Boxer dog resting on a sunny porch swing with a bandana

Boxer puppy looking up with curious amber eyes

Two dogs running together in a sunny field

Boxer dog at a farmers market in a bandana

Dog mid-yawn on a porch in golden hour light

Hearth Boxer Rescue · Est. 2018

Every one of these dogs almost didn't make it.

We pull boxers from shelters and surrenders across the country, give them a couch, a routine, and time — then find them the family they were always meant for.

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Dogs looking for their kitchen rug

Hover any card to see where they came from. Every dog you see has been in a foster home — not a kennel — for at least 30 days.

Biscuit

Before ↔ After

Velcro dogCouch champion

3 years · 62 lbs · Portland, OR

Male

Meet Biscuit

Before Hearth

Biscuit the boxer in a shelter kennel before rescue

Shelter photo

"Surrendered after a move. Spent 4 months in a kennel before Hearth pulled him."

Good with Kids 8+Good with DogsGood with Cats maybe

Meet Biscuit →

Maple

Before ↔ After

Lap dog in denialToy destroyer

5 years · 55 lbs · Denver, CO

Female

Meet Maple

Before Hearth

Maple the boxer looking uncertain in a shelter

Shelter photo

"Stray found in February. Terrified of men when she arrived. Now she follows her foster dad everywhere."

Good with AdultsGood with Dogs

Meet Maple →

Roux

Before ↔ After

Zoomies specialistCuddle bug

18 months · 70 lbs · Austin, TX

Male

Meet Roux

Before Hearth

Roux the boxer thin and uncertain in a shelter run

Shelter photo

"Owner surrender at 4 months. He arrived so skinny you could count his ribs. Not anymore."

Good with Kids 5+Good with DogsGood with Cats

Meet Roux →

Clementine

Before ↔ After

Senior sweetheartSlow walks only

7 years · 58 lbs · Nashville, TN

Female

Meet Clementine

Before Hearth

Clementine the boxer looking tired in a shelter

Shelter photo

"Returned twice through no fault of her own. The third home will be her last."

Good with AdultsGood with Calm dogs

Meet Clementine →

Huckleberry

Before ↔ After

Leash puller (improving)Fetch fanatic

2 years · 68 lbs · Seattle, WA

Male

Meet Huckleberry

Before Hearth

Huckleberry the boxer in a shelter run looking anxious

Shelter photo

"High-energy guy who needed structure. Twelve weeks of foster care turned him into a completely different dog."

Good with Kids 10+Good with Dogs

Meet Huckleberry →

Saffron

Before ↔ After

Gentle giantCat tolerant

4 years · 52 lbs · Chicago, IL

Female

Meet Saffron

Before Hearth

Shelter photo

"Rescued from a hoarding situation with 11 other dogs. She waited the longest. She deserves the most."

Good with Kids 6+Good with DogsGood with Cats

Meet Saffron →

See all 24 available boxers

This year alone

0dogs

found their forever homes through Hearth's foster network in 2026. Each one had a name, a story, and a foster family who refused to give up on them.

94%

Adoption rate

vs. 48% national avg

Active fosters

across 12 states

4.2

Weeks avg stay

in foster care

Dogs euthanized

in our care, ever

The Foster Network

Ordinary people. Extraordinary patience.

Foster family Rachel and Tom with their boxer foster dog Biscuit

Week 6

Currently fostering: Biscuit · Portland, OR

Rachel & Tom Okafor

"We fostered our first dog thinking it would be a weekend thing. That was four boxers ago."

"The day we drove Maple to her forever home, she sat in the back seat and put her head on my shoulder the whole way. She knew."

Jess Thornton

Foster parent · Denver, CO · Fostered 5 dogs

Foster Diane with boxer Saffron in her living room

Week 11

Currently fostering: Saffron · Chicago, IL

Diane Vasquez

"I retired and the house felt too quiet. Hearth solved that problem immediately."

Marcus and Priya Nair who fostered three boxer dogs through Hearth

Previously fostered: 3 dogs · Austin, TX

Marcus & Priya Nair

"Our apartment is small. Turns out boxers don't care about square footage."

Open to fostering?

You don't need experience. Just a couch.

Hearth handles the vet bills, the transport, and the training support. You provide the warmth.

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Boxer dog looking up at their foster parent with trust and warmth

Average timeline

6 weeks

from pull to forever home

The Process

How a shelter dog becomes your dog

We pull

Our network monitors shelter lists daily. When a boxer's time is running out, we step in — owner surrenders, strays, returns. We take the call.

We rehabilitate

Every dog goes to a foster home, not a kennel. Four weeks minimum. Routine, patience, and the weight of a human hand on their back every morning.

We match

We ask the right questions. Your apartment size, your energy level, your experience with the breed. We recommend three dogs before you ever fill out an application.

You meet

A meet-and-greet at your foster's home. No shelter smell, no kennel stress. Just a dog showing you who they actually are.

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Adopter Stories

The other side of the drive home

Barbara and Jim with their boxer Clementine on their back porch

Adopted Clementine · 7 years old

"We were empty-nesters who thought we'd gotten past the dog years. Hearth introduced us to Clementine and now I genuinely don't remember what quiet felt like."

Barbara & Jim Kowalski

Nashville, TN · January 2026

Ananya Mehta with her boxer Roux in her Chicago apartment

Adopted Roux · 18 months

"Our apartment is 650 square feet. Roux takes up 600 of it and we've never been happier."

Ananya Mehta

Chicago, IL · November 2025

Tyler and Sofia Okonkwo playing with their boxer Huckleberry in a park

Adopted Huckleberry · 2 years

"The Match Quiz matched us with Huckleberry. We thought it was a gimmick. It was not a gimmick."

Tyler & Sofia Okonkwo

Seattle, WA · October 2025