NYLA
Age: 4
Weight: 64 lbs
State: NY
Small Children Under 4?: Yes
Children Over 4?: Yes
Separation Anxiety?: No
Neutered/UTD?: Yes/Yes
Microchipped?: No
Other Dogs?: Yes
Cats?: Yes
Crate Trained?: Yes
House Trained?: Yes
Obedience Trained?: No
Leash Trained?: Yes
Attending Obedience At Foster Home?: No
Adoption Donation?: $250
UPDATE 9/13/11 -With a broken heart I write...the week before Xmas 2010 our darling
Nyla fell on ice, broke her right hip and left back knee....her right back knee had blown out
a few months before. She struggled with great pain and our vet said due to her advanced
age (12 at least) there was nothing he could do. We took her home so the family could say
their goodbyes and I returned with Ny to the vet. Though she could no longer lift her body
she stayed calm and trusting to the very end. I held her close as the doctor laid her down.
She left us peacefully. I wept so much that the vet and the tech's too began to weep. They
had all cared for Ny throughout her 8 years with our family. It was a very sad Christmas to
say the least...two weeks later, Scotch, our 22 year old Maine coon cat laid down at my
feet, curled up and slowly began to draw his last breath. Scotch and Nyla had been dear
buddies. Xena, the "sister" of Ny, seemed to accept the loss better than the people in the
family. She was quiet for a few days and didn't leave the front door for more than a
week...waiting for Ny to return we think. Finally in February 2011 we all, boxer, cats, and
humans seemed to find our way in our life after Ny and Scotch. Xena did her best to act
like a boxer puppy even though she was nearing 11 years of age. She and I walked a mile
each day and Xena was an ever present source of comfort and joy in our household...as she
and her sister had always been. The end of June Xena began to slow down...very suddenly.
I took her for a check up and they could find nothing wrong. Old age...but then the first of
July she just fell over while eating. I ran and picked up this 70 pound girl and quickly took
her back to the vets. $600 later still nothing could be found to explain. Took her home and
kept her still and close to us at all times. She didn't complain...stopped falling over...but
could no longer do our daily walks...her back right leg would begin to drag after only
a few hundred feet. She took to sleeping most of the day but never showed signs of any
pain...until 9/12/11. She died in my arms after a massive attack of some kind. I can't even
begin to describe what happen but I will be forever thankful that I was with her.
Our entire family is deeply sadden and our home feels very empty right now. I am thankful
for the volunteers of Second Chance who took the time to care for my angel boxers and
give them a second chance at life. They were happy everyday they lived with us here in
Maine. They were an important part of our family who will FOREVER be missed. As I
write I can hardly believe my own words...I guess it is that I don't want to believe them.
Nyla and Xena were beautiful, intelligent boxers who brought an abundant amount of love
and joy to our lives. It is difficult to imagine the rest of our lives without them.
UPDATE 3/9/08 - Ny and Xena continue to be the biggest love bugs we've ever known.
Both want nothing more than to accompany the family where ever we go. Both are willing
to stay home without causing any problems but they much prefer to be with us.
Ny has developed little tumors on her feet and behind one ear. She leaves them alone for
the most part and seems rather unaffected. Vet says they are not cancerous. Yeah!!
Xena plays like a puppy still though her graying muzzle gives her age away. She is always
ready to go for a walk, a drive, or to play tug of war.
Thank you Boxer Rescue for bringing these boxer girls into our lives!
UPDATE 10/9/06 - It's been so long I wonder if anyone really remembers these darlin
babes? Both Xena and Nyla continue to do very well....though they are in mourning right
now. Our youngest daughter has left to go to college and the dog babies miss her very
much. Nyla spends hours sleeping in front of her bedroom door...waiting for her to return.
She is more than a thousand miles from here so they won't be reunited for several months!
Other than being a little down the dogs are great! They walk each morning with me, sleep
by my feet in my office most days and chase one another in the yard. Both have the
manners of angels! They seem to be aging gracefully. Thank you to all volunteers who
helped us find them! We can't imagine life without our boxer girls.
UPDATE 8/28/04 - Xena and Nyla are both healthy, physically fit and tremendously happy
dogs. They adjust to whatever pace our family keeps........they know how to rush to get
ready for school (thier job is to jump in the back seat of the car to make sure I get Molly to
the right school!), how to wait like good girls when the family goes off to church without
them, how to scamper into the truck to go to camp (neither swim very well but they love to
play bobbing for rocks till they choke on the lake water), how to cheer the cross country,
football and field hockey teams on!, and how to snuggle in front of the woodstove in the
winter. Both enjoy long walks and behave so well I walk them both at the same time with
no struggles. We ran into a lady being hauled down the street by a cocker the other day
and she couldn't believe that these two boxer girls were behaving so nicely. Obedience
training does wonders for us dumb humans!! A year ago when we began checking out
Second Chance we had no idea how truly dedicated the volunteers of this organization
were. Now, after all the emails and BRADS, we marvel at the mercy and love you all show
this wonderful breed of dogs. Every place we go people stop and ask us about our boxers
and we always gladly tell them of how both came to be part of our family. Thank you for
twisting our hearts a bit about Nyla. We had never considered two dogs before but to
imagine life without both of them now seems impossible! It's truly difficult to remember
what life was like before these bouncing babes so cleverly buried their way into our hearts.
We love them. They are almost never alone and they demand very little from us. They
seem content and happy to just be with us regardless of what it is we are doing. Thank you
again for blessing us with these two beautiful boxer girls!
UPDATED 6/6/04 - I know I don't need to do an update but have a question. First both
girls are absolutely GREAT! Xena is slowly getting more comfortable around strangers and
may be able to go to the next BRAD with sister Nyla. They are both complete love bugs
and as close to angels as I've ever known ANY dog to be. Outside they stay in our yard
and run in our fields. If we say COME they charge back so fast they almost knock you off
your feet. Xena is like glue if she thinks you are going someplace. Ny is a bit more laid
back but is constantly at my feet in my office.
Question: Reading about Oni I saw the foster parent said she soaked his feet in peroxide to
get the red out and then was going to move to vinegar and water to help with allergies. Nyla
came with red feet and continues to have them. She has allergies but we have yet to know
what to. Can anyone tell me if the peroxide bath would be good for her or the vinegar and
water one? My vet has given up. He says Ny doesn't seem to be too bothered so just
ignore it. He is right she isn't too bothered but sometimes at night she bites and bites her
feet. Benedryl helps but makes this couch potato almost dead.....she sleeps all the time
when on that stuff.
Oh well if anyone can answer this question I'd be interested! Again thank you so much for
these beautiful girls. I volunteer at BRADS and constantly send people to the website.
Wish I could afford more dogs but the vet bills KILL!
9/11/03 Nyla is pending adoption!
9/7/03 Hello everybody, I would like to present Nyla. She is a fawn female with a black
mask with some white markings. She is a sweet teddy bear who would love to cuddle up to
you for a good belly rub. She arrived about a week ago with Xena and is doing wonderful.
We are learning how to walk better on the leash without pulling. Nyla is learning how to
play and loves it. She would love a family to shower her with love and affection and let her
know everything is going to be okay. Nyla is being treated for an ear infection which is
clearing up well. Hurry if you are interested in Nyla because she would love a family to call
her own.