Jax & Cloe

Jax (Brindle) and Cloe (Fawn) are beautiful four-year-old pure bread Boxers. Cloe is one week older than Jax and when they first came home, Cloe had to show Jax the ropes. Jax could barely walk, but in no time at all Cloe had Jax running and jumping (and shredding our house apart). Now, Jax out weighs Cloe by more than 20 pounds and he forgets sometimes just how big he is. While Cloe thinks she is a princess and demands to be treated as such. Now days the two can be found cuddling in bed – they are inseparable.

Jax was born in Fontana, CA and is from the Boardwalk Kennel line of Boxers. Jax is a big friendly dog, he is happy all the time, and loves other dogs, children and people. Jax will greet you with an overactive tongue, it goes all the time and we say he is telling stories. Jax’s pastimes include eating wood and plant life, destroying toys and sunbathing.

Jax has overcome many obstacles in his short lifespan. We almost lost Jax at a young age when he had an allergic reaction to his Parvo booster. Within 30 minutes of getting the booster shot, he went into anaphylactic shock. He was rushed back to the office where Dr. Dahlem and Dr. Horn fixed him back-up. His next close calls where due to his affinity for chewing up just about anything. Recently he was diagnosed with possible Pancreatitis. A long story short, Jax had a plastic “squeaker” from a toy lodged inside of his intestines. After nearly five months of good days and bad days, losing weight and trying different remedies, Dr. Dahlem performed exploratory surgery. Low and behold, Jax’s overactive mouth got him in trouble again. The plastic squeaker was buried in his intestine and was dangerously close to breaking through. After losing 25 pounds, Jax is now returning to his normal self.

Cloe was born in Rancho Bernardo, CA and is from the Telstar line of Boxers. Cloe is a more petite dog with a big growl and bark. One could definitely say she is a Diva. She likes to be in charge and shows everyone she is the boss. As the saying goes, her bark is much worse than her bite. She just loves to be loved, by people that is. Cloe does not take well to other dogs, but she loves people and most of all children. She is very protective and we all feel safe and loved with her at home. Cloe also enjoys her many stuffed toys (the ones with sound recordings inside) and lying on her back (which makes Jax jealous, since he can’t do it).

In 2001, Cloe became a mother to four lovely puppies. (The father is an up-and-coming champion within the Telstar line.) This was quite an experience for all of us. She was able to have the puppies by natural birth right in our very own garage. At first, Cloe was a little confused and not sure quite what to do, but her mothering instincts kicked right in and she did a fine job. Cloe recovered quite nicely from the entire experience, now she enjoys raising our 11-month-old daughter Jessica.

Jessica, Jax and Cloe have fast become friends. They have fun playing ball all together. Jessica also loves to watch Cloe roll on the ground with one of her many stuffed toys and watch Jax jump around like a bucking bronco when it’s time for dinner.