| JAXX |
UPDATE 3/23/09 - Jaxx has been with us for a year now! She is a very sweet girl when not around
other dogs - she's ultra patient with her human brothers who are now 14 yrs and twins that are 7 yrs.
She also gets along with her "cousin" boxer Magnum really well. But she definitely does not like my
sister's pug. Zero tolerance there for some reason.
We have tons of pictures of Jaxx having fun this past year in the yard, on the swingset (she even climbs
up the ladder and goes down the slide), on car rides, boat rides and just snuggling in front of a warm
winter fire.
Her life is pretty nice I would say - she is loved and safe and happy. She even smiles! She is crated
during the day while we are gone to work and school but she is out and free to roam around wherever
she would like during all other times.
Having a dog is a huge committment - I would encourage other prospective adoptive families to really
consider the reality that foster parents do not have all the answers when fostering a dog - they are
wonderful at what they do, but by the pure nature of the fact that they probably only recently received
the dog - they may not be aware that the dog really isn't fond of the crate or really is NOT good with
other dogs. That is the case with Jaxx - she just isn't good with other dogs and it is a bit of a sadness
for me since I come from a family that has dogs. I do believe that none of us feels completely safe
when Jaxx is around other dogs - she becomes short of patience and snaps and growls. But she
NEVER showed this aggression towards the boys which is the major fact for me.
Well - onto Year 2....
UPDATE 8/12/08 - Wow - 6 months already. We have had an incredibly busy life and Jaxx fits into it
perfectly. She is an amazingly fun and smart boxer! She has been camping this summer and has been
traveling with me whenever I leave town to visit friends or family. She gets along pretty well with
Magnum (her adopted cousin) and the new puppy cousin too. Jaxx was crated for awhile until I could
figure out the secret to getting her to not have an accident in the house while I'm at work. The solution
was for me to roll up my 'fake oriental' rug in the living room each morning before I leave. She will not
pee or poo on the hardwood floors for some reason!! So now, as a reward, Jaxx gets to spend the
day on the couch will full nosey-access to the front room windows. She loves it. She also loves
sharing my bed - almost as much as I love it. She is a true gift to the family and we are just in love with
her. The 3 boys are crazy about her - in their words, "she's a cool sister".
UPDATE 5/26/08 - Jaxx is doing great - still not very pleasant with some other dogs but fantastic with
people. She is adjusted to life with me and the 3 boys. She continues to go everywhere with me
except for work! I had to go out of town this past week so Jaxx stayed with a friend - she had a great
time and adjusted well to staying there for the week. She missed me and couldn't wait to get home so it
was especially cool to know that she feels THIS is her forever home and she knows she belongs here.
Jaxx has great fun on the boys swingset - she climbs up the ladder and slides down the slide on her
paws until she reaches the middle of the slide at which point she launches herself halfway across the
yard. Very funny to see. She is trained to stay in the backyard without the leash and she goes to the
same area to poo every day - makes it easy for clean up and particularly convenient for the boys to run
and play around the rest of the yard with no fear of stepping in dog poo. More to come in next month.
UPDATE 4/19/08 - Jaxx is progressing beautifully. She is getting along much better with Magnum, the
boxer male. At baseball practice for my oldest son today, Jaxx met another male boxer (twice her size
again!) and she also good with him.
Jaxx is crated during the day and does much better with getting used to the crate - I say that because
she can't escape from this model of crate (the igloo kind). It makes life much easier when Jaxx is
crated and doesn't poop or pee in the house during my work day.
We get Jaxx out in the yard for 'free play' everyday and loves to run around and even play on the
swingset fort and slide. She travels everywhere with me for visits with family, baseball practices and
games, and this summer we'll be out on the boat.
I'll be updating again next month!!
UPDATE 3/22/08 - Jaxx is doing very well. She is absolutely perfect with humans but has aggression
with other dogs. She spends a number of hours alone during the day because I work full time but after
work hours this girl is kept busy by my 3 boys - 2 of which are 6 year old twins. I think she wipes her
brow and says 'thank God for a little peace and quiet' when we leave the house each morning. She
loves to sleep on the couch in the sunshine during the day - she hasn't been crated at all as she does
very well outside of it. At bedtime, she sleeps on my bed with me - she even asks for permission each
evening rather than just jumping up on the bed.
Jaxx is a great eater and is very social. She loves to chew on her bone or toss around her play toys
which include a 'doggy' purse, flip flop and bouquet of flowers. Very girly.
Jaxx goes everywhere I go. She is a great car traveler and, in fact, every day after work I go home to
get her and take her with me when I drive around town to pick up the boys. Baseball season for all 3
boys starts soon and she will be with me at every game!
When I adopted Jaxx, the opportunity to have a dog came up during a very busy time in my work life
(working lots to get a local broadway theatre open) so I have not gotten her signed up for dog school
yet but I will work on that in the next week or so. Her health seems great - we have yet to have a visit
to the vet for any problems.
The biggest opportunity with me and Jaxx is to get her to behave better with other dogs. It's been a
few weeks since she's been around the other boxers in my family but she's going to get some additional
exposure to Magnum this Easter weekend.
She's a great snuggler and the boys really enjoy having her around. She likes to play with them and
chase their toys. She also likes to chase my vaccum! Although the aggression towards other dogs isn't
very fun, it does become humorous when she sees her reflection in the glass fireplace doors and starts
to growl at herself. She really is a kick!!!
Will be in touch in another month with updates on schooling and baseball field antics : )
2/25/08 - Jaxx has been adopted!
2/13/08 - She is a wonderful dog. She loves to give kisses and snuggles. She is not to interested in toys.
She doesn't leave my side. She slept with me all night and didn't make a peep. No house accidents.
Here is one picture, I will take more, hubby is gone w/the camera.
2/10/08 - Jaxx arrived in rescue today all the way from Virginia. She was turned into a shelter after a
divorce in the family.
other dogs - she's ultra patient with her human brothers who are now 14 yrs and twins that are 7 yrs.
She also gets along with her "cousin" boxer Magnum really well. But she definitely does not like my
sister's pug. Zero tolerance there for some reason.
We have tons of pictures of Jaxx having fun this past year in the yard, on the swingset (she even climbs
up the ladder and goes down the slide), on car rides, boat rides and just snuggling in front of a warm
winter fire.
Her life is pretty nice I would say - she is loved and safe and happy. She even smiles! She is crated
during the day while we are gone to work and school but she is out and free to roam around wherever
she would like during all other times.
Having a dog is a huge committment - I would encourage other prospective adoptive families to really
consider the reality that foster parents do not have all the answers when fostering a dog - they are
wonderful at what they do, but by the pure nature of the fact that they probably only recently received
the dog - they may not be aware that the dog really isn't fond of the crate or really is NOT good with
other dogs. That is the case with Jaxx - she just isn't good with other dogs and it is a bit of a sadness
for me since I come from a family that has dogs. I do believe that none of us feels completely safe
when Jaxx is around other dogs - she becomes short of patience and snaps and growls. But she
NEVER showed this aggression towards the boys which is the major fact for me.
Well - onto Year 2....
UPDATE 8/12/08 - Wow - 6 months already. We have had an incredibly busy life and Jaxx fits into it
perfectly. She is an amazingly fun and smart boxer! She has been camping this summer and has been
traveling with me whenever I leave town to visit friends or family. She gets along pretty well with
Magnum (her adopted cousin) and the new puppy cousin too. Jaxx was crated for awhile until I could
figure out the secret to getting her to not have an accident in the house while I'm at work. The solution
was for me to roll up my 'fake oriental' rug in the living room each morning before I leave. She will not
pee or poo on the hardwood floors for some reason!! So now, as a reward, Jaxx gets to spend the
day on the couch will full nosey-access to the front room windows. She loves it. She also loves
sharing my bed - almost as much as I love it. She is a true gift to the family and we are just in love with
her. The 3 boys are crazy about her - in their words, "she's a cool sister".
UPDATE 5/26/08 - Jaxx is doing great - still not very pleasant with some other dogs but fantastic with
people. She is adjusted to life with me and the 3 boys. She continues to go everywhere with me
except for work! I had to go out of town this past week so Jaxx stayed with a friend - she had a great
time and adjusted well to staying there for the week. She missed me and couldn't wait to get home so it
was especially cool to know that she feels THIS is her forever home and she knows she belongs here.
Jaxx has great fun on the boys swingset - she climbs up the ladder and slides down the slide on her
paws until she reaches the middle of the slide at which point she launches herself halfway across the
yard. Very funny to see. She is trained to stay in the backyard without the leash and she goes to the
same area to poo every day - makes it easy for clean up and particularly convenient for the boys to run
and play around the rest of the yard with no fear of stepping in dog poo. More to come in next month.
UPDATE 4/19/08 - Jaxx is progressing beautifully. She is getting along much better with Magnum, the
boxer male. At baseball practice for my oldest son today, Jaxx met another male boxer (twice her size
again!) and she also good with him.
Jaxx is crated during the day and does much better with getting used to the crate - I say that because
she can't escape from this model of crate (the igloo kind). It makes life much easier when Jaxx is
crated and doesn't poop or pee in the house during my work day.
We get Jaxx out in the yard for 'free play' everyday and loves to run around and even play on the
swingset fort and slide. She travels everywhere with me for visits with family, baseball practices and
games, and this summer we'll be out on the boat.
I'll be updating again next month!!
UPDATE 3/22/08 - Jaxx is doing very well. She is absolutely perfect with humans but has aggression
with other dogs. She spends a number of hours alone during the day because I work full time but after
work hours this girl is kept busy by my 3 boys - 2 of which are 6 year old twins. I think she wipes her
brow and says 'thank God for a little peace and quiet' when we leave the house each morning. She
loves to sleep on the couch in the sunshine during the day - she hasn't been crated at all as she does
very well outside of it. At bedtime, she sleeps on my bed with me - she even asks for permission each
evening rather than just jumping up on the bed.
Jaxx is a great eater and is very social. She loves to chew on her bone or toss around her play toys
which include a 'doggy' purse, flip flop and bouquet of flowers. Very girly.
Jaxx goes everywhere I go. She is a great car traveler and, in fact, every day after work I go home to
get her and take her with me when I drive around town to pick up the boys. Baseball season for all 3
boys starts soon and she will be with me at every game!
When I adopted Jaxx, the opportunity to have a dog came up during a very busy time in my work life
(working lots to get a local broadway theatre open) so I have not gotten her signed up for dog school
yet but I will work on that in the next week or so. Her health seems great - we have yet to have a visit
to the vet for any problems.
The biggest opportunity with me and Jaxx is to get her to behave better with other dogs. It's been a
few weeks since she's been around the other boxers in my family but she's going to get some additional
exposure to Magnum this Easter weekend.
She's a great snuggler and the boys really enjoy having her around. She likes to play with them and
chase their toys. She also likes to chase my vaccum! Although the aggression towards other dogs isn't
very fun, it does become humorous when she sees her reflection in the glass fireplace doors and starts
to growl at herself. She really is a kick!!!
Will be in touch in another month with updates on schooling and baseball field antics : )
2/25/08 - Jaxx has been adopted!
2/13/08 - She is a wonderful dog. She loves to give kisses and snuggles. She is not to interested in toys.
She doesn't leave my side. She slept with me all night and didn't make a peep. No house accidents.
Here is one picture, I will take more, hubby is gone w/the camera.
2/10/08 - Jaxx arrived in rescue today all the way from Virginia. She was turned into a shelter after a
divorce in the family.
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STATE: ME
AGE: 2 years DOB 04/06/05
WEIGHT: 40 lbs
SEX: Female
NEUT/UTD: Yes/Yes
COAT COLOR: white with a patch
DOCKED TAIL: Yes
CROPPED EARS: No
CHILDREN under 4: Yes
CHILDREN OVER 4: Yes
SEPARATION ANXIETY: No
OTHER DOGS: Yes
CATS: Yes
CRATE TRAINED: Yes
HOUSE TRAINED: Yes
OBEDIENCE TRAINED: Yes
LEASH TRAINED: Yes
MICROCHIPPED: Unsure
ADOPTION FEE: $300
AGE: 2 years DOB 04/06/05
WEIGHT: 40 lbs
SEX: Female
NEUT/UTD: Yes/Yes
COAT COLOR: white with a patch
DOCKED TAIL: Yes
CROPPED EARS: No
CHILDREN under 4: Yes
CHILDREN OVER 4: Yes
SEPARATION ANXIETY: No
OTHER DOGS: Yes
CATS: Yes
CRATE TRAINED: Yes
HOUSE TRAINED: Yes
OBEDIENCE TRAINED: Yes
LEASH TRAINED: Yes
MICROCHIPPED: Unsure
ADOPTION FEE: $300
