Recent content by Sreed

Those are good points. That a lot of people believe. It's not going to ruin anything believe me. I do obedience with my pup constantly. The other night my 12 week old played with three big dogs. A four year old boxer and lab and a 1 1/2 year old lab. They all went through 10 day socialization...

Also, for some dogs crating takes awhile. Your not alone with the way your dog reacted. I don't train with treats but for crate training it's ok. Throw some toys in there and some treats. Let him experience the crate with positive reinforcement. When you feel he is getting used to it then shut...

Why didn't he take to crating? I've never heard of a dog not taking to it giving all else equal. Did you ever make the crate a negative experience for the dog? Granted my pup spent a couple nights barking and whining, but I just let her be and she adjusted on her own. I leave the crate door open...

How long and often do you walk him?

Boxers are vocal and certain rumbling noises are fine. When it ecsalates to barks it should be stopped. My biggest problem with dog parks is there is no clear leadership for all the dogs collectively. Therefore fights are more prone to happen. Like you said the other owners get nervous about...

I would suggest having her socialized. There are trainers that can take her for a week or so and have her socialized with a pack. Treats contrary to belief aren't the answer and they just put a bandaid on any problem. A pack of thirty dogs that are trained to be FOLLOWERS can teach your dog more...

My advice would be to find a trainer that socializes dogs with his/her own pack. I don't agree with anyone who says that behaviors are impossible to fix. I have seen pit bulls that were going to be euthanized for aggression and now are the greatest dogs anyone could have.

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome!

From what I have learned when a dog shows dominate behavior in front of you that's bad. If it were me I would've broke it up and put her on her side and held her there for starters until she calmed down. She should never show any signs of dominance in your presence.....because you are the pack...

Hi everyone!! I am a new boxer owner. I have a fawn female named Gabbie. She is almost 12 weeks old and growing fast. I got her when she was 9 weeks. She is a riot. Training is going great. Gabbie is fortunate enough to be around other dogs that have been socialized in a pack setting. So she...