Best Friends Boxer Rescue Where your Best Friend waits for you! serving NY, PA and NE OH Home About BFBR BFBR Adoption Process Adoption Application Adopted Dogs Available Dogs Contact Us How You Can Help Lucy Says State: NY Age: 1 yrs Weight:60 lbs Sex: Male Neut/UTD: YES/yES Coat Color: Fawn Docked Tail: Yes Cropped Ears: No Children Under 4: Not sure Children Over 4: Not sure Separation Anxiety: nO Other Dogs: Yes Cats: ? Crate Trained: Yes House Trained: Yes Obedience Trained: Some Leash Trained: Working on it Attending Obedience: No Micro Chipped: No Adoption Fee: $300 April 8, 2008 Best Friends Boxer Rescue welcomes Arlex. More to come as he settles in! April 10, 2008 Arlex is the newest guest here at the Boxer'In. He is a beautiful 1 year old fawn male with a white chest and a little white on his paws. He is a big boy and I am guessing he weighs 65 pounds. He is a beautiful dark fawn color. He will be visiting the vet next week to get updated on his vacciantions and will be getting neutered. Most of the girls here will agree that he needs to keep his appointment next week:-))) He has been a perfect house guest for his first day. He hasn't missed a meal and he wastes no time eating. His foster dad tonight told him to get back over to his bowl and finish and he looked and it was gone already. He settled last night into his bedroom suite and fussed for a few minutes and then we didn't hear another word out of him until this morning. He had not acccidents overnight. Today was a work day and he spent the day in a crate and was good. He enjoyed a frozen peanut butter filled marrow bone to help him pass the day. He was very glad to see us when we came home. He has met all his foster brothers and sisters and seems to be enjoying their company. The girls are giving him a hard time but in a few days, they will all be best friends. He is a sweetheart and knows a few commands which he is happy to perform for you to get a treat. Obedience training will be just what he needs with his new family. He does pull on a leash but that will come along with attending obedience. He is really quite a character and I would consider him a doofus. When he lays down, he quite often has his back legs coming out the back. He loves attention. We were laughing at him today as we have a steep hill in our backyard and he was laying down on the hill with his head lower than his body. His foster dad told him that all the blood was going to rush to his head. No one lays down on this hill except for Arlex. If you are looking for entertainment, I think Arlex might be your boy. More updates to come as we get to know him better. April 24, 2008 Arlex has been to the vets and brought up to date on his vaccinations, tested for heartworm and is negative, now taking monthly preventative and negative on his stool check. So, he is ready and waiting for his new forever home. He continues to be a good boy at his foster home and has surprised us with some obedience that he knows. When you call him, you better be ready because he comes at the first call, he sits and downs almost without asking. I have been working on him sitting before he gets his dinner and now I don't even have to ask, he just lays down but pops right back up. So he will need some work on staying. Recently, he has decided that he likes stuffed animals and his big purple Barney is his favorite. He took it outside and his foster dad told him he really shouldn't take it outside but to a one year old that is like saying, take that outside. So a few minutes went by and his foster dad told him to go and get Barney, he stood there for a few seconds proceeded to go outside and bring in a big pink horse with red yarn trim. We were laughing hysterically. He is a big boy, 70 lbs to be carrying around a pink horse. He loves helping outside. I raked the backyard last weekend and piled all the big sticks in one pile and you know, I loved picking up those sticks many times. Good help is hard to find. He has a stick tonight that is about 3 ft long and has been trying to bring it in the house and I keep telling him, Arlex outside. This boy can keep you wondering what is he going to do next. He provides a lot of entertainment. Arlex is a good boy and will make a great addition to a family that will make him a big part of their lives. He plays hard with the other dogs and has lots of energy. He might be too rough for real young children. He will be worth every effort you put into him.