After a long day at work you walk into the house and an enthusiastic, energetic Boxer runs up to you with a smile and showers you with kisses to welcome you home. Minnesota Boxer Rescue and Rejection Collection Boxer Rescue share their insights into Boxer dogs and why adopting this breed is so rewarding.
Minnesota Boxer Rescue
Minnesota Boxer Rescue is a non-profit 501(c)(3), foster-based dog rescue organization primarily serving Minnesota and surrounding areas. MNBR was started in June of 2006 and is operated by volunteers. “Rescue workers see the awful things, but we also get to see a dog flourish and thrive through the in-home foster and adoption process,” says Volunteer President, Janice Anderson.
In addition to dedicated volunteers, Doctor Jim Nelson from Prairie Village Pet Hospital, provides a helping hand with medical procedures. “We remove lumps, repair knees, extract teeth...whatever it takes to get them healthy and find them a new home,” says Doctor Jim Nelson.
Dr. Nelson doesn’t just provide medical services, he also adopted a Boxer rescue. “She greets me enthusiastically, sneezing and wiggling her rear end every day. It makes my heart soar to see her dancing around my kitchen floor. I can't believe I'm her sixth owner, but I do know I'm going to be her last,” says Dr. Nelson.
Boxer dogs are smart, animated, playful, goofy dogs that love to jump and “box” with their paws. Their energetic personalities make them dedicated and loyal companions, explains Anderson.
MNBR currently has nineteen boxers looking for their forever homes and approximately nineteen-hundred boxer dogs have been adopted since 2006. “I wanted a boxer because they have the biggest heart. I wanted a rescue because as much a s I could save her, she saved me,” comments adopter, Mary Murphy.
If you, as Janice Anderson says, “Have a little wiggle room, adopt a Boxer Today!” Visit mnboxerrescue.rescuegroups.org or call 763-647-3037.
Rejection Collection Boxer Rescue
Rejection Collection Boxer Rescue opened their doors in 2019. The rescue was founded by a group of Boxer lovers who saw a need for senior and special needs Boxer dogs. “We believe all dogs deserve loving, responsible and committed homes. These homes may be adoptive homes, foster homes, comfort care or hospice homes depending on the needs of the dog,” says President, Stacy Burton.
Senior dogs are often the last to be looked at due to their shorter life span or costs involved in making sure they live out their best lives explains Burton.
RCBR succeeds through volunteers and donations. While they don’t have a physical building, they do provide foster homes across the country for their rescue dogs. “We will educate the families about the responsibilities and costs of bringing a rescued dog into their home and lives,” explains Burton.
Also, RCBR works with area shelters and organizations to develop a network of supporters and volunteers to create a better world for homeless pets. “By adopting a rescue dog, you might not be changing the world, but to that one dog, you are saving its life, actually you are saving two dogs by adopting...the dog you are bringing into your family and the space in the foster home to bring in another dog, says Burton.
Currently RCBR has twenty dogs available for adoption and have successfully found forever homes for four boxers. “Rescues seem to know they were ‘saved’ and give love back ten-fold, says adopter Duraye Marshelle.
learning more about RCBR and their adoptive dogs visit rejectioncollectionboxerrescue.rescuegroups.org
Looking for a lifelong buddy that will bring joy and unconditional love into your life? A Boxer rescue dog is waiting for you.
By adopting a rescue dog, you might not be changing the world, but to that one dog, you are saving its life, actually you are saving two dogs by adopting...the dog you are bringing into your family and the space in the foster home to bring in another dog.