(Below: Photos of Thurman as a puppy. Thurman was our first Sire and our daughter’s 120-pound Boxer. He was Rumor’s daddy and Serrano’s grand-daddy, and Boomer’s great grand-daddy, and JD’s great, great grand-daddy.)
At Laymani Boxers, our girls spend the last part of each pregnancy and the time spent raising puppies right in the house. When we don’t have puppies, we rotate our females in and out to ensure that they remember how to behave indoors.
Our adults are under regular veterinarian care. We value her advice and professional service, so inoculations and tests are all performed at her clinic. All are routinely treated with heartworm preventative and flea/tick preventative. Any outside additions to our line are housed separately until cleared and immediately tested for heartworm, parasites, thyroid deficiency and brucellosis (as appropriate). During their first visit to our vet, they are brought up-to-date on rabies shots and inoculations. They are also weighed and receive a general physical.
Below – Thurman and Amelia produced Rumor, a 90 pound Brindle Boxer.
Above – Rumor’s Momma, Amelia, as an adolescent. I love that squared-up frame and that ear set! The 2nd photo is of Amelia later in life. Then, Rumor as a puppy, a young male, and an adult.
Above – Photos of Amelia’s Sire, Morgan, who was an AKC Agility competitor.
The Laymani Boxers live as a natural community, romping within a 60×90 outside enclosure and several smaller play yards. They have an adjacent, freely accessible, 16×24 heated indoor space for sleeping and cold weather. Walks happen on the back-forty acres, a mile-long journey through grassland, surrounded by forest. Females in estrus, near whelping or feeding puppies need outside exercise, but protection from rough play, so we also have two smaller enclosed areas surrounding two 10×20 shaded kennels with wood-chip-cushioned inside doghouses.
Their diet consists primarily of a raw diet, along with some dry dog food, plus NuVet supplement tabs. Pregnant and lactating females receive an additional calcium supplement.
We feel that varying their routine and their food, while providing lots of loving human interaction, makes for happy, healthy Boxers! Click here for photos of our Boxers at play.
Above – Serrano’s Momma, Luna, came to us training in Schutzhund, a dog sport that tests a dog’s tracking, obedience, and protection skills, and evaluates if a dog has the appropriate traits and characteristics of a good working dog. She was already an AKC Canine Good Citizen and had been tested for everything available at that time. Her owner had been training, with her, for a 12 mile timed run – It shows! The second photo was taken after settling into Laymani Boxers – we put a little weight on her. The 3rd and 4th photos are of Sire, Rumor, and Serrano, for comparison purposes.
Laymani Serrano Pepper is an AKC-registered Fawn Male with Black Mask and White Markings. He is the primary Laymani Sire at the traditional SE Ohio site.
Serrano was born as part of Rumor and Luna’s Cinco de Mayo litter on May 5, 2016 and was 8 months old in the following photo.
He is even-tempered, like his Daddy (Rumor) and about 75-80 pounds. His Momma (Luna) was also a large Boxer. Both of Serrano’s parents are ARVC Genetic Tested – Negative, which means that Serrano is also Negative.
More pics of Serrano and GiGi…
In 2016, we kept two puppies to add the Laymani program.
Serrano is a male Classic Fawn from Luna and Rumor.
He is about 6 months old in these photos (October 2016).
GiGi is a female Flashy Reverse Brindle from Penelope and Dax.
She is about 4 months old in these photos (April 2016).
GiGi’s Sire was Dax, who was placed with a Laymani Family as a puppy. We were fortunate to be able to use Dax and bring our Diana’s line back into Laymani.
(Above) Dax, baby Dax, and Princess Diana
A breeding of Serrano and GiGi brought us Boomer, who happens to look just like GiGi. Boomer is the primary Sire at our daughter’s Northern Ohio site. The following photos show us Serrano and GiGi, first. The remaining pictures are of Boomer. He is a Flashy Reverse Brindle and of lineage that goes back through Duke and Diana, in addition to Thurman.
Our Daughter and Son recently agreed to be part of the Laymani program and each have Laymani adults at their homes. Boomer became an active Sire in 2022.
We kept a male puppy, James Dean (JD), from Serrano and Poppy in 2024. He is a Sealed Reverse Brindle and looks as though he will be a large Boxer.
To educate our Laymani Families, we have included the… American Kennel Club / American Boxer Club – Official Standard for the Boxer
The other half of our program is the Laymani Mommas. Up North, our daughter has Gabriella (Gabby), a female Classic Fawn. Gabby and Boomer are house dogs, living about a mile from Lake Erie. Our 2025 Laymani Reunion is planned to be up there. Here, in SE Ohio, our son is in charge of Poppy, Indy, and Lilly.
Poppy will be retiring this year and staying here as our son’s house dog. Indy, a dark Brindle, is about 4 and preparing to retire, also. Lilly, a classic Fawn, is 3 and will be with us a couple more years. We have just acquired two new females, a Flashy Fawn and a Sealed Reverse Brindle, from a breeder that we have followed for many years.
Poppy (Above)
Lilly (Above)
Gabriella (Gabby)