Recent content by rygolf25

Hi all, I haven't been a regular poster over the past few years with life being so busy but on Wednesday, we lost our dearest Cami. She was 8.5 years old and was simply sunning herself in her favorite spot in the backyard when she passed away. The vet said she simply had a heart attack and...

Here is Ari again just laying around...So goes the life of a boxer!!!

Here is our new boy Ari hanging out at our house...

Keeping watch over the house!

Here is the picture the breeder sent us of Apollo. How could we not have gotten him???

I read somewhere that to help with the grieving process of a loss of a pet, writing their life story will help you remember all of the good times and deal with things in perspective. With that, I sat down and typed out Apollo's life and what a good life he had, even though it was way too short...

Thank you Thank you everyone for your kind words. This is truly one of the best online communities in existance and the support is incredible. To know that there are so many others out there who have gone through what we have is a comfort. We are now searching for a little brother for Cami...

Apollo, Breathe and run free. You have now been healed of your heart problems. We will see you again and I can't wait for that day where you and I get to wrestle again. I miss you so much. You are the best dog ever. I can't imagine our lives without you. You taught me so much in the...

He's at the bridge... Well, tonight we let Apollo go to the bridge. He had worsened significantly over the weekend and We decided that we couldn't let him suffer anymore. With all of his medications and treatments, he continued to be a fighter up to the end. He's taught Jamie and I a lot...

Albie, our vet has not gotten the pimobendan yet and we aren't sure if we are going to try it. Apparently, it takes a few weeks to get and if Apollo is still going strong at that point, it may be worth a shot. He's just so up and down right now we aren't sure how long everything will last...

Thank you everyone for your support. As of today, Apollo is still doing well and with the exception of weight loss, is almost back to his normal self. It's going to be a day to day battle but we're spoiling him like crazy so as long as we have with him, he knows he's loved. Thank you again. Ryan

A good report... Well, got the report from the vet this morning and it was a positive one. Apollo is doing better and keeping more of the fluid out of his chest. The new doses of the medication seem to be working for now and the vet set another appointment for next week! Hopefully, we can...

After fighting and doing awesome for over a year since our major incident at KState where Apollo was in critical condition, we are most likely going to have to send Apollo to the bridge on Friday. His condition has worsened and the cardiomyopathy and arrythmia have overworked his heart. Fluid...

My heart goes out to you. Stay strong and know you made the right choice for Belle. We have thought about the same thing with Apollo many times. He isn't to that point yet and hopefully it is quite some time before we have to make that choice but when his condition does get to the point that...