Jeff and Joanne's trip to the Dominican Republic, January 2004
Living on BAVARO BEACH in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic: Is this your Boxer?
Jeff and I 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 beach stores. Unlike the blonde collie-like city dogs that we saw in Higuey, this boy is definitely purebred, 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 water's edge with the horseback riding tours 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 outdoor beach restaurants, waiting for any scraps that might be tossed his way. No one 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 coffee 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 pearly white and in excellent condition)...he seemed to enjoy the extra attention, and wiggled his stubby 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?
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