XENA
Age: 3
Weight: 68 lbs
State: NY
Small Children Under 4?: Unsure
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 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 6/9/04 - 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 Xena is pending adoption!
9/7/03 Greetings everyone, I would like to introduce Xena. She is a beautiful, sleek fawn
with a black mask. Xena has beautiful dark eyes that will melt your heart. There seems to
be a little bit of sadness hidden behind them tough. Xena arrived a little over a week ago
with Nyla. The two have been together since Xena was brought home as a puppy. Xena
was a little growly with the resident boxers at first but no longer was after the first three days.
They are all out together with no problem. Xena had the opportunity to travel out of town
to stay with some relatives this week and did very well meeting the kids and dogs. The
children had no problem walking her on the leash. In the house she seems a little afraid of
smaller children. You should get your applications in because a beauty like Xena won't be
here long. She loves to cuddle with people and needs some gentle reassurance that she is
safe. Will have some pictures really soon to share with everyone.
9/7/03