A Tribute to our Boxer Dogs Champ & Tiesun
Champion (Champ) December 6,1996 - December 6,2007 Tiesun June 6,1997 - August 20,2007
This lens is dedicated to our best buddies Champ & Tiesun who both sadly passed on this past year. Our two boxers will be missed more than words can say. We have had some wonderful times together trucking around in our peterbilt. Our Boxers have seen and experienced more on the road with us than most people have in a lifetime. We will share some of our stories with you in hopes that you will get a laugh, maybe even shed a tear and in the end you will have a good idea if having a dog in your truck is a good idea. We will offer some links where you can adopt a dog for yourself, donate to charity and even donate some of your time to transport rescued dogs from one destination to another along your route. We hope you have some fun with this lens, have a laugh,enjoy and if you do, please tell a friend. Please feel free to rate our lens, sign our guest book if you wish tell us some of your stories.
Things To Remember When Going On The Road With Your Dog
* Food
* Water
* First Aid/Stop Bleed
* Toys
* Treats
* Leash
* Paper Towel
* Grooming Gear
* Your Camera For Cherished Moments
The Good The Bad & The Ugly Side Of Boxers In Trucks
Sometimes boxers have SEPERATION ANXIETY. Well, at least our Champers sure did. The following is a humorous explanation of what you have to look forward to if you have a dog with Seperation Anxiety. At home champ would chew dry wall, wood, not the furniture though. He was only chewing his way out to find us. Chewing his way out of anything to find mommy & daddy. He never made it out but almost. Luckily my husband is a jack of all trades and knows how to repair things. So you can imagine if Champ chewed at home he chewed in our truck. Well the first truck we had champ in was a fixer upper anyways. That was my reasoning anyways. Champ chewed the leather button tuck above the driver seat. The driver was not impressed. Now don't get me wrong we never leave Champers for very long. As you know when you are an owner/operator you don't stay anywhere to long unless its waiting at a customers door to offload or reload. Or, you are waiting on a load god help you. So if we were stuck somewhere Champ was always walking. Maybe thats where we went wrong, to much spoiling. So the longest he was ever alone would be 45 minutes to an hour, just enough time to eat, check on Champ and go back for a quick shower and again back to Champ. The truck must be running for air in the hot climate and heat in the cool climate. Thus burning fuel which you have to be prepared for. Our Champ not only chewed the ceiling he chewed the window latch on the draft window and one of the slide window in the bunk. This was the most embarassing one because you always wonder what goes on with the dog or dogs when you are not there. You find out when a nice lady comes in to get you while you are eating your breakfast in the J and she asked "are you the couple that own that Pete outside with the boxer" Oh god tell me he's ok cause if he is I'm going to kill him. LOL. Champ was ok and I didn't kill him. We ended up having a wonderful BBQ on the flatbed friends we met. What a great time. Champ of course got a treat cause we loved him. And this story also explains why we decided to adopt our baby girl boxer dog Tiesun. Read further into our lens to find out more about Tiesun Girl and Champ Dog T-shirts
Great Links for dog lovers & truckers
- Until There Are None Rescue One
- Northeastern Boxer Rescue is a volunteer effort,
finding new, loving homes for abandoned and unwanted Boxer dogs in the Northeastern United States. - Boxer Rescue Ontario
- Until There Are None Rescue One.
This is a wonderful site full of great Boxer information. You can see Boxers waiting for a loving, caring family. Rescue a Boxer today. It's good for your heart and theirs. - Dick Van Patten says: "Adoption is the loving option"
- Before you adopt a boxer you have to check this link out. Find out if a boxer is right for you and find a Boxer Rescue near you.
- Help Find A Boxer A Forever Home
- Boxer dogs are one of the most sensitive dogs. They are a one family dog. There are boxers that need forever homes and with a Readers Digest magazine subscription or subscription renewal your will help a boxer find his/her forever home. Please visit this link to find out how easy it is to help.
- Donate Without Dipping Into Your Pockets
- Now you can donate buy doing what your normally do. Some wonderful stores in Canada have made it really easy to donate hundreds of dollars each year without it costing you a dime buy purchasing gift certificates and gift cards at stores like IGA, Food Basics, The Real Canadian Superstores, Petro Canada, Husky/Mohawk just to name a few. So check out this link to help Boxers.
"Dogs riding shotgun
can save a life."

Anyone looking for a longhaul partner?
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Dogs In Trucks T-shirts & Gift Ideas From TrucksRus & Cafepress
Just Trying To Survive Mousepad
Pit Bulls, just like truckers, are trying to survive out there.
Here's my favorite link:
The Most Important Thing
Love your dogs always. They will live longer.
Boxer Books
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Your Stories
Please sign our guestbook and add a story about your four legged trucker buddies.
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- Jackson_the_Boxer Jackson_the_Boxer Mar 14, 2009 @ 7:35 pm
- Hey, Supermom!
I Go Everywhere With My Human, Too! I Like To Ride With My Head Through The Sunroof! Have To Wear My Doggles Though, When We Go Over 30 mph. Glad To Find Another Boxer Lover On Squidoo. Must Be Neat To Ride In A Big Truck, Instead Of A Measly SUV!
Please Come Visit My Not-For-Profit Boxer/Shar-Pei Lens. We Were On Animal Planet's Dogs 101, Part 2. Watch For The Re-Runs!
Jackson the Boxer
http://squidoo.com/jacksonBARKS
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- alslad alslad Jul 2, 2008 @ 12:43 am
- Thanks for adding your lens to the Gone to The dogs group! I really enjoyed reading about your two Boxers and it is great that you can keep their memory alive here on Squidoo.
Darren
www.squidoo.com/groups/gone-to-the-dogs

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