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My basic info
Breed
Boxer
Color
Brown/Chocolate - with White
Age
9 years 9 months old, Adult
Size
Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)
Weight
–
Sex
Male
Pet ID
–
My details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Good with cats
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Housetrained
My story
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Here's what the humans have to say about me:
Royal gets along with other dogs and animals. Male, female, old, young, dominant, neutered/spayed, and in tact. I don’t know about cats, but he’s also done fine with parrots.
Royal does not want to live in a home where he has extended time left alone. This may improve, but he currently wants to be where his people are, and has separation anxiety. I’ve been working on it and it’s improved.
If free and left for several hours, his separation anxiety manifests: knocking something over. TV tray, basket, trash can.
If there is something on the tray or in the basket bin, he may or may not pull it out. I had a box on a TV tray that fell with the stand when he knocked it over, and he nibbled 3-4 pieces of the corner.
He pulled the clothes out of a dirty clothes basket he tipped once.
He’s knocked my trash over 3 times, and only once did he take anything out of it, and he did not shred it. Just articulating his disgust he wasn’t included.
He barks if left alone, especially if at all contained. It is sustained barking, that isn’t incredibly loud but persistent: bark. Pause. Bark. Pause. Bark. Pause. Bark. Probably no apartments.
Royal is a good dog, but we don’t want him to have to engage with dogs that don’t like other dogs. He’s not a fighter. He doesn’t want to bicker. He’s gentle with dogs smaller than him. I really don’t want to do a lot of intros with dogs whose behavior with other dogs isn’t consistently positive. It’s not fair to him. I’ve avoided a lot of intro to one of my OWN dogs, because she can be spicy, and he doesn’t need to navigate that type of energy.
He potties outside and communicates his need to go. If it’s ignored while you learn it, he will eventually potty inside, but he’s not had any accidents here in a significant amount of time. Even when left alone. His “I gotta go potty” is pretty persistent once you can read it.
Royal will go out to go potty by himself, but then if you aren’t in the yard with him - he wants back in. He does love to enjoy the yard with you - but not a long time alone at all.
I adore this dog - and if I didn’t have a herd of young dogs, and work so much - I’d keep him. He’s a low energy, funny, collected, calm, well-behaved dog that doesn’t want to be excluded and can let you know he doesn’t like that.
He *needs a home, that understands while he adjusts to a new transition, he won’t be 100% perfect - just 95%.
He *needs a home where he is legitimately not going to be left for a full work shift.
He *needs a home where the other dogs won’t be bullies.
