Recent content by shaffeja

Sounds like she sees herself as the alpha. You need to establish yourself as the alpha. She should never walk in front of you. You should always go through doorways first. In addition structured training can always help instill you as the alpha and wear her out (you have to do it every day)...

dog listener Someone a few posts up just mentioned the dog listener. I was going to post about that book because the situations you describe made me think that your dog sees itself as the alpha and is just trying to protect you (its pack). I suggest reading the book again and trying out the...

Crate You should not send your dog to the crate as a punishment. It should be their secure spot, like a den. This may be the reason your dog does not like its crate. Just some thoughts. -Josh

No Bite This question is pretty old, but I figured I would add what has worked for me (read it in a puppy book a while back). When they play nip, hold their mouth shut with your hand and say no bite. You only have to do it for a brief second as they really don't enjoy it. Hope this helps. -Josh

Chewie - b/c she made noises like Chewbacca from Star Wars Daisy - Sitting outside and she was romping in my flowers so I went through different flowers and thought it sounded the best.

Out for a romp during the fall as a pup.

Chew posing for a pic in the backyard.

picture of chew as a younger pup.

chew giving me kisses.

Chewie is very good at catching the frisbee. Here here sister Daisy is trying to steal it from her.

my girl thinks she is part of the family and even squeezed her way up front in my car.

Hello from sw Ohio. I am the daddy of a 2 year old dark brindle boxer girl named Chewie and a 6 month old fawn boxer/border collie rescue girl named Daisy. Once I figure out how I'm going to post some pics to the picture gallery. -Josh Dad of Chewie and Daisy