Originally posted by BoxerLover:
<STRONG> I love boxers! I have a female, fawn, 1 year old boxer named Nikki. She is very skinny and we can't seem to fatten her up(probably because she runs so much). We got her from a boxer rescue program and when we got her she had kennel cough and infected lips from gettig into the disinfectent in the kennel. What we didn't know when we got her was that she was pregnant! She had six puppies on June 28. They are gone now and I miss them so much! One of them lives down the street, though. Nikki is very healthy now and her coat is the softest I've felt on any boxer. I love her lips! She is my baby girl and I don't know how I ever lived without her!

[This message has been edited by BoxerLover (edited November 13, 2000).]

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Well-breed boxers are supposed to be 'lean.' They have a high metabolism - my female and male both are thin - 'lean' and the vet says that they are suppose to be. I feed them constantly and feed my female extra when she is pregnant and lactating - she is still thin but the pups are fat and plump -HEALTHY. Boxers are a high energy breed and should be thin. FAT boxers are more prone to Cancer, heart disease, and other problems. I find it hard to believe you got a pregnant boxer from a rescue - I thought they spayed and neutered all of the animals they adopt out. I know what you mean about the soft lips. Boxers' lips feel like a horse's nose to me - I don't know if anyone has ever felt one but it feels like crushed velvet. Hope you are enjoying your boxer. Go to my web page if you want to see some puppies - Look for June 2001 litter.

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