We love Lucy... What a great attitude she has.

Look at how she takes it in stride when her bossy feline roommate tries to get between her and dinner:

what a good girl she is in the elevator despite the grumpy little Yorkie who nipped at her for no reason at all a few minutes before this was taken:

and how much love she has to give.

Lucy is a pleasure to foster and is so darn cute...

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2/23/09

Lucy has done brilliantly in foster care.  She will cuddle with you while you read or watch TV, or prance happily on long walks if that's your pleasure.  She showed her cheerful personality even when she was emaciated and always thirsty because of her diabetes.  She is exceptionally well-trained in following instructions and going outside when she needs to.  Just look at her lovely expressions and beautiful fawn coat!  She sits obediently for her twice-daily insulin shot, which easily controls her diabetes and takes only a minute.  Her cheerful smile has returned as she regained most of her lost weight. She curls magnificently to greet you, and is exceptionally responsive to commands – sit, give paw, come.  In fact she always tries to figure out what you want even before you know!  She immediately makes friends with every one – from the shelter people to the vet to her foster family.  She tries to play with the aloof resident cat in her foster home.
 
 She spent this past Saturday at an adoption event in Stamford CT and proved to be a real crowd pleaser.  At one point there were more than 5 kids surrounding her, giving her attention and she was very well behaved with all of them. She was gentle with everyone from a baby to an elderly lady that was quite taken with her.  She was not too fond of the puppies at Petsmart jumping all over her but a quick bark gave them the signal that she does not care for the rough and tumble play of puppydom.  Everyone that met her commented on how calm and well behaved she is (she sat on her foster mom's lap for most of the afternoon) and how adorable her "sad eyes" are.  We assured them that this pup may still have the sad eyes but she is a completely different dog than the one that made it out of the shelter barely alive. She is full of life and happy as a clam.

Adopt Lucy if you want an intelligent, obedient, and loving dog that requires minimal effort in her care.

1/15/09 - Lucy

Its been a rough time for everyone recently, but our 4-5 year old boxer mix Lucy has had an especially rough few weeks. She was brought into a NYC shelter as a stray on Christmas Eve. On her intake it noted that she was extremely emaciated, dehydrated and had a distended stomach. Over the next 3 weeks she was continually looked over for adoption. Her medical records also continued to report that these conditions persisted. She became very depressed.

The shelter workers took a special liking to her and tried many avenues to get Lucy adopted. She was "Pet of the Week" for the Canarsie Courier and she has been on Craigs list in every major city in the northeast. Sadly no one came forward to help her despite her glowing description which specifically noted that Lucy was "healthy according to our medical staff.".

Finally an AABR volunteer saw the ad and inquired about her. Within 24 hours she was safe in a NYC foster home. Unfortunately the worst was still to come. Within 10 minutes in her new foster home it was evident that this dog was far from healthy. She could barely lift her head and was desperately seeking water everywhere... even climbing in the tub and licking the faucet. As many dogs drink a lot as a sign of stress we decided to wait a day to see if this persisted. Unfortunately it did and an emergency hospitalization confirmed that she has Diabetes Mellitus, which is the insulin dependent kind. The shelter had apparently not noticed this and she had been without her insulin for at least 3 weeks, probably more. She had become so dehydrated she was near death.

Lucy was immediately started on insulin and IV fluids. Although she is still very sad she is in good hands now. In the short time she was in her foster home Lucy demonstrated that she is housebroken and very well mannered. Through this entire ordeal she has been nothing but sweet with every human and animal she met. She is a bit shy, but thrives on attention. A few hours after arriving she was curled up and sleeping in her foster mom's lap. It is sad that such an easily treatable disease has almost taken this poor girl's life. Once stabilized all she will probably need is one insulin shot a day! We will do all the hard work of getting her stabilized, after that she will be easy and inexpensive to take care of.

AABR is doing literally everything we can to ensure that she never experiences neglect again. She is stealing the hearts of everyone she meets, hopefully she can steal yours.

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If you are interested in adopting this dog, please first read our Adoption Procedure, by clicking on the link at the top of this page, then fill out an online application.

Boxers and Applicants are not matched on a first come, first served basis. Not all applications are approved. On average, it takes between a week and 1 month to adopt a Rescue Boxer to an approved applicant, depending on your personal circumstances and flexibility.  

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.  

And yes, we realize that the Boxer you may have your heart set on, may be adopted before you're approved.   Should your first choices all ready found their forever home, we want you to advise us as to other dogs you are interested in at Adoptions@AdoptABoxerRescue.com .  Or let us suggest a few that we feel will match your home.  That is what we are good at.   And be happy for the ones that have been placed... and know that there are way too many fantastic dogs waiting in their place.

Our non-profit organization is wholly comprised of hard-working volunteers whose only reward is seeing our wonderful Boxers placed in loving, permanent homes and given another chance for a happy life. Our process may seem slow, but if you are patient, we will try to provide you with a devoted, loving companion - a Boxer.

We hope you feel that the right Boxer is worth waiting for. 

Adoptions Fee: Please see our adoption info by clicking on the link at the top of this page.

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