Rorschach Boxers

01/19/2025

A series of photos when I asked him if he was a Good Boy

His eyes 🥹

01/19/2025

This is my lion. 🔈 on

01/18/2025

01/07/2025

These are puppy mill dogs. Do not support this cycle in *any* way.
If you want to help: Do not purchase puppies from brokers, pet stores, online ‘buy now’ sites, or puppy farms. Do not support rescues that purchase dogs from auctions. Why? Because puppy mills count on that money to continue operating. Purchasing at auction is the same thing as directly supporting them. They take that money and buy new dogs to continue the cycle.
How you can help:
Again, DO NOT buy from mills. In any way. Often mills will sell to 3rd party brokers who will sell the puppies online to whoever has the money. Buy your puppy from a breeder who focuses on preserving their chosen breed. How can you tell?
They should focus on only one, maybe 2 breeds. They should have a *point* to their breeding program and be able to tell you their goals for the future. They should have a clear reason why they chose the dogs that they chose to breed and what they hope to get out of the litter. They should be doing their best to screen out health problems and be able to show you how they socialize the babies.

01/07/2025

Surveying his kingdom 🤣

01/05/2025

Please take this and share.

12/28/2024

Megan this morning. 2024 was a hard year for us. Hoping that in 2025 Megan becomes a Mom and gives me a baby girl to work with 🥰

12/28/2024

Reverse brindle (aka ‘sealed’) boxer. This is the coolest coat color imo. In the sun you can see the red brown stripes. They are so close together that he looks black. Sometimes in certain lights he looks purple.
This coat color is disqualifying for AKC conformation showing and the American Boxer Club discourages breeding for it the same as with white boxers. It is not anything harmful for the animal, just a very tight brindle.

12/24/2024

***Know the laws***
This applies across the United States. ‘Service Dog’ is a dog trained to perform very specific tasks for the disabled person so that they can get around in public spaces. It is legal for the establishment they are in to ask the handler/owner what task(s) the dog is trained to do. They cannot ask about the handler’s disability or demand ‘paperwork’ (there is no agency that officially credentials service dogs. Some handlers train their own dogs). The dog is allowed public access unless they behave badly at which point they can be denied despite service dog status.
All other handlers demanding access to public spaces with their dogs are being unlawful (and incredibly entitled). People who abuse the ambiguity of ‘dogs with vests’ and bring their dogs everywhere are making it harder for disabled handlers with legitimate needs to access public spaces. STOP bringing your pet dog to Walmart and pushing it around in the shopping cart while they bark at people. STOP putting a Service Dog patch on your poorly trained pet and bringing him to restaurants bc you like having him near you. I get it- I live and breathe my dogs. But abusing access laws is equivalent to parking in handicap parking spots. The access wasn’t created for *you*. Be grateful you don’t have actual need for it.
Feel free to take this meme, and/or share this information freely. It needs to get out there!

12/14/2024

This is most likely a puppy broker. They purchase puppies from mills (and other desperate breeders) who are willing to sell their whole litters, then the brokers resell them online for cheap. They make a lot of money this way and people think they’re getting a ‘deal’ bc the puppies are so cheap.
Unfortunately in order to produce ‘cheap puppies’ you do have to cut corners somewhere. These puppies do not come from well bred parents. Well bred here means that their health testing, titles, and temperament, is known & proven. For purebred dogs- especially Boxers- being well bred is very important. Boxers’ longevity is on the decline over the last couple of decades. They have overall lost a year from their lifespan, averaging now 9 years of age.
Rarely will these broker purchased puppies be fully healthy for their entire lives, look like a well bred dog (or even purebred) as they grow up, and none of them are breeding or show quality yet many come with full registration papers! This gives people the idea that their puppy has the qualities to be bred. Thus perpetuating the puppy mill genes further into the Boxer breed.
The parents of these puppies are often nothing but sources of income for whoever owns them. The brokers cut a check to the owners for the litter and if you buy one of these puppies, you are creating a demand for these ‘cheap puppies’.
It is *not* easy or cheap to breed dogs the right way. Even for a planned litter than doesn’t take, the breeder will be out a couple thousand dollars (ask me how I know this 🫠). But for owners of the mill dogs it’s as simple as pairing two dogs together and let nature happen.
If you’d like to talk about this more please message me! There are lots of good breeders out there that want to put their well bred puppies into responsible homes and stop the mass breeders & puppy mills.

12/11/2024

It’s that time of year 🎄🥰

12/08/2024

Photos courtesy of CareCredit
I did some measuring today and these 2 Boxers I have are huge! Measurements are taken from their front toes on the floor to the tops of their shoulders.
Totoro: 26 inches tall and 80lb.
Megan: 23 inches tall and 68 lb.
These guys are pretty lean- they’re raw fed so not much spare fat on them.

Great genetics ✅
Healthy diet ✅
Exercise ✅
Health checks ✅

12/06/2024

Adult Boxer boy! 🥰

12/06/2024

A chart for raw feeders.

*Your dog’s diet is complete when you feed the entire prey animal including organs.
*Eggs are awesome little things
*Do not feed raw salmon