Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Pup number one arrives

The house is quickly losing all semblance of normalcy.

That used to be my pillow.

with factory-standard ears
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3 comments:

KGT (aka Cagey) said...

Cute pup...great pics of family love.

Wed Jul 23, 11:41:00 AM 2008
Jim T said...

did you know that boxers' ancestors were bred for bear and boar hunting? yep, that's a fact:

"The early ancestors of the Boxer are thought to be the large and courageous dogs of war that were used in ancient Greek and Roman times. These ancient dogs were later called Molossians after the modern Albanian city of Molossis. When these Molossians spread across Europe they became the ancestors of many modern dog breeds including the British Mastiff, the Swiss Saint Bernard, and the German Bullenbeiser. The Bullenbeiser was a large and strong hunting dog that the aristocracy developed to hunt bears, wild boar and other large game. Later the fearless Bullenbeisers were used as guard dogs and unfortunately also for the cruel sports of dog fighting, bear baiting and bull baiting. Eventually two lines evolved - the larger Danzigers and the smaller Brabanters. The Brabanter was crossed with an early version of the English Bulldog to produce the modern Boxer. The first Boxer was registered in Germany in 1895 and the breed's numbers increased rapidly until World War I. The British Boxer Club was established in 1936 and despite the outbreak of World War II, the bloodlines survived in both Germany and Britain. The Boxer was recognized by the American Kennel Club in 1915. The line has continued to evolve and most of the aggressive tendencies have been bred out of the modern Boxer. Today's Boxer has become a very popular family dog and is ranked 7th out of 154 dog breeds in 2004 AKC registrations."

from The Fearless and Friendly Boxer.

so I got THAT goin' for me. which is nice.

Wed Jul 23, 01:02:00 PM 2008
Dr. Dirt said...

Puppies gone wild!

Congratulations to Wendy and the girls. May this pup have half the personality of Lacey.

Once you've acquired the new setter (will it be whitey?) you'll be able to go after the New York grand slam of grouse, woodcock and bear.

Fri Jul 25, 06:47:00 AM 2008

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