Recent content by Paulette

Thanks for the advice! Thanks for all your good advice. I take Joe walking almost daily and lots of times kids come running up to us to pet him. I just don't think I'm going to allow it anymore. It's not worth it. He gets plenty of rubs at home with his own family. Paulette

I feel better.. Thank you...I knew and SHE knew that she had invaded his personal space by getting in his face. I guess I feel like I need to share the blame, because I didn't give it a thought when I saw her approach him. She has dogs, (a Rottie) and even she said that she should have known...

Help me to understand what happened today! My boxer boy is 4 years old and has NEVER even growled at anyone unless in play! I occasionally take him with me to a Senior program that I staff and the seniors love him and he seems to love them! He has always behaved so well Today, our van driver...

Regardless of the reasons for your boy not wanting to go outside..he should never bite you! He obviously doesn't see you as the "head" of his pack. I know not everyone agrees with that theory but many talented trainers advocate this method. Our boy was a rescue and already had been aggressive...

My rescue boxer, Joe, was terrified in the crate and broke out of it on two occasions...bloodying his nose and cutting his head. It was awful. He had separation anxiety so severe that we agonized as to whether we would survive! He tore up couches..a kitchen floor and put a hole through my dry...

Hi all! We have four cats and one new boxer. His obedience school teacher recommended that we teach Joe "Leave it!" , so that he would know that an object or other animal was off limits. I try and reinforce the command daily with food or toys and then praise him for his correct response. It...

Unfortunately..I have no suggestions but instead have the same problem! My rescued boxer boy has been a challenge from day one. He has anxiety issues that I thought were behind us. Suddenly, he has taken a liking to the couch cushions...has broken the zippers and shredded the contents. Go...

I have a rescued boxer that is also an adult and we have gone through the same problems. Does your boxer chew when you are at home or does this happen when you are gone? Our boxer ended up having separation anxiety. We could not crate him because he would freak out even more. He actually...