Where does Florida Boxer Rescue get its Boxers?
Florida Boxer Rescue gets custody of Boxers in a few different ways. Many come to us from shelters and animal control facilities (in many cases FBR has to pay a fee in order to get the dog out of the shelter). We pull them out if they are in danger of being euthanized because of shelter overcrowding. FBR also gets many Boxers from families who give up their dogs for a variety of reasons. If we are given vet records we will have them in a file for the new family at the time of adoption. We also acquire some wonderful Boxers as strays! They are found by good samaritans who in turn give the dog to us, so we may have his health evaluated, attempt to find his family, and failing that, find him a good home. Seldom do we get a Boxer in our program that is severely abused. In such a case, we would have a trainer/behaviorist evaluate the Boxer to ensure a proper, safe, and successful placement.
