Bill Evans got his Boxer Yoshi from a breeder in Post Falls, Idaho when he lived there six and a half years ago. Yoshi weighs about 60 .lbs and has a special diet. "Yoshi has a very sensitive stomach," Evans explained, " so he eats some dry salmon food. He's kind of high maintenance when it comes to his food."

He even has a strong preference for his treats. "He likes the Trader Joes Peanut Butter Treats," Evans explained.

This is a well cared for dog. Yoshi spends every weekday down at Wag the Dog Daycare in Burien, "We drop him off on the way to work and we take him to Westcrest Dog Park and down to the lake at Magnuson Park." When Yoshi is around other dogs he wants to be around larger dogs like Mastiffs. "He's kind of a wuss so maybe he sees that as a kind of protection," offered Evans. That may be but he's not shy about being dominant with his brother Jaeger who lives elsewhere but who visits. "My wife saw this," Evans explained," One time Jaeger was sleeping on a chair and Yoshi walked up and pawed the chair once and Jaeger took that as a sign to 'beat it' so he got up and let Yoshi have the chair."

Boxers as a breed are pretty active and somewhat hyper on occasion. "He's pretty mellow for a boxer," said Evans.

But aside from his particular needs for food, treats and friends he has one other thing he's got an issue with.

"He refuses to sleep on his dog bed if his food bowl is touching it," said Evans laughing, "He's very particular. He'll just stand there and look at it until you move it."

Yoshi's coat reveals that he has spots underneath his fur. "When he was a puppy his nose was maybe only a third pink and as they get older the dark pigment spreads. They get more spots and they actually get bigger as they age," said Evans.

Yoshi is the third Boxer he and his wife Rhonda have owned. They like them because, "They're clowns their whole life, until the very end. They're very loyal protective, family oriented."

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