Hello from Texas

ShiroInu · 03-18-2011, 08:27 PM

Hi All,

I am 61 and have had at least one Boxer in my life since I was a toddler. Right now I have a 18 month old wild child named "Shiro Inu" . . . "White Dog" in Japanese. I was probably too old to have gotten a puppy, but he kind of fell into my lap when I was depressed after having to euthanize the Boxer before him, My Max.

Shiro is my second White. I had a White from the early 1980s to the mid 1990s. He was born to my flashy brindle dam; bred with Mrs. Harr of Treceder Kennels to a flashy fawn. Mrs. Harr has since passed away. We had flashy fawns and flashy brindles in the litter, along with our White. My kiddos wanted to keep the White, so we kept him. He lived to be 12 with no health problems other than Mast Cell, which sadly eventually killed him.

The avatar is me when I was about 18 months old. I am holding one of Button's puppies. Buttons was the first of my families 3 Boxers that came to us through a vet friend of my parents as unwanted adult Boxer dogs. Boxers were very popular in the 1950s. I guess we were an early 1950s Boxer rescue family.

I have signed up mainly because I have a complaint about my breeder, and would like some input. When Shiro was a little pup I tried two other Boxer forums but was not happy with the ABC contributors. I often post comments with links to the URLs where I get my information, and/or scan copies from books. This offended some ABC members and show people what-to-bees, but this is who I am. When posting I like to add that what I am saying is my opinion, and if I am stating a fact, I like to post links.

So . . . me the overtly honest one . . . is trying a forum again.

I LOVE Boxers. I LOVE looking at pictures of Boxers. Boxers have always been my best friends, confidants, pillows, and keepers of my secrets.

purplelori · 03-19-2011, 12:13 AM

Hi and welcome to the Forum-

Lots of great Boxer people here, and always willing to share information. Hope you enjoy it!

Annie · 03-19-2011, 10:07 AM

hi, welcome to the forum! can't wait to see some pictures

superpimp · 03-19-2011, 12:44 PM

LOL, just for the record, labs make better pillows

Doreen · 03-19-2011, 07:18 PM

Hello and welcome!

Marylou Mader · 03-20-2011, 08:12 AM

Welcome from Milwaukee Wisconsin.

Ron · 03-20-2011, 09:46 AM

Hi There

Welcome!!

ShiroInu · 03-21-2011, 09:02 AM

Hi All!

Thank you for the welcome!

I had hoped to post sooner, but things are kind of busy around here. I have been baby sitting my teacher daughter's Boston Terrier over Spring Break. I baby sit him often. He was a rescue and has big-dog issues so I always have to play musical dogs when he is here. Our German Wirehaired Pointer ignores him, but our Boxer does not understand what is doing on, and I don't want to put him in a position where he thinks he might need to bite rather than mouth. I did take the Boston to my rural vet to be neutered this visit, but he is about 4 or 5 and I do not think his need to be in charge issue will change at this point. The Boston had been dumped and saved by a family who could not keep him. We drove 4+ hours to get him. He was covered with bite scars and gashes, and had tape worms so bad that he pooed solid masses of tapes. So, in my opinion, he is doing as well as can be expected and is a love with his people.

My daughter does the Flat Stanley project with her students and we have had a little Flat Kindergarten kiddo visiting. I get Flat kiddos when parents do not have anywhere to send their little Flat Children. I go way out and put together a booklet with loads of pictures and dialogue to mail back. I finished it late last night. I should get an A+++.

We are finishing up bottle feeding a ram lamb that was born to one of our previous bottle babies. The mom was scared of the baby after he was born. They have bonded now.

Then we had a huge surprise yesterday morning. I had this wild hair to buy two does and one buck French Lop almost a year ago. We had Frenches when my kids were little. I have tried EVERYTHING and they will not breed. The does will not flag the buck, but the buck still tries. One doe tries to kill the buck. The other one bonded with the buck and after my last attempt to breed them with no results, I put them back together a couple of months ago since they cuddle and groom each other.

Yesterday, early morning there was hair everywhere in the cage and I went to see if the doe was preparing a nest. I found one dead baby and one warm live one. 24 hours later the survivor is still thriving, but from what I have read, it is not unusual for first time mothers to loose all their babies. Rabbits nurse only once or twice a day, so I am keeping a close eye to watch its belly to see if it seems full.

So . . . here is my Shiro - WATER.jpg

I will post more later tonight or tomorrow. I have to go to our largest closest town - 60,000 people - an hour away, and need to do chores and get everything in order so I do not forget to do everything I need to do there.

purplelori · 03-21-2011, 09:07 AM

You are one busy lady! Hope the baby bunny survives, just goes to show what goes on when they think we aren't looking!

Spyglass Sally · 03-21-2011, 09:24 AM

Welcome to the forum. I agree with Lori - you're one busy lady.

The Flat Stanly project was a new one to me - for others that might not know what it is, here's a link to their website.

For the record, we have no problem with posting links relevant to the discussion on this forum. And we enjoy debating a variety of issues that would never be allowed on some other boxer forums.

Look forward to learning more about you and Shiro!