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I thought mine to sit at 9 weeks also, it was super easy. She always sits in front of doors, etc., and now I don't have to give her voice command - she sits when I look at her a certain way or give her a hand command. She's a smart cookie ;) She gets a stuffed Kong only when she's crated, I...

ikonxone, We have no worries with her outside game time, it's the indoor play that I'm concerned with. She still likes to run around the house, but prefers to play with us (me in particular) more than her toys. It's been raining the last couple of days, too, and I wish I knew what indoor...

That was my first question, too - how often is he taken out at night? Also, I'm surprised that you already have a puppy at 8 weeks, it is not recommended for them to leave littler/mom before that age (they actually learn not to potty in their living area during those last weeks with mom). My 8...

Hello, This may be a silly question to some, but I'm a first-time dog owner and a worried mommy :) My boxer girl is 11 weeks old, loves to play outside, i.e., runs around, chews sticks, runs after "toy on a stick" (a toy tied to a stick by a string, sort of like fish on a line). However, she...

We bought a 42" size crate, and never used a divider in it. Our 8 week old puppy has never had an accident, she holds it until she is taken out. Since she only sleeps in her crate at night and is crated while we're out, she doesn't use it as her "den" or anything at this point, but she doesn't...

I think she does like peanut butter - she was licking it out of the kong pretty well. However, I left a frozen kong with peanut butter in her crate when I was leaving the house, and found PB untouched in it when I returned 2 hours later. She may have been too upset to eat it. I think I will...

I give her a treat as soon as she finishes, so that she knows exactly what she's being treated for. I read on here that puppy's attention span is about 5 seconds, so I try to get on it right away. I think I will do as you do - not make eye contact/call her when I come home, and not rush to let...

larrygs, she is young - 10 weeks. She is very boisterous in the backyard, and she does run to the end of the driveway on her own, sniffs around the front yard, so I doubt she's afraid to go there. In fact, neighbor's front yard has mushrooms on it, which she loves (it's hard to catch her once...

TwoDogs, you make good points, and thank you for replying! I suppose I could put the puppy outside when I get home, but since she's still housebreaking, I would have to be there with her and give her a treat if she potties. Would that hamper the process? I guess I'll play it by ear for now. At...

Bunny, I am a new boxer owner, and I found Jan Fennell's book very informative on this matter. Basically, it seems the dog accepts your husband as its leader, but not you. Dogs don't jump or bite leaders. I've looked into obidience training, and I would much rather have the dog respect me...

I am currently reading Jan Fennell's "The Dog Listener", and intend to follow her methods. However, she does not address crating in her book, and I crate my 10-week-old when I am out of the house. Her 5 minute rule would not work if I come home and ignore the dog, since it is confined and is...

Hello, I've been patiently trying to teach my Penny to talk, but she does not like it. She runs around in the backyard like a rocket, and goes up to the front yard, but when we get ready to go on a walk, she will not walk away from the house. If I carry her to the end of the street and set...

Thank you so much for encouraging words! It really helps :) We went for a walk last night, she did beautifully with a harness (bought a small "jacket" like harness for small dogs), walked by my heels as if she was trained! I was hoping she'd be tired enough to sleep well, but she woke me up...

Hello, I wanted to get some reassurance to see if I am doing everything correctly with my almost 9 week old boxer girl. I could not be more proud of her – she’s a great puppy, I just want to be sure I am teaching her the right things and preventing her from learning bad behavior. She has had...

Welcome!!! You've picked great names for your boxers! :)