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Eastwind Boxers, began 15 years ago,
however our love affair with this breed started much earlier. Long
before Tom and I were a couple, Tom's family had owned and loved boxers. I met the family boxer,
"Charlie Brown", when I and Tom first dated, and discovered how much a part of the family they insist on being! I will never
forget the evening when I was first introduced to a Family Shay dinner.
"Charlie" would sit at Mom's feet, where she kept a towel on her lap to
catch the drool while we ate! |
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| Like most of us who enter the
show ring, our first boxer was a pet. As our family grew,
and we lost our old Springer Spaniel, the kids insisted that we
get a boxer, " just like dad use to have". Our first
boxers taught us much. As we grew to love this breed we were
introduced to friend and mentor Sarah Neely of Emerald Boxers.
We purchased our first show dog from Sarah, Am/CanCh.Emerald's
Luciana at Eastwind, Lulu, who became our first foundation bitch
and DOM. |
Pictured above our first boxers
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| Over the years and thoughout the many
moves throughout the U.S, we have garnered many friends and
mentors. While living in southern Mississippi, we became
members of the Boxer Club of Louisiana where we remain associate
members today. We are also members of the American Boxer
Club and contribute to the American Boxer Charitable Health
Foundation. |
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| We have learned that showing and
breeding boxers for confirmation, agility, or obedience carries
with it, a responsitbility to insure that the Boxer Dog remains
healthy, and of good temperement. At Eastwind Boxers, that
is our goal. |
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| Tom & Gale Shay |
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