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January 2004 ~ Living on BAVARO BEACH in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic: Is this your Boxer?

Jeff and I went on vacation in January 2004, and met this nice boy living as a stray on the famous Bavaro beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. He is a red brindle...more like red fawn, but with a few small stripes on his hind legs. Natural ears, docked tail. He is quite thin, as there is only garbage for him to eat outside local restaurants and beachfront shops. Unlike the city dogs that we saw in Higuey, this boy has no bugs, and appears in fairly good health considering he is on his own. I suspect maybe the salt water at the beach kills off any fleas or mites... the city dogs are constantly scratching themselves.

The weather is always hot during the day, so he finds some shade in local beach restaurants or shops, and we saw him running along the beach during the warm evenings. After asking around (as best we could in Spanish), we were told that this boy just showed up one day and was most likely left here by someone on vacation. He is very mellow, and sits patiently at people's tables at the beach restaurants, waiting for any scraps that might be tossed his way. No one (except this Boxer breeder!) seemed to take much interest in his presence there, as there are stray dogs everywhere in the Dominican Republic.

He came and sat beside me one morning while I had a cappuccino on the front steps of our hotel.  I called him "Joe Boxer" and was able to inspect his skin (no bugs), his ears (looking for a tattoo) and mouth (to have a look at his teeth, which were in excellent condition)...he seemed to enjoy the extra attention, and wagged his tail when I spoke to him in English. I wanted to bring him home, but with only an 8-day vacation, it was not enough time to talk Jeff into the idea!

Maybe next year... if "Joe" is still there. - Joanne Faulkner, KABOOM Boxers

IS HE YOUR BOXER?

Update: 2008
Jeff and I traveled back to Punta Cana in January 2008. Joe was nowhere to be found.