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STATE: NY
AGE: 17 months
WEIGHT: 45 lbs
SEX: Female
NEUT/UTD: Yes/Yes
COAT COLOR: White
DOCKED TAIL: Yes
CROPPED EARS: No
CHILDREN under 4: yes
CHILDREN OVER 4: Yes
SEPARATION ANXIETY: No
OTHER DOGS: Some  (with submissive male or as only dog)
CATS: No
CRATE TRAINED: Yes
HOUSE TRAINED: Yes
OBEDIENCE TRAINED: no
LEASH TRAINED: Yes
MICROCHIPPED: No
ADOPTION FEE: $300.00
DEAF
(NOTE: Due to my hearing impairment, I will need a home with a fence and someone that is home more often (ex: at home parent, work at home, work opposite shifts, retired, etc)
8/1/08 - I have been letting Lilly run free in the house with the other 5 dogs and there has only been 2 scuffles
with the dominant female and it seemed to be over food.  So... I'd say Lilly is coming along just fine I think she is
less prone to start a fight now in the pack because she knows they will all jump in !!!!!!!  She loves to play with
Ice he is twice her size and very playful also !!!  I think its a shame that no one has come forward to adopt her
she is a snuggle bug and loves attention, she needs a good home that will love her and pamper her like I do
LOL!!!! See when I lay on the couch Ice is at my feet and Lilly is on me yes I said on me  lol!!!  She will make
room to snuggle and sleep  with you.  If you have a fenced yard she will bring much laughter into your life also,
she runs so funny and runs and runs and then chases her nub  I have never seen a boxer chase their nub before! 
So if you are  looking for an amusing dog Lilly is your girl!


7/6/08  - Miss Lilly is coming along good with her temperament!  She gets along great with Ice and does
pretty good with the others outside.  I think she could go to a home with a passive male Ice is kinda goofy
and happy go lucky with her.  I've had her running loose with the whole gang and she did well. (that's
outside in a BIG fenced in yard)  The house is definitely too small for them to run around and not get jumpy
with each other so we keep her on a short leash in the house.  All in all i think she is just looking for a home
where she can have free roam of the house and be a normal dog!  So if you have a male dog looking for a
female companion Lilly will fit in just fine!  Pictures to follow !!!

4/24/08 - Lilly, i dont know where to begin.  She is not the same dog that left here in Feb.  She is fighting
with my dogs where as before they were all best buds now......i dont know!  It is hard for me to work with
her with 4 other dogs in the house and i dont have the space to block her off in one room so she spends
most of her day in the crate.  I try to let her out as much as possible but like i said it is hard.  Ice wants to
play and she gets carried away and gets rough, Ice is a big pussycat so he doesn't know what is going on.  I
think although she is deaf she will need to be an only dog, so.... if you are looking for that one on one
companionship Lilly would do great she is a sweet dog and loves to snuggle and gives great boxer kisses,
she just cannot share the limelight with any other dog or cat!  She even as so much tries to catch birds as
they fly by  lol!  Please if you want a lifetime companion consider Lilly she needs to get out of the crate and
into your heart!

4/8/08 - Lilly is regretfully coming back into rescue she is being quite the diva as far as dominance goes with
the other female in the house, to the point where it is not safe for either dog and sadly the owner is returning
her after many weeks of training and consulting with experts.  Lilly may need a male dog companion as she
is deaf and might not be right for female companionship.  More to come on Lilly bug once she settles in
tomorrow!

UPDATE 4/4/08 - Lilly is slowly settling in. After the first week there started to be some setbacks due to
Lilly picking some pretty big fights with our other dog that would occur with no warning.  We honestly began
to think we might have to return her in concern of both her and the other dog’s safety, which broke our
hearts to think of such a thing. Fortunately there have been no fights in over a week and we’ve been
diligently working with training and teaching her to focus on us versus the other dog.  I think she’s
starting to realize that she has nothing to worry about and that we have enough love for both her AND the
other dog.  J
Lilly is an incredible snuggler and makes it extremely hard to get up in the morning.  She is my new excuse
when I’m late to work.  Who wants to get out of bed when there is a nice, warm boxer snuggled right
into you?  Lilly’s confidence is growing quickly also, at first she had to make sure someone was in her
eye site at all times.  For a while there she didn’t believe me when I’d tell her that I was not going to
climb out the bathroom window and I really will be right back!  Now she doesn’t bother scratching at
the door she just sits politely and waits.  Lilly also goes outside now without me having to go out with her
every time, but she does check to make sure I’m watching her from the window.  She is such a quick
study and so far has learned the signal for crate (her least favorite), outside (her most favorite), sit and good
girl.  We’re also trying to teach her “flowerâ€? in sign for her name, as there is no quick way to sign
Lilly.  I’ve also learned that if she gets really excited when I’m signing for her crate, I’m most
likely actually signing for outside (oops).  She is not really fond of her crate but now I don’t have to pick
her up to put her in it, she will grudgingly go in when given the sign and a polite nudge in the right direction. 
She initially was having accidents in it as well but once we started actual crate training that has stopped.  Lilly
is also such a great walker, does very well on her leash and does super in the car too.  She does equally well
in her bath, I just need to convince her that it is not okay to drink the soapy water while I’m washing
her!  She loves running around the yard like crazy and getting the other dog in on it too, it is so funny to
watch.
Lilly started obedience class this past Monday and she did so unbelievable well, especially considering all
the other dogs around her.  I was nervous but didn’t need to be!  The trainer has deaf dogs of her own
so she’s given me some great advice and pointers.  I’m looking forward to Lilly graduating in seven
weeks and I know she’s going to do just great.

UPDATE 3/3/08 - Aw! Lilly is doing great too! Except we're still working on the cats, she REALLY likes
to chase them so they've been chilling out in the basement for now. They've learned to wait until it's quiet
upstairs and then they sneak up for some quick lovings before the dog wakes back up. Lilly has a canine
sister (not brother) that she gets along with really well. She sure does tire her out though, especially outside.
While Lilly does laps in the yard her sister Liebe has learned to just wait until she gets close again before she
chases her a little more. She just cannot keep up with the entire lap lol.
She is such a snuggler and it sure didn't take long for her to find a place in our hearts. Her powers of
observation are incredible (I think because she is deaf her vision is ten fold!) and I am always amazed at the
things she notices. At the same time it is often quite funny. Liebe still cannot understand what in the world
Lilly is chasing 99% of the time (light reflecting off her tags, sunbeams, flashlight, power light on the
computer) and I swear she rolls her eyes at her. I am so grateful that we were able to adopt from SCBR
and especially Lilly. All of my interactions with the various volunteers were great. Everyone was so nice!
On the note of the cats....any idea how we can work on her knowing they are our friends and not objects to
chase? Any good training or exercise tips on that? I'd be very appreciative of the help.

2/28/08 - I'm sad and happy to say Lilly found her forever home and is doing great she has 2 human sisters
and a canine brother along with 4 feline brothers and sisters  lol!  She will have a busy life keeping up with
everyone in the house  lol!  Her new mom fell in love with her immediately and could not wait to surprise her
daughters with Lilly!  Everyone is doing good and i wish Lilly all the best!  Congrats to Lilly and her new
family!

2/22/08- Well Lilly is doing great , she gets along with all and is a trip to live with  lol!!!   When she is hungry
and i do not get up quick enough to feed her she flips the food bowls around until i get up and give her some
food!  Her and Ice are like best buds they play, clean each others ears and just plain romp around like
crazy!  She also likes to play with  socks so i have to keep a stray sock tied up in knots for her or else she
will  steal
mine lol!  She is a love bug and lets my daughter do just about  anything to her and loves to nibble at you
when you scratch her itchies.   Lilly has a lot of energy and needs someone who can run her ragged or she
will  get you lol!  Lilly is very intrigued by the ferrets and will watch  them play for hours and sniff
at them, although she is more cautious now cause  they bit her  lol she didn't get hurt it was a love bite!  Lilly
has  herself all tore up again cant seem to keep her on a itchy free food i think we  will have to spend the
big bucks on some dog food just for her but it is so hard  to feed her separate from the other 4 dogs they
want what she wants and she  wants what they have its a vicious cycle  lol!  Lilly is so loved here  in her
foster home but truly needs a home of her own one that can accommodate  her needs and love her, my
dogs are jealous of her because she is so darn cute  she gets what ever she wants  lol!  Well, Lilly waits to
hear from you  if you are the one for her she is a beautiful small boxer girl and very  loveable.

1/3/08- FINALLY AN UPDATE ON MISS LILLY!!!! SORRY IT HAS TAKEN ME SO LONG IT IS
JUST THAT SHE FITS IN SO WELL I FORGET I AM JUST FOSTERING HER LOL!!! LILLY IS A
VERY LOVING AND SNUGGLY BOXER! SHE IS DOING VERY GOOD HEALTH WISE BUT
HAD TAKEN A STEP BACK ON HOUSE TRAINING WE ARE POOPING IN THE HOUSE AT
THE BACK DOOR! SO FOR A WALK WE GO ON A LEASH TO POOP. SHE IS GETTING THE
POINT NOW THAT WE GO OUTSIDE NOT INSIDE, HER PROBLEM IS SHE HAS TO KEEP UP
WITH THE OTHER DOGS AND FORGETS WHAT SHE IS OUT THERE TO DO LOL! SO WE
WALK OUT OUR BUSINESS FIRST THEN PLAY TIME. WE HAVE GOTTEN THE FOOD ISSUE
SET (I HOPE) SO FAR SO GOOD, NOW WE JUST NEED A HUMIDIFIER CAUSE ALL THE
DOGS AND ME ARE ITCHY FROM THE DRY HEAT OF THE FURNACE. ALL IN ALL LILLY IS
A PLEASURE TO HAVE AROUND AND WOULD MAKE AN EXCELLENT ADDITION TO ANY
HOME!

11/28/07- Well I think we may have found a food for Miss Lilly that don't give her the itchies !!! yeah !! She
had herself all scratched up and raw from itching so bad I would try to catch her and rub her instead of her
clawing herself to death but it is hard to catch her she is fast lol! She is just a little love bug and she knows it
lol! She is very fond of Ice and Betty dog they are always playing sometimes too much, I found that I need
to walk her at night due to the fact that she plays and forgets to do her business outside..... so a little walk at
night and she is good to go! She is also on a short term treatment of prednisone to help clear up some of the
rawness she has caused well it wont heal it but it will definitely keep her from itching which will cause more
rawness. I feel so bad for her she can't have any treats or table scraps because we don't know what it is that
he is allergic to. Well, she is doing much better and patiently waiting for her forever home to come along.

11/9/07 - Hello everyone Lilly here, I am having the time of my life here at my foster home.  I am in training
for my forever home.  Although I get scolded when I jump I still like it and it is worth getting a finger waved
at me  ha ha !  I am a great snuggler i can fit most anywhere cause I am small, compact boxer  lol!  I have
the itchys all the time I need some special food so I can stop itching , we are testing different foods now to
see what I can eat,  I think foster mom said it is venison and potatoes I dont know I leave that up to foster
mom she does the shopping around here not me (thank god)  lol!  Oh did I tell ya there is an 11 yr old girl
here that loves to play with me she has started this new game of chasing a flash light  lol it is totally fun.  I can
almost catch it, but it is very fast and I know with lots of practice I will catch the light  lol!  Well, that's all for
now I gotta go play some more, I am waiting to receive your call to adopt me!

10-26-07  - Well, Miss Lilly has skin issues.  We are not sure if it is allergies or food, so the vet has her on
antibiotics and steroids and we did a cycle of ivermectin cause she was previously diagnosed with demodex
and the vet wanted to cover all bases so the next step will be to change her food.  I am having a problem
with Lilly jumping on new people who come in the house.  She really needs a good trainer to get her
attention and get her to stop jumping.  I am not having any luck with her  I think it is too many dogs around i
have 5 including Lilly!  She is very petite so it isnt too bad just annoying  lol!  So if you think you can handle
the challenge of an active young boxer girl dog, then Lilly is for you!

9/29/07 - Well Lilly Bug went to the vet because she was very itchy.  We found out is is an allergy problem
and not demodex like we thought  (see she had demodex before and i thought it was coming back  lol)  silly
me!  Lilly weighed in at 43 lbs wow i cant believe she weighs that much!!  She is really tiny for a boxer, I
myself have never seen one so small!  But she is definately in good health and can be spayed the end of
October!  That will be a hard day for me cause she is very playful and energetic keeping her quiet is gonna
be hard  lol!  Lilly is a very excitable dog, when we got to the vets she just wanted to jump all over everyone
and kiss and play.  Then when the dr came in the only way we could calm her down was to rub her belly 
lol! Lilly loved the ride to the vet and back she is a good girl.  She will make a loving home even more
loving  so keep Lilly in mind when putting in that application!!!!

9/16/07 - Well Lilly survived her first night and is already in general population, she is a love bug and so tiny 
lol!  She slept with my daughter in the recliner (we slept down stairs so there were no accidents ) and there
were none  yeah for Lilly!  She is a little sniffer she sniffs everything and loves to check out the other dogs if
you know what i mean  lol!  She has also discovered the ferrets and is fine with them she just sort of stares
at them wondering.  She has not been around the cat yet but soon it will happen.  Lilly is not paying attention
to my signs i think i will have to call Jeri or Gail  lol!  She knows to jump on the back door to go out so that
is good, this morning we all went out and she didn't do #2 so i watched her in the house and sure enough she
jumped on the door and out we went.  She did her business and i petted her to say good girl!  She definitely
does not care for the crate she will bark until you let her out.  She is a little booger when it comes to the
crate but hopefully she will get used to it soon.  She is on meds for her tail we think it is allergies so i give it
to her with cheese and she is a happy camper about it  lol!  We discovered she loves peanut butter  she
helped lick the spoon for my daughter  lol!  Well, more to come on teeny tiny Lilly (I say that cause she is
half the size of my boy, Ice).

9/15/07 - Well Lilly arrived today fully in heat and man o man are my dogs going nuts  lol!   She is gorgeous
and very tiny, she actually barked when she saw me come towards the car and was full of jumping kisses! 
Right now she is in her crate settling in and getting used to the other dogs we have 4 here besides Lilly. 
Once she settles in I am certain she will fit right in with the others and follow the routine here.  She seems
like a super dog and did I mention she is gorgeous?  lol!  I want to thank Gail and Jeri for the long hall and
stopping at the store and buying a reusable diaper, Lilly dont seem to mind it right now lets just hope she is
not a houdini and escape from it  lol!  I will update you more once she settles in.