April 7, 2009 -- Sadly, Ginger was PTS yesterday. Her fears, and reaction to those fears, ultimately overcame her ability to cope with being a pet.
Ginger Update 01/04/2009


Ginger is a loving fun boxer. She is great with other dogs. Ginger is a little shy when she first meets someone but she loves people so she warms up in time. Ginger loves to hang around and cuddle. She is still scared of some unfamiliar noises, but has gotten used to most of the noises around the neighborhood.

Ginger sleeps through the night and crates well. Ginger is looking for a special friend to love on.

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Ginger is a young adult, flashy fawn female that came from a breeder in MO. We only have a preliminary report about this girlie at this point. Ginger is a reserved girl that just arrived at her new foster home on Sept. 20, so she is currently finding her way around there now. Here is the first report:

Ginger is a young boxer girl learning all about houses and nice people. She is learning about stairs and grass and living in a nice dry house.

Ginger weighs around 65 pounds and is at a good weight for her.

We will post updates as we find out more about Miss Ginger.

Adoptions start with an application located at the top of the page. After the adoption requirements have been reviewed and met, a home visit will be done. All boxers are placed as indoor dogs, a fence is a must, home visits will be done prior to meeting dogs, and most require an obedience class.

Update 11/03/2008

Ginger has turned a corner. She is now comfortable in the back yard. She will run to the back fence instead of staying on the back deck. Housebreaking is coming along with no accidents in the morning, and very few in the last few evenings.

She is starting to feel at home and is assisting with the guarding of the home at times. But this also means that she wants to come upstairs at night with the rest of the family. She whines for a few minutes but quiets down quickly.

Ginger kennels very easily and does not need a treat anymore to go into it, but a treat is always appreciated.

Ginger is a sweet girl and we enjoy having her around.


Update 10/26/2008

Ginger is doing well. We are working on house training. She plays well with the other dogs, toys and us.
Ginger crates easily and sleeps the night with no complaints. She has mastered the stairs and walks over different floor surfaces like a pro.

She has let me cut her nails with clippers and the dremel tool with no problems.

Ginger is a sweet girl that loves to cuddle and prefers to lie on a soft pillow instead of the hard floor.


update 10/05/2008
Ginger can now go up a full flight of stairs by herself. The pups
have been helping her with that.

I took Ginger to dog school yesterday, she walked up to people and
put her head in their laps. She also met a little girl about 5 and
Ginger was very good with her. During class they were working on
staying with distractions so she got to see a lot of loud play toys,
feathers, odd noices and such.

Ginger went to a pet store, Pet Co and Lowes today. At Lowes there
were moving stair cases, people loading lumber and other strange
noises. She was not thrilled about everything, but she did not get
hurt and got to come home. It was all good for her.

She is not house broken yet and we are working on it. Im trying to
get her to use the bell, but its slow going but well get there.

She is interested in the cat, but if the cat stays still she ignores
her. But if the cat runs, Ginger is right after her.

Outside noises frighten her, but we think with repetition it will get
better. That is one of the reasons that housebreaking is taking so
long. If a noise frightens her, she forgets about going potty and
just wants to get back into the house.