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Nick

Intake Info (if known)
Located in NY

Fawn Male
Adopted: October 2002

 
MEMORIAL - Nick
It is with great sadness that we have to report the loss of a boxer that touched our hearts.
Date: October 14, 2010

I am very sad to report that my handsome Nick passed away at home on 9/21/10.  He didn't have the best start in life, but I hope the nearly eight years that he had with me made up for it.  Nick saw me through some very rough times, and as I like to joke, I will never find a more loyal man in my life!  Even though his last year was spent battling melanoma, lung cancer, heart disease, arthritis, and kidney disease - he never stopped guarding his mommy.  We estimate he was around 13 years old, and he amazed his team of doctors by his strength and resilience in outliving all projections given for him.  Everyone who met Nick knew he was a very special dog.

Nick looked like the perfect show dog, which was far from the natural eared brindle we were originally looking for.  Dawn and Gail convinced my ex-husband and me to go meet him, along with a younger dog we were interested in at the time.  The younger dog was immediately aggressive with our puppy, Inga.  By contract, Nick came out of his kennel, took one look at us, and started walking to the car like he was going home.  He chose us, and I am so glad he did.  He wouldn't have fit into a lot of homes, but he was perfect for our situation and he turned into the perfect gentleman. 

I often hear rescue applicants tell me that they want a young dog because boxers don't live that long.  Well, Nick had eight wonderful years with me and lived well beyond boxer life expectancy.  At the same time, my family has had boxers from breeders pass away at age 4 and 6.  There are no guarantees with any dog, purebred from a breeder or a rescue.  It is about quality of life, and so many older dogs need and deserve that chance to live out their lives in a happy home.  Please think of Nick as an example, and give an older dog a chance.  You won't regret it!

Danielle Duprey

 

                  Each Boxer leaves paw prints on your heart.  Nick will be missed.

 

   
   

 

 

 

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