Meet Brodie!

Our newest foster could be Jax's twin.  His ears are a little floppier, and he is underweight, but other than that, he is a mirror image of our boy and every bit as sweet.  He even had the same name.  Buddy! (We have called Jax Buddy from the very beginning.)  He seemed to recognize his name, so I changed it to the closest sounding name I could think of.

Brodie comes to us from the Texarkana area as an owner surrender.  The situation is sketchy and the owner has one story and the person who has been helping find a rescue to take him (and has also been buying him dog food) tells a different story.  Only Brodie knows the truth, but it's clear that he his situation was far from ideal.  He is skinny, but gaining weight already since he has been getting good food and has been de-wormed.  He is overly shy to not have been mistreated at some point.  "Normal" boxers are outgoing by nature.  He approaches with extreme caution and cowers at the slightest move.  His self confidence is zero until, that is, he gets around our two heroes, Dixie and Jax.  Perhaps more dramatically than I have ever seen a dog turn, he did when he met them.  I'd had him for about eight hours when they first met.  I had yet to see his tail move out from the tight, tucked position it was in when I picked him up.  We don't usually do face to face introductions, we do the walk first.  This time, because he clearly longed to be near them, we just let it happen.  His tail and ears perked up for the first time and he was instantly a different dog.  It was as though he was being reunited with his long lost best friends. 

He is the sweetest, most gentle dog.  It hasn't been a week yet and he is totally at home in our home already.  He is quiet and pretty mellow for a two year old.  Unless it's playtime, which he is all about!  He is potty trained and picked up on the dog door quickly.  I have started the crate training.  Although he's not had any leash training in the past, he walks quite well.  He gives great eye contact and doesn't pull at all.  I think he takes comfort in being right by my side.  He needs major socializing with people and that will be our biggest challenge.  I think and hope he will come around quickly. 


Welcome to the good life, boy, where you will never know severe hunger or thirst again and you will never be filthy and covered in fleas.  You will snack on healthy treats and not have to rummage in the trash.  You will learn to trust humans, even men, and learn that the ones allowed near you mean you no harm.  And most of all, you will learn that I will protect you and love you as my own until the forever family comes along that is worthy of having you join their life.