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LET US TELL YOU A BIT
ABOUT US, WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE DO, AND OUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE OF BOXER
RESCUE:
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Thank
you for your interest in BOXER BUDDIES RESCUE, INC. We are
based locally in Bellingham, MA. The main goal of our organization is to provide
the many unwanted, abandoned, mistreated Boxers with the tender loving care that
they truly deserve.
Boxer
Buddies began with just the two of us, and with the help of many volunteers and
input from other rescue leagues, we are growing rapidly, rescuing and placing
many Boxers each week.
When a dog comes into our rescue
program they are examined by our vet, brought up to date on vaccines, heartworm
tested, fecal tested, and put on heartworm preventive. All dogs are spayed or
neutered prior to adoption if they are old enough (we feel it is better for the
dog to wait until they are 6 months of age). If the dog is too young to be
spayed/neutered, we require a signed spay/neuter contract and an addition $50
deposit, at the time of the adoption, which is reimbursed upon proof of
spay/neuter. We treat any illness that can be treated, regardless of the cost,
when the dog comes into the program. We do not euthanize sick dogs if their
illness can be treated, i.e.; heartworm positive, etc. Our organization believes
that every dog that enters our program deserves the best chance possible at a
happy and healthy life.
Our main goal here is to rescue and place needy boxers. Many of these beautiful
dogs have had a very "ruff" start, having been abandoned, abused,
and/or neglected. We have dedicated ourselves to helping as many of these dogs
as we possibly can.
There are many rescue leagues out there, many of them are dedicated to saving
the lives of boxers, as we are. We all try to work together to improve the
chances of all of the dogs we take in. Rescue is by no means a perfected
"science", which is why we rely on input from our volunteers, other
rescue organizations, and our loyal supporters, always hoping to improve on the
reputation of rescue work.
Thanks for visiting. Please feel free to continue browsing our site. We
sincerely hope you will contact us with any questions and/or comments.
Penny Harris, Founder/President:
penny@boxerbuddies.org
Sue Stephens,
Co-Director/Treasurer: sue@boxerbuddies.org
Adelle Condon,
Secretary/Web Master: adelle@boxerbuddies.org
General Information (508) 657
8348 info@boxerbuddies.org
PLEASE NOTE: One
of the most frustrating aspects of adopting from a qualified rescue group is
the time it takes. We review applications, conduct
telephone interviews, call references and conduct home visits. This
attention to detail is one of the reasons why our placement success ratio is
somewhere around 99% overall. We are
all volunteers. The members of our organization work outside the home, and
they each have their own families and their own animals to attend to in
addition to the volunteer work they do for us. If you are not willing to be
patient during the adoption process, then adopting from our rescue may not be
your best option. Applications are processed in the order in which they are
received.
If you are inquiring about an available dog,
please ensure you have completed an online
application and have read our adoption
process.
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