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Recently we got a young pup, about 13 weeks old when we got her. Our other boxer is 8 years old and had just recently lost his playmate a few months ago (our oldest boxer who passed away). We tried rescue, but it wasn't working as our Duke would only growl at the rescues. So, we took the...

update Just wanted to give an update quick on how it is going here. It is going very very well! Duke I think has basically accepted her however we are still a little careful but they do spend most of their time together. Still careful out in the backyard as she can be a rowdy little bugger...

Kennel Cough (Infectious Tracheobronchitis) in Dogs The above is one link I read about the shedding of the virus after the vaccination. Here is another: http://blog.baybeachvets.com/?p=99

Yes, the vet heard him cough and he said "Oh that sounds like kennel cough". So he listened to his heart and lungs and they are all clear--sounded great. However, Duke is not cooperative at all for vet exams, so we don't know if he has a fever or not. The vet put him on an anti for 10 days...

Our new puppy Dee Dee had her kennel cough vaccination on the 4th of May. I wasn't planning on getting her this, but I signed her up for puppy classes given by a trainer at the vets office and this was required to be able to take the classes. It was the intranasal vaccination. Anyway, since...

Dee Dee Duke update Just wanted to give an update on how it is going here. Duke was getting really really upset and not in a good way with her puppy stuff. I had a trainer on another site that I am on tell me that I needed to do something about it otherwise he would take care of it for me...

The trainer we had at Petsmart supposedly trained dogs for the Air Force. He still works there. I just saw him the other day when I went in to get some puppy food for our new puppy.

Where I live there is a Petsmart and I took my dominant dog in there a few years ago for private lessons because my friend said the trainer was wonderful. Anyway Duke was about 5 at the time and he had a halti head collar on and he wouldn't let the trainer walk over him and he just went beserk...

Things have gone pretty good today so far. Both of them are off leash in the house together. They are in all of our rooms. Of course Duke being so old, likes to sleep, a lot--lol! They are sleeping together on the ortho beds as I type. I think this helps keep her calm in the house...

The end of a big day:

Photographic evidence of today:

It is working!!!! Guys, I did not wait to put them together I did it this afternoon by myself. They are TOGETHER napping together as we speak in the living room!! I can't believe my eyes...They have also been outside in the backyard together. Duke doesn't like all of her puppiness, I did...

We are doing walks in the evening. Have been for the last 2 nights. I was thinking about bringing her in on her leash with Duke on his in the house. We will start that today.

Lots of tail wags today and lots of "good boy". They were nose to nose last night and he did very well. Taking baby steps, but this does seem to be going in the right direction, just going to take quite awhile. She must get lots bigger first. For now she is gated in our kitchen and also has...

We got our new puppy! We got our new boxer puppy Saturday! She was born on January 11 so she is around 14 weeks old, so not too tiny but she is still small compared to Duke. She is another Dee Dee just a different take on the spelling--lol! Gotta keep it going! Anyway we brought her in...