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Thanks. Thanks for the input. I agree with the I can hear you if I don't look at you theory... Sometimes we just get so discouraged that our training is not effective. We're going to keep working at it, maybe a little more firm.

Our boxer Digby is now 18 weeks old. She is a very good listener, when she wants to be. But there are times when you call, or tell her to stop (terrorizing our other dog), or down (from people or furniture) that you would think she can't hear you at all. Physical punishment is definately...

Does anyone know of a good place in the Bethlehem PA area to let our furbaby run and play? We have a smaller sized yard and Digby needs a little more room to really run. Would also like to find other boxers in the area for her to play with, as she's just a bit too rough for our Cock-a-poo...

The crate we bought is 28x42, with a divider. Currently she is in a space about 28x22, enough room for the pad and space for water dish.. She has settled down over the weekend, but now we stop home every 2 hours while at work just to be sure we don't have more incidents, at least until she's...

We have a 5 year old cock-a-poo that was not crate trained and has roam of the house. We just got a 9 week old boxer pup and tried the same training with her. We "attempted" to gate her in the kitchen day one and found out she is quite the escape artist. Came home to find her and the old dog...

We picked up our new baby last Sunday, and with it being the first boxer in the family, I'm not sure what is normal. Digby is a 9 1/2 week old female, full of energy, seemingly healthy, but to the touch, her body is very warm.. Is this normal with boxers? I know their body temps are a bit...

Hello to all.. I discovered this wonderful site a few weeks back, and it made the preparations for our new pup seem easy. We brought Digby home on Sunday. She's our first boxer, a new sister to our Cockapoo, Baille. She's 9 weeks old with enough energy to power the house. We can't wait to...