Hi, All. I actually introduced myself back in March, but then life got in the way and I haven't had a chance to write again, so I thought I'd reintroduce myself. My name is Edith and my Hubby(Jim) and I adopted our first boxer a little over a year ago. His name is COB (Cheif of the boat, or as I like to say, chairman of the board). He is an absolute joy. He's our first boxer; Jim raised Goldies and I always had Dobies, he was our compromise dog. We sort of rescued him. His owner was going thru a divorce and he had decided that if he couldn't find a home for his dog, he'd have him put to sleep! Thank God he liked us!! Bred for show in CA, he was a monorchid and so became a pet dog. Talk about sweet! He is the most well-mannered dog I have ever known. He suffered for awhile with allergies, but we have him on Purina HA(hypoallergenic) and I give him a little apple cider with each meal and he seems to be quite happy with that. (for a while we were calling him Mothra because his coat was so bad from allergies). Anyway, sorry this is so long. I read the forums everyday (from work) but I can't post from there, so I just wanted to say "hi" and thanks for being there!