Recent content by bikerhoff

Connecticut Bash Hi! We're in East Haddam. Marco and I would love to meet you too! I will check back for postings.

We boarded Marco We boarded Marco this summer for 4 days at a very highly recommended kennel. There was no supervised play time because the kennel just didn't do that. They explained that they don't risk the dogs getting in fights. But he got three walks per day, and he was in an...

Last night while on a bike ride I passed a woman walking a gorgeous boxer. On my way back home I was passing her again and decided to stop and tell her what a gorgeous dog she has. She was the nicest person and Luca is a wonderful boxer!!!! She invited us over to play anytime because Luca...

Last week I took Marco to a new park. We were all alone, no one was there! I let Marco splash around on the edge of the pond with his long leash on, then I let him off leash...He turned around and gave me a look then took a flying leap about 4 feet into the pond! It was the funniest thing...

I use the old food trick to get Marco to drop the ball. I throw the ball, he brings it back but won't drop it, then I say "drop it" and hold up a treat. He immediately drops the ball and sits. I reward him with the treat and then we start all over again. After several sessions of this...

We get a great tape from our vet, I forget the name of it. It looks like an ACE Bandage, but it is sticky tape. It works great, it didn't even come off when Marco rubbed his head across the carpeted living room floor! We had to tape down his ear when he got stiches after being bit! It does...

Hello everyone. I live in CT and it has been cold and snowy this winter. Right now the snow on the ground is frozen and hard. Whenever I take Marco out to play he ends up with bloody paws from getting little cuts around his nails from the hard snow. Booties don't help beacause they come...

I never ever thought of Boxers as ugly even before we got Marco. I was really caught off guard this past weekend when my sister in law said "Marco has a face only a mother could love!" And then the rest of the family agreed that Marco is ugly. How dare they! I just wanted to tell them all to...

Boo Hoo, my baby boy was bit in obedience class last night! I feel like it was my fault, but I know it was the other dog owner's fault too. We were doing an exercise in class where we walk our dogs around and sit them then shake hands with the other humans, and Marco turned to the left and...

Hi Martins, yes Harkness park is probably where you flew kites, we've done a lot of that there too. It is not an off leash park. Have a safe move from Hawaii, we'll see you in the fall! Suzanna and CTboxer, hope we can get together sometime too! I've been taking Marco out more and more, he...

Thank you, these are great suggestions! I'll try them tonight!

Our Marco has already lost his little teeth but more adult teeth are coming in. He's 6 months old. Some days he just won't eat or play, I even add water to his food so it's mushy and he still doesn't want it. I'm pretty sure it's his teeth bothering him, is there anything I can give him to...

Hello Suzanna 828 and ctboxer81! Waterford is in eastern Ct near New London on the shore. It's over an hour and a half from you. It's only about an hour from my home to the Norwalk area, I'd be willing to travel to meet you all somewhere too. I too am sorry to hear about the hip problems...

We are in CT. I also know someone at my husbands work who has two boxers who may be interested, I'm not sure if she knows about Boxerworld. I'll find out and maybe we can get a group together. Harkness Park in Waterford is a wonderful place to go, do you know it?

MMM YUMMY, IS THIS A TREAT?