RedDawn Boxers officially came to life in 1998 with the arrival of our first litter sired by J. Dara's Rienzi out of Salbad's Jewel of High River at RedDawn OA OAJ NP OJP CGC; however, my admiration of and involvement with the breed started LONG before that!

     I was first introduced to the breed by my aunt and uncle, Rebecca and Jerry West of J. Dara's Boxers. I was just a child when I met their boxers, Mugsy and Bootsie. I always thought that Mugsy was just the "coolest" and loved to take him for walks and show him off! J. Dara's first litter by Mugsy out of Bootsie had me hooked... Becky has allowed me to assist with the whelp of almost every litter that has come under the J. Dara banner since then, and has subsequently provided me with an outstanding foundation of knowledge about breeding and raising boxers.

     It was with Becky that I obtained my first boxer, Bouncer, through a rescue effort and it was Becky that gave me my first show dog as a gift for my 21st birthday, J. Dara's Rienzi CGC.  Z helped me to get my feet wet in the conformation ring and started a habit that I doubt I'll ever quit! Z did not like the show ring as much as I did and was "retired". He was a beautiful pet and a loyal companion.

     In an effort to begin a line of my own, the first boxer that I purchased from an outside kennel was a lovely little fawn bitch that I named, Salbad's Jewel of High River at RedDawn. Julia had nearly perfect conformation combined with an incredible pedigree and an attitude that just couldn't be beat! She was being exhibited in the conformation ring, but we didn't expect anything other than a good time since she sports a set of natural ears ;o). Our main performance goals were in agility first and then obedience. Julia hit the agility trials in the autumn of 2000 and zipped through her both of her Novice titles with nine straight Q's! She then went on to finish off her Open Jumper title and earned one leg in Open Standard. Julia loved to work and seemed to be a natural, but we tried to take our time and try to do everything just right! (Update: Please visit Julia's page for complete details of her performance career.)

     Julia was bred with Z and produced seven beautiful brindle puppies in the fall of 1998 - our establishing litter. We are very proud to have several of those puppies in the show ring! One very special boy pup from that litter is being exhibited with his natural ears. On his first weekend out with professional handler, Tina L. Camp, RedDawn's Rogue Wave took BACK-TO-BACK TWO POINT WINS!! 

     Julia produced a second litter of five picture-perfect fawns for us in the fall of 2003. Please visit our puppy pages for all of the details!

     Only twelve puppies in nearly nine years - a record that we are proud to hold!

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