AABR Boxer

I adopted Snaps from your wonderful organization on December 23, 2005. Per his post, he was left tied to the shelter door with $5 stuck in his collar...thin and with kennel cough... with no history of what he had gone through. I drove 3 hours to meet him and took him home that day. He and my other dog, Logan, were fast friends.

Snaps passed over the rainbow bridge on April 12th with my husband and I at his side. He wouldn't eat his dinner and developed labored breathing, so we took him straight to the emergency vet. Our hearts are heavy and our tears are many, but we have wonderful memories of our 5+ years with Snaps.

I met my husband shortly after I adopted Snaps and he loved him right away. He loved to go for rides in the car, which was good as we traveled to Canada frequently. Every day when I got home from work, I was greeted with the the Snappy dance as he would spin in a circle and bounce. I had never seen a dog do that before and it was so cute! The only day we were not greeted this way was the day he passed.

He was a beautiful boy and brought so much happiness to our lives. I would often look into his eyes and wonder what he had gone through before being rescued. But he didn't seem to care about his past, only that he was in a caring forever home. He was never hungry or cold again and had so much love and attention.

When he walked he pranced and I thought he should have been named Prancer, but I kept the name he was given at the rescue. I will miss him helping me with the housework and snuggling with me to sleep. I could never leave the room without him right behind me and I would always tell him "I hear the pitter patter of little Snappy feet" and he would do the boxer wiggle. Such a precious soul.

His passing has left a very large hole in our lives, and he will always be in our hearts. I have attached some pictures of Snaps. I hope you will post a memorial to our sweet boy on your AABR web page.

Snaps is doing really well. He wasn't feeling very good when he first came to us, but now he's a new man. He's very affectionate and sweet.

Loves to eat. He was so skinny, all hip ribs and hipbones were visible. Now he's all filled out and beautiful. He seems to like other dogs and is very playful. He passed the test at the vets with her 4 cats. Now the best thing would be a new family who would love him and give him a home for Christmas.

Sugar Snaps is a young male boxer that was tied to the lobby entrance door of my local shelter. He was left with nothing but a $5 bill attached to his leash. No name, no info to help us place him into a home. It's so sad that these dogs are discarded so casually. We will take Snaps to the vet and get him neutered and up to date on shots. Snaps is in need of a foster home, please help. We will post more info as we learn it.

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