Tales of a boxergirl

Dog party

2012-01-10T00:43:00.000-08:00

I had a fab time at K9 boarding. Now I'm back with my family again and they think I've grown so much these past few weeks. I look great (shiny healthy coat) and also have way more energy. Woofff, what do you think... exercising is the key. I just ran around the whole day and played with other dogs.
Anyways now I can easily walk around the lake without getting tired. It's a ca. 5 K walk, so also a good workout for my boss too :-)

Last Sunday I was invited to attend Senna's 4th birthday party. My first real dog party.
What a fun.... 7 dogs running around, playing and eating. There was even a doggy pool. And while our owners just stood there talking and drinking we K9's could roam around, off leash....

(pictures are a bit blurry...taken with a mobile phone)

So as they say.... a good life is a dog's life !!!

Woof!

holiday

2011-12-28T20:24:00.000-08:00

At the moment I'm on holiday.

My owners have family over and are going to travel...sightseeing Thailand. And as I can't come along, it won't be fun for me, they have booked a room for me at a dog resort.

Woof....I like it.

Who wants to stay home alone when you can roam around all day and play with other dogs?

And the best thing ever...my friend Daisy the Labrador is staying there too.

Patrick from K9 came to pick me up and together with other dogs I arrived at the dog resort.

What a blast.

And yesterday my owners received a picture of me and Daisy playing in the yard.

I have so much fun here.

I don't think I want to come home yet.....

Paws up for 2012.

playdates

2011-11-14T16:37:00.000-08:00

I'm doing great. With 6 months now, I 'm no longer a small little puppy anymore.
I enjoy going for a walk and meeting new friends.

As pictures say more then words:

Me and my golden lab friend Binkel (what's in a name) together at their pool. Humph, swimming is hard work and more then I bargained for. I do like water but also having solid ground under my paws -_-. But I do like playing with my other K9 friends.

And a couple of days later I was wet again. Some of the neighborhood girls were raising money for the flood victims in Thailand by organizing a DOG WASH.
So here I'm enjoying some pampering....

Now the temperature is getting more agreeable, autumn and winter time in Thailand is perfect for me - not too hot- and I love being outside.

Paws up!
Woof !!

Water dog

2011-10-06T23:32:00.000-07:00

As I'm a purebred dog, and come with a pedigree, my breeder has to register all puppies born in his kennel. He decided to name all offspring of his dogs after geographical themes. In our case we became a river-litter. So my name is Dinkel, after a river in Holland.
My new owners decided to stick with this registered (aka show) name and made it my "call" name too.
Well they all couldn't have picked a better name for me.....as I love water (in any form) so much!!!!!!!
Playing in the rain, with the water hose, at a pool....nothing gets me more excited.

Indeed I'm a water dog.
Woof. Paws up!

growing up

2011-09-18T21:00:00.000-07:00

Woof, here I am again.

At almost 5 months I'm getting bigger and stronger and I enjoy going for a long walk now. Always do I meet friends and I like playing with them. Unfortunately there is no field or grassland/ dog area where I can walk off leash so my mom doesn't know if I'll listen to her when she calls me. At home I come as it suits me, all depends on my mood and wetter she has a treat for me haha.

At the moment I'm fussy about food. I don't fancy my own dog food anymore. I rather eat the food of the cats or my doggy treats. My mom thinks I'll eat eventually when I get hungry. Let's wait and see. She just bought a big bag of my regular dog food brand and doesn't want to buy something else.

In the house I'm on a destruction path. I like to see with how many things I can play (my mom says destroy). The toothpick-bird and the wooden magazine basket arent' a match for my teeth. Also the candles on the table can't compete with my, euh, energy. So basically I'm just being me, a boxer girl.

I still won't do my 'thing' when we go for a walk. I rather do it in the garden or still in the house. That my owners don't like, but they always to late to 'cath me in the act'. So they really can't punish me. And unlucky for them I had an ear infection last week for which I received some medication. But one of the side effects of that medicine was that I had to pee much. My mom had the mop standby -_-

Further I really like my new family. The cats are my friends and I play a lot with them. Also Mats, the boy in the house, likes to play fetch with me. He is good in soccer and keeps dribbling the ball away from me. And if nobody is looking I sleep on his bed. Yesterday I sneaked into his bedroom and we slept the whole night together. He doesn't mind as long as I stay away from his phone and laptop.

Life is good.
Paws up!

visit to the vet

2011-09-02T23:05:00.000-07:00

Yesterday my mom wanted to walk with me. Putting on the leash she suddenly noticed that one off my front paw toenail was missing. Huh, the nail had completely gone and she was looking at a hole. That must have hurt quit a bit but I hadn't complained and kept on playing and being naughty as usual. How did she miss that one? Normally a torn or broken nail will bleed a lot.

But it had been bleeding, only the maid had cleaned all the blood. She didn't know it was my blood and had told nobody.
My mom thinks I probably lost my toenail when playing in the garden, digging or scratching the stones.

As my mom was worried that there might be an infection (and there was) she took me to the vet. He was nice to me, but I didn't like hem cleaning the wound. But it had to be done and now its all clean and with some antibiotics it will heal. Probably a new toenail will grow again too.

For some days I have to stay inside and don't walk to much. And I'm not allowed to go into the water and dig holes. What a bummer.

settling in

2011-08-24T20:15:00.000-07:00

I'm now 2 weeks in Bangkok. I'm adjusting fine to my new surroundings. The cats are getting used to having me around but they don't like to play that much. How boring. But I chase them anyway -_- Baileys likes me more then Cream. He comes to sleep with me.

I still don't like walking on a leach. I rather stay in the garden. From here I can oversee everything and there are enough plants for me to destroy. And I can do my 'thing' in there too, so why walk?

I don't like it whem my mom leaves the house and leaves me behind. But I've found a way to let her know that. I mess up the house or I hyjack her golfcart. If she wants to drive she needs to take me too....

At 4 months old I'm a bundle of energy. My mom and dad really try to educate me now....ha, I wish them luck....I'm a boxer you know!

I'm home

2011-08-13T23:37:00.000-07:00

As pictures say more then words, here 's a slideshow of me meeting my new family and home:

I'm such a easy and sweet girl. I like to ride in the car, didn't complain during the 12 hour flight to Bangkok, I'm not afraid of water (understatement!), like playing fetch, toys (especially those of the cats) and gardening.... It costed my new mom a giftvoucher of a garden center, when I helped the grandparents reorganise their garden. ... I'm also a good eater and getting along with Bailey and Cream, the two cats.

I only need to learn to do my 'business' outside and that taking a walk is fun. Hum, I like more staying in the garden or sleep on the sofa LOL.

Woof

2011-07-08T00:07:00.000-07:00

Hi, new pics have arrived.

Look at me, what a beautiful and totally cute dog I become.

Here I'm 11 weeks old.

Still 3 weeks to go and my new family will come to pick me up.

So end of this month I'll leave for my new home in Bangkok.

Woof!

I think my new owner better remove all shoes in the house.....

Update

2011-06-09T06:55:00.000-07:00

Here I'm at ca. 6 weeks old (picture taken on June 3, 2011)

Aren't I becoming a pretty girl?

Feedingtime

2011-05-24T09:09:00.000-07:00

Now it's time to, slowly, try out puppy food. Still wet food though different from my mom's milk.

That's fun: together eating out off one big bowl.

I like it.

Hello, here I am....

2011-05-20T07:48:00.000-07:00

Hi, My name is Dinkel (as the Dutch river) and I'm a brindled pedigree boxer girl. I was born on April 20, 2011 in The Netherlands. My mom is Florance BB and my dad is LaPaz BB.

In the first picture I'm just a couple days old and my eyes are still closed. I live with my 2 sisters at the breeder in Holland.

As soon as I'm big enough I'll will go to my new home. That will be a big step for me as I not only will leave my mom and sisters behind but also the country I'm born in. My new Dutch owners live in Bangkok, Thailand. They always had boxers and really missed having a dog in their lives. They wanted a puppy so I can grow up with their other pets; 2 Siamese cats called Bailey's & Cream. I hope they like me and that we become friends. There are also 2 teenagers in the house, a girl Michou ('93) and a boy Mats ('96), who can't wait to meet and play with me.

My new mom Sally already come over to see me. She's in love with me and thinks I'm adorable.

Which of course I'm.

End of July they all come to Holland to pick me up. Together we'll fly back to Thailand. Also my sister Linge will start a new adventure abroad as she will go to the States. So we're an international litter.