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Escaping . Our 6 mnth old pup also opens doors and flys off.We've turned the door handles with the handle facing upwards, and we've also put another handle lock at the top of the door. She now gets frustrated and trys to bite through the handle but is trying less and less to get out as it...

Lunging I've ordered the book advised by Tulsa Dan.It'll take a couple of weeks for delivery but as the same book has been advised by others ,I hope it's good.I have a feeling that Sileas is a bit calmer the last couple of days.We took away her bench in the living room and she now sleeps in her...

Lunging Thanks for your advice ,I'll do what you suggest and carry on with the gentler training method.I'll try and buy the book you advised "Tulsa Dan",I'll probably have to buy it through internet as it's not a title I've seen over here. I'll keep you posted . Thanks for the advice. Paula.

We have a 6 mnth old puppy who is very dominant. She's a biter,but I've found that saying "be gentle"makes her a little softer using her teeth. She now sometimes is playing with a toy and all of a sudden she'll pin her ears right back ,and take a lunge at you,preferably at your face. Her eyes...

She hates her crate with a vengeance Hi Tink, Sileas hates her crate and screams and whines when she's put in.At night she has a different crate in our bedroom and she sleeps there soundly all through the night. She is like a child,when she finally exhausted, lies on the floor to grab 40...

Thank goodness we're not the only owners of a biter,this is the first pup we've owned who is a terrible biter. She gets overtired and we can't get her to sleep enough during the day.Nightime is a 12 hour stretch,no problem there,but in the daytime,she just "forgets"to sleep and if she ever does...

sex Cake. :D This sounds so good.I'm drooling already.Who says I take after my boxers?Paula

Murmer Our last puppy had a murmer and grew out of it. We didn't change his life style and he never had any bother with it. We now have a new boxer puppy of 14 weeks and she's also been diagnosed with a slight murmer.Our vet advised us to have her aorta x-rayed at 7 months,but the murmer was so...

Ringworm. :) Sileas 's skin seems to have calmed down and doesn't look nearly as sore as it did and it's dry. I gave her sardines yesterday,which she scoffed down.Good for her Omega 3 intake.I think our vet had also been on to the internet to find out more.Today I'll get in touch with the...

Ringworm! Hi Stephanie, Well,we finally have a result from the skincultuur /hair follicle that was taken from Sileas last week.She has ringworm,and when I said "you told me that dogs don't get ringworm,and I'd already found that they do", he apologised ,and said that Sileas definately has a...

Reply to Mathilda Our vet has already done a skin scrape and has also taken a few follicles of hair and is using a test tube to try and see if anything will grow in the tube.(Sorry I don't know the right way to explain this in english). Tonight Sileas's skin is red and sore looking and I'm...

Ringworm? i thought that dogs couldn't contract ringworm. Our 12 week old puppy has 2 round rings on her shoulder that started to bleed and weep. Our vet has suggested that she has a parasite in her innards and is treating her for this. The patches look so much like ringworm that I mentioned...

reply to Jaelle Our new fawn puppy also has a white and black mask.She's adorable and we love her dearly. A white boxer would not rate as a first choice for me either.Too many problems can turn up. I just love your picture of "Booster",he's so cute and has stolen my heart. I'll have to try and...

Laugh I loved the dangly bits on the cow and have translated all of your laughs into dutch.Thanks,I really enjoyed reading them.Paula

Mugsey's Cysts I'm so pleased to hear that Mugsey cyst op went well.You can expect Mugsey to be full of life until the end of his hopefully long life.Boxers are fantastic fun dogs and are always full of energy. Hope you can enjoy him for years to come. Sileas's Mum.:D