Boxers can be good guard dogs if the perp isn't familiar with the breed. They look ferocious and their growl and bark can make the hair on the back of your neck stand up till ya walk up and pet it. They are all talk :lol:

 

 

Yes they are! Ours barks and backs up, not a particularly good way of stopping someone.

Boxers can be good guard dogs if the perp isn't familiar with the breed. They look ferocious and their growl and bark can make the hair on the back of your neck stand up till ya walk up and pet it. They are all talk :lol:

 

Ours does that too! I play with her and she has the meanest most intimidating bark around. The perp usually doesn't notice their back end turning sideways from the tail wagging so much!

Anyone else remember back in the summer of 05, the Boone County animal shelter seized like 50 Boxers from a puppy mill? What ever happeened to all those dogs?

I need help. Toby is wonderful. There is one downfall though. He jumps and I don't know how to make him stop. He wants to greet everyone by jumping. Any suggestions?

I need help. Toby is wonderful. There is one downfall though. He jumps and I don't know how to make him stop. He wants to greet everyone by jumping. Any suggestions?

In the past I've used a combination of 1 and 5. I also used the assistance of treats. When you are working on the "sit" command to prevent jumping have people come over and already have Toby on his leash. Make sure you have a pocketful of treats and continue to tell him to sit while the person comes in. Let that person walk around for at least 5 - 10 minutes while Toby sits. If he doesn't try to get up let them walk over and great him. If at any point he jumps tell your friend to leave and come back in after about five minutes. Repeat this for about an hour a day until he gets it. Always reward good behavior with much praise and a treat.

 

My current dog picked this up after about three days.

 

http://dogobedienceadvice.com/how_stop_dog_jumping.php

It's a fairly hard habit to break in a dog that has developed it. He thinks that is the way to greet you and has been doing it his whole life.

 

I have always started by holding my hand out flat just above their head hight as they approach. If he goes to jump he will hit your handkeeping him from jumping. Then you go down to him and pet him and give him some love.

 

If he jumps up on you, take him by both paws and place them on the floor you can say the word down or something to that effect while you are doing it. Stand up and hold your hand out flat signaling for him to stay down. If he stays down, go down and pet him.

 

Don't pet and love on him when he jumps on you. He has to learn that this is not what you like. He wants to please you and lives to be loved and to love you.

 

Do it consistently, he will eventually stop when he sees your hand out and eventually you will not need the hand jesture. He will learn that if he comes up to you in te right way he will get loved, and if he jumps on you he won't.

 

You can practice this by by each family member calling him to you repeatedly.

Doggie school?

 

Ours jumped too. I told men/boys to put their knee up and block him and say NO! Took a while but he got tired of bouncing off the legs.

Doggie school?

 

Ours jumped too. I told men/boys to put their knee up and block him and say NO! Took a while but he got tired of bouncing off the legs.

That method will work...but you run a risk of injury to the animal.

We put our hands behind our backs and turn our backs to ours until she calms down before we aknowledge her. This only takes a few times and she calms down. If she starts to jump while petting her we immedietly repeat the routine again and it calms her back down. Boxers are really jumpy dogs by nature. It seems like all of the boxer owners that I have met have come across this problem.

We put our hands behind our backs and turn our backs to ours until she calms down before we aknowledge her. This only takes a few times and she calms down. If she starts to jump while petting her we immedietly repeat the routine again and it calms her back down. Boxers are really jumpy dogs by nature. It seems like all of the boxer owners that I have met have come across this problem.

 

I think they have kangaroo in there somewhere.

Mine looks a deer when she is running and bounding around my yard. I like to throw things and let her bound after them.

While we are on the subject of Boxers can anyone give me a good breeder in the NKY area please? You can PM with the inormation.

 

Thanks

Boxers are really jumpy dogs by nature. It seems like all of the boxer owners that I have met have come across this problem.

 

 

I gues I'm lucky then, Or my dog is lazy. He's never jumped and greeted me, Always comes running with his lil nub going 90mph, And sits...

Now he has decided to pee all over our house. UGHHH. He did great when we brought him home. He would go to the door when he had to go out. Do they have small bladders? I notice every time he drinks within seconds he has to pee. I try to watch his mood and see if he is sniffing or pacing but it seems like every time I turn around he is peeing.

Great looking Boxer.