HI Vida,
I had Boo spayed just on the 31st of July... will be three weeks on Tuesday. I would just be careful about letting her play too rough until her body is completely healed... But usually a male and female get along good together...better than bringing another adult male into the picture...they are playing so that sounds like they have made friends already...Is Sherman upset if Bailey gets into his food or his toys etc...? Mine take turns with food and treats sometimes... Marcus and Boo get done eating before Maggie and stand and wait to see if Maggie leaves any little bits for them to get in her bowl...if fact they take turns checking each others bowls after they leave to see if anything was there that was missed by the other one... LOL
I have always been here and I or my husband take turns leaving the house so someone is always here..but we have never crated our dogs except to take them to the Vet...so I can't help you there...I guess unless someone else has experience with this situation you will have to just feel it out with them....Bailey may look at the crate as a safe place and she may want out if Sherman is...don't know for sure...
Good Luck with your babies...
I just placed my last of Boo's nine pups.. they are all gorgeous and everyone was thrilled with them...Boo is doing great and is beautiful as ever...she will be 4 in Sept...
Here are links to the pics of Boo and her pups from day one...
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3465565290931.144267.1624992400&type=3&l=bbf042f0a3
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3641783776283.147024.1624992400&type=3&l=6c328ae7a1
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4044779970936.155975.1624992400&type=3&l=dca8a28444
Annette,
Maggie, Marcus and Boo
Alan and Annette Hake
and the animals we love,
on Menookhaw Mountain
Ravenden, Arkansas
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From: vida townsend <vvt19@yahoo.com>
To: "bxf@yahoogroups.com" <bxf@yahoogroups.com>; "boxerlovers@yahoogroups.com" <boxerlovers@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 8:51 AM
Subject: [boxer lovers] New Boxer baby--now there are 2!!! Long--need advice!
Good Morning everybody!!
Well, years ago when I joined these lists, everyone said that Boxers were like potato chips--can't have just one! We adopted Sherman in January from the wonder people at Louisiana Boxer Rescue. We had thought about getting a puppy for Sherman to have some company, but the dear family that fostered Sherman was fostering Bailey--and Rachel and I talked and decided that they would be good for each other. We think that someone probably used a heavy hand with this baby-she was pulled from the Vermillion Parish shelter which is a gassing shelter, along with 2 male Boxers--not sure if they were from the same family. Anyway, my dear daughter Ellen (couldn't have made either of these trips without her) left Friday and drove to Monroe LA, spent the night, and then drove with Sherman to Alexandria LA to meet Rachel,her husband, 2 year old son and Bailey at PetSmart there. Bailey is really thin--gotta get some meat on those bone, was spayed two weeks ago, and is a
cuddler. She is a bit smaller than Sherman, but we think that she is about 9 1/2 months old and he is 16 months old.
Now, we have never had two Boxers before, so of course I need help and advice!! And you all are so wonderful and understanding--so of course I turn to the lists.
They have gotten along well so far. I bought a crate for Bailey and crated her last night. Sherman has his crate which he goes in and out of whenever he wants to--roams the house during the day. I plan to crate Bailey in the morning when we all go to school and work--will come home mid morning to check and then Jim and Ellen will both be home during lunch. I just think that she at least needs to be crated when we are not home until they get used to each other--please chime in here anyone--but should I crate Sherman also, or just leave him to his regular routine. I don't want to cause any friction---and yes--I do attribute "human" characteristics to the dogs!! She will not be crated when we are home, and most probably eventually she will be allowed to go in and out of the crate whenever just like Sherman---advice please.
Also, I know Boxers "mouth" a lot when playing and make noises--how do I tell when it is about to get out of hand? Bailey has not barked or made any real noise --Sherman makes lots of noise and it is not really growling, but he is bigger than she is at this point and I don't want to let them get out of hand. They have been in the yard, running and bucking and playing. She also immediately jumped into mine and Sherman's chair--but he has been good about it--so far.
We have only had two "stink eye" episodes--one from each of them and it was in the Jeep on the way home--imagine--meeting a new "sister" and then being put in the back of a Jeep Cherokee and riding for 6 hours--with stops of course! Sort of like if Jim brought home a new, young wife and made me share my house with her--ha ha!
Anyway, this is the scenario and please give me any tips or advice about having two boxers in the same house. They are both sweet and loving and when Bailey get some weight on her bones, she will be able to handle Sherman. She was fostered with 4 other dogs--three of which are male Boxers, so she know the ropes--she lived with Rachel and family for about 3 1/2 weeks, so she was just getting used to them before I got her. Bless her heart--I am sure that she is confused!! Hope you all have a wonderful day and please let me hear from you all!
Vida
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