4Ever Boxers

07/31/2025

Hope she finds a decent spot 😄.. poor Tina ended up having to move

07/29/2025

It’s official Banks and Goldy have now graduated Puppy K. They had a blast and loved playing with the other pups. They are leash trained…. Crate trained (but that wasn’t part of class just important to train), know sit, down, stay, wait and come

07/20/2025

The fun of AI… this is a real photo of my dog but changed the background

07/19/2025

Guess I should just get rid of the dog beds and crates … they didn’t even save me a spot

07/18/2025

Goldy

4 months old

07/18/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19gQ9yuY37/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Preventing unwanted litters is a goal we all share—but it's time to rethink the surgical approach. Hysterectomies and vasectomies, which preserve hormonal balance, can safely be performed as early as 8 weeks of age, making dogs sterile without disrupting their natural hormones.

In this study, researchers looked at whether the age at which dogs were spayed or neutered, meaning how long they were exposed to their natural s*x hormones, affected how healthy they were in old age. They studied a group of long-lived pet dogs to learn what helps dogs live longer, healthier lives. Dogs with the fewest age-related health problems were considered the most “robust.”

The results showed that both male and female dogs who kept their hormones longer (i.e., were spayed or neutered later) were 3 to 10 times more likely to be healthy in old age compared to those altered earlier. Once hormone exposure and age were taken into account, there was no difference in old-age health between males and females.

This study highlights how important s*x hormones may be for staying healthy later in life and shows that early-life decisions—like when to spay or neuter—can have long-term effects on health.

07/17/2025

Finding the thief

07/16/2025

GOLDY likes water and the head dunk… video did not capture it well but a way to keep cool even in the early mornings

07/11/2025

Alexandra (Tayleeha from the litter) at 3 years old already

She’s a working service dog

Looking beautiful ❤️

07/10/2025

Pretty Nasdaq now Bobby from the litter

07/10/2025

Pups are now keeping up with the adults and can easily do the five miles but I’m limiting it to 4 miles for now.

Sure are growing!