Hello Fellow Boxer Lovers!
Wow, nearly 2 months...
...since I've posted! Bodhi will soon be 6 months old, it is simply amazing! He now stands about 25.5" at the shoulder and is nearly 60#. A very handsome beastie that's for sure!
I'll be back soon, just wanted to pop in to give you all a Boxer Hugg!
~Alethea Anderson
The Boxer Blogger
Monday
New Pics! 15-16 wks
Hello Fellow Boxer Lovers!
Finally some new pics up, our dang digital camara needs to be replaced.
Hey Santa (wink wink)
Above - Favorite evening snuggle spot!
This blankie is on our bed, and on the couch when it's cold and we snuggle watching
TV. He LOVES it!
Above - Enjoying his yard!
Taking a break from one of his turbo runs around the yard - crazy 8 around
the bench behind him to the far corner around the juniper and back all at mach 3!
Above - Head warmer OR couch hog?
He was on the upper pillows of the couch and ON my husband's head!
Above - Bodhi in one of his sun spots.
Our kitchen has 4 high windows that get morning sun and shine little squares on the floor. He likes to follow the sun squares and bathe in the warm!
Bodhi is my buddy, my snuggly, my favorite furr person!
Alethea Anderson
The Boxer Blogger
Friday
A MONTH ALREADY?
Hello Fellow Boxer Lovers!
Bodhi is Prince Charming
Everyone just loves him! So handsome and polite, and BIG! He went yesterday and got his last vaccination, rabies - 36.5#. All the ladies at the office just oooohed and ahhhhhed at his ever striking handsomness!
Favorite Treat
Bodhi LOVES crushed ice! Whenever I go to the fridge to get some ice in a glass he comes a running at mach 3 thru the house to make sure he gets his little ice chips. He will actually beg for them, whining with those big brown eyes!
Nappin' Spots
He loves the couch for his morning nap. In the afternoon he lounges in the sun in my office. In the evening he's back on the couch where the action is. At night he's on our bed!
Owning the Bed...
...Bodhi started out at the foot of the bed. As the nights have gotten cooler he's been scooting up higher between us where it's extra warm. The other morning I wake up with his head ON my pillow and somehow he wriggled under the covers! Spoiled BOY for SURE!
Walks
He LOVES to go on walks, very curious. He listens to everything. So very calm and polite. Such a gentelman!
Car Rides
He LOVES LOVES LOVES to go in the car! You ask him 'wanna go on a car ride' and he is jazzed!
Tricks
He learned sit a LONG time ago, which he can now do with a non-verbal hand command. He will shake and shake and shake, he loves it! He also knows 'down'. He is really good and does not jump on people, but he sometimes puts his feet up on things 'looking' for things to steal - LOL he is quite the little clepto.
Dryer Sheets
He has a fascination with dryer sheets, I have to repo them all the time before he eats them!
Games
Chase is still his favorite by far! He can run like there is no tomorrow! He also enjoys fetching as well. Our daughter plays hide and seek with him too!
We call him our son...
LOL and he is our daughter's 'brother'. She just cracks up at that!
Sassy Boy
He talks back! Sometimes when he dissagrees with something, he lets us know with a growl-y whine-y adorable sound! I tell him 'hey, no sassing Mommy!'
A Joy to my heart...
He keeps me company and is a devoted companion. A blessing in my life!
Alethea Anderson
The Boxer Blogger
Have you Hugged YOUR boxer today?
Bodhi is Prince Charming
Everyone just loves him! So handsome and polite, and BIG! He went yesterday and got his last vaccination, rabies - 36.5#. All the ladies at the office just oooohed and ahhhhhed at his ever striking handsomness!
Favorite Treat
Bodhi LOVES crushed ice! Whenever I go to the fridge to get some ice in a glass he comes a running at mach 3 thru the house to make sure he gets his little ice chips. He will actually beg for them, whining with those big brown eyes!
Nappin' Spots
He loves the couch for his morning nap. In the afternoon he lounges in the sun in my office. In the evening he's back on the couch where the action is. At night he's on our bed!
Owning the Bed...
...Bodhi started out at the foot of the bed. As the nights have gotten cooler he's been scooting up higher between us where it's extra warm. The other morning I wake up with his head ON my pillow and somehow he wriggled under the covers! Spoiled BOY for SURE!
Walks
He LOVES to go on walks, very curious. He listens to everything. So very calm and polite. Such a gentelman!
Car Rides
He LOVES LOVES LOVES to go in the car! You ask him 'wanna go on a car ride' and he is jazzed!
Tricks
He learned sit a LONG time ago, which he can now do with a non-verbal hand command. He will shake and shake and shake, he loves it! He also knows 'down'. He is really good and does not jump on people, but he sometimes puts his feet up on things 'looking' for things to steal - LOL he is quite the little clepto.
Dryer Sheets
He has a fascination with dryer sheets, I have to repo them all the time before he eats them!
Games
Chase is still his favorite by far! He can run like there is no tomorrow! He also enjoys fetching as well. Our daughter plays hide and seek with him too!
We call him our son...
LOL and he is our daughter's 'brother'. She just cracks up at that!
Sassy Boy
He talks back! Sometimes when he dissagrees with something, he lets us know with a growl-y whine-y adorable sound! I tell him 'hey, no sassing Mommy!'
A Joy to my heart...
He keeps me company and is a devoted companion. A blessing in my life!
Alethea Anderson
The Boxer Blogger
Have you Hugged YOUR boxer today?
Thursday
Bodhi and Shadow - a tale of 2 furr balls!
Hello Fellow Boxer Lovers!
This picture was taken when Bodhi was about 10 weeks, at that time he was still smaller than the cats - not any more!
The cats 'tolerate' the dog!
Basically the cats have Bodhi right where they want him. He walks up to them, they hiss, and he walks away. Of course he has to 'tell' them about it first with his Boxer voice of a cute grumbly whine rolling off his tongue.
Sometimes the cats make a mistake...
Occasionally they run - and when the do - it's on! He simply cannot resist chasing a fast moving blurr of kitty! Cleo goes to her corner of the closet, of which the door Bodhi will not pass... Shadow goes under the bed, and Bodhi follows right along talking to her the whole time! Each time she growls, he lets her know he can hear her! Pita runs fast and jumps high, I don't know how many times the little sh** has ran and jumped on my desk taking the papers and everything in the wake half way across it.
I always tell them...
I say "Cats, if you would just SIT there and NOT run you'd have no problems! Sometimes they listen, sometimes I think they like the challenge. I SWEAR Shadow has lost some weight, which is good for her as you can see in the picture above she is quite 'hefty'.
Bobo LOVES cat food!
He is stealthy about it too - he some how does sneak attacks on the bowl when I think he's fast asleep. Then *BOOM* he has wiped out the whole bowl. I keep telling him his bark will turn to a meow if he's not careful!!! I really would PREFER he stick to dog food, so I put the bowl up where he can't get it - which unfortunately is where the 2 FAT cats can't get it either. So we settled and hid it in the closet, he has not sniffed it out - yet!
But everyone gets along...
Bodhi is learning 'no kitty' and that it means to back off! So I know all things furry will get along quite fine as he grows into those FEET!
Alethea Anderson
The Boxer Blogger
Have YOU hugged YOUR Boxer today??
Wednesday
How to catch a Boxer puppy...
Hello Fellow Boxer Lovers!Chase anyone?
Bodhi has discovered the 'chase' game, where WE are the ones doing the chasing! For instance the other day he got a hold of a receipt, and I wanted it back, so he got a twinkle in his eye and ran like the wind! So I chased him for fun, and evidently I 'taught' him this game. So for the past couple days he has been stealing and baiting for game of chase!
Catch a Boxer?
This morning at 8:40 my daugher and I were getting ready to drop her off at school. Each morning we put Bodhi in his crate just before we go. Well, today when I went to pick him up he ran, and ran, and ran! His stubbie waggin' as fast as it could go there was NO way he was getting in that crate without finishing a game of chase... 8:45, my daughter was panicking, she had 5 minutes til school started. Bodhi - still not ready - so we bribed him - would not work. I simply could not catch the dog, especially since he was 'playing' and I was 'catching'. SO I had to calm him down from his Tiggerish splendor and have him come to me, and we got him in the crate. I was ready for a 2nd breakfast after that one!
Lesson Learned...
I know NOT to play a game of chase before I need to put him in the crate! LOL
Alethea Anderson
The Boxer Blogger
Have you HUGGED your Boxer today? I have - LOTS!
Friday
More Adventures of Bodhi the Boxer!
Hello Fellow Boxer Lovers!
August 31st - Trip to the Vet
Bodhi got his follow up booster shots at the vet, all is AOK! He was barely 11 weeks at weighed 22.4 #! You should see his FEET, he's going to be one massive beastie! Even the Dr. said 'wow he's got some hocks!" Bodhi goes back the 21st for his next round of boosters and then he can meet the world and go on walks and such - yay!
Stuck in a Rut!
When we first brought Mr. Bodhi home we were cautious in the back yard because of this one spot where a little puppy could fall in between the fence and some retaining wall. Once he became a BIG puppy we did not think he could fit so it was not a concern. Well...last Friday I hear Bodhi yelpin, he NEVER yelps! I RUN to the backyard and don't see him anywhere! Then I see FEET flying in the air, he somehow fell upside down in that same rut we worried about when he was still small. Upside down, wedged - I was panicked! I was the only one home and I could not see a way to get him out. He was freaking, wriggling and going further down - literally stuck in a rut! I calmed him down and he trusted me, made me feel awesome! =)
His shoulders were blocking him in so I could not lift him out, so I ended up taking about 4-5 bricks out of the wall to get down to him. Beatles, worms and SPIDERS oh my - what we do for LOVE! This whole time I'm thinking, off to the vet, what if he's hurt, scrapes, broken bones, stress, stress, stress...Well the second I get the brick out down by his shoulder he POPS up and OUT and starts burning rubber all around the yard!
Needless to say I felt much better!
The door thingy...
The other day Bodhi found the thing behind the door that prevents the handle from denting the wall. He was in our room and I kept hearing 'spronggggggggggggggg.... spronggggggggggggggggggg... spronggggggggggggggggggggggggg.....' he was pawing it having a good ol' time! I have pictures, just can't get them here (argh!)
Mr. Tough Boy
Not scared of the vaccum, not scared of the lawnmower - yet will have oodles of fun barking at something like my daughter's doll stroller!
LOVES the hose!
When I'm watering the garden he sits by me and paws the air until I let him drink from the hose! I have one of those nozzles with many sprayers so we play and I think he is trying to literally stop the water flow by biting the water! It just cracks me up!
No more couch safety!
He can officially make it up on the couch!
Has mastered 'sit'!
Via verbal and hand command! That's my smart baby!
Walks on leash
We practice in the yard and he does really well! He LOVES car rides so I'll say 'wanna go on a car ride?' and he runs to the door, and sits waiting for his leash!
Cats
He is MUCH more interested in the small furries around here! If they sit and growl he'll talk to them in his cute growly voice, like he's saying "I only wanna play". BUT if the cat makes the mistake of running, the chase is on! So if the cats wise up and sit in one spot, he won't but them! I do have a picture of Bodhi sitting next to Shadow, quite impressive!
Now he is waking up the kiddo!
I better go save her! More soon!
Alethea Anderson
The Boxer Blogger
August 31st - Trip to the Vet
Bodhi got his follow up booster shots at the vet, all is AOK! He was barely 11 weeks at weighed 22.4 #! You should see his FEET, he's going to be one massive beastie! Even the Dr. said 'wow he's got some hocks!" Bodhi goes back the 21st for his next round of boosters and then he can meet the world and go on walks and such - yay!
Stuck in a Rut!
When we first brought Mr. Bodhi home we were cautious in the back yard because of this one spot where a little puppy could fall in between the fence and some retaining wall. Once he became a BIG puppy we did not think he could fit so it was not a concern. Well...last Friday I hear Bodhi yelpin, he NEVER yelps! I RUN to the backyard and don't see him anywhere! Then I see FEET flying in the air, he somehow fell upside down in that same rut we worried about when he was still small. Upside down, wedged - I was panicked! I was the only one home and I could not see a way to get him out. He was freaking, wriggling and going further down - literally stuck in a rut! I calmed him down and he trusted me, made me feel awesome! =)
His shoulders were blocking him in so I could not lift him out, so I ended up taking about 4-5 bricks out of the wall to get down to him. Beatles, worms and SPIDERS oh my - what we do for LOVE! This whole time I'm thinking, off to the vet, what if he's hurt, scrapes, broken bones, stress, stress, stress...Well the second I get the brick out down by his shoulder he POPS up and OUT and starts burning rubber all around the yard!
Needless to say I felt much better!
The door thingy...
The other day Bodhi found the thing behind the door that prevents the handle from denting the wall. He was in our room and I kept hearing 'spronggggggggggggggg.... spronggggggggggggggggggg... spronggggggggggggggggggggggggg.....' he was pawing it having a good ol' time! I have pictures, just can't get them here (argh!)
Mr. Tough Boy
Not scared of the vaccum, not scared of the lawnmower - yet will have oodles of fun barking at something like my daughter's doll stroller!
LOVES the hose!
When I'm watering the garden he sits by me and paws the air until I let him drink from the hose! I have one of those nozzles with many sprayers so we play and I think he is trying to literally stop the water flow by biting the water! It just cracks me up!
No more couch safety!
He can officially make it up on the couch!
Has mastered 'sit'!
Via verbal and hand command! That's my smart baby!
Walks on leash
We practice in the yard and he does really well! He LOVES car rides so I'll say 'wanna go on a car ride?' and he runs to the door, and sits waiting for his leash!
Cats
He is MUCH more interested in the small furries around here! If they sit and growl he'll talk to them in his cute growly voice, like he's saying "I only wanna play". BUT if the cat makes the mistake of running, the chase is on! So if the cats wise up and sit in one spot, he won't but them! I do have a picture of Bodhi sitting next to Shadow, quite impressive!
Now he is waking up the kiddo!
I better go save her! More soon!
Alethea Anderson
The Boxer Blogger
Saturday
10 week picture / Stubborn Puppy / Play Date with the furr cousins
Hello Fellow Boxer Lovers! Bodhi is 10 weeks old today, he LOVES the lawn out back!
I found it!
The missing cord to the digital camara was of course in one of the last boxes I had to unpack for my office - so I'm back in photo land - YAY!
Stubborn lil Fella...
We took Bodhi to my sis-in-law's tonite, we caught him mid-pee and I took him outside. He did NOT finish. I KNEW he had to go - but my sis-in-law does not have a lawn and I think our pampered pooch prefers padded potty areas!
He went on strike...
He would NOT go. We were outside for at least 20 minutes and he just looked at me. Dinner was ready and everyone kept saying 'he must be done' and I told them he was holding out. Well they convinced me to bring him in and not 60 seconds later he 'finished'...Little weenie! I KNOW him and how his little brain works LOL Now I know for sure, I'm winning that one next time!
Romping with his fur cousin...
He had a ball playing with his fur cousin, Bearly. She just LOVES him! Bearly will be 10 this year and boy does Bodhi bring out the puppy in her. They are both sure to have a GREAT night's sleep tonite! She's a Boxer/German Shorthair/Lab Mix, a real cutie! I'll try to get a pic next play date! Next to her we can really see how much he's grown in the past 2 weeks - WOW!
Pierre the Chihuahua...
...is NOT so fond of Bodhi! My mom-in-law has a long haired chi, some refer to him as the spawn of satan... (lol) We all swear he has a second set of teeth like that alien in the movie Alien! He is a darling little thing, when he wants to be! He tried to eat Bodhi tonite! Bodhi was submissive, rolled on his back and wanted to play, but Dom Pierre wanted no part of it! He may be a little jealous of Bodhi playing with Bearly as Pierre is in LOVE with her though she is 50 # bigger than him, of course Bearly does not reciprocate in the love connection - like Pepe LePeu, the skunk who loves the cat! Not to mention Bodhi is already 2 times bigger than Pierre which may have caused the chi to be a little agressive too (well, a lot). We'll have to keep trying...
Alethea Anderson
The Boxer Blogger
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