Here’s her bio written by Jane Welchlin from Almost Home Boxers. How adorable….

(to be sung to the tune of “I wanna be like you” from the Jungle Book )
 
Now I’m the queen of the rescues
Oh, the desert VIP
I’ve learned to fetch and happy to play
I’m housetrained and crate trained too
I wanna be a couch potato
And snuggle up to you
And be just like the other dogs
I’m tired of getting’ a tan!
 
Oh, oobee doo
I wanna be with you
I wanna walk with you
Woo at you, too
You’ll see it’s true
Any dog like me
Can melt your heart too
 
Now here’s your part of the deal, friend
Lay the secret on me of your desires
 
Now don’t try to kid me, friend
I will make a deal with you
What I desire is a game of tug
To make my dreams come true
Give me the secret, friend
Clue me what to do
Give me the power of a dog rope toy
So I can play with you
 
You!
I wanna sit with you
I wanna eat with you
Woo at you, too
You’ll see it’s true
A dog like me
Can learn to be
The perfect one for you!
 
Now that our voices are all warmed up, let’s take a moment to read a couple extras about me. My family dumped me at the AHS because they were moving and apparently I couldn’t go along. I have been kept outdoors my entire life; hence I’m the desert VIP! Even though to some it may seem like my family didn’t care about me, I think they did. They taught me to play fetch, walk on a leash, and kept me well socialized with other dogs. I was bred often and come with a great set of knockers as a result of it.   I like to give my foster brother lots of kisses. He doesn’t kiss me back though – is it my breath or my gigantic tongue that turns him off? I have caught on very quickly to house-training and crate training. I am learning to play nicely with the cats. I love to play fetch and when they go whizzing past me at lightning speed I assume I need to go get them and bring them back to my foster mom. Not so much. I’m a great guard dog and will protect you from strangers if we’re outside. Inside I’m a little snuggle bunny! I love to be pet, sleep at your feet, and rest my head on a soft pillow. I heard my foster mom tell her friend last night that I am so wonderful she would keep me if she could. Now what do you have to say about that??

For more info on Louisa, please visit www.AlmostHomeBoxers.org.

I am a very loving and sweet boy. I am just shy of one year of age and have already battled the streets of Phoenix. A good Samaritan, an angel, picked me up and brought me to the Arizona Humane Society where I was given food, water, and shelter. I had been on the streets a long time and these things I missed the most. I cannot tell you that I miss my old family, if I had one, because they didn’t care enough to keep me or come find me when I got lost. How could someone not care about me, the gift from Heaven? When I stepped on the scale before my first meal, I weighed only 39 pounds. You can see all my bones and visibly see I have lost most of my muscles. I was covered in ticks, the big fat green kind, and was covered in dirt from head to toe  If I wasn’t saved before Christmas, I’m not sure if I would have made it through to see 2011. Due to my condition, and a case of kennel cough, I was sent to a rescue that could provide me the rehabilitation I so desperately need.

Now in a loving foster home, I have a crate to call my very own. It has a blanket that keeps me warm while I sleep and I don’t have to share it with anyone. I also have a fancy new collar with tags so I don’t get lost again and nice bright red leash. They gave me a warm shower and removed all the ticks that were sucking the life out of me. I even got to cuddle with a human while wrapped in a big snuggly towel! All of this is just for me. Can you believe it? These people know I’m a gift!

I cough a lot when I eat, so right now I’m not a big fan. Hopefully when my kennel cough goes away I will want to eat more. I don’t like looking at my skeleton in the mirror. It is a little gross and makes me queasy. I am learning how to play with toys and other dogs. When I’m not learning to play, I like to lay on a big cushy bed for dogs or sleep at my foster mom’s feet. The favorite part of my day is when my foster mom pets me. Simple pets make me very happy and remind me of the love I probably once felt as a small, cute puppy.

I haven’t had any formal training, shocker right? I don’t really know any obedience, but I want to learn, so please teach me. I want to make sure I am perfect so you won’t send me to the desert again. It was scary. If you don’t teach me, I won’t learn, and that will not be my fault. It will be yours. I’m a bit mouthy and might be too much for little kids.  My foster mom says I’m a little spastic on a leash. I love to run around, weaving in and out of your legs and around other dogs. You should see the beautiful messes I get into with my leash! I’m learning that this isn’t a game and is actually dangerous for me. Who knew a human would care about me being in danger? Must be another angel.

I know that grass is meant for going potty. In the house, I do not know yet how to tell you I have to go potty, so please watch me and take me out frequently until I catch on. Again, you need to teach me.

When we are outside, I will make sure to protect you from strangers or scary noises. I will ‘woo’ at danger to alert you, but because I’m so small I probably won’t actually be able to protect you so please let me stand behind you if needed. I recently got scared by the reflection of myself and that of my foster mom in the patio door and sent myself into a ‘wooing’ frenzy until I realized it wasn’t real. I will sure keep you entertained while I learn the ropes of living with a family!

I tested positive for Valley Fever with a titer of 1:32.  My symptoms at this time are just coughing so hopefully we’ve cought the disease in time so it doesn’t go into my joints!  I will need to be on medication until the vet says to stop….depending on how my body reacts to the medication, it’s unknown how long this well be.  I am tolerating the meds great, so hopefully this will be a non-issue for you!

Please contact the rescue if you have any more questions about the angel sent from Heaven. I promise to always be your angel, if you promise to help my friends and me.

Please visit Almost Home Az Boxer Rescue to submit an adoption application.

Adoption donation is $250 which includes:

*spay/neuter
*DA2PP and rabies vaccinations
*leash and collar
*flea/tick treatment
*worming
*Maricopa County license
*30 days pre-paid pet insurance
*Microchip with lifetime registration

All of the above information was provided by Almost Home AZ Boxer Rescue. Please contact them for further information about Gabriel or any of the other many dogs in thei foster care.

My doctors have put me on a change of diet to help with my seizure control and to help me lose weight. Dr. Lyons has also began to lower my medicines and has added some great vitamins and herbs to keep me healthy. It’s really working great because I haven’t had any seizures since I’ve been on this new regimen; almost 2 months.

Losing weight is really tough though! I walk about a mile every evening but I’m hungry all the time and sometimes get very curious about what is on the kitchen cabinets and in the garbage can. My foster mom and dad is teaching me that’s not a good idea and I’m improving on this everyday.

I still like to play and rough house with my foster furry brother and sister, but because I’m still a big guy sometimes my foster mom and dad have to remind me not to play too rough.

I get along great with older kids. The little ones I might accidentally knock down, but I don’t mean to. I’m such a happy go luck guy that I just want to give lots of kisses!!

I don’t care for the furry animals that go ‘Meow’ They seem like a good snack to me!

If you can give me lots of love and attention and pay for my very reasonable seizure medicine and take me in for occasional veterinary checkups then I’m the dog for you!! Remember my name ‘THOR’

To find out more about Thor please visit www.almosthomeboxers.org

My name is Sookie and I am a female Boxer that is the foster care of the Almost Home Boxer Rescue.

I love so many things in life….wiggling like crazy, playing chase and doing boxer burns around the yard and playing with my squeaky plush toy! Man, I could play with my squeaky toy for hours!!!!

Most of all, I love cuddling and giving kisses! 

 Before I tell you more about what I love—a little about me—I was picked up by the Humane Society with a dislocated elbow. They called Almost Home Boxer Rescue and I was whisked away to the vet, where my arm was surgically fixed. I sported a fancy cast for a couple months, and when my cast came off, I had to go through rehab because I had this crazy limp. But I worked REALLY hard over the last few months, and now you can’t even tell I had surgery!  To keep my elbow super healthy, I need two 15 minute walks daily, and a little glucosamine with my meals.

 
Ok, so back to what I LOVE. I LOVE my crate! During the day when my foster mom is at work, she let’s me hang out in there all day. Sure, I could hang out in the house because I am housetrained, but why give up an awesome crate and a luxurious dog bed?
 
In my forever home, I would love to have a family that would give me all the hugs and kisses I could ever want. Ok… my foster mom says I should tell you that I do best following “Nothing in Life is Free” training. It makes me a very well-behaved pup—but if you let me sneak up on the bed and snuggle every once in a while I PROMISE I won’t tell! A handsome male dog to play with and a cat or two would be ok too.
 
Let all your friends and family know that I am ready for a forever home!!!!
 
PS…..I’m about 4YO

For more information on Sookie and many other dogs that are available for adoption through the Almost Home Boxer Rescue, please contact them directly:

Phone: 602-332-1626

Email: almosthomeaz@gmail.com

Web: www.almosthomeboxers.org

Photo editing by Laura Sand (my new, super awesome assistant!)

He growled at everyone that went near him, but after about ten minutes of pets and soft touch he warmed up to the volunteers of the Almost Home Boxer Rescue, who cried at the shelter due to his condition.

Simon’s prior foster mom and now his new forever mom says, “From that day forward, though at the time I didn’t know it, Simon became part of my family. He was in foster care for six months with minimal interest due to his health before I adopted him.  Over the last two and half years, Simon has undergone daily physical therapy, exercises, and massages to help him gain muscle in his back legs that have been affected by Valley Fever. He also takes medication to treat Valley Fever and a variety of other vitamins to help keep him healthy. He wasn’t able to physically sit down like a normal dog until just a year and a half ago – took a year for his knees and hips to bend in a sitting position.  Since being in my home, Simon has been a fantastic foster brother to eight Almost Home rescues that have come in and out of our home. He teaches them to play like a boxer, snore like a boxer, and lick like a boxer! He loves the resident cats, Lily and Mia, and can often be found trying to box Mia if our house is foster free. Simon is the best dog I could ever wish for! We have nicknamed him ‘Simon the Wonder Dog!’”

Speaking of licking like a Boxer, during Simon’s photo shoot, his tounge was flying around everywhere! So, I tried a little trick I use to keep dog’s tongues in their mouths…. peanut butter. He sure did like it, but it had the opposite effect that I was going for. It made for some pretty funny photos though!!

Almost Home Boxer Rescue is a foster-home based, non-profit organization founded in 2005.  Their Mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome unwanted pets to fur-ever families! They have saved the lives of hundreds of dogs and found them amazing homes! You can reach them by phone at 602-332-1626, by email at almosthomeaz@gmail.com or by visiting their website at www.almosthomeboxers.org.

Kool-Aid was taken into foster care through the Almost Home Boxer Rescue. His foster-dad Andy brought him home, got him healthy and couldn’t let him go anywhere.  It didn’t take long before there was no question - he was part of the family and found his forever home.

Tang, a 9 month old English Bull Terrier, was also picked up as a stray and was cared for by the Almost Home Boxer Rescue.  His owners were eventually found but they did not want him anymore.

He has obsessive traits that are believed to be the result of lack of activity. Chewing his tail is one of these compulsive behaviors. He ended up chewing off the end of his tail. It became infected and had to be removed. 

Their new dog-dad Andy says, “These guys have completed my life and I can’t imagine it without them.  Over the past few months they have become best buds and really do have a big/baby brother relationship.  They have the best personalities, but do require a strong owner, structure, and boats loads of excercise.”

Almost Home Boxer Rescue is a foster-home based, non-profit organization founded in 2005.  Their Mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome unwanted pets to fur-ever families! They have saved the lives of hundreds of dogs and found them amazing homes! You can reach them by phone at 602-332-1626, by email at almosthomeaz@gmail.com or by visiting their website at www.almosthomeboxers.org.

Lola is now with her loving foster parents, Lyle and Lynne. They had an allergy panel run on Lola Bear which helped them to identify the best foods for her to eat for her condition.   She will also need to go through a series of allergy injections.  To help control Lola’s scratching, they usually dress her in cute outfits like this one:

Without her outfits on, much of her skin is exposed due to severe loss of fur as a result of her allergies:

But despite her baldness and itching, she is still an adorable dog.

 Basil was surrendered to the pound because his previous owners had trouble dealing with his vision issues.  Unfortunately, Basil is essentially blind.  Basil was rescued by Almost Home Boxer Rescue.  Lyle and Lynne are a part of this wonderful rescue group. Since everyone there knows that they love frenchies, they asked them to take Basil in as a foster dog.  They ended up falling head over heels in love with him, so they adopted him.  Can you blame them? How can you help but to fall in love with a face like this…

He loves to play with the other rescue dogs in his home and loves to sit in his new dog-mom and dog-dad’s laps and just enjoy life.  Despite his vision loss, they find it amazing that he can get around and figure things out in their household so well.  He doesn’t let his vision problems get him down!   He is the happiest little boy and so are his parents now that he is a permanent part of their lives.  They just cannot imagine that this little guy might have been put down just because he is blind.

While I was photographing Basil, I didn’t notice anything different about his eyes. I suppose that I didn’t study them real well while I was frantically busy trying to snap photos in the split seconds that we could get him to look my way. It wasn’t until I opened up the photos on my computer to edit them that I noticed these peculiar white formations. At first, I thought that maybe it was a reflection from the umbrella on my light but that wasn’t it because I saw that reflection in another part of his eye. Then I realized that the light bouncing into his eyes and back into my lens allowed me to look into the damaged part of his eyes. You can see it pretty well in the photo below…

 Lola and Basil will be featured in my upcoming book (I still haven’t come up with a name for it yet!). Check back often to see more dogs that will also be gracing the pages with their adorable faces.

Almost Home Boxer Rescue is a foster-home based, non-profit organization founded in 2005.  Their mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome unwanted pets to fur-ever families! They mainly rescue Boxers but on occasion they will help out other breeds if the animal is in danger of being euthanized. Visit their website at www.almosthomeboxers.org.