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haltees! Boy, A haltee (is that what they are called) is the way to go with a Boxer! I have the same problem with Brutus (my 20 month old boxer boy); he wants to jump and play with everyone and it can be scarey for some poor jogger! I have one on my Brutus and my English Bull and that was a...

The love seat has become Brutus' personal bed..

I also agree- however, I did cause the problem because I allowed Brutus to behave like a brat and spoiled him; gave him privileges he should not have had and blurred the heirchy/pack leader roles. Sometimes I still wonder if he really understands I am the boss! It is a DAILY project- boxers...

I wish I could say my situation turned out the same. Unfortunatley, I could not stop my boys from fighting no matter how hard I tried. I did gain enough control with training to stop the fights before they start as long as we are in the room- but they will never be able to be together. We have...

I have a 13 year old Brindle girl I rescued in 1994. Now I have also a 16 month old I have had since he was 8 weeks. I got him from a reputable breeder. I did all the homework. I KNOW boxers.....but for some reason he started getting aggressive at 5 months old. He was neutered. We went to...

A common pose for this couch potato

Bridgette, my 13 year old was attacked on Valentine's Day. The vet was amazed at her recovery and they dressed her up for the holiday!

The usual Couch potato pose- Brutus being mellow for a change.

I am new to BW also, but not new to boxers. My 12 year old no longer chews (ha ha) but today is 12 weeks for my baby Brutus, and, ah the chewing! I thought I would have to get stitches last week! My puppy play pen has been a godsend, as well as reading a lot of books ("The Perfect Puppy"...

rescue AND new puppy I seem to follow the pattern; one rescue girl (now 12 1/2 years old) and one puppy (12 weeks). I can tell you Bridgette my rescue girl definately came with "issues." But, knowing that in 1994 they gave her less than a 50% chance of surviving because of her condition- and...