UPDATE: 6-30-2008
This afternoon we lost a beautiful spirit to heart failure. Brooklyn passed away suddenly at her beloved foster family's home without any symptoms prior. We are heart broken over her loss. She was the sweetest boxer girl on the planet. Yes, she had some physical problems that may not have looked beautiful to some, but in my eyes, and the eyes of her foster family, she truly was beautiful inside and out.

Brook learned to be an inside, house boxer like all boxers should be. The curious nature of the boxer was emerging in her personality and her obvious love of children was very apparent in how she acted around a young nephew. We will have a memorial page for this girl with recent pictures and our thoughts about her. She shall NEVER be forgotten and is a CLEAR example of what should NOT be bred!! I'm certain that added to her young demise. Rest in Peace Brook. We will always love you!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

UPDATE: 6-26-08
Brook is doing very well in foster care. The boxer inside of her is emerging!!!! She is still tentative, and easily frightened, but she walks very well on a leash, and is interacting with her humans. She LOVES toys, and is as gentle as a baby lamb. Can someone love this girl, despite her obvious outward appearance? I think there is someone out there for Brook. She is loving, devoted and sweet. She is good with cats, dogs, kids, horses, you name it and she's gentle with it. As time progresses, so does Brook. We did discover during her spay surgery that she also has a heart murmur. This poor girl just can't catch a break!!!!!! Many dogs live long, full lives with heart murmurs, just like people do. Don't let that scare you off from her. Also, she doesn't have cherry eye, she has some weakened cartilage in that area, and when she gets nervous and the blood pressure rises, it pushes the third eyelid out. It'll pop right back in if you were to push on it, but if you just leave it be, it goes back on its own. There wasn't a surgery to do for this. The vet felt as she gained weight that would help to keep the cartilage in place.

Brook's adoption donation is $175.00. We have to charge a fee to at help to cover some of the vet costs we incur. We do not get any outside funding other than the adoption donations. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

UPDATE: 3-15-08
Brooklyn was separated from Piper into a foster home of her own. Since the separation, she has begun to make great gains. For the FIRST TIME in her life, she went for a walk, on a leash, with her family. You can't ask for more than that. She's living out the dog dream life!!! She's obviously making progress and I will continue to update this site with progress reports. We are so proud of how she is doing. It is very difficult for dogs like this to overcome their terror of the world around them.

UPDATE: 2-10-08
Brooklyn or Brook is probably the shyest of the four breeding girls that we got in. She would still prefer to hide at the back of her kennel than to come out and socialize. I have a Kuranda bed out, so the girls can lie on that when I lock them out of their crates and want them to interact with the rest of the house. Brook took to it right away. I thought she would be fearful of it, but I should have known better. A boxer will go for the bed EVERY TIME. :o) Piper joined her eventually and yes, they both decided to lie down together in a pile.

You can see by Brooklyn's pictures that she has problems. I've discussed them below, but you can see the shape of her hind legs, the cherry eye and the twist in her muzzle. She has a lot of excess skin on her tummy from carrying litters, more than I have EVER seen on a dog this young. It's still hard for me to understand how anyone could look at this dog and think she is of breeding quality. She is exceptionally sweet. She gives loving kisses and loves to be hugged and petted. She loves treats and toys, but is still timid about coming out and really playing with them. She'll play with them in her kennel, but not out in the open. I believe once she is separated from Piper, she will continue to come along in her confidence. When Piper isn't around, she will come up on her own for attention and love. She still hides under the deck when outside or runs around in circles in the yard, like she's unsure of what she's to do out there. She does go potty out in the yard immediately when you let her out. So she understands where she is supposed to go.

We continue to work on basic commands and wearing a leash. It will be some time before she is ready for adoption. She will have her Cherry Eye fixed when she is spayed, and hopefully we can have some of the excess skin removed at the same time.

It will take a special person to fall in love with this imperfect boxer. She is perfect as a loving companion, and hopefully someone with a HUGE heart will come along and fall in love with her just for who she is. I know she's captured MY heart. _____________________________________________________________________

Brooklyn is a two year old classic fawn female with natural ears and a cropped tail. Brooklyn has a problem with her back legs. It appears to be some form of deformity. It's either a birth defect or it is thought that she was kept in a confined spaced for too long when she was little and the leg bones developed in an odd way. It does not prevent her from running after the rest of the group, just as fast, she just has a funny little gait when she walks and runs. She is very sweet, but exceptionally timid right now. This is her first time living in a home and she is terrified of her surroundings. She is shaking like a leaf and has been sick a few times. I know in time she will adjust.

She also came to us in heat, so now we must wait until she is past her heat cycle so we can spay her. Once she is spayed and has been through our assessment/training time, she will be available for adoption. She's a beautiful girl, no she isn't perfect, but in our eyes she is. She IS the perfect example of what should not be bred.