04/29/11: LUCKY BOY - ADOPTED !!!!!!!

04/19/11:  “No Longer Accepting Applications”

Cooper is Re"Cooper"ating

Cooper came from a family who had kept him outside after he developed demodex mange. They did not want to spend the money to treat his condition. Their decision was either “place him” or euthanize him.

They decided to contact NBR.

According to the surrender paperwork we received, Cooper was purchased from a backyard breeder at only six weeks old! Cooper lived with seven children … ages 1 year through 15 years! He lived outside in a dog house through the winter since he was diagnosed with mange at Christmas time. The yard had no fence yet Cooper never left home.

We were told by the wife that her husband had scheduled an appointment with the vet to have him Cooper killed that afternoon. His reasoning…better weather was around the corner and he did not want his kids to get reattached to him when they were outside playing.

We quickly made arrangements to have Cooper brought to a vet hospital. They examined Cooper and started him on oral ivermectin for the mange and antibiotics for his infected skin and eyes. All reports indicated Cooper is a wonderful dog and he has proven to be that and more.

A foster home was available in NH and we made the necessary arrangements for his long journey. Cooper was living in KANSAS.

We want to thank Sheri who coordinated this three day epic journey. We are forever grateful to the many generous volunteers who traveled with Cooper, housed him overnight, and brought him safely to his new foster home.

BELOW is an update from Cooper’s Foster Dad:

"We picked up Cooper on the last leg of his transport from the mid-west – a 3 day marathon car trip. He was exhausted when he arrived and slept his first day here. In the time he has been here he has settled in quickly with with us and his 4 canine siblings.

He is a super friendly puppy! He just loves attention and responds with boxer wiggles and kisses. He is a typical inquisitive 8-month old boxer with lots of energy.

We noticed that he has some old scars around his neck area - I suppose they could be scars from his skin infection aggravated by the metal choke collar they unfortunately had around his neck. Anyway, he is such a pleasant and easy going guy....a pleasure to have around!

His table manners are really good – he patiently waits for his meal and hasn’t shown any food aggression. In fact, he isn’t aggressive at all. He’s getting along great with everyone and plays non-stop with our two other rescue puppies.

His chest and belly are pink from the non-contagious demodex mange but his condition doesn’t slow him down. He continues to take medication for his mange, plus we are feeding him a high protein quality dog food. We are working on getting him housebroken and are starting to make some progress - more to follow on this in the next update.

Cooper is just a wonderful, friendly boxer – he will make some family very very happy!"

03/21/11: More soon on Cooper, he arrives to his foster home this friday.

03/19/11: Need a foster home for Cooper. He is coming in on a transport and will need to be in a home that can continue his rehabilitation, treatment and care for non-contagious demodex mange. We are unsure how he is with other dogs however we were told he likes to chase cats. All in all he is a sweetheart looking for some TLC. Please consider fostering this poor soul.