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Dixie and Addy sleeping together

Dixie and Addy sleeping together

This has been a topic of debate for as long as I can remember. As you can tell by the pictures I posted on here, we do let our boxers sleep in bed with us and we have since day one. (Just look at the main banner picture at the top of this page.  It’s Mickey and Dixie in our bed!)  I always had boxers growing up and they always slept in bed with us. They became an extension of us, to the point that I couldn’t sleep unless I had a dog in bed with me.
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Boxer , dog bath , bathing a dog

This is one of my contentious issues. Everywhere I read they tell me not to bathe my dog too much. Some resources even claim that you should not bathe your dog more then every few months. Well I have news for you. Unless your sense of smell does not work a dog can smell within 2 weeks. Not to mention the shedding issue.

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