LJK Boxers

LJK Boxers This page is to give everyone information on us and our Boxers! We are located in Idaho!
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06/04/2026

WHAT A BREEDER NEVER SAYS OUT LOUD....!!!!

🤔 People often think that a breeder lives among perfect dogs. But they forget everything that goes into bringing these little miracles into the world. Photos are sweet, but the reality is intense and demanding.

✨ Every birth is a lottery.
You can prepare, plan, and study everything… but not a single delivery goes exactly as hoped.
Every time it feels like the first time, even after years of experience.

😢 Death is our greatest enemy.
A bitch who develops complications, a puppy that doesn't make it…

It happens unexpectedly and breaks your heart every time.

✨ Using a good stud dog costs money and effort.
Travel expenses, matings, tests, nighttime care…

And then hoping that everything goes well: diarrhea, infections, stunted growth.
Breeding is an investment: financial, emotional, and physical.

✨Bottle feeding? Cute, yes… for the first five minutes.

But after that, feeding every 2–3 hours, day and night, for weeks.

That is pure survival mode, with a whole lot of energy as salvation.

🤦‍♀️ People often view puppies as “business”:

“Number of puppies × price = profit!”

But they forget the:

• Health & Genetic testing
• Matings
• Shows
• Training
• Nutrition
• Veterinarian
• Care and hygiene
• Photoshoots, advertising, websit
• Kilograms of food and mountains of poop!!🙈

What is left? Rarely a gold bar. Let alone a decent hourly wage 😁

😴 Sleepless nights are inevitable.
No weekends, no vacation, no break.

🤫 Who really raises the puppies?

The bitch… AND the breeder.
Every small infection can threaten an entire litter.

😬 And the question “Why is it so expensive?”

If we got a dollar for every time…

The dogs would be eating caviar instead of kibble or meat.

😵‍💫 Future owners always make us worried.
A puppy isn't a package you just send off.
We choose adopters carefully; sometimes we refuse, sometimes we wait longer.

🫥 Emotional fatigue?
You almost never see that.
The pressure, the responsibility, watching over every detail…

And the loneliness during an emergency.

🤐 Sometimes we want to quit.
After loss. After setbacks. After exhaustion.

And then a pup opens its little eyes… and everything starts all over again.
It is a passion that never lets you go!

🙏 The grief of loss…

We rarely talk about that.
But with every farewell, a piece of us dies with them. Yet we rise again, for the puppies that still need a home.

🥰 Yes, there are beautiful moments.
Yes, there is immense joy.
But behind every experienced breeder lies a path full of sleepless nights, tears…

And an unconditional love for these special animals.♥️🥰♥️

"Text borrowed and author unknown" but oh so true!!
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If anyone is looking for a baby right now, Finale's got some siblings still looking for their new forever family. Send a...
05/15/2026

If anyone is looking for a baby right now, Finale's got some siblings still looking for their new forever family. Send a message and I can put you in contact with the breeder. Finale has a great friendly and confidant temperament and I am very happy with her so far. Our next babies won't arrive until this fall.

Finale had her first day out in the woods yesterday. She is a wild child and has a nose for anything gross. She found mu...
05/15/2026

Finale had her first day out in the woods yesterday. She is a wild child and has a nose for anything gross. She found multiple different species of s**t and dead animal carcasses 🤢 but she had a blast. She was one tuckered out pup on the way home but it was probably the best day of her life so far. 💜

05/13/2026

Learning that behaving well in stores gets you your choice of treat on the way home. 💜

05/02/2026

Finale really thought she was being helpful while working in the garden. 🤣🌱🐶

It's only been 3 weeks but this girl is growing like a w**d! First two pictures were when I brought Finale home, second ...
04/16/2026

It's only been 3 weeks but this girl is growing like a w**d! First two pictures were when I brought Finale home, second two were yesterday. Leave it to the cat to supervise while the dog does all the work! 😂💜

We had our discussion with internal medicine concerning the z litter digestion issues. The photos of the report are atta...
04/12/2026

We had our discussion with internal medicine concerning the z litter digestion issues. The photos of the report are attached. Wrangler may or may not play a part in them not being able to fight the intestinal infection. There could be a genetic factor but there is no easy way to know. She has always had softer stool herself but not enough to cause bad growth, low weight gain, or a poor coat condition.
We decided to put her on enrofloxicin to see how she responded. This is the same medicine that puppies have been responding very quickly to. If she were fighting the same bacteria there would be significant change quickly expected just like the puppies. She has been on it now for 8 days and her bowel movements haven't really changed. I have updated the internal medicine vet and will probably hear from them next week but it's looking like she has more of a food sensitivity than a low grade infection. So no real answers still as to how everyone would have the same issue. We are also still waiting to hear results from the puppy that had the colonoscopy done. That should give a confirmation on what's going on internally.
All of the babies are beautiful and from what I have been updated have great temperaments for their families. Without solid information on cause and not knowing if it would happen again, Wrangler is now considered retired and will not produce any more. Her first, last, and only litter was perfect in almost every way, this one imperfection is just too big to chance happening again.

Anyone still struggling with severe digestive stress in their puppy, please read the information screenshot from another...
03/29/2026

Anyone still struggling with severe digestive stress in their puppy, please read the information screenshot from another puppy family. Although it's not confirmed, all symptoms and treatment line up with AIEC! 3 puppies have now been put on Baytril and every one of them saw significant improvement within 24 hours! If they are dealing with AIEC, regular antibiotics won't work, it has to be a specific type which is why nothing has helped thus far.
I will be discussing everything with internal medicine on April 9th with Wrangler and if she passed this on and it can't be cured she will be spayed so no puppies will have to deal with this in the future.
* Again this is not a diagnosis but information on a treatment that has been working* please discuss with your vet!

He gets to come home! He ate his breakfast and is doing so well this morning. Wrangler missed him just a little bit. 💜
03/24/2026

He gets to come home! He ate his breakfast and is doing so well this morning. Wrangler missed him just a little bit. 💜

He's going to be staying the night at the vet. His temp is still low at 95° and he gets shaky when he stands. They are g...
03/23/2026

He's going to be staying the night at the vet. His temp is still low at 95° and he gets shaky when he stands. They are gonna keep him on a heating pad and monitor him overnight. We did get to go visit before they closed though. 💜

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