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    Submissive, shy, standoff-ish, restrained...???

    dog-ality I have a rescue boy that had a whole lot of fear when he was first placed with me. He watched the ceiling (esp when a loud sound happened), shied away from garbage cans, well, he shared a lot of the same things your talking about here. Since your pup is fine in other scenarios, I...
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    Need advice about behavior......

    protective One thought, remember to interrupt the behavior before it escalates. It's far easier for them to stay calm than it is to try to get them to calm down after they are upset. If you are taking him somewhere he is known to react this way, keep an eye on him and when you see him start to...
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    Howdy

    Hello All, My name is Donna. I live in Georgia (hence the howdy instead of hello) I have been a boxer fan since we encountered our proxy dog (the neighbor's boxer). She was so well behaved and so sweet, that when we decided to get a dog of our own, we went for a boxer. Mocha is a fawn/black...
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