about where she came from and wanted to make sure we were able to pick from the liter, not just have the last one left. I wouldn't buy from the ones that weaned them at 2 or 3 wks and then were adopting them out at 5 wks because they were just money hungry. I also didn't want to adopt from the ones that left them outside in the dirt or kept in a kennel the whole time and not socialized with the family. Daryl really wanted AKC (I didn't care since we won't be breeding), but the AKC price has gone up so much that we didn't think we could afford it. The family that I fell in love with had AKC pups at a more reasonable price. They were free to run in the house and socialize, were weaned around 7 wks, fed high end dog food (which is important to us), vet checked and we were able to choose from three females (they also made us promise we bring her by to visit and when we go on vacation they will watch her for free..she was the favorite). Also, there is a 100% money back guarantee if there are health problems or if we decide down the road she wasn't a good fit. We had it narrowed down to 2, but ultimately decided on the more docile and smaller one. She's 8 wks, but much bigger than Bailey was (Bailey was the runt). Her mom is about 55 lbs, dad is about 68 lbs (he's a champion breeder). She's such a good fit already with our family and I'm so glad we have her. We love her so much already...I can't wait to see what kind of dog she will mature to be.
We've been talking about getting a new dog for sometime now. We've always loved Boxers and knew eventually we would get another female. We still really miss our Bailey (who got lost when Daryl took her camping back a few years ago). Many of you know that we adopted Sophie out to a really good family a while back. She was just not a good fit for our family and pretty stubborn and set in her ways. I got on the Boxer rescue website and Daryl quickly nixed that idea. So I agreed we'd do the puppy thing. It's really not been that bad and each night she is getting easier and whining less and less. She has the sweetest disposition. I was really picky about where she came from and wanted to make sure we were able to pick from the liter, not just have the last one left. I wouldn't buy from the ones that weaned them at 2 or 3 wks and then were adopting them out at 5 wks because they were just money hungry. I also didn't want to adopt from the ones that left them outside in the dirt or kept in a kennel the whole time and not socialized with the family. Daryl really wanted AKC (I didn't care since we won't be breeding), but the AKC price has gone up so much that we didn't think we could afford it. The family that I fell in love with had AKC pups at a more reasonable price. They were free to run in the house and socialize, were weaned around 7 wks, fed high end dog food (which is important to us), vet checked and we were able to choose from three females (they also made us promise we bring her by to visit and when we go on vacation they will watch her for free..she was the favorite). Also, there is a 100% money back guarantee if there are health problems or if we decide down the road she wasn't a good fit. We had it narrowed down to 2, but ultimately decided on the more docile and smaller one. She's 8 wks, but much bigger than Bailey was (Bailey was the runt). Her mom is about 55 lbs, dad is about 68 lbs (he's a champion breeder). She's such a good fit already with our family and I'm so glad we have her. We love her so much already...I can't wait to see what kind of dog she will mature to be.
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Cuuuute!!! She is adorable! Love the name too (P was going to be Marley if he was a girl!)
YAY for puppies!!!
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