KOL - BOXER

State: CT
Age: 3 years
DOB: unsure 
Weight: 61 lbs 
Sex: male
Neutered/UTD: yes/yes
Coat Color: reverse brindle
Children under 4: No (no history)
Children over 4: yes
Separation Anxiety: no
Other dogs: Yes
Cats: probably w/dog savvy cats 
Crate Trained: yes
House Trained: Yes
Obedience Trained: no
Leash Trained: learning
MICROCHIP: yes
ADOPTION FEE: $475

 

4/28/23-Kol is house trained, only had one quick pee accident when he first got here, but hasn’t had an accident since. Today will be the first day that he’s spending about seven or eight hours in the crate. He has not tried to get out of the crate at all.  He just whines a little and then settles down.  He seems to do best with confident well versed boxer people.  LOVES my husband!  He snuggles with all of us though.

4/27/23-So I’ve taken a few days to get to know this handsome boy Kol. He is built like a traditional German boxer with thick legs and a muscular body with a velvet coat (pictures just don’t do it justice).  We have learned that he isn’t as “alpha” as his looks though and just needs Manners 101 training.  He just adores people and snuggling. He also engages in traditional boxer play with our non dominant male dog.  He’s getting along great with all 3 dogs here (females too) and is starting to play with toys as well. So rewarding to see these Amish puppy mill dogs become real dogs! Kol is ready to go to his home.
 
4/25/23-Kol is at his new foster home now that he was neutered yesterday.  He only weighs 61 lbs so not as big as we all thought he was. Everyone at the vet fell in love with him. The vet techs did test Kol with a cat in a cage there & he didn’t react at all. For this reason we think he will probably be ok with dog savvy cats. Periodically while our volunteer was driving him to his foster home today, he’d stand on her car console and rest his head on top of her head! Such a sweet, awesome boy!   When Kol arrived to his foster home he was all wiggles to meet their 8 year old son as well as their 15 year old son.  He was initially nervous around her husband but has warmed up to him rather quickly as you can see in his updated pics. 
 

4/23/23-Kol was able to get his neuter moved up to tomorrow, Monday 4/24.  He did test positive for Lyme so he is on 30 days of antibiotics to clear that up. More updates so on this big sweet boy after his neuter & we get to know him better. 

4/21/23-Kol is a gorgeous big 3 year old male reverse brindle (looks like dark chocolate!) boxer from a puppy mill. He came in today along with 2 other boxers as the owners are moving out of state soon. we had already received 3 others from this mill. He arrived safely into rescue thanks to his transport & hold volunteers. Kol greeted my 3-pack of dogs outside before the rain came and everything went fine.  Though for safety & because he’s such a big boy and not neutered, we will be abiding by the “leash law” for a few days & keeping a leash on him in the house. He was a super good boy in the shower to get him clean and is trying to settle in his crate.  He has access to his dinner in there but the poor boy is not too interested, very whiney right now.  Looking forward to not such a long and confusing day tomorrow!  His pre-neuter appointment is on Monday & his neuter is Thursday 4/27.  Once he is neutered & we get to know him a little more he will be ready to go home!