Why did you pick him/her?

[stampingrace]

We picked Basil for a few reasons. Mainly, he was the big fat lazy one. He came over to see us, we picked him up and he layed his big head on my shoulder - I was sold but BF wasn't. After I put him back, he walked away and went to eat. He wasn't crazy clammoring for attention. He was just content to be with or without it. Turns out is was a good choice. He's a love bug and a follower but not nearly as attention seeking as most boxers. He also turned out not to be fat (I kind of miss the fat puppy belly) so we got the best of both worlds.

 

[LuvDaBabies]

We have been through our share of dogs in the last few years. We've acted as a little foster home. I'd rescue one from a shelter, train it and then something wouldn't quite fit with our family and I'd give them to a better home (i.e. a husky mix that went to a retired couple that owned 5 acres vs our boxy little townhome at the time). The only one to stay was our fat, lazy, cuddly little Sadie who didn't do much. So, when we got pregnant with our second I knew our new baby needed his own puppy (Sadie is my oldest son's dog and we got her 2 motnhs before he was born). I just knew it was better if the baby and the puppy grew up together.

So, I did some research on a breed that would fit us, we wanted a medium size, shorter hair, faimly loving puppy. That led me to the boxer. I did a ton of research to make sure I knew what I was getting myself into. I found a breeder that I connected with personally and it was her bitch's first litter. She lives about 5 hours away from us and in my very pregnant state I was not allowed to drive that far from my hospital so I browsed pictures, talked to the breeder about what we were looking for and she sent me the pics of the two females (dh isn't fond of males, he's had bad experiences in the past). Justice, or Arrow as they called her, had a perfect white arrow going up the back of her head. 4 weeks old, she was so sweet it was love at first sight. I could hardly wait that whole month (waiting for a baby and a puppy all at the same time is really hard!)

The day we picked her up we met the breeder and her mentor at the airport (half way between us) and 6 days after I had Ty (2nd skin baby). I went up to the back of the car and took her out (she was shivering so I tucked her into my jacket and she nuzzled right up to me). At this time the breeder mentions that she has started showing the same spunk of her mother, which at the time didn't really sink in, but rings so loud anytime Justice runs rampid through the house. I love her dearly but next time I'd like the puppy to pick us, in person

 

[Juliekay]

We had always wanted a Boxer. So we found a litter in the area and went to look at the little devils. They were romping around on the floor and I caught something out of the corner of my eye. I looked down, and there was Jake. Sitting there with his little head cocked to the side looking up at me. So I picked him up and held him awhile and then put him back on the floor to play with the others. About 2 minutes later, he was back again, head cocked to the side and looking up at me. Of course I knew he was the one

Myles was chosen before he was born. The breeder gave me pick of the litter and I told her I wanted to take the first born male. It happens that Myles was the first born pup. She sent pics every week showing his growth progress. So I got to watch him grow up

Vinnie was the last of the litter. He had been taken by someone else and they decided they didn't like his Woo Woo's so they brought him back to the breeder. Some people. Anyway, we drive out to get him and when we pulled in the driveway, he came hopping over in full Woo Woo and fell in love

Jasmine is Vinnie's sister. The breeder called me and said that Jasmine's mommie could no longer have her in the home(this is the lady that took Vinnie at first and didn't like the woo woo's) and asked if we wanted to take her. And of course, we did So they are together again

 

[sandy's mom]

My dad had found Sandy, she had been abandoned at a construction site. She was in really bad shape, mange, malnurished, kidney problems, eye problems and other things.
He was not physically able to handle a growing puppy so he called me.
At first I told him no. We had just had our dog of 12 years put down because of liver failure and so we were heartbroken and not ready for another dog. After he told me she was a boxer, I just couldn't resist. We had always had boxers when I was a little girl and he knew that I loved them.
I had to rent a car and drive 8 hours to get her and I have not regreted it a day.

I found Napoleon through the newspaper. I had started looking for a puppy for Sandy to play with. There was an ad for a boxer that wasn't wanted anymore by his kids. I couldn't resist, I called made an appointment to see him and couldn't leave him behind. You could tell he was not treated kindly, he too was very skinny and nervous. We have had a tough time with him but he is also well worth it. He is our little clown.

Love my babies.

 

[BaileyWailey]

I knew I wanted a brindle and female, so I had the breeder bring out the only two brindle females to make it easier to choose. I wasn't even planning on getting a puppy, this was only the first place I looked. They were both so cute, but Bailey's markings were prettier. I wanted to make sure I was getting her on temperment as well so I played with them for awhile. The other one was very sweet and relaxed and Bailey was spunky. I figured I needed one that could keep up with Roxy so I picked Bailey.

 

[Ali_Crazy]

Ali pick us

We went to the breeders when the puppies where around 4 or 5 weeks old and of course I was playing with the cute little girls, but my BF was playing with the lone male in the litter. This little boy wouldn't leave him alone. He even got so excited that he pee'd on him. The next thing out of my BF mouth was "Well this is the one because he's already marked me as his" I couldn't resist fighting with him about getting a girl after that.