Blue Ridge Boxer Rescue

Dear Blue Ridge Boxer Rescue supporters, adopters, and followers….we wanted to share an important and difficult update regarding the future of BRBR.
After extensive discussion and careful consideration, the Board of Directors has made the heartbreaking decision that 2026 will be the final year of operations.
This decision has not been made lightly, we like so many other rescues, have been experiencing declines in volunteer participation and foster homes, as the landscape of the rescue world has changed dramatically.
We have reached out to a local Charlotte rescue, The K9 Responder and Rick will be helping with the transition assistance.
We hope you will consider supporting him and the rescue. The K9 Responder started as an organization to train and provide rescued dogs as service dogs for veterans and first responders. They have evolved into a rescue for all dogs that can be adopted to approved families.
Please give them a follow and support on IG at thek9responder and on Facebook The K9 Responder.
23 years of service, thousands of dogs saved, lifetime friendships made, community give back service, and helping to make families complete…We Thank you ALL 💙🐾

Reba Update: Reba is settling into her foster home. She is now housebroken, and has done well with crate training with treat motivation 😊.
She did, unfortunately, test positive for heart worms and has started on treatment protocol of doxycycline.
Reba is sweet, loves to be with people, walks nicely on a leash, rides well in the car, and has done well with the resident dog(male). She enjoys her meals of kibble with homemade dog food, playing with toys, and taking naps.

First vet visit for Reba today. Of course, everyone told her how pretty she is…
She is now current with vaccines and had blood work done.
Reba has had diarrhea for several days, so she is on probiotics and metronidazole. She has some yeast in her ears, so Animax will be applied twice a day. Reba is about 58 lbs.
We will have an update from the bloodwork as soon as it comes back.

Ahhh…the sweet sound of soft snores and relaxed breathing 😴

Please welcome Reba to the rescue. Reba was born 11/19/20. Reba has spent the majority of her life as an outside dog. Reba is a leader and will be best with a submissive dog. She is sweet and loves pets and back scratches. She is trying to fully process this new life with her foster family. Reba will need to be fully vetted and acclimate to living her best boxer life inside before she will be available for adoption.

Please welcome Wh***ey to the rescue. Wh***ey was born 1/1/21, he has been a predominantly outside dog most of his life. He is sweet, laid back, and trying to learn lots of new things. Wh***ey will need to be fully vetted and his foster home will work on acclimating him to a new way of life before he will be ready for adoption. ***ey

Please welcome 3-ish month old Penny to the rescue.

About Penny from her foster home:
Puppy energy, loves to play
Loves being outside so a fenced in yard is a must
Loves other dogs so there should be another dog in the house or dogs close by she can play with on a regular basis
Does well in a crate
Potty training is a work in process so she will need a home where someone is home to let her out during the day.
Does well on walks. She’s walking with my two daily.
Sleeps through the night in a crate. I do take her out once each night when I wake up myself. She is quiet all night.
Seems fairly smart. She is pretty good at sit and learned how to use the doggie door on the first day we had her.