AABR covers an area
throughout the Northeast USA. States currently included in our program are: Connecticut, Delaware,
Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island and Vermont.
Boxers and Applicants are not matched on a first come,
first served basis.
And not all applicant's are suitable for matching with our
"available dogs".
On average, it takes between 1 week and 3 months for an
approved applicant to adopt a Rescue Boxer, depending on
your personal circumstances and flexibility.
For example;
If you are looking for a young female, who is good with
other dogs, cats, and small kids, please know that yours
will be a hard application to fill.
Matching Boxers
suitable for placement with younger children, other dogs,
cats, and special needs, yours and theirs, increases the
application review time and adoption time.
We hope you
feel that the right Boxer is worth waiting for.
We need help to meet the needs of our Rescue Dogs through out the
Adopt A Boxer Rescue region.
Please watch for our Next Urgent Need:
We
need collars, leashes, dog toys and supplies. All
donations will be greatly appreciated!
Taking an easy dog from
someone who has to move and rehoming him is not a huge challenge. The
challenge is transporting and caring for dogs like Marshall, Dude, and
Hutch. The challenge is finding the funds to help the dogs
in need of medical care.
That¹s where YOU come in.
We need donations to cover the medical bills for these dogs. Remember we
get no public or private funding. We rely on adoption fees and your
donations to cover our expenses.
If you would
like to help please mail a check to:
Adopt A
Boxer Rescue
PO BOX 423
Harrison, NY 10528
or use
We at
AABR, believe that a Boxer is just about the perfect
friend. However, he or she will demand a lot from
you. They'll rely on you for nearly everything; food,
water, shelter, protection, training, exercise, grooming, veterinary
care, and of course love and companionship. While it is important to choose the right
Boxer for your needs, it is equally important to ensure that you
can meet theirs. You must prepare for their arrival, and
make them a well-mannered and welcome member of your
community.
The responsibilities of being a guardian of any dog are great,
but the love and friendship you'll receive in return is
priceless.
Spotlight on HB2525
Today is a Great Day for Dogs in
PA!
Last evening, the Pennsylvania House and Senate both
passed HB 2525, the revised Dog Law. The concurrence
vote in the House was 183-7, which was an overwhelming
show of support for a Bill that will improve the quality
of life for thousands of dogs in Pennsylvania. HB 2525
now moves on to Govener Rendell's desk, where he is
expected to sign it into law later today.
House Bill 2525 will
improve conditions for dogs in commercial breeding
kennels. Among the new requirements are:
Increased minimum floor space for kennels
Requirement that dogs have access to outdoor
exercise areas, unless granted an exception for inside
exercise
Only veterinarians can euthanize dogs at commercial
breeding kennels
Requirement of veterinary examinations of all dogs
in commercial kennels every 6 months
Establishment of a Canine Health Board, comprised of
all small animal veterinarians, which will set
guidelines on temperature, ventilation, lighting, and
more.
*Please call 1-877-DOGTIP1
to report kennels with poor conditions or to voice
concerns if you have purchased a puppy in poor health
from a local kennel
On behalf of Claire, Flopsy and Mopsy, Bella, and Teddy,
who are all puppy mill survivors, we thank you
for the time that you have taken over the past months to
e-mail and call your legislators, asking them to support
this bill. Now, life saving changes are one step closer
for those left behind.
Our Vision: A humane community where all pets are
protected and wanted.
PLEASE Please Spay and Neuter your
dogs! And never buy a puppy from a pet shop... We must stop
puppymills! 99.9% of all pet shops get their dogs from puppymills.
As long as there is a demand, they will continue to produce a supply.
There are too many dogs in this
world! Too many dogs for us to save!
And if you have ever thought about
helping out, today is the day to either foster or adopt. Committed
homes only, need apply.
AABR Wish List -
THANK YOU to the Stantons! YEAH!!!!!
AABR
has so many dogs that our washer and dryer can't keep up with it!
08/07/08 - The Stantons who have been
sooooo generous to AABR in the past, donating to help with the medical
expenses of so many of our boxers, just pulled up next to the kennel and
off loaded a brand new energy efficient washer!!!!!!!!
The Boxers
started Dancing!!!!!!!!
Thank You! Thank You!
Thank You! Thank You!
Adopt A Boxer
Rescue is a non-profit, charitable 501(c) (3) organization
Donations are tax deductible.
My
life so far with Rocky has been absolutely wonderful. He's like the little
brother I never had growing up. He's there in the morning when I wake up,
licking my face, and at night when I get ready for bed, sniffing around me
while I brush my teeth. He's so cute with his big, amber-brown eyes, and
that innocent little face. Not to mention his white paws, which I call his
"socks". I always pal around with him, and I'm always there to scratch his
itches, kiss his boo-boos, and satisfy his hunger bug. Whenever I come
home from work or school, he's always jumping around, his little stub
wagging erratically to and fro, and his big, pink tongue lolling out of
that big goofy smile, ready to slobber me with sloppy wet kisses. He's
such a goofball whether he's rolling around on his back, or running after
his tennis ball.
Please, if you our considering
adoption, and you really want to
"rescue" a boxer, start your search at the bottom of the available dogs
section (white background with paw prints). There are some great
dogs there and they have been with us the longest. (Please don't go
to the yellow section below the available dogs... These dogs have already
been adopted and found their forever homes! Yeah!)
Almost any question that you may have
about the adoption process,
surrendering a dog, and most other matters, can
be answered by following the links found in our
Site Directory to the left.
An AABR volunteer's day normally includes all the
same tasks and responsibilities that your day has. And then
typically includes reviewing apps, calling references, doing home visits,
caring for and working with foster dogs, rescuing dogs from shelters and
owner surrenders, transporting dogs to safety and/or vet exams, fund
raising, etc..
If we could stop getting half the emails we get
asking questions like "What is the adoption process?" or "I live in
Smalltown, PA. Do you cover my
area?",
we would have more time to do what has to get done.
If the answer to your email can be found by looking
in our site directory, please do not anticipate a response.
Thank you, and thank you for helping us rescue the
dogs.
Spotlight on:
Miller
007/26/08
(click picture to play)
07/26/08
(click picture to play)
Volunteer Teresa Haas put together this beautiful
tribute to Miller and all the senior dogs thrown away by others, but given
a chance by rescue volunteers and adopters like you.
Cocoa
was visiting with me, at my brothers house in Hopewell, NJ, in the spring
of 2007. He is the chief pilot at the Princeton, NJ Airport.
He invited me to come along for a ride... I had Cocoa with me, so with
great trepidation and some fear, Cocoa jumped up on the wing and into the
back seat of a Piper Cherokee. We put on her WWII helmet before take
off, and she got beautiful views of Princeton, NJ, Philadelphia, and other
parts of PA.
She was up about 50 minutes and sat straight up from
take-off to landing in the back seat. As we would bank left or
right, Cocoa moved to look out the windows. She was a perfect lady
during the whole flight.
Below is an email from an owner who at first thought that the only
option they had was to re-home their boxer... We are all very
happy that proper training was the answer. Just ask Apollo!
Apollo's mom wrote:
Dear Sir or Madam,
Last May I contacted your rescue group looking for guidance and
possible rehoming of my 6 year old brindle boxer boy named Apollo
because of aggression he was showing towards my daughter. I was
directed to call a woman who volunteers for you guys in Long Island
New York and she told me about Kim from Follow My Lead. As I sat on
the phone in the parking lot of my job crying hysterically this lovely
woman comforted me and assured me that if worse came to worse you guys
would help me but that it was possible to work things out. I
immediately called Kim and told her about my concerns and she agreed
to come and visit my family to see if she could help. Needless to say
she was a life saver and with her honesty, patience, and guidance she
showed my husband and I how to better handle Apollo and my daughter
together. Though Apollo will never be comfortable around children, he
is 110% more tolerant of my daughter and the way my husband and I
handle him has helped the situation.
I wanted to thank your rescue group for taking the time to help
me and for putting me in touch with Kim. You offered me hope
at a time when I felt hopeless.
My 2 dogswere my first
"kids" and to part with either one of them would have broken my heart. I
hope one day I will be able to volunteer for your rescue and help out in
the wonderful work that you are doing. If you could please forward this
e-mail to the lovely woman who lives on Long Island I would really
appreciate it.
With love and thanks,
Jackie, Dave, Keira, Apollo, and Athena
Sandy wrote: The thanks go to you...
Dear Jackie, Dave, Keira, Apollo, and Athena
You worked with us and with Kim to become better pack leaders which
helped you keep your family together. The fact that it is almost a year
later, speaks volumes on how you have stuck with the program, and how it
does work!
If more people were as committed as you are to resolving problems, we
would have less dogs to re-home.
Thank you. We are very happy for your family.
:-)
Sincerely,
Sandy
PS: We wish we could clone Kim!
" Dear Lord, please help all the homeless boxers find a loving home like I
did"
Hi
Michelle,
Thought I would send this picture of Murphy to you since St. Patrick's Day
is coming and it will be a year since we have had him in our lives. Murphy
started out at 35 lbs, and he now 70 lbs and very tall. A very smart,
cute fellow who has learned many tricks and is now taking agility classes
to challenge his intelligence. What a joy he has been, very affectionate
and has helped a lot in our family dealing with the loss of our senior
boxer, Bucky, in November.
The picture is of Murphy saying his prayers at his bed, and I was lucky
enough to catch this moment with my camera and thought I would share it with
you.
Beverly Peckham
Thanks
to your Donations...
All
the dogs that come into rescue have beaten the odds. They are safe and
well cared for, and just waiting for their forever home to come along.
Because of the sheer
volume of boxers AABR rescues, some dogs have to wait for foster homes.
AABR is very lucky to have friends and
volunteers that have extended kennel space to those dogs while we find them
homes.
Because of your
donations we have been able to construct a play yard for the pooches to run
and play in. Exercise is so important to their well being and your
dollars have enhanced the quality of their lives!
Just look at the smiles on
Lucky's face
(above), and Max's
and Rosebud's
face, (below).
We just thought you'd
like to know...
Thank You from AABR and
from the Boxers too!
Hi All,
Here's a picture of Max and Rosebud in the new play
yard. This is only one corner of it, but you can see it's large and open.
They love it.
Max was a skinny little guy who came from NY Shelter and Rosie from our
local shelter. Both were on the euthanasia list, a nice way of saying
"you're going to be killed because we don't think you're worth saving."
Thanks to our rescue, these guys are happy, healthy
and well on their way to finding loving families who do think they're worth
living.
WE are concerned that pet parents are still
feeding food on the contaminated product list, to their family members...
Please check what you have against the current
list, and throw out stuff in bins if you are not sure what's in them is
safe!
Taking an easy dog from
someone who has to move and rehoming him/her is not a huge challenge. The
challenge is transporting and caring for dogs like Marshall, Dude, and
Hutch, Stella, Lucy and now Mya and Hooch. The challenge is finding the funds to help the dogs
in need of medical care.
That's where YOU come in.
We need donations to cover the medical bills for these special dogs. Remember we
get no public or private funding. We rely on adoption fees and your
donations to cover our expenses.
If you would
like to help please mail a check to:
Adopt A
Boxer Rescue
PO BOX 423
Harrison, NY 10528
or use
If you
recently brought home a new dog of any age, or have an existing pack...
Just as a present to your dog and yourself, now is the time to read or
re-read our training philosophy article
Nothing In Life Is Free (NILIF)
Taking an easy dog from
someone who has to move and rehoming him/her is not a huge challenge. The
challenge is transporting and caring for dogs like Marshall, Dude, and
Hutch, Uma, Lucy and now Stella. The challenge is finding the funds to
help the dogs in need of medical care.
That¹s where YOU come in.
We need donations to cover the medical bills for these special dogs. Remember we
get no public or private funding. We rely on adoption fees and your
donations to cover our expenses.
If you would
like to help please mail a check to:
Adopt A
Boxer Rescue
PO BOX 423
Harrison, NY 10528
or use
Adopt A
Boxer Rescue is a s a non-profit, charitable 501(c)(3) organization
Contributions to
Adopt A Boxer Rescue, a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code, are deductible for computing income and estate
taxes.
Please
mark your donation as "anonymous" if you do not wish your name to appear
on our Donors Lists.
You may
already know this but if not, here is another reason to make sure your
dog's rabies vaccinations are up to date.
My dog,
Tyson, was playing with my stepson's Mom and poked her in the eye
accidentally. Since it was her eye, she went to the ER to get it
checked. She told them that they were playing, it was an accident, and
Tyson is a sweetheart; HOWEVER, it is PA law that a report must be sent to
the State for anyone that goes to a medical facility for treatment from an
incident with a dog, BITE OR SCRATCH. The State has sent us a letter
stating that we need to make sure Tyson isn't out & about for 10 days and
they called to verify that his rabies is up to date.
This is PA
law. In MD it isn't quite as nice. The dog is taken for the 10 day
period and confined to be sure it doesn't have rabies and then given back
to the owners. Remember this is not just for a bite but scratches or
anything! I couldn't imagine them taking Tyson from me for 10 days for
this unfortunate accident! That would be awful!
So just be
sure that your dogs are current, and any adoptive and/or foster homes are
current as well.
Although there is much
controversy over vaccinations in pets and in humans, be
aware that the law is the law! A lot of us believe that
because our dog’s are friendly, they would never bite
anyone, and therefore not in danger of repercussions from
the rabies law. Think again…
We have just learned of a
case where two of our adopted boxers have ended up in
quarantine for the next six months, even though their
owner thought he was in compliance with the rabies
requirements. A clerical error led him to believe that
his dogs were not yet due for their shots. His dogs got
into a fight with a raccoon in his backyard, and while
breaking up the fight, he also was injured by the
raccoon. He managed to kill the raccoon and get him and
his boxers to medical help. Wisely, he also brought the
raccoon in for testing.
He is now under treatment
as the raccoon was found to be rabid, and because his
boxers were not up to date on their rabies shots, they are
in quarantine for the next six months. These are not
young dogs, and it will be hard on them and it is breaking
his heart.
He had the choice of
putting the dogs in a shelter, and not being able to
see them, or boarding them in his vet’s office at $1500
per month. He could not bare the thought of not being
able to see them, so he is footing the bill for six months
of quarantine at his vet’s office.
This could happen if you
are one year late on getting your dog’s rabies vaccination
or ONE DAY! Keep track of this vaccination due date
yourself. Don’t trust even your vet’s office to remind
you, because if they are wrong, you are still
responsible. Don’t guess as to when this shot is due.
Even a day off could result in dire consequences. And if
you don’t think this is fair, then work to change it, but
stay compliant until the law is changed.
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about iGive.com, and
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For each new shopper you refer to iGive.com, iGive.com
will donate $5 to your favorite charity! Send them your
personalized Tell-a-Friend link (included below) and the
pre-selected cause will be Adopt A Boxer Rescue! It can
mean thousands for your cause. A few things to
remember:
Referrals must join through your personalized
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Taking an easy dog from
someone who has to move and rehoming him/her is not a huge challenge. The
challenge is transporting and caring for dogs like Marshall, Dude, and
Hutch, and now Lucy. The challenge is finding the funds to help the dogs
in need of medical care.
That¹s where YOU come in.
We need donations to cover the medical bills for these special dogs. Remember we
get no public or private funding. We rely on adoption fees and your
donations to cover our expenses.
If you would
like to help please mail a check to:
Adopt A
Boxer Rescue
PO BOX 423
Harrison, NY 10528
or use
It's Fast and Easy to Use.
WE NEED FOSTER HOMES NOW!
Adopt A Boxer Rescue is in
trouble and we need your help right now. We need foster
homes immediately. We have always counted on you to
help us, especially when there is an emergency and we're
counting on you again.
Over this past summer,
we've been asked to save the lives of many boxers and
we've been living up to our mission to never say no to a
dog in need. But we are full to capacity - our foster
homes have been doubling up, the kennels that we use are
full to capacity and we have no place else to turn. We
have been asked by search and rescue groups if we can
help with survivors of Katrina - how can we say no - how
can you? If you have ever thought about fostering, if
you want to show your support to this breed that we so
love, then please, please contact us now. If you have
questions about fostering, ask us - we'll guide you
through the process. If you think you can't do it
because it's too hard to give a dog up, think how much
harder it will be knowing that the shelters are killing
dogs daily because there is no room.
It's really up to each
of us to help - you've been able to count on us, now we
must count on you.
"If she's not back in another
minute, I'm leaving her", Rudy.
(photo:vrtrehy)
It looks like a cigar, but it's a chewy... Grandma was
visiting from Washington State, and in the passenger seat
with a camera. I stopped to buy something and as usual,
as soon as I got out, Rudy jumped in the driver's seat. (click)
I often drive around with my four boys in the car.
Without fail, one of them gets in the driver's seat if I
get out. Hardly an outing goes by without someone
making a comment about them driving away without me.
Do you have a picture that is worth a
thousand words?
Something that is "Simply
Boxer"?
We
have gotten NEW FOSTER HOMES because they saw our Flyers posted around
town!!!!!!
Spread the word about Adopt A Boxer Rescue, and how great it is to
Save A Life...
Click here to print out an
AABR flyer,
and ask your vet, pet supply store, local restaurants, etc., if you
can post it in their window.
Note: There are 3 pages available to print
out depending on your display needs.
Page 3 has "tear strips" at the bottom that should be cut through on 2
sides, before posting.
il
your stories and/or funny pics to:
We at
AABR, believe that a Boxer is just about the perfect
friend. However, he or she will demand a lot from
you. They'll rely on you for nearly everything; food,
water, shelter, protection, training, exercise, grooming, veterinary
care, and of course love and companionship. While it is important to choose the right
Boxer for your needs, it is equally important to ensure that you
can meet theirs. You must prepare for their arrival, and
make them a well-mannered and welcome member of your
community.
The responsibilities of being a guardian of any dog are great,
but the love and friendship you'll receive in return is
priceless. 
AABR
has so many dogs that our washer and dryer can't keep up with it!
My
life so far with Rocky has been absolutely wonderful. He's like the little
brother I never had growing up. He's there in the morning when I wake up,
licking my face, and at night when I get ready for bed, sniffing around me
while I brush my teeth. He's so cute with his big, amber-brown eyes, and
that innocent little face. Not to mention his white paws, which I call his
"socks". I always pal around with him, and I'm always there to scratch his
itches, kiss his boo-boos, and satisfy his hunger bug. Whenever I come
home from work or school, he's always jumping around, his little stub
wagging erratically to and fro, and his big, pink tongue lolling out of
that big goofy smile, ready to slobber me with sloppy wet kisses. He's
such a goofball whether he's rolling around on his back, or running after
his tennis ball.
Cocoa
was visiting with me, at my brothers house in Hopewell, NJ, in the spring
of 2007. He is the chief pilot at the Princeton, NJ Airport.
He invited me to come along for a ride... I had Cocoa with me, so with
great trepidation and some fear, Cocoa jumped up on the wing and into the
back seat of a Piper Cherokee. We put on her WWII helmet before take
off, and she got beautiful views of Princeton, NJ, Philadelphia, and other
parts of PA. 
Hi
Michelle,
– Ra
Tell-a-Friend
about iGive.com, and
We
have gotten NEW FOSTER HOMES because they saw our Flyers posted around
town!!!!!!