06/12/2026
Let’s talk about Ryder.
He’s my jerkface. He’s Liza and (our) Penny’s daddy. And Stella Blue and Mr Green Jeans/Kona.. and so many more.
But only one litter.
Because he’s a SPASTIC SPIDER, jumped on our bed and got a testicular torsion.
Mommy’s sixth sense (because Ryder is not bouncing off the walls when I got home from work tonight! ) and Daddy’s diligence, along with Emergency surgery, saved his life. Within 45 minutes of discovering the torsion Dr Rhen had him under and was removing his man nuggets.
So.. those of us who (luckily???) got his offspring know. They’re beautiful. Funny. AZZhats. And… the quirkiest Boxers ever. His sister Harley sent us the Angel Wings that pass down through all our babies. Iykyk.
(Tahoes mommy gets it!!)
However, Ryder is also the gentlest dog on the farm. He LOVES his stuffies.
Buff was a HUGE stuffed plushie Boxer that we gave him for Christmas when he was 9 months old.
He LOVED Buff
Until, we gave him Penny.
Penny is his daughter, and he truly believed that we gave him a puppy.
Which is crazy, insane, cool, because R***r also feels that way.
Let’s just talk about the fact that R***r is six months younger than Penny.
Ryder and R***r treat Penny like she is the princess of the whole land. We should all be loved as much as Penny is! (And she deserves it!)
And then Penny, while she was teething, chewed a huge hole in buff’s armpit.
And then she ripped his tail off. And then she found a seam that went right up his belly.
And Penny rendered Buff in operable.
Mostly because mama has not taken the time to stitch him up, but it’s a huge undertaking.
So in 2023 when I was fighting cancer, we took a trip to Reno with friends, just to get a break.
I was about to go into surgery, and have spinal cancer removed, and it was just a really welcome a few days away from reality.
At the time the guys did all the midway games at Circus Circus.
And we came home with a new “ Buff “.
He is about the third of the size of the original buff.
The Ryder Man doesn’t care. And this Buff can only stay in Ryder‘s crate, and he doesn’t have to be subjected to any of Penny’s love.
But Ryder cuddles with him every night all night long, his crate can be wide open, and you can only keep Ryder on the bed with you so long, and he crawls right back into his crate and grabs his buff, hold him with both his front arms and goes to sleep with his buddy.
It’s so doggone cute, that it makes you wanna cry.
However, we all had some fun in the irrigation canal tonight, and the dogs came out and played, and I will post pictures of those as well, however, but you need to know;
Buff must really be thirsty!
Because Daddy gave Ryder a fresh bowl of water, (they’re always fed & watered separately ) (With 9 dogs— that’s a must!!) and Ryder, in turn, made sure that Buff is drinking his water!
And that is the entire point of this post.
How many of your babies have a stuffy/toy that is as precious to them as you are? How many of you want to admit it? 
They rule our life. ♥️♥️♥️
