Recent content by RiosUncle

I've been told that dogs can't smile.... so what exactly do you call THIS! What a Ham!!!!!

Rio enjoys getting to lay out on the deck in nice weather. He never bothers the plants but does enjoy sniffing the fragrant ones.

I would have to agree with Adelle, Rio is only bathed every four to five months and has no significant or offensive oder, unless of course he has eaten something disagreeable <wink>. The only other time of noticed anything is if he is anxious or under threat he will give off a stronger...

Oh yeah! Rio's good at sticking out the lower lip and lifting his head so that his lower jaw sticks out. One time when we had a third room mate, she and Rio had apparently gotten into a tiff earlier in the day and he didn't even greet her with his happy dance when she came in, totally ignored...

How funny!!! Rio does this too but I had no idea that it was so common. We call it the "happy poo party" 'cuz he only does it after he poo's. We always laugh hysterically at him when he does it. Its so funny 'cuz he is just an ambiguous blur when he does it that you can't even make out his...

like a fine wine, they mellow with age Rio loves to cuddle but mostly in the morning and evening. When he is in play mode though he's pretty hard to sway. The one thing I've found effective to settle him though is that he LOVES it when I cup my hands over his ears and deeply massage the muscles...

Give him lots o' loves!

We have a policy at our house that Rio gets the last bite off each of our plates. However he must stay a reasonable distance from the table and not beg. Now another habit we have is that if I'm watching TV and I lay across the coach with my back against the arm, he hops up with his tail a...

Boxers are definitely the comics of the dog world! I would have gladly given up an hour of sleep to have seen that one! Our Rio will often start running back and forth from the lawn to the living room and back again when he feels he's been ignored a little too long which usually sends me into...

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. While it sounds like his behavior may not change entirely, it is comforting to know that this is not a unique problem to Rio. I've always assumed it is because he takes his job of protecting "the pack" very seriously and getting him to stop would be like...

Unfortunately our house has full windows on three sides with the street side in the middle so he can see them coming, passing and going. It is particularly difficult when someone comes to the door. Rio can be quite intimidating when you have a guest over for the first time, as soon as the people...

My room mate has an adorable five year old boxer named Rio. He loves me to pieces and is a very well behaved though a bit territorial and protective as is the nature of boxers. He has been trained with hand and voice commands and was a winning show dog in his youth. We have had two major...