Bumps and Bruises!

[SherylM]

Ahh..boxers bumps. The worst injury I have ever had with my boxer came from my boy Frazier. He was about 3 years old at the time and I had just separated from my ex-husband and was living in an apartment. For exercise I would take Frazier out to the high school around the corner and let him run on the football field. This particular evening I had a friend with me and she was getting quite a kick out of the way Frazier would charge towards us and then dart away at the last minute. She said to me "aren't you afraid that he's gonna run right into you?" My reply was "oh no, he would never do that, its a game he plays, he always runs around me at the last minute." Well, no sooner were the words out of my mouth when Frazier came charging towards us at full speed. I assumed as usual he would dart around me, but oh no, he ran right into me. He hit me full speed right at knee level. My feet went out from under me, way up high! I went completely airborne. My feet were higher than my chest. I landed on my chest with my hands underneath me. It knocked the wind out of me I landed so hard. When I finally regained my wits about me I looked over to see my girlfriend laughing so hard she could hardly breathe!!! She thought it was the funniest thing she ever saw. And there was Frazier looking at the both of us like we were from outer space. I had a bruise on my chest from where my hands were under me when I landed, I had a swollen and bruised knee where he hit me, and I actually had whiplash. I even went to the doctor because of the pain in my knee. Imagine explaining that to your doctor. Well, it was a lesson learned, after that I was the one who swerved!!

 

[Muggsysmommy]

Friday night Jack smacked me in the eye and all weekend I had a black eye and a scratch all down one side of my face. I looked like I had gotten beat up.

 

[ljnash]

Oh boy, do I get bumps and bruises!! When I had my annual physical last year, the doctor asked me where I got all the bruises. I guess she thought I was being abused!!

 

[gregory'sdad]

Nothing yet

Glad to hear the stories...I have laughed plenty. However, I now know to watch Sir Gregory very well.

 

[Stephj]

Presently only a scratch on the chin from last night when I mistakenly thought I could take a nap after a long day snowboarding
(he pounced on my face!), and some bruises on my legs in the shape of paws and nails from the dog park Saturday when Capone wanted to make sure I didn't feel like he was leaving me out. Gotta love them!

 

[cristletips]

SherylIM,
"the dart at the last minute game" is what happened to me last Feb 14. Only i couldnt walk after I landed and had to crawl home. Trying to explain to the Chinese doctors in emergency what happened and the force and speed to which i was hit proved difficult.


Needless to say, i spent one week in the hospital and returned on St. Patricks Day for my knee operation under general anethesia and remained for another week. I finally got off my crutches close to summer. I was "OK"d at 100% recovery on Sept. 1.

This year almost to the day again, i got a finger injury while walking Lily on a zip leash looking for "Hippo Dog". (You can read about said dog HIppo Dog on my thread called "Hippo Dog")!!!

Two other stray dogs chased us when i spotted Hippo Dog and Lily ran. I tried to yank back on the zip leash and it burned thru my pinky finger just at the second crease giving me indian rope burn and taking a sizeable chunk out. I've worn a band aid for nearly a month and just removed it. It looked disgusting and is still healing! Yuk!

 

[PSUHeather]

There is abuse in this house, and it is against the humans-- parent abuse.

My entire family has at least been scratched by their nails. I don't know why, but my boxers have nails that can put holes in the couch and scratch flesh through jeans.

The boys (boyfriends both past and present, Dad, brother, friends....) have all had their "tender vittles" stepped on, or worse case scenario, bounced on as the dog(s) ran and jumped on the couch.

I've gotten at least one fat lip. One was from leaning over to tie my shoe, and the dog walked under me and jerked her head up to see me. WHAM!

I have random bruises on my legs that I speculate are from their late night bed-raids. They jump up on the bed, get in between, and stretch their legs out to push the people off the bed.

 

[Elyse]

I have had 2 fat lips from Nestle jumping up to kiss me (in addition to countless bruises). The "my dog did it" answer to my collegues gets some strange looks. I am a battered boxer mommy!!