Okay, they're copycats, but they're also pretty cute. :) The Wasabi pups would like to wish everyone a happy St. Patrick's Day. Don't overdose on green beer and wind up like this.

(Left to right, we have Tuna Roll, Maki, and Sake)

Erin go bragh!

My bonny sister Cinderella and I would like to wish everyone

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!

Best buds

This is Twiggy and her brother Styx. They were brought into the shelter together, and luckily we were able to get them into the same foster home.

It's hard having them together, because obviously they don't get along at all...

But somehow their foster mom perseveres! That's just the kind of hard-working, dedicated foster parents we have here at LBR.

I wonder if maybe we can find a furever home that wouldn't mind adopting two siblings who don't like each other very much.

Twiggy and Styx sure would like to stay together! If you're interested in twice the boxer fun, fill out an application today at www.savetheboxers.com!

Mom is very sad this morning. So am I. Do you remember Mercy?

This sweet old lady was rescued from the shelter in the nick of time a few weeks ago. Mom was the one to pull her, and she came to hang out with Cinderella and me for a few hours before going to her foster home. Well, we found out that she has cancer, likely pancreatic, and that means she doesn't have very long left with us. Mom cried when she found out, and even kisses from me didn't make her feel better.

Mercy is now what we call a Legacy Keeper, one of the dogs that can't be adopted due to health or behavioral problems but get to spend out their lives in love and dignity at an LBR foster home. Mom and I are sure glad that Mercy gets to be loved by her foster parents for whatever time she has left instead of dying in a cold, crowded shelter. We love you, Mercy!

Brotherly love

I think Keebler (on the right) really loves his foster brother, Midas. Midas is recovering from a bad case of mange, and Keebler's telling him it'll be all right.

We have PUPPIES!!

Okay, let me make one thing clear first. LBR absolutely 100% supports spaying and neutering. Like any rescue, we immediately spay or neuter all of the dogs that come into our care, and we would never breed rescue dogs.

But... sometimes a poor unspayed boxer gal winds up out on her own and the expected happens. When we rescue a pregnant mama from a shelter, what else can we do but help her have an easy delivery and healthy, happy pups?

So this is Sushi. LBR pulled her from a shelter about two weeks ago. We thought we were going to have a little more time to prepare for her pups, but Sushi didn't want to wait! Last night, she decided it was the right time to bring her babies into the world.

Aren't they adorable?? LBR likes to give our litters names related to their mama's name, so this set is called the Wasabis. We ended up with three live puppies, and two that sadly went to the Rainbow Bridge early. (Did you know that breeding white boxers is a bad idea because they carry a lot of recessive genes that can mean lots of different genetic illnesses and problems?)


Here's baby Maki having some breakfast. I can't wait until he's big enough to play. I LOVE playing with puppies!


Doesn't Miss Sushi look proud? And boy, should she!


These are some of the cutest puppies I've ever seen! From left to right, we have Tuna Roll (f), Sake (m), and Maki (m)!


Take good care of your babies, Sushi. LBR will make sure they have wonderful lives ahead of them!

"Look me in the eye and tell me I deserve a death sentence."

I really hate it when this happens. LBR is starting to get desperate. We just don't have enough foster homes to take all the boxers that are turning up in shelters! I think back to when I was waiting months to find a foster home, and I know that a lot of dogs right now don't have even that long.

Fostering is very rewarding. My mom and I helped four fosters find their furever homes, and it was so exciting seeing them go from being all scared in the shelter to snuggling up to their great new moms and dads in their happy home pictures. Plus, Mom says that LBR provides a crate, food, and vet care, so it's not even expensive like bringing a new dog home usually is! You just provide lots of love.

Please, if you or anyone you know is in the Dallas/Ft.Worth Metroplex, consider fostering a boxer today! I guarantee you won't regret it. Just go to http://www.savetheboxers.com/ and fill out a foster application!