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Connie Back
Founder
Connie met her first true love about 20 years ago and has been head over heels ever since. She began her rescue efforts after rescuing a Boxer off the streets of New Orleans, placing an ad to locate it's owner and being contacted by a rescue volunteer that introduced her to breed rescue. That was 9 years ago. She has been rescuing every since, saving almost 300 Boxers since finding the home of that first lost Boxer.

She is a member of the Boxer Club of Louisiana, Deep South Obedience Club, Visiting Pet Program of New Orleans and The American Boxer Club. She is the proud mom of Cody (Obedience titled), Stella, Fergi, Dottie (Conformation and Obedience titled) and Jett (Conformation pointed). Foster mom to many...all Boxers, of course!

Kim Langlois
Kim got involved with boxers in 1997 with the purchase of a white boxer pup for her son. While searching for information on boxers, she came upon the stories of boxer rescue and wanted to be involved.

She volunteered with CUR runs, then in 2002, fate stepped in. A call went out for someone to check out and pull a poor little boxer boy from Baton Rouge and transport to Connie Back's rescue in New Orleans. Kim met Connie, they talked at length and she volunteered to help Connie with Louisiana Boxer Rescue.

Kim's household currently includes Otis (the 6 year old white male who started it all), Smokey (5 year old Rottie who is a boxer wannabe), Cindy (10 year old plain fawn that was adopted from Lake Charles rescue), Gwynth (2 year old plain brindle), Dusty (2 year old plain fawn-the one pulled from Animal Control that Kim just couldn't let go), and Gracie (2 year old blind, plain brindle). Oh, yeah, and her husband, Brandon, who not only tolerates all the comings and goings of dogs, but also designed this website! (And Brandon is the only one in the house who is not spayed or neutered! :)

Kristy Champagne

Kristy was introduced to her first boxer in Nov. 1998. Her respect and love for boxers has grown ever since. In August of 2000, she recued a severely injured/crippled boxer pup who was able to have a virtually pain free year of true happiness. Unfortunately, a year was all the little pup had. She wound up becoming almost totally paraplyzed from the head down and had to be put down. A couple of months later, Kristy decided it was time to dedicate her life into helping rescue boxers, may they need medical help or just a temporary, loving home.

Kristy's house now consists of Caramel (Agility titled), Max (rescue boxer), Dixie (rescued border collie), and whatever fosters she might have. Oh yeah, and a loving and very understanding boyfriend who has done nothing but help and support her through it all.

Rebecca Ouellet

Rebecca became so bonded with her own Beau that she was shocked when she discovered the condition of some boxers by the time they get to rescue. She sent a generous donation and a beautiful picture of Beau as a pup to LaBR. She made the offer to help whenever and however she could. Did she ever get taken up on that offer! Her Beau is the "greeting pup" on the LaBR website. She has fostered for LaBR and helped with planning our "Boxer Bash" and is a great resource. Not only does she help LaBR, but she has started an all-breed email list "SLaDogRescue" and has been instrumental in saving and finding homes for many dogs in the area.

Tracey Young

Tracey began emailing us, offering to help LaBR since there wasn't a large boxer rescue presence in the western part of the state. Little did she know! :) Tracey has pulled many boxers from her local shelters, has fostered boxers and she helps out several different breed rescues with transports. She has helped find spaces and forever homes in one locale when the dog in distress was somewhere else. Tracey, pictured here with her friend, Tina Ellis, who often helps her, has given LaBR a much needed foothold to the west, and made lots of friends for LaBR and Boxers in general. Rocky and Izzy (not pictured), her own boxers, usually are pretty understanding of the intrusions into their lives.:)