For the Love of a Boxer Rescue & Sanctuary - Michigan

For the Love of a Boxer Rescue & Sanctuary - Michigan For the Love of a Boxer Rescue & Sanctuary, Wallace, Michigan - was founded in 2013 as Ruff Start Boxer Rescue. Our dogs are NOT PETS. They have never been pets.

We are a PUPPY MILL ONLY or HIGH MEDICAL NEEDS ONLY rescue. We save boxers and bostons from puppy mills, dog auction houses and breeding farms who are being sold, given away or retired as they are no longer deemed productive or wanted. Never been loved, and many harbor mental repercussions of such treatment. For this reason, each and every one of our dogs is individually evaluated to see what type

of home they need. What things they are capable of doing, and hopefully able to learn. This is why COMPANION DOGS are required for 99% of our dogs. Dogs are who they have loved and lived with, and who they trust. Humans are who has betrayed their love and trust while locked in the cage for years and years. This is also why PHYSICAL FENCES are required. To keep these puppy mill survivors from running away from US, the humans that never loved them, and thus have no bonds/attachments to. :(



These dogs all receive full vetting, after years of never seeing, nor being visited by a veterinarian. They slowly learn to trust humans, and interact with us. This can take several weeks, or up to a year! Each dog has its on ability to interact and trust, and each dog is given that time needed here. We believe in , and all dogs deserve to live a warm, comfortable life with lots of love and understanding. Our mission is be try to save as many as we can from life in a cage as a puppy machine.........All for the LOVE of a Boxer......and Boston!


“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me:
I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” ― Emma Lazarus

I will ALWAYS be their voice. I will NEVER be silenced. I do not care if you disapprove of my voice, as I will STAND for those locked in cages as prisoners of GREED. I will never STEP BACK or BACK DOWN. These dogs deserve to be treated as pets and not as PUPPY MACHINES. This is my MISSION and I will never, ever stop defending the misuse of the boxer breed. I will FOREVER expose the abusers and CONTINUE to defend the innocent animals who have no voice.

Does this horizontal wire make my tummy look fat? 😭🤣- Betty White
01/02/2026

Does this horizontal wire make my tummy look fat? 😭🤣

- Betty White

Ummm Snowy?What are you doing up on the counter????!!!!
01/02/2026

Ummm Snowy?

What are you doing up on the counter????!!!!

01/02/2026
01/01/2026

Puppy video!

Whelp. That's a wrap on 2025. Now let's see what 2026 brings us!Besides puppies that is! This is Rosie, one of the wh...
01/01/2026

Whelp. That's a wrap on 2025. Now let's see what 2026 brings us!

Besides puppies that is! This is Rosie, one of the white sisters that I was told was bred, but I kinda doubted it as she was 'spotting' some blood after arriving. So I was thinking she was coming into heat, or aborting what pups she might have been carrying.

Well........I do believe she has pups growing in that tummy for us in January 2026!

I still cannot pet her, but she is the friendliest of the sisters. So my main priority will now to become best friends with her, so that I can help her whelp or assist with a pup that might need some extra care, without worrying about aggressive protection/outbursts.

So for 2026, lets all send GOOD HAPPY LOVING VIBES to these white girls and their pups!

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU...........these mamas and so many others are safe, loved and living in loving homes tonight.

TOGETHER...........WE DO AMAZING WORK..........and from the bottom of my boxer loving heart.............THANK YOU!!!





This picture is HUGE. This is mama Snowy. She is the middle level aggressive girl. She is the mama that still has her ...
12/31/2025

This picture is HUGE.

This is mama Snowy. She is the middle level aggressive girl. She is the mama that still has her puppies with her.

She reacts with aggression if her sister Lily initiates any outward display of barking, growling, lunging, etc. Snowy soon mirrors her sisters behaviors.

But I've made some changes. I've changed up the equation and now.......this is Snowy.

I am feeding treats. I am sitting on the floor next to her gate hand feeding her pill pockets. And she is so comfortable with the situation that she has laid down!!!!!

And her puppies are happy and safe in the whelp box right along side her.

We are making progress, but it hasn't been easy.

There is always light at the end of the tunnel.........if you can just see past the obstacles standing in your way!

Oh, and I've petted her paw 3x since this photo! It's the first touches I've been able to do! None of the girls will allow outright petting. But I'll take a paw touch, Snowy! Thank you! 😍

Hey Suz? Were ya digging for a toy?! 🤣Suzy is still waiting for her forever family.
12/30/2025

Hey Suz? Were ya digging for a toy?! 🤣

Suzy is still waiting for her forever family.

12/30/2025

Good morning Facebook!

Who wants to hold us!? We need some holdy ASAP!

🤣😍

12/29/2025

Cali and Ari.

Snow much fun!!!

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