Recent content by rpett

Thank you for all the responses on this, really helpful! I have tried the easy walk on Brutus but they didn’t seem to fit him right. I tried the large first and it was too big especially that strap that went over his back, then I went and bought the medium and it was too small. Neither fit...

Brutus has come to like the tile floors to slide on. He will sometimes get a running start into the kitchen for a toy then slide to a stop. He has a couple of times hit the cabinets because he could not stop in time but it has never really hurt him. We have considered putting rugs in there so...

Thank you for all the wonderful advice. I have a feeling I am going to have to go back to square one with him and reteach him how to walk nicely. I might still use the GL when taking him to the dog park because getting from the car to the fenced in area can be very difficult. But once I get...

Thank you everyone! I can already see it happening with becoming addicted to this site! But I'm completely ok with that :) I want to learn as much as I can about boxers and do everything I can for my little baby (well actually big baby, he is over 50 lbs now!) Thank you again for all the...

Thanks! I'm excited about joining this forum. It seems like a wonderful environment to learn about boxers and get different opinions on issues or concerns.

Brutus is 7 months and started to pull quite a bit about a month or two ago. I began using the gentle leader and immediately noticed a difference! The only thing is every time I walk him without the GL, he goes back to pulling and pulling hard. I have read on here that you are only to use the...

Brutus would also get bored if I just did one command with him over and over. So I would do a couple at a time such as sit, stay and come. Then because you are suppose to keep the training sessions short, the next session I would practice other commands and change it up.

Hi, I am new to the site and am looking forward to learning about much as I can and sharing anything useful I find out. I have a 7 month old baby named Brutus. Brutus is a flashy brindle. My husband is currently deployed leaving me to tackle any problems with Brutus but I am up to the...