This beautiful pup is Xena, aka Warrior Princess, and she is pictured here with her owners, aka "mommy and daddy", Krystal and Michael McIntyre of Waldorf, Maryland, quite near Washington, D.C.

Krystal tells us that Xena is quite beautiful ( and we sure can see that) a fawn with black mask, with white markings under her chin, down the front of her chest, and also on the tips of her feet. Krystal says she is adorable. Indeed she is Krystal! ;o)

Xena was born on January 31, 2003. Krystal and Michael purchased her from a breeder in Bowie, Maryland.

Boy, we can tell Krystal and Michael that they are in for the ride of their lives! There's absolutely no experience like raising a boxer puppy. No breed can surpass the boxer, and the energy wrapped up in a boxer puppy is just unbelievable, but we know they're up to the task, all boxer lovers are!! ;o)

Krystal says that Xena is one tough cookies. she was named Xena because of the warrior princess attribute. She is sweet and LOVES to be cuddled and treated like a princess, and then on the other hand, she is like a warrior. She is very tough and likes to play with mommy and daddy at all times. She handles all roughhousing the neighborhood kids put on her. "She has such personality!" says Krystal. The personality of a person indeed. Krystal says that at times it actually seems as though she completely understands what they are saying to her. She has all the characteristics that boxers are known for. She is very inquisitive. She can't stand to be away from them at any time. She loves to sleep with them. Every night she ends up on Krystal's side of the bed, on top of her pillow and on top of her head. She doesn't know who snores louder, Xena, or her husband, although she would bet that Xena has him beat by a long shot, lol!

Xena is very spoiled and gets a new toy every weekend! Wow!! What a lucky puppy Xena is! ;o) She has her own toy box. Her favorite toy by a long shot is her plush pineapple (a water soak ball with 3 tug ropes on the ends). It is actually a water toy that holds and soaks up water when wet, and when they play catch with her, she loves when the water gushes out in her mouth. She also loves her chew toys and bones.

Xena is only 3 months and has to be taken out for walks every 4 to 6 hours, needless to say, Michael has the 3 am shift before they leave for work and when Xena comes in from her using the potty, he puts her on the bed and she pounces on Krystal's head, licking her profusely on her ears and head, and she chews on Krystal's hair! Either she is telling Krystal to wake up or she is telling her to get off her pillow. Krystal says that she loves to crawl and inch toward her toys (very sneakily) and then pounce on them. LOL, that happens at our house too Krystal ;o)

Family and friends love Xena to death! She is their shadow and has to go everywhere they go She loves people and is very affectionate. She loves giving kisses to everyone. When Krystal's husband and Xena come and pick her up from work, she gets so excited and wags her little tail. She can brings smiles to anyone's face. She is always very eager to try new things, especially jumping off the sofa or their bed (which is very high). Xena loves massages behind her ears and she is VERY ticklish along her ribs and in between her toe pads. She is growing so quickly!

Krystal says that one of the most memorable moments with Xena was playing detective and trying to figure out how Xena was escaping her crate. She has a huge crate and playpen area to stay in while they are away at work. She stays in the basement at home during the day and when they would come back home Xena would be waiting at the top of the steps for them with the expression on her face that says "Where have you two been all day!". They would crack up laughing and say "Xena! How did you escape"? They had to literally leave the house and go into the back yard to peek into the basement to find out how she was escaping, and SHE WOULDN'T do it! It was like she knew they were watching her. Finally, they decided to videotape and found that she was climbing up the side and jumping over the top of the play yard area ( it is about 3 to 4 feet tall). LOL, leave it to a boxer!

The second most extreme stunt was when they were at the PetSmart buying some items for Xena and she was at the store with them. She loves mingling with the other pets at the store. Anyway, they put Xena in the car while they were loading the items in the trunk and Xena pressed the door lock button and locked all the doors. SOOOO, they had to call the police to come and jimmy the locks. They tried everything!!! Trying to get her excited to get her to step on the button again was to no avail. Finally, the police show up on the scene, and as soon as they approach the driver side door, Xena gets excited and starts jumping around and steps on the automatic window button, and the window rolls all the way down. the the police officer asked Xena, "Can I see your license and registration please?" LOLOL!!! It was SOOOOO funny the whole parking lot was laughing hysterically.

Wow Michael and Krystal, you really have had some adventures with Xena, and something tells me, your going to be having LOTS more too. What a darling little girl she is, and you all make a beautiful family! Thank you so much for sharing Xena with all of us, we have really enjoyed Xena's story! We are so proud to welcome Xena to the Boxer Brigade as it's newest member. 5/31/2003.

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