Raise her paw, Reggie’s a champion

Once introduced, she lays down her ‘gloves’ and taps out of conflict.

After all, she’s a lover, not a fighter like her namesake.

She’d much rather eat food than jabs.

Forget combat disciplines, this two-year-old’s all-time favourite sport is eating, according to her owner, Wunghnu’s Craig Green.

Either that, or riding shotgun by his side in his ute to go, pretty much, anywhere.

The pair are gradually becoming besties after they both lost their favourite human, Craig’s wife Fiona, who passed away unexpectedly earlier this year.

Craig said Fiona had wanted a boxer pup, so he had secretly arranged to meet a breeder in Yarrawonga at a service station one day to surprise her.

He filled his car with fuel and went inside to pay.

When he returned, Fiona had already spotted the man and his 12-week-old puppies and gotten out of the car to introduce herself, unaware that the whole reason they were in the parking lot was to meet her and Craig.

“One pup had gotten out and wandered over to her and hopped in her lap, so she was the one who came home with us,” Craig said.

“Animals pick you, you don’t pick them, and that dog picked Fiona.”

Reggie was the underdog of the litter; the runt, if you will.

But what she lacked in size and strength, she made up for with a knockout personality.

Craig said she was a fantastic watchdog and “a clown” through and through.

Reggie shares the ring with a cat named Jasper and a horse named VJ, who all tolerate each other, although Jasper will hiss at her if she gets too close.

Wearing her team’s purple (Fiona’s favourite colour on her collar), Craig is in Reggie’s corner, and Reggie is in his.

Together, they’re battling through their grief of losing Fiona.

A pair of spirited fighters.