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    Mosquitos

    Hi! I have a boxer and a Springer Spaniel who stay out in the yard during the day while my husband and I are at work. We live in the south and the mosquitos here are pretty bad. They are around the majority of the year. I have noticed several mosquito bites on my boxer. They swell up for a...
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    Escaping

    Does anyone have any suggestions for preventing escape behavior? Particulary out of the backyard. I have a 2 year old boxer that climbs my six foot wooden fence to go galvanting around the neighborhood . I thought I had prevented the behavior when we brought home a 2 year old Springer...
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    Obedience for barking -- HELP

    HI!!! I have a boxer and a springer spaniel. They love to play wrestle and are great, great buddies!!! My boxer is the more independent and dominant one. My springer is pretty dependent on my boxer and very submissive to her. When they play my springer (Hershey) is much more vocal. He...
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    Help with the Vocabulary

    Hey! I am pretty new to boxerworld and was wondering if anyone could give me a crash course on some of the commonly used vocabulary. For Example, At the Bridge Kidney beaning delayed flashiness Thanks so much!!!!
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    New Art of Dog Training

    The New Art of Dog Training: Balancing Love and Discipline This is not strictly boxer-related, only dog-related. I hope that's o.k. This is a great book for understanding your dog and how they learn. It is also a great way to jump start your training if you are running short on cash and...
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    Need more info on tracking and Schutzhund!

    Could anyone eloborate on what exactly is entailed in TRACKING training? What do you track? Is is just for fun or competition? How intense/expensive is the training? Where would one go to find a trainer?? What about Schutzhund, too?? I know absolutely nothing on the subject, so any...
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    Need more commands other than the basics, Any suggestions???

    I have done some research and trained my Boxer the basic commands: Sit, Down, Stay, Come AND a couple of others like: Take it, Defend/Speak AND we are working on Dance and Beg just for the fun of it. I know these last two aren't really functional but she is a very eager learner and continues to...
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    Any Boxer bashes in MS???

    Hey, Does anyone know if there are any bashes in MS or even the LA areas??
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    Anyone else have a Springer Spaniel

    Hi! I recently adopted a Springer Spaniel mix from our local animal shelter here in MS. Several months earlier I adopted my boxer-mix. They both get along famously. I enjoy them so much. My question is: Does anyone else have a springer that could tell me a little more about the breed--...
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    Greetings and Great Site!!!

    [COLOR=darkblue]Hello Everyone!!! I am from Mississippi! I recently adopted a 2 year-old Boxer-mix. I have always loved the breed. My husband and I waited for 3 years before getting a dog. We decided that whatever we did we wanted a rescue. There are so many exceptional dogs out there that...
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