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Available for adoption through Northeastern Boxer Rescue

Roxy (CT)

fostered in CT
8 months old
Female
Fawn w/black mask
natural ears
docked tail
Approx Weight: ?? lbs.

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Thank you Brian Nelson for naming Roxy. We appreciate your generosity and support.

The latest from Roxy's foster mom:

"Roxy celebrated her first birthday this December. She is such a good girl. She still gets very excited when she meets people and does jump up to greet them. We are still working on that. That aside, I can’t say anything negative about this adorable little girl.

Roxy loves everyone she meets (dogs and people). As I am writing this, she is cuddled up on the couch sleeping with Fiona (another NBR dog that I am watching while her foster mom is on a business trip). Roxy's intestinal problems have disappeared. Her diet consists of Timberwolf Black Forest kibble and Total Biotics. This diet will need to be followed by her adoptive home.

Roxy is a pup with unlimited energy that she needs to burn off. One of her favorite things to do is run around the field acting like a little kangaroo. Roxy has many boxer pals and loves to play with them. Our girl loves walks and cuddling with people or other dogs.

My son visited me over Christmas vacation and Roxy fell in love with him. She followed him wherever he went and loved the attention. Over the Christmas break, I boxer-sat for Tanner....she is a senior dog like my Enya. When Roxy got a little too excited with her, Tanner let her know. Roxy stopped immediately. She will take directions from other dogs.

Roxy has also had the pleasure of meeting Hutch (another NBR dog). What a little flirt she is! They were between gates, however, Roxy was so taken with him that she took out all the toys and started showing off. She would not let him out of her sight. When we took them outside on leashes she acted so silly and I guess Hutch was taken with her too since he was very submissive towards her.

This adorable little girl will do well alone or with other dogs and needs a family with a fence that can give her the exercise that she needs."

Roxy is finally ready to be adopted. We had a tough time getting her digestive tract healed after her bout with giardia, but she is now doing well. Below is an update from Roxy's foster mom:

"I had only been feeding Roxy homemade rice and chicken because this was the only food that did not upset her digestive tract. We added various digestive supplements which really helped, and slowly started to add a high quality kibble. We have finally found a dog food that agrees with her (Timberwolf Organics), and she is now only getting a small amount of the rice and chicken. She is fed twice a day and she can hardly wait to eat. For treats I have been giving her freeze-dried chicken nuggets and raw knucklebones for her to chew on. We must be careful because of her sensitive stomach, but these treats seem to agree with her. I do not give her table food.

Roxy is still having fun with all her canine pals that visit with her. She has her older boxer friends, Enya, Tanner, and Pumba, plus her puppy pals, Fiona and Ruby. She loves them all! She is, however, a little intense with cats. She gets along with everyone. She loves to play, run and act silly but also loves to cuddle. She cuddles with her foster sister Enya as well as any person who is willing. She is not destructive in any way. I do not crate Roxy because there is no need to. She walks well on a leash and loves the exercise. Roxy loves to ride in the car. She looks out the window and when she gets bored she lies down and takes a nap until we get to where we are going.

Roxy sleeps in bed with Enya and me. She will lie down right next to you and not move until morning. She is allowed on the furniture because Enya is allowed, even though they do have their own dog beds. She has started to bark when she hears strange noises and if she sees her reflection in a window! She does jump up on some people but we are working on discouraging this behavior. Roxy girl has the most expressive, big, beautiful brown eyes and has such a cute way about her that you just have to smile. She is wonderful and is now ready to go to her “Forever Home.”

ROXY…cute cute cute!!!

Roxy is a happy, adorable, 8 month puppy despite her unfortunate start in life. She has spent her life in a crate at a pet shop without a family to love but you would never know it. The pet shop planned on killing Roxy because she had giardia which is a treatable intestinal parasite. Luckily she came to our rescue program instead. She has been placed on medication to treat the giardia and is doing well.

Roxy is very sweet, affectionate and playful, and loves everyone she meets. You can’t help but fall in love with her big beautiful brown eyes. She is well behaved in the house and not at all destructive, only plays with her toys. She is good on a leash and would make a great hiking partner. She would also do best with another canine companion.

Roxy rides well in the car and is a polite house guest when she goes to visit. She is a quick learner and we are reinforcing a few basic commands. We are also working on house-training and she only has an occasional accident. She has an appointment this week to be spayed and will be ready for adoption after she recovers from her surgery.

Roxy can’t wait to find her forever home and make up for lost time.

If you are interested in adopting this dog, please fill out an online application first. Then e-mail the contact below. Be sure to include your full name, city, state, and area code in the subject line of your message.