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.

Crazy babies!
11/22/2025

Crazy babies!

Mustang............is the last of the brothers we saved last weekend from dog auction in Missouri.He was born on 5/18/25...
11/20/2025

Mustang............is the last of the brothers we saved last weekend from dog auction in Missouri.

He was born on 5/18/25 and just got home from the vet today! He's doing fabulous and will be ready for his forever home soon!

This guy IS THE MOST SKITTISH of the bunch, so he'll need a little extra time & lovin' before he's on your lap! 😉

We have a $1000 MATCHING DONATION offer! This means if you donate $5, it's matched! If you donate $50, it becomes $100...
11/19/2025

We have a $1000 MATCHING DONATION offer! This means if you donate $5, it's matched! If you donate $50, it becomes $100 for us!!

Many people forget about the dogs medical needs after rescue. But let me tell you, I never ever underestimate vet day! It can be a very expensive endeavor for us!

Here is an example: Mama Stella, who whelped 8 pups, but only 4 ended up making it. :(

She had some pretty extensive vetting needed, after a lifetime of neglect and overbreeding. Along with a tumor being removed, she had 4 teeth extracted. And keep in mind this billing doesn't reflect any medications post surgery for pain or antibiotics, as those are billed separately to us.

So this sweet mama easily cost us over $1000 after her vetting day and subsequent meds!

In honor of those costs, Brenda & John have stepped up to offer a $1000 MATCHING DONATION offer to help defray some of her costs on the rescue's budget!

It's not all about saving them from the auction or the breeder's cage.........it's about making them FEEL BETTER and BE HEALTHY for the FIRST TIME IN A VERY LONG TIME too!!!

And TOGETHER WE CAN DO THAT, TOO!

You can donate via Facebook by simply clicking the DONATE button on this post.

To donate via PayPal:
Paypal.me/fortheloveofaboxer

To donate via Venmo:


Our profile pics is a senior white & fawn boxer dog and our last 4 digits of our phone is 1911 and we have 322 friends! (beware of a scam account on venmo!)

As always, your donations are tax deductible, as we are a 501.c(3) non-profit.

NOTE: Our legal IRS name is RUFF START BOXER RESCUE and when you donate it might show up as that -- Don't Fret! It's us!!! 🙂 Recent changes to FB show our LEGAL IRS name now!

Maverick. Born 5/16/2025 on a puppy mill.........but running free today of his cage thanks to all of you!He'll be ready...
11/19/2025

Maverick.

Born 5/16/2025 on a puppy mill.........but running free today of his cage thanks to all of you!

He'll be ready for a new home very soon! Vet appointment is tomorrow!

This little man was born on 5/18/2025 and has been enjoying his new found freedom from the puppy mill...........Playing,...
11/18/2025

This little man was born on 5/18/2025 and has been enjoying his new found freedom from the puppy mill...........

Playing, chewing and running like the wind! He heads to Dr. Brad on Thursday to be neutered up so he can find a forever home ASAP and be out the door............

I have named him...........FALCON. Welcome little man to the best days of your forever life!

A face of freedom.............He was born on 8/6/2021. And he's lived his entire life on a puppy mill in Kansas...........
11/18/2025

A face of freedom.............

He was born on 8/6/2021. And he's lived his entire life on a puppy mill in Kansas...............until we saved him!

This boy will be heading to see Dr. Brad this week for his neuter surgery and all the necessary vetting he needs........no matter what that might be!

I've named this boy JET. Welcome to the best days of your life buddy.........lets get you all fixed up and find you a forever home!

11/17/2025

Home, safe and sound!!!!

Another face of freedom! 😍
11/16/2025

Another face of freedom! 😍

Our dog auction saves are headed north!HUGE Thanks to Karen, Chris & Andy for this transport to freedom!
11/16/2025

Our dog auction saves are headed north!

HUGE Thanks to Karen, Chris & Andy for this transport to freedom!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!More info to come tomorrow as they had north to us!
11/15/2025

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

More info to come tomorrow as they had north to us!

It is with a very heavy heart that I tell you that #168, the 'heavy bred', pregnant boxer mama is not at auction this m...
11/15/2025

It is with a very heavy heart that I tell you that #168, the 'heavy bred', pregnant boxer mama is not at auction this morning.

You see, she whelped during the week and is not available for purchase any longer. And I did try to negotiate a price for her and her 5 pups, but we could not come to terms on a price. But I tried. And I failed.

So now, I turn forward to try to concentrate on the remaining 6 boxers needing us today........as those dogs CAN BE SAVED!

And as upset as my day was yesterday knowing I could not change the life of one mama, today I am looking forward to helping 6 others, and TOGETHER we can do this for THEM!

So let me make this last plea..........my final plea..........for help in freeing these remaining sweet 6 souls from the prison bars of the puppy mills they live on.

Their happiness..........their futures...........their lives..............depend on it!

HELP ME HELP THEM!!!!!

You can donate via Facebook by simply clicking the DONATE button on this post.

To donate via PayPal:
Paypal.me/fortheloveofaboxer

To donate via Venmo:


Our profile pics is a senior white & fawn boxer dog and our last 4 digits of our phone is 1911 and we have 322 friends! (beware of a scam account on venmo!)

As always, your donations are tax deductible, as we are a 501.c(3) non-profit.

NOTE: Our legal IRS name is RUFF START BOXER RESCUE and when you donate it might show up as that -- Don't Fret! It's us!!! 🙂 Recent changes to FB show our LEGAL IRS name now!

Kaycee. My husband’s dog. 🤣🫣😂
11/13/2025

Kaycee. My husband’s dog. 🤣🫣😂

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