| Buster Brown Spot Age: 10 years Weight: 90 lbs State: MA Small Children Under 4?: Yes Children Over 4?: Yes Separation Anxiety?: No Neutered/UTD?: Yes/Yes Microchipped?: No Other Dogs?: Yes Cats?: Unsure Crate Trained?: Yes House Trained?: Yes Obedience Trained?: Unsure Leash Trained?: Yes Attending Obedience At Foster Home?: No Adoption Donation: $150 (FEE WAIVED IF YOU ADOPTED FROM SCBR IN THE PAST) 3/21/05 - Buster Brown passed away in his sleep last night. This is extremely hard for Linda and her husband who fostered him for almost 18 months. She said he had played and been barking at the neighbors, ate his supper and went to sleep near her back door, just like always. We know he had a bad spell a few weeks ago, and though the vet found nothing, we suspect his old heart was starting to give out. I'm glad they were home and knew he did not suffer. It's still a shock for anyone when this happens. Please keep Linda and her husband in your thoughts during this very difficult time. Buster had a great home the last year and a half with them and will be sorely missed. 2/11/05 - Hello! To any of you that may be following Buster's story or just discovered this awesome pooch......you may be wondering about this very large gap between updates. There is nothing wrong, I simply did not have a computer for a few months. Buster continues to do very well here. He and Rocky are still not buddies (although they usually sleep together)and I don't expect that to ever change! He is no longer nasty toward Rocky at all, which makes for a bit more harmony around here! The problem now seems to be with my Adrienne who just turned 3. She and Buster used to spend lots of time playing together. She has really been on her high horse lately, thinking she is some kind of queen. She has been attacking both Buster and Rocky, which is a new phenomenon.....something about a 3 year old female? She gives them the "evil eye" when they attempt to come in the room she is in, especially if there is a treat in the room or if she is snuggled up with me or my husband. When she does "look" or "snap", they back out of the room.....I hate to say it, but I really think these 2 older boys are intimidated by Her Royal Heiness! As much as I hate to admit "my dog" has a behavior problem, I think this demonstrates how much Buster has chilled out! They all get a certain treat every day. Rocky used to be the one that asked for it in the afternoon...now, it is Buster, in the morning. You might wonder what I am talking about, or even think I am a bit crazy.....but, this is how it goes (every day)......if I am in another room, at least one is always with me.....at this time, I notice I have been alone for a bit, so I walk in the family room.....and, sure enough, Buster is sitting in the crate, Rocky on the floor and Adri on the couch.....they are always sitting upright and looking at me.....that's it.....they are telling me it is time for the treat! Now, I know it is Buster that has changed the time because, if I am already in the family room, he sits behind my chair and whimpers.....I know that whimper, so I get up to go get them and the 3 of them assume their positions! I have to laugh at this scene every day! There is really nothing new to say about Buster except for his progress with his former issues with Rocky. Don't get me wrong, I think he would have this problem with other dogs still, especially males, but he has proven he will get over it in time. His new family, if they have another dog, would have to have much patience during his adjustment phase. He still eats, drinks, pees and poops well without any problems. His appetite is excellent. He has gone from 60lbs to 90lbs in the year since he has been with us. Knock on wood, he has had no health issues since his corneal ulcer a year ago. He still loves to give sloppy kisses and cuddle up with a warm human. He loves to sleep, and does so more than the others.....although with this cold weather, I feel like all they do is sleep! I can't wait for the warm weather so they can be outside romping around the yard again! Well, that's all folks......Buster is a VERY loving and lovable senior Boxer who is still hoping for a wonderful family to take him home and shower him with love. If you are not sure if you want to adopt a 10 year old dog, please read some of the great information that can be obtained from our website on senior dogs. This material will very likely send you running to put your application in for this wonderful "senior". 7/22/04 - Hello prospective families of mine,Buster Brown here......I have been after my foster mom to update me for sooo long. I know she has been very busy and has had some health problems. I know she feels badly, so I decided to just do it myself. I am told that I am such a "good boy" and a "wonderful dog". I turned 10 years old in April, but please don't let that frighten you. I can do everything my foster sister and brother can do and they are much younger than me! My needs are very simple. As long as I have plenty of food and water (I just love them both), and lots of love and a comfortable place to sleep, I am very happy! My mom has a "doggie door" so we can go out and come in whenever we want. I'm not real big on staying outside and playing like the others; I usually just do my business and come in. I love to be wherever my mom is. I don't mind lying on the kitchen floor if that is where she is at. I'm not into toys anymore, but do love my daily treats! Rocky and I are finally fine together...we just totally ignore each other and all is well. I still like playing with Adrienne...she's a lot of fun and full of energy. I can do anything, but definitely am beginning to feel my age a bit. I sleep more than I used to and don't jump up everytime I hear a car like I used to....just every other time! Mom says I am "perfect" and such a "joy". I really love it here, but would be thrilled to find my own last home where I could just hang out and love and be loved for the rest of my days. Wouldn't you love a handsome, well-behaved, wonderful dog like me? I am easy to take care of as I am kind of a "couch potato". I am very easy going, though and love walks and car rides as well. I know I could make you very, very happy. Although Rocky and I have finally come to an agreement, I would still prefer to be an "only dog". If you really want me and have a girl dog, I'm sure I could get used to her. So, if you have room in your home and a place left in your heart......here I am!! Thanks for reading, love Buster Brown 2/18/04 Sorry it has been so long since our last update. Buster has been on my case to write another one, but I told him I would do this one as he was too wordy last time! Buster Brown is an awesome dog! I really can't say a bad thing about him! He is very sweet, obedient, quiet and cuddly!! He just loves attention. Whenever I am in a room working, he comes and just stands there waiting for me. I am forever telling him to go in the other room with the other dogs and lie down. He'd rather just stand there until his head starts drooping from being tired! He is better with Rocky these days, although far from "buddies". He and Adrienne can play together for hours...it's so great to watch them. Rocky is my wonderful "lump" and really doesn't play much. The other day, he and Adrienne were playing and Buster walked in. He growled and went after Rocky. I don't know if he thought Rocky was hurting his buddy or if he was jealous that Rocky was playing with his playmate! Given this continued unease around Rocky, Buster really needs a home without other dogs or maybe with a female (although it took quite awhile for him to warm up to Adri) He eats great, never has an "accident", is wonderful in the car, and sleeps well. In fact, he insists on sleeping with my husband, myself and Adrienne. It gets pretty crowded in there!! His corneal ulcer is cleared up, thankfully, and has no other health problems. I can't say enough good things about this awesome senior!! If you would like a laid back, cuddly, loyal companion.....Buster is your man! Please put in your application before we become way too attached!!! 1/12/04 - Hello all you wonderful Boxer lovers out there! My name is Buster Brown Spot. (you can call me Buster if you would like...sometimes my foster mom calls me "Bussie"...I think that's a bit feminine, but, hey..whatever makes her happy!) I am definitely a "people pleaser" and a charmer! Anyway, I have been at my foster home for 7 weeks now...I just can't believe how time flies! I have been after my foster mom...(I'll just call her "mom" from now on to save my little paws some typing) to write a really nice update on me so you could all see just how wonderful I am, for some time now. She's always too busy, which I shouldn't really complain about because she is often busy taking care of me and my foster brother and sister (we can skip the "foster" with them too). Forget my dad doing it...I don't even ask him...he'd probably just write "Buster is great". Although that is very true, if I don't say so myself, I want you to know a bit more. After all, I know that one of you lovely people out there will soon have me in your home and you deserve to know what I am like...right? I've been sitting on the day bed next to the computer watching my mom use the computer and taking it all in. She just thinks I enjoy watching her...which is true, but my main objective has been to figure out how to use this scary looking thing! Tonight, when everyone was asleep, I turned it on and here I am...I'm just too smart....my looks aren't all you will get! As mom probably told you, I really didn't like my brother Rocky or my sister Adrienne too much when I first got here. I really can't even tell you why...they were always nice enough to me. I guess it is just because I am not used to other dogs competing with me for love, food and mom's time. After awhile, it finally dawned on me that if I always wanted access to mom, I would have to be nicer to my sibs. I am what you people call an "alpha dog". Because of that, I just tend to clash with Rocky. He has been the "head of the house" for a long time and I just don't like that too much. Every so often I get into tiffs with Rocky. Then I have to go for a time out like a little kid...I just can't seem to learn! It's hard for me to explain it to people...it's just a dog/dominance thing I can't shake. Rocky is very quiet and never does a thing to bother me. I'm starting to feel a bit badly about my behavior, so I am doing it less. Because mom says she still can't trust me...she won't leave us alone together. Adrienne, on the other hand...well, I like her...she is hot stuff! As much as I am infatuated with Adrienne, whenever I go near her and she has a bone or something....she attacks me! I wouldn't steal her bone, honest!...she is much too possessive! I'm just trying to be honest here with you..I don't want to get settled into my forever home with your dogs and have to leave again because I can't help myself! It's not as bad as it sounds anyways.....Rocky often likes to go off by himself and sit in another room and Adri and I spend lots of time playing together. We can just roll around and Boxer wrestle for hours! Okay, enough about my "dog relationships". I'll move onto my people skills since I think I should move to a forever home without other dogs anyways. I just adore people!! I love giving lots and lots of wet Boxer kisses! My absolute favorite thing is to cuddle on the couch. I love getting as close to my mom or dad as possible.....it's just the best when they sit there and pet me or give mini-massages...I'm in 7th heaven! I usually lay next to them with my head on their lap and sometimes I think Adri gets jealous because she jumps right on top of their lap, sqeezing me out of that number 1 spot! From what I already told you about the way we interact, you'd think this would cause a problem...but, honestly it doesn't...we still all have room, well, except for my mom, of course! My mom always kids around that I have more energy than Rocky who is half my age! What else.....I just LOVE to eat....you'd never know it because I maintain quite the figure...or since I am a boy, I should say "physique". I love cookies, pig ears (even though they aren't too good for me) and any people food I am priveleged enough to be given! I am not a big rawhide bone kind of guy like my sibs, although I do love the pressed kind that come in sticks. It's very strange, but my sibs even like junk food like chips and Bugles....yuk...I never touch the stuff! I drink tons of water...my mom just couldn't keep up with me and had to buy one of those water bubblers that hold almost 4 litres of water. She is much happier now since she isn't filling the water bowl every time I take a drink! I have no trouble with my bowels....I do pee an awful lot...I know it is because of the water I drink, but, I can't help it! Because of that I really wouldn't do very well in a crate for too long while you were gone. My parents have the best thing....it's a door just for me...well and the other dogs too...they call it the "dog door". It took me a few weeks to get the hang of it, but, now I am an old pro! Mom says it was the best thing she ever bought! It is awesome being able to go out and in whenever I want to without trying to get someone's attention or trying to cross my legs all the time! If you had one of these doors for me too, I would be psyched! Because of my problems interacting with the others sometimes, when mom and dad are not home, they have to keep me apart from the others. They had talked about putting me in the crate and I could already feel my eyes turning yellow! So what they do is leave me in the kitchen with a gate. They make sure I have a nice bed, food, water and toys....they haven't caught on yet that I am no longer a child and don't really care for toys anymore. This is an awesome setup since my...okay, "our" door is off the kitchen. They knew I wouldn't be able to hold it as long as the others who are much younger than me. It really is a good set up....but, I have to admit...(I'm really trying to be honest here)....twice when they went out....I managed to move the gate just enough to sneak out. I still couldn't play with the others...(meaning Adri), because they had a gate too and aren't as smart as I am! When they got home, I was nabbed cuddling up on their faux fur bedspread upstairs. It is just so darn soft and comfy it was worth the risk! They didn't know if they should be mad or to laugh and call me so smart...(they chose the latter). One more thing I should tell you is that I haven't been feeling very well lately. My mom took me to the Vet and I have what they call a "corneal ulcer" on my eye. They tell me that lots of older Boxers get these. It is very painful...my eye is very red and super light-sensitive. Mom gives me Atropine for the pain and antibiotics. I really hate taking that stuff but she tells me it is what will get me better. She always gives it to me when I am half asleep on the couch anyway. It's not so bad then because I can't really open my eye for awhile with all the goop, so I may as well sleep.....did I tell you I love to sleep? Well, I know this was very long...I'm surprised my paws lasted this long on the keys. I just really wanted you to get a good feel for me. I know you will all be fighting over me now that you have seen how friendly to people I am and how smart I am (moving the gate for a comfy bed and typing this whole thing). If I am still here when it's time for my next update....I promise to be much shorter! I really love my foster home, (except for the occasional problems with the dogs). I even usually get the number 1 cuddle spot on the couch, and I get to sleep on that furry bed at night with mom, dad and Adrienne.....but.....as great as it is.....I still can't wait to go home to my forever home. As great as these people are and as well as they treat me.....I just know you will be just as good to me or better because hopefully you will have only me to spoil!! Oh, I almost forgot.....mom says she can't evaluate me around kids...well, I'll tell you...I lived in a house with 2 children from when they were babies and loved it.....so, if you have some of those, I guess that would be okay. Even though I would have to share your affection, I would have more from them! Lastly, to complete my list of things you would like to know.....I just love riding in the car! Mom says I am sooo good. I just sit up and look out the window...none of this trying to walk around like Adrienne! I am very quiet and gentle too! All in all, I think I am a darn good catch!!! So, okay.....who wants me???? Hurry and put in your applications! It is not first come first served...SCBR doesn't operate that way....they have to "match us up" kind of like a dating service...hee, hee. They want to make sure we are well suited for each other which I appreciate very much. Once I come to live with you, I don't ever want to move again! Moving is a lot of work! I'll be here waiting! Uh oh, I hear mom...she got out of bed....I don't want her to catch me and think I was too impatient to wait for her to do this! I hope to see you soon....bye, bye! Love, the Best Boxer around, Buster Brown hey, that almost rhymes! oh, real quick...I don't think I ever met a cat...what's that? Oh my! another rhyme...perhaps I'm a poet who doesn't know it! 12/11/03 - Buster is extremely affectionate with people & a super sweet boy-he loves kisses and cuddling. He always has to cuddle up with me on the couch....with my female Adri too....I get smothered by Boxers! He is very quiet, and also very obedient. Buster has been eating me out of house and home.....I can't even tell you how much he is eating...I have just given him as much as he wants where he had lost so much weight. He weighed in at the vet 2 days ago at 63 pounds. His initial weight of 60 lbs was just an estimate....it had to be less....the way he has been eating, he has had to put on more than 3 pounds! I have a dog door that lets them out into my large fenced in yard. Buster just can't seem to master that concept! I always have to hold the door open for him...although, he has been seen to use it all by himself when he thinks no one is looking!!! We are working on getting him use to the routine here so he doesn't have any more accidents. Buster loves to ride in the car...sits up in the back seat and just looks out the window. He also loves his treats...I have gotten in the terrible habit of giving my 2 people food....just a bite or two from my meal, or the end of the plate.....he also loves this and I can tell he seems to have been used to this from before. The first week Buster was here he had to be crated or in a room double gated to keep him separate from my 2 Boxers, Rocky and Adrienne due to Buster just not wanting to have anything to do with them & making sure they knew it. On the 8th day I decided to really try to get them to all get along & Buster has been out of the crate ever since...it has now been 17 days. Things are much better, but, far from perfect! Currently, he and Adrienne play together almost constantly...she is almost 2....he, almost 10.....he certainly doesn't act like the senior dog that he is!! Once in awhile, the 2 will start to get an attitude toward one another...usually around food or if she goes to his crate. Most of the time, a firm "NO" will abort the issue. Adri always followed me everywhere...now, I have the 2 of them following me EVERYWHERE!!! I will run upstairs, get something and run back down....they are always in tow....as is often the case...can't even go to the bathroom myself!! Although, Buster usually respects my privacy by sitting in front of me with his back turned to me! They are becoming great pals....I went to take him in the car...she ran out and wailed like I have never heard....I was forced to go get her and bring her too. Now, my other dog Rocky and Buster's relationship, unfortunately is not so sweet. For no humanly apparent reason, the 2 boys will often get in a stare down. Rocky usually turns his head away or walks away. Once in awhile Rocky gets Buster down on his back and pins him there until I come over and tell him "thanks Rocky, I will get him now"...I then take Buster and move him into another room. Rocky has never fought back...he just puts Buster in his place. I would think Buster would have learned by now, that he is not in charge and not going to get away with this! I leave the 3 of them to roam the house when I am there....If I see them looking at each other...I put a stop to it and all is well. I think this may be getting a bit better...although, I am not sure at what point I would totally trust them all together. I would say that he may be happier as the only dog in a home....but, perhaps not...it may just take awhile like it did here. Do you have it in your heart to make room for this nice boy for the Holidays? Hurry & ask for Buster soon as he just needs a nice cozy spot by the fireplace or next to you on the couch & he will be one happy guy! 11/30/03 - I took Buster to Petco last night & he had a great time licking the workers faces and being petted by the customers. He is a real sweetheart with people...much more obedient than my 2 dogs!! Has lots of energy...but, not too much! He would be a GREAT pet for someone...a GREAT companion...very affectionate!! Buster had lost a lot of weight as his family had to put him in a boarding kennel for 3 weeks when they moved. He had stopped eating at the kennel but he has gradually come around and is eating quite well now. He has a funny bark...almost sounds like a duck! Unfortunately Buster & my dogs are still having a hard time adjusting to each other. He was an only dog in his last home so he may be expecting that now. Do you have room in your home & heart for this sweet guy looking for a new home? Hurry up & apply now if you do as Buster is waiting! 11/24/03 - Buster Brown Spot (AKA: Buster) is a 9 year old fawn boy with natural ears & a docked tail that came into rescue yesterday. He is an owner surrender due to a move & they sadly couldn't take Buster with them. His family loved him very much & wanted him to find a new home where he will be loved & cared for. They said Buster is a big lump of love & just likes to be close to people & snuggle on the couch & his favorite game is tug-a-war. He grew up with 2 kids, but no other dogs or cats in the house so we will need to see how he does with other animals. Buster hopped right in my car atop his favorite blanky. He is a good looking old man....fawn with an all grey face. He has a large white spot on his back with a smaller fawn spot in that...thus the name! He has taken very well to my husband and I already...very affectionate and sweet. Meeting my two boxers wasn't quite as smoothe, so we will take that slowly. Right now Buster is watching TV lying on my husband's lap while my dogs sleep in the spare bed next to me at the computer. Watch for more updates soon on Buster Brown Spot! |
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