Its November 2021, nearly a year since our lovely rescue Boxer Bruce passed away. We wanted company for our other rescue Boxer May. We were actively checking in with shelters and online adoption posts to find a friend for May. After spotting an ad from a rescue shelter in Kerry, we had a home inspection video call and interview, and once our reference from the vet checked out, we were on our way to pick up a 10 month old male Boxer! Fast forward a week and I've been pee'd on, lots of painful whips of his big strong tail, had various things chewed, and now I'm on my way to the vet because he's swallowed a sock! After an injection to make him throw up, and another to make him stop, we head home with instruction from the vet that the injection would make him sleepy - it didn't. This is my first puppy and I'm on a steep learning curve (this is my partners 3rd puppy so he's a lot more relaxed about everything than I am!) It took the best part of a week to set...