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calendar this year and by
so doing, we were able
to showcase over 150
dogs,
dogs photographed by
you, our boxer rescue
family! We tried very
hard to ensure that
every family who sub-
mitted a photo has at
least one shot in the
2009 calendar. We think
you'll be very pleased
with the result.
To order you can either
go to our website:
www.boxerrescueontario.com
Or send a cheque for $22.50 that
includes $2.50 for shipping to:
Boxer Rescue Ontario
16 Arden Crescent
Scaroborugh, ON M1L 3R5
It's that time of the
year folks! Just as
we've done for the
past several
years Boxer Res-
cue Ontario is
pleased to an-
nounce that our
2009 wall
calendar is ready.
You might recall
that earlier
this year we put
out a call for all of
your favourite
doggy photos.
Well, we were
ecstatic to receive more than
360 submissions! Isn't that some-
thing?
Our enthusiasm was only slightly
diminished when we realized that
we would have to pick through
all of those wonderful photos to
find ones that were
suitable for the calendar and our
calendar committee unanimously
agreed that that was the tough-
est part of putting the calendar
together. So many great
photos and only 12 months to
showcase them. Having said that,
however, we are very happy to
report that we decided on a
totally revised format for our
For the year 2009 we would like
to launch a big fundraiser to help
raise extra funds for BRO with
rising vet costs Starting Spring
we will be distributing tickets for
the BRO raffle. Folks we will
need your help now to start
collecting as much Canadian Tire
money as you can if you host a
party instead of asking for food
donations maybe you can ask for
Canadian Tire Money instead.
The Raffle will run for about 6
months so if members have an
event they would like to sell
tickets for the raffle feel free, we
will also have the tickets for our
shows to sell at our booth also.
The first prize I would like to be
a LCD Tv, second prize will be a
hand made quilt and third prize
are hoping to have a stained glass
Boxer if its ready. So please help
BRO by getting as much Cana-
dian Tire money collected for the
1st prize. There will be a prize for
the most tickets sold also by a BRO
member. With your help folks we
could make this a great fundraiser
and generate lots of funds for BRO e
can even have the quilt at our shows
to show people how wonderful it is.
Please mail Cdn Tire money to:
Roma Davis
21 Bluebird Crt,
Little Britain, ON K0M 2C0
2009 Calendar is Here!!!!!!
I N S I D E
T H I S I S S U E :
2009 BRO
Calendar
1
Recipes 2
Home at Last 3
What’s going
on
4
Learning All
We Can
5
Coming
Events
6
New Fundraiser for 2009
Boxer Shorts BRO Newsletter
D E C E M B E R 2 0 0 8 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1
S P E C I A L
P O I N T S O F
I N T E R E S T :
Christmas
dog treat
recipes
Erica’s Semi-
nar
New Adop-
tions
New
Members
Our Calendar
Birthdays and
Special
Occasions
P A G E 2
Don’t
forget To
Save your
Cdn. Tire
Money for
BRO
Holistic Pet Care by Jan Coyle
Up for Adoption
Vegan Christmas Dog Treat Recipe by Allison Metcalfe
Tess - 3-year-old spayed fawn female. Good with other dogs, cats. Not good with children. Anita (London) fostering.
Patches - 1.5 year old intact white female. Good with other dogs, children. Laurie (Ottawa) fostering.
Clifford - 8-year-old intact fawn male. Surrendered by his
Champ - 8-year-old neutered, fawn, male. On the smaller side. Good with some other dogs but not all. Great with cats, kids. Liz (Kitchener) fostering.
owner when he was living in the backyard. Good with other dogs although unsure at first meeting. Cats unknown. Has some food aggression. Laura (Guelph) fos-tering.
Max - 9 year old neutered male. Returned by adopters when it was discovered he needed cruci-ate repair. Awaiting surgery. Jill (Cobourg) fostering
are now being used through-
out Canada and the United
States.
Pet Care is a powerful, all
-natural antibiotic mineral
supplement. It is one of
the most effective sub-
stances known for fighting
skin disease, germs, vi-
ruses, bacteria and fungus.
It has also been used for
preventions of infections
and fermentation caused by
numerous types of micro-
organisms and bacteria.
Pet Care, Silver Solution
for Pets, has been reported
to reduce inflammation and
can be used to treat burns
as it promotes faster heal-
ing without the serious risk
of infection. Pet Care pro-
vides a first line of de-
fense, increasing energy and
vitality, while assisting
the natural healing process.
For more info contact Jan
at: www.dogs101-
backtothepack.ca
All Natural, Antibacterial
Silver Solutions for Pets.
In 1963, doctors discov-
ered that certain colloi-
dal silver products on the
market could actually de-
stroy yeast infections and
fungi. Since then hun-
dreds of articles have
been published in medical
journals citing the bene-
fits of colloidal silver
products, and more than
150 different applications
B O X E R S H O R T S
9 cups whole-wheat flour
1 cup nutritional yeast
1 tbsp. salt
1 tbsp. garlic powder.
Mix dry ingredients. Add approximately 3 cups water. Knead
into pliable dough. Roll out to 1/8" thickness. Cut into desired shapes. Bake for 10-15 minutes
at 350°F. After turning off oven, leave biscuits in the oven overnight or for an 8-hour period so
they become hard and crunchy.
Home at Last By Nedine Lair
P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1
Welcome everyone. As this is our first edition we have some catching up to do. In this column you
will read about our latest fosters who are “Home At Last”.
We have Sasha who is now living in Coburg with Lisa & Dereck
Charlie has found his forever home with Nicole Leroux, after being foster by his new mom , and
finally being released from the second puppy mill bust
Following is a list of the other fosters that have now found their forever home:
O.S. – Owner Surrender
O.S.M. – Owner Surrender Medical
Reed, Piper and Sadie were picked up in Barrie by myself and my son, Rob. Rob and his wife
adopted Reed & Piper and Sadie is with her new mom – Angela Fex.
As our fosters are adopted we hope to receive updates which will in turn be posted in this column.
It takes special people to do what we do and you should all congratulate yourselves.
If you think you’re too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mos-
quito in the room.
Best Wishes and Merry Christmas everyone!!!!!!
More Boxers that have
new homes:
Sasha - ADOPTED by Lisa S November 1.
Sadie - ADOPTED by Angela F November 22.
Shona - ADOPTED by Elizabeth M November 22.
Tyson - ADOPTED by Elaine C November 10.
Zeus - ADOPTED by Bonnie D November 19.
Charlie - ADOPTED by Nicole L November 17.
Kobie - ADOPTED by Steve W November 25
Max (081116-ON-RT) - 9 year old
neutered male. Returned by adopters
when it was discovered he needed
cruciate repair. Awaiting surgery. Jill
Edwards (Cobourg) fostering. BIO AND
PIX NEEDED.
NAME AGE ARRIVAL DATE ADOPTION
DATE
Circum-
stances
TYSON 5 October 8 November 10 Shelter
KUJO 10 mos September 18 November 01 O.S. M
SASHA 4.5 August 08 November 01 O.S. M
EMMA 3 October 01 October 27 O.S. M
REESE 4.5 September 03 October 27 O.S.
TYSON 1 October 11 October 24 O.S.
KILSO 2 June 27/07 October 24 O.S.
JACKSON 1.5 September 05 October 17 H.S.
TRU 2.5 August 10 October 17 O.S.
LYDIA 11 mos June 21 October 06 O.S.M.
REED September 5 September 5 Shelter
PIPER September 5 September 5 Shelter
SADIE 2 September 5 November 22 Shelter
P A G E 4
Order your
Ribbon Magnet
Today!!
What’s Going On by Heather Young
Cheese-a-licious Christmas Cookies By Allison Metcalfe
Christmas Mint Cookies By Allison Metcalfe
Birthdays:
December 16 Ruby’s puppies
turn 1!!!
Anniversary's:
December 2003 Christine
Doyle Gustyn adopted
Roxanne
Dec 2nd 2006 - Eddie was
adopted by the Zurell family
Dec 23rd 2005 - Keiko was
adopted by Heather Ashby
Jan 22nd 2007 - Gabriel who
was renamed Ty was adopted
by Jan Coyle
Welcome our new BRO
Members:
Nicole Lereoux from St-
Eustache
Ashley McIntyre-Cross from
Ottawa
Anne Puchtinger from Lon-
don
B O X E R S H O R T S
1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
1 ½ cups bisquick
½ cup mint chopped leaves
¼ cup milk
4 tablespoons margarine
1 egg
1 ½ teaspoons honey
Combine all ingredients in food processor, process until well mixed
Roll out on a floured surface to 1/4 to 1/2 inch thickness.
Cut with holiday shaped cookie cutters, place on non-stick cookie pan.
Bake at 375 F for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
Cool and store in air-tight container.
½ cup of low-fat Cheddar cheese, shredded
½ cup of low-fat cottage cheese
2 tbsp of canola oil
2 cups of whole wheat flour
¾ cups of almonds, chopped. (Optional, but never substitute it with macadamia nuts)
¼ cup of water
Methods:
Preheat oven at 375ºF
Mix cheeses, flour, oil, and almonds thoroughly.
Add water and stir until dough forms a ball.
Divide dough into 18 pieces, rolling each into a ball and placing on greased cookie sheet.
Use a fork to press down on each ball.
Bake for 30 minutes or until brown at the edges.
P A G E 5 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1
protection to the disease. In addi-
tion, the dreaded heartworm is often
prevented by chemicals fed to our
dogs on a monthly basis during
peak seasons, but like many other
preventions (like our flu shot), it is
not 100% effective or necessary in
all cases, and some dogs may be
better off to have a DNA test in the
fall, which can find larvae in the
heart and if required be treated
immediately, rather than waiting for
the monthly spring blood test when
the larvae of the previous season
would already have taken hold, and
a much more aggressive and dam-
aging treatment would be required.
Essentially, Dr. Drouin encouraged
us to question what we are putting
into our dogs, and provided us with
options that we wouldn‟t necessar-
ily find in a typical vet setting.
The next scheduled speaker at the
seminar was Monica Segal, author
of “K9 Kitchen – The Truth Behind
the Hype”, but unfortunately she
was unable to attend due to illness.
Monica will be rescheduled some
time in November 2008, and I will
update everyone on how that semi-
nar goes. K9 Kitchen is a fabulous
book for any dog owner, dispelling
the myths about dog food and pro-
viding well researched, simply put
information about raw, home
cooked and commercial diets. I
can‟t wait to hear her speak!!
Lastly, we were „entertained‟ to say
the least by Cat Cino, of Cat and
Jack Canine Safety
(www.catandjack.com) who was
fabulous to watch. Cat typically
demonstrates to school children
how to approach and socialize with
dogs, which I personally think is an
excellent program. I can‟t tell you
how many times my dog Mack and
I would walk to the parks in To-
ronto and be approached by a
screaming, hand waving three year
old running towards us. Thankfully
Mack loved kids, but from his per-
spective, this could be a threatening
situation, and I always „warned‟
those parents to encourage their
children to ask first if they can pet
him – we all know how many dog
bites arise out of a confusing situa-
tion for the dog.
Cat is also an aggression specialist,
and her presentation I must say was
hilarious! She spoke about body
language on the part of the dog and
us, on-leash aggression and the
dreaded knock at the front door.
Although most of what she said I
feel confident a seasoned dog
owner already knows, what she
really drove home to us was how
many dog behavior issues are actu-
ally caused by the owner‟s
wrong-doing. It is always
important for us to remember
how much of our emotions
are transferred through a
leash – even with a simple
correction. For example,
when walking with a dog
who loves other dogs and
shouts from across the street
„Hello hi I love dogs let‟s
play let‟s play‟ at which
point he is corrected for
„shouting across the street‟
and otherwise pulling and
carrying on, once this correc-
tion is done a few times in a
row, the next time he sees a
fellow canine across the
street he‟ll shout „stay away
from me!!! My Mom hates
dogs!!!!‟ – this is Cat‟s analogy
anyway, which I thought was per-
fect. In short, she has a knack for
seeing life from the dog‟s point of
view. As a side note, Cat also
talked about her trip to New Or-
leans just after the flooding, and the
huge number of dogs that needed
help. She talked about it as the
most rewarding and disturbing time
in her life, and because of her dedi-
cation to the dogs during that time,
I couldn‟t help but like her more.
The whole day was filled with
doggy information, doggy people
and doggy goodies – so it was
really a perfect day!!! Although I
don‟t believe that anyone has per-
fected the canine world, it is cer-
tainly of benefit to all dog owners
and lovers to learn as much as they
can, from all perspectives, and then
put the pieces together for each of
our individual dogs – since each
one is even more unique than the
next.
In my quest to learn everything
possible about dogs without actu-
ally becoming a vet, a behaviorist
and a nutritionist, I recently at-
tended a seminar put together by
Canadian Dog
(www.cdndog.com) called
“Taking Care of your Dog”. The
seminar was attended by other
people (or shall I say women!!
There were 30 women and only 2
men!!) who shared the same de-
sire as me – to build on what they
already knew about dogs. Some
of us were rescue advocates, some
were holistic dog food profession-
als, and others were dog owners
seeking the best advice for their
own pets.
The day began with a talk by Dr.
Autumn Drouin, D.V.M., N.D.,
FCAH, holistic vet who discussed
the options available to us outside
of traditional western veterinary
medicine. Dr. Drouin was a cap-
tive speaker with many years of
experience, both in the veterinary
field as well as the holistic field
for both people and pets. She
began by discussing the founda-
tions of homeopathy, including
it‟s forefather, Dr. Hanuman. As
many of you know, holistic medi-
cine is the assessment and treat-
ment of the „whole dog‟ – mean-
ing that it is the cause of the issue
that is addressed, rather than the
symptoms. In addition to this full
picture approach, varying types of
approaches are used to cure or
treat the animal, rather than rely-
ing on formatted answers and
drugs typically found in a tradi-
tional vet practice. She also
addressed society‟s reliance and
confidence in vaccinations, which
in some cases may do more harm
than good, a theory which could
also be applied to heartworm
treatment. For example, in cases
where vaccinations may not be as
necessary as in some other dogs, a
„titre test‟ could be performed
instead, testing the blood for the
required level of antibodies to the
various diseases, rather than auto-
matically injecting a dog that may
have already developed it‟s own
Learning all we can – Canadian Dog Seminar By Erica Garven
DON’T
FORGET
DECEMBER
15TH FOR
THE 50/50
DRAW
All About Pets Show
April 10-12th 2009
BRO Raffle Spring
2009
Toronto Sportsman’s
Show
March 13-15th, 2009
Animal House Calls
April 28th, 2009
Woofstock June 12 and 13
2009
16 Arden Crescent
Scarborough, ON M1L 3R5
For General inquiries, Foster Program,
Director of Intake Contact:
Linda Lloyd 519-827-6939
Director of Adoption:
Barb Maclean 416-750-4709
Director of Fundraising:
Roma Davis 705-786-1531
Boxer Rescue Ontario is a nonprofit organization of
volunteers dedicated to placing homeless boxers in
loving homes and promoting responsible pet owner-
ship in and around Ontario. We are an affiliate of
Boxer Rescue Canada and work with other rescue
groups, shelters, veterinarians, breeders, and the
public to achieve these goals.
The dogs we rescue are usually homeless through no
fault of their own. Generally, they are either surren-
dered to us directly by their previous owners or come
to us through shelters which are happy for any help
they can get. They are given up or dumped for various
reasons though with boxers it is rarely temperament
related.
Once in our program the boxers are placed in foster
homes where they are assessed and provided with any
needed medical attention. In addition to assessing the
dogs we spend a lot of time and effort to assess poten-
tial homes. Each dog is an individual and once we
have a good idea of its special needs we will match it
with its new permanent family. To promote responsi-
ble pet ownership all rescue dogs are placed either
spayed/neutered, or under signed contract to have it
done.
Boxer Rescue Ontario
Upcoming events
Until there are non RESCUE one!!!
Were on the web
www.boxerrescueontario.com