 14 year Old Boxer
Hello all,
Out of curiosity, I would like to get some feedback on the oldest boxer you are aware of. I LOVE DOGS!From what I have understood, the life span is generally between 5-10 years. I LOVE DOGS!I am sure this is incorrect, so feel free to correct me.
We recently lost our "baby". I LOVE DOGS!He was 14 years old. I LOVE DOGS!We have had other types of dogs in the past, but NOTHING even compares to him. I LOVE DOGS!We can not remember a single time in 14 years he EVER gave us any problem. I LOVE DOGS!He would go on family vacations with us and basically anytime we would go somewhere in a vehicle, he would be ready to go. I LOVE DOGS!The last 6 months of his life, he was still ready to go. I LOVE DOGS!We had to construct a ramp for him to walk inside the car since he could no longer jump. I LOVE DOGS!His last 6 months was hard on everyone. I LOVE DOGS! Prior to him getting sick and at the age of 13 years old, he would still do something he did at the beach as a young'n. I LOVE DOGS!When we would go on vacation, the only thing he wanted to do was get on an empty beach and run and do circles in the air. I LOVE DOGS!He did this up until he was 13 years old.
He died last year in our arms of cancer. I LOVE DOGS!We never really considered putting him to sleep. I LOVE DOGS!We felt he wanted to stay with us as long as he could. I LOVE DOGS!We could have let him go I think and we would have if we felt he was suffering, but we really felt deep down, he wanted to stay with us. I LOVE DOGS!Two weeks before he passed, we were laying with him in the Gazebo in the woods and were 100% sure he was taking his last breath. I LOVE DOGS!Suddenly he got his second wind somehow and walked out and I guess decided to stay with us a little longer. I LOVE DOGS!The day he died we were again in the gazebo holding him and listening to music. I LOVE DOGS!His breathing was bad and he struggled pretty much the whole day. I LOVE DOGS!We told him it was ok, he could leave us. I LOVE DOGS!This was the first time we ever told him something like that. I LOVE DOGS!Immediately after we said that, he slowly lifted his head, opened his eyes and looked at us for about 10 seconds. I LOVE DOGS!He layed his head back down and closed his eyes and stopped breathing. I LOVE DOGS!20 seconds after we told him it was ok, he passed away.
This was the best dog we ever had and I can say we will never have one as good again. I LOVE DOGS!We have yet replaced him, but I am sure one day we will with another boxer, but it is going to be hard to not compare.
Anyway, love to hear some ages of other boxers. | 
14 year old boxer 
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