Welcome to Rejection Collection Boxer Rescue

Apollo
Well... the short time we had Apollo, AKA Pauly, he sure got a lot of loving. We came home a few weeks after adopting Pauly and found our sweet old boy has passed away. Regretting we weren't here but this morning I had a long talk with him and told him what a good boy he is and that I love him so much. He stared into my eyes like he understood everything I was saying. Thanks for the love you showed us, Pauly, not run free ...

Cocoa
"I never had dogs growing up and got my first dog when I was 23 and second dog when I was 31 and a third at 38. My two oldest crossed the rainbow bridge last fall at the ages of 17 and 9. They showed me all the love a senior dog could give. I adopted Cocoa on January 12th 2020. She immediately fit in with the family and was such a fun, silly, little girl. She just loved to eat and would do these dancing circles all the way around the house till I set her bowl down. In July she was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer and we fought hard till she let me know she was ready to go and on October 21st, 2020 she crossed the rainbow bridge. Cocoa you are so missed. We love you.”

Comet
Comet Gotcha date December 13, 2019 Crossed the Rainbow Bridge March 11, 2020 Just 87 days was all we were given. It is never long enough. Comet started the week off being sick again. He was no longer tolerating his chicken and pasta. I had been alternating it with rice, mashed potatoes, and yogurt. Nothing seemed to work. He'd be Ok for a couple of days, then he wouldn't eat for a couple of days. What little weight he had managed to gain, was gone. Monday his beautiful eyes told me he was tired. So we made the decision to release his soul. Comet took his last freedom ride Wednesday afternoon. We put the top down on the Z3 and took a drive through town. He enjoyed the fresh air and warm sun on his face. We stopped at the local drive-in for a cheeseburger and some ice cream. You could see him smiling as he ate it. I'm sure that's the first time he's truly enjoyed eating in a while. He was sleeping with the Angels before all those yummy things he got caused intense belly pain for him. I wish I could have taken it all away. They come into our lives when we need them most. Just 87 days, but I loved you like it had been one million and 87 days. Rest easy my sweet frosty face Comet.

Dee Dee
Dee Dee came to RCBR as a stray from a shelter in Kentucky and was transported to Minnesota to her foster home. Every single person that met Dee Dee along the way instantly fell in love with her. She was “down in the back” and suffered from Degenerative Myelopathy. She loved going for long walks in her wheelchair. She enjoyed the company of people and dogs and didn’t understand the meaning of personal space. Dee Dee was deeply loved and pampered in the final months of her life until the disease progressed. She told her foster family it was time to be helped over the bridge so she could once again have total control of her own body. We love you Miss Dee Dee!

Diamond
"Our sweet and sassy Diamond (D-man) had degenerative myelopathy, which is a terrible disease that eventually cripples the dog. We knew our time with him would be limited when we adopted him, but we couldn’t turn down that adorable Boxer face! He was probably the spunkiest Boxer we’ve ever had even with his disease. We loved every second of our time with him. We hope you’re running free again, Diamond! Love you, buddy!"