BRUISER

(2.24.09) Dear Houston Boxer Rescue: I am writing in regards to the new Boxer my husband and I just adopted from your wonderful organization. We feel truly blessed that we came across your organization and that we were able to adopt a beautiful, fun-loving Boxer. Our Boxer, Bruiser, has a wonderful spirit and positive attitude. My husband and I provide Bruiser with the love and attention he deserves, and are overjoyed that he reciprocates that love. He has made our family complete. Bruiser is always excited to greet me during the week when I come home from work. After I pet him, I let him outside to play in the fenced yard and start preparing dinner. The kitchen door is left open so he can roam freely as he likes. Soon after that, my husband George arrives. When Bruiser hears his truck in the back driveway, he runs to the gate to wait for George. When he sees George those Boxer wiggles kick-in. Bruiser is very affectionate. He is also very attached to me, especially when he wants to be a baby and get pampered. And he loves getting attention from George, who is more of the disciplinary. We always sit outside with him, weather permitting, so he can stay in his yard for a little awhile before he comes in for the night. Bruiser sometimes accompanies us on short trips. Last weekend, we took Bruiser to Tomball. He loved the ride and tried to sit up in the front with us. We had to keep the console up to prevent him from jumping up front. We are in the process of training him, which can be prove to be somewhat of a challenge. One lesson we’re trying to teach him is staying in the kitchen and in his bed. This can be difficult because he wants to be with us all the time and will try to follow us. Often he will go to the formal living room and sit on my red sofa, which is off limits. Bruiser is a special, friendly, and loving companion. He has no mean streak in him whatsoever. However, he can be very stubborn. Training him isn’t easy because sometimes he has his mind set on what he wants. We still have a ways to go with the training, but we have a lot of patience so it will work. We’re always gentle in our approach with Bruiser. He recently received treatment for the heartworms and we understand that he can’t get too excited. We try to relax him when he does. His 6 week recovery period is almost up and we hope to give him more play time and exercise once he’s at his full recovery. As of now, the most he has walked is to the mailbox with George, just 1 block. We are looking forward to him feeling better and being more active. Having Bruiser with us has been a great joy. We’re anxious during the week to get home from work to see him and cherish the time we have with him. Thank you for giving us Bruiser. We appreciate and respect your organization for taking caring of Bruiser, and other loving boxers just like him, and finding them loving homes. Special thanks go to his foster parents Michael and Tammy Norris. They took excellent care of Bruiser and made him what he is. He was lucky to have them find him and nourish him to good health and give him a lot of love. Thank you again, Doris and George Gonzalez