Update September 27, 2010:

Pockets is a great dog. She is housebroken, crate trained, playful and sweet. She is also a very odd dog. She takes a little while to know you and warm up to you. Once she knows you, she wants to play 90% of the time. She boxes with her front feet (people, big dogs, small dogs, cats, she doesn't care, they're all friends), she bites at your shoes when you're walking, she plays and wrestles with all the other dogs. She loves to play.

She wil also bite at sleeves and hands - she is very gentle, and never closes her mouth on yo, but to her it's still fun games time!

We're not sure if Pockets was inbred, dropped on her head as a puppy, or just a little "off". She is a wonderful dog, but will need a little more time and supervision than some other dogs. She loves going to dog daycare and is great and playful. She has not had any health issues since first coming to us (see below) but she is NOT a great exhuberent eater. Eating is a chore for Pockets and she must be fed in a crate or she gets too distracted to eat her food.

Pockets is in a foster home and is waiting for her permenent home, as she's been waiting for a long long time.

Take a chance on Pockets. She is a wonderful dog and needs a home that will love her, play with her and understand her.

I'm interested in Pockets

Pockets is a very energetic young boxer.  Being a puppy, she does have some issues that require training. She thinks coming to you isn't as much fun as doing play bows and running away. She has no leash manners at all. And until she came to Boxers and Buddies it was evident that she had never been inside a house before. She is learning, but does need a professionally run obedience course (which is mandatory anyway) to help her understand the difference between being a dog and a family member.

Pockets was not spayed when she came to us - she was in heat. Not being spayed can be dangerous to dogs, and Pockets is no exception. A result of her heat cycle, Pockets was diagnosed with Pyometra.

During the animal's heat cycle, her cervix relaxed and opened a little, allowing bacteria to enter her uterus. When the cervix closed the bacteria is trapped - causing a potentially fatal infection. Pockets was operated on in time and is recovering from her surgery.  She should not have any future complications from the condition or the surgery.