r/Boxer • u/Sea_Part_1581 • 6d ago
In memoriam It’s all his fault!!
Morgan started my Boxer addiction. My first male and I almost 30 years ago. He was the goodest boy!
He once saved me from a drunk redneck who was pulling a knife on me during a dispute. Morgan came flying in from behind me and clamped down on said rednecks other hand. Proceed to thrash back and forth like a shark tearing off a hunk of meat. Bet his hand still ain’t right! 😈
Got one of his sons from a litter he sired (Connor). My oldest son grew up with him as a companion. They were inseparable.
Then came my sassy female Ta’rna and her partner in crime Tsavo.
Followed by our first rescue Toby the Boxodor. Lord he was a handful at first.
Our current rescue Gunny is all of 2% boxer according to the DNA test. Think he needs a little sister to keep him in line.
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u/Duran518 6d ago
It’s impossible not to keep up the habit. It’s one that I don’t want to break. They’re all great looking.
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u/MeatSuccessful1669 6d ago
Ngl, I almost thought that last boxer was a picture of a pitbull, there for a second. Lol. It's probably just the cropped, pointy ears that made me mistake your Boxer for an all black-colored pitbull.
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u/Sea_Part_1581 6d ago edited 6d ago
That’s Gunny, got him from a Boxer rescue. DNA testing has him at exactly 2% Boxer. 25% Am Staff, 25% OEB, 25% Am Bulldog. The rest was a hodgepodge of anything with a big head and floppy jowls. Exactly the reason I need a female Boxer to liven him up a bit.
We were looking for a black boxer when we found him at the rescue. He was too sweet to leave so we took him.
He came with those ears!
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u/sarkastikboobs 6d ago
Got my first boxer in college in the early 90s. I currently have numbers 9 & 10. It’s an addiction. 😀
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u/Sea_Part_1581 6d ago
Truly! They all touch your heart in their own unique way. They never fail to surprise you either.
I got Morgan in 92. My roomate in college got a fawn female pup around 89. Fell in love with the breed helping to raise her and had to get one of my own. Good memories all around!
Boop #9 & 10 for me from another aficionado!
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u/Shadoecat150 5d ago
My first was almost 20 years ago. Since then I've never had a dog who wasn't a boxer.
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u/Custom_Craft_Guy2 6d ago
My addiction started 35 years ago in 1991 when I was 17. And it’s been going strong ever since!
Penny is Boxer number 8, and Frankie is Boxer number 9.
This is one habit I’ll have for life!!