Need to rehome 10 week old female (S. Idaho)

[sesua]

for those of us with a boxer puppy as our first family dog. My hubby and I have been going through puppy regret (What was I thinking??), and this post makes me feel much better! Our puppy Jayda is 4 months and we are keeping her (Period!) after we were thinking about giving up just this past weekend. It's been so hard!! You all know what it's like and this post gives me the strength to keep at it. I believe it will get easier. We love her very much and my 10 year old daughter is so attached. She's a single child and now she has a "little sister". She says that Jayda keeps her from feeling lonely. How could I ever take that from her.

I just want to say thanks for this post. I'm so glad I saw it.

Erica

[x19er]

Our Charlie was given up at 12 weeks old - never really given a chance. Puppies are like children, you love them to bits but some days they drive you nuts! Rehoming our children is not an option so puppies should be the same - good and bad days but in the end you'll have a loving, devoted boxer that will adore your kids and have great fun together.

[SweetCody]

Oh lord I lived with Puppy Regret Aniah's first 8 months. She was such a terror and so hard to train. I went through the "what the h*** was I thinking" about 10 times a day. But she wasn't always bad....sometimes she was almost good . And when she was sleeping she snuggled up so cute and looked so sweet. Rehoming her was never an option...she was ours from the moment we signed the papers, she just drove me nuts. I used to threaten to tie her to the tree in the back yard....when it was raining.....and I was going to laugh at her cries........she never believed me at all . (of course I would never do that)
But she has grown up finally.....she doesn't steal my food anymore, she comes when she is called. She stops when she is told to stop, she doesn't use my floors as her on personal toilet anymore. She has turned into a good little girl and I am so thankful....she was a very difficult puppy. Just hang in there it takes loads of patience and sometimes you just have to scream into a pillow. And the kisses are well worth all the aggravation .

[Claudia807]

Puppies will take it out of you, for sure. We don't get many puppies in rescue but when a puppy does come into rescue, we don't fight over who GETS to foster the puppy - we fight over who HAS to foster the puppy. Everyone is like, "Not me! I did it last time!" I think everyone should probably raise a puppy once (I've done it) but after that, adopting a nice adult dog is the way to go.

[SweetCody]

Originally Posted by Claudia807

I think everyone should probably raise a puppy once (I've done it) but after that, adopting a nice adult dog is the way to go.

Yes next time I want a Boxer that has already grown it's brain . I want to rescue next time......it will be a while, I don't think I could handle 3 dogs at once.

[EAO76]

Originally Posted by Claudia807

Puppies will take it out of you, for sure. We don't get many puppies in rescue but when a puppy does come into rescue, we don't fight over who GETS to foster the puppy - we fight over who HAS to foster the puppy. Everyone is like, "Not me! I did it last time!" I think everyone should probably raise a puppy once (I've done it) but after that, adopting a nice adult dog is the way to go.

This is so TRUE! I have raised two pups of my own and fostered FOUR for the rescue. I have paid my dues! Give me a nice senior any day. My current foster is 7…she is so easy I sometimes forget she is here.

[sriley]

I can totally relate to how unbelievably overwhelming a pup can be at times. I have a 4 month old AND a 3 month old at present and to say that I have my hands full would be an understatement. But I wouldn't trade it for anything. Actually, after losing my first Boxer this summer at the age of 8, I'm trying to enjoy the "puppy phase" as much as I can. They are only puppies once and the time with these wonderful dogs passes so quickly. While the puppy phase can certainly be trying at times, your pup will be all grown up before you know it and you just might find yourself longing for those crazy puppy days

[Kayla Dawn]

When I first got Apollo, I actually didnt feel this way. He's 5 now. However we just got a deaf, white boxer puppy who is 9 1/2 weeks old. We had to put a bell on her collar so we could hear where she is since she can't respond to us calling her. I've thought over the last few days when she screams in her crate "what am i thinking" but then I look at Apollo and know it will be worth it in the end. I cant tell you how happy I am to hear you are trying again. Congrats and just try to enjoy the pup. It will be so rewarding in the end.

[Mesquite]

I can relate. It was a real shocker (even though I knew it would be like that) after we got Jake. No more uninterrupted nights. No more sleeping in. No more collapsing in the recliner at night. Boxer puppies require a lot of time and attention, but they are so worth it. The puppy stage doesn't last forever. Although Jake keeps us amused, he is a handful.

Just a reminder - a tired puppy is a happy puppy. He needs lots of exercise and do start leash training him if you haven't already (get the kids to help). Walks are essential.

[StellaBee]

Just checking in to see how you are doing!