A few issues.

[JessiLynne]

Hello all, I recently got a boxer, about a month ago
She is a year old and is pretty awesome.
However there are a few issues i need to get fixed.
1, Chewing, she will chew on and eat anything, she throws up all the time, i keep things out of the way most of the time but i do have a 3 year old and between them, im losing my mind she has plenty of bones, always getting new ones, plenty of chew toys. kinda not sure what to do here.. hopefully she will grow out of it?
2. Getting her to not play so rough, or at least listen to a command that gets her to stop, shes not really good on the come command, working on that, She does get outside a few times a day for off the leash play and runs up and down hills and after balls, anyway to teach her to fetch? i end up going down the hill to bring it back but she gets loads of exercise and walks.
3. the main one is getting her to listen to the come command, when she does listen i do give her a treat and praise, i really need her to respond to this as we have off the leash play outside and i live in a place with close neighbors although no major roads and she never goes far anyhow.
sorry if thats alot, any help is appreciated also thinking about getting her into a training class at petsmart...

 

[BoozerBaby]

I'm no expert but try this 1)she could be bored therefore chewing.2) try this tell her in a soft low stern voice EASY nicely works too if she don't listen give her a little shake of the back of her neck then be more stern but never yell.As for the come what I have learned is cut up a hotdog in 4 length then cut into small pieces put some in your hand and make a first now let her smell them have her sit then walk letting her sniff the hotdogs in you fist while walking say come come come for a few steps stop say heal make her sit and let her have a treat this is how they do the K9 Police dogs in North Carolina.Hope this helps you out

 

[xJazerx]

As far as the come command... While working on it. Never use it to end the fun. Make her come to you then continue the fun after a reward... Also try to do it when you know she will listen. Doing it when she's surely not going to listen will show her that she can get away with it... It will help during the training process.

 

[bhays]

I am having the same problem with my dog chewing. He will throw up his toys. Someone told me to get the sour spray and try. Don't waste your money on that. I tried that yesterday and came home to the carpet tore up where I had the spray. I think he actually liked it.
We have been really working with the come command inside the house and really pet him and praise him. It seems to be working. I haven't braved it outside yet. Good luck

 

[jacquim]

I had to battle chewing for a bit as well as my daughter often leaves toys around and Raiden was teething. We just really had to learn to put everything away, supervise Raiden, and if he did try to pick up a toy that is not his, I would take it away, give him my angry finger shake (he's deaf, otherwise I would have done a low toned no as well), and then redirect him with something that he is allowed to chew. He is pretty good about picking out toys that are his versus those that belong to the kids now but I still have to keep an eye on him.

My boxer picked up on fetch really quickly, but my border collie took a bit of work. For teaching fetch, I started in a smaller area throwing the ball fairly close and they would generally chase it. If they picked it up, I would call them back, get really excited (acting like a total moron in public ) and pretty much go wild until they brought it to me and dropped it, then praise them and pet them like crazy. Doing it enough eventually cause Sadie to catch on and she started bringing the ball back to me. If anything more interesting goes by though while she is chasing the ball (i.e. a bike for my girl with her herding instincts) she won't go get it but overall fetch has become a success.
For teaching the come command, I pretty much did the same thing as fetch. I would make a total party out of it for them when they came to me so that coming is fun. Never discipline them when they come (especially when learning) otherwise it will deter them from wanting to listen.

 

[KOAandME]

I got this tip from a dog trainer for the come command:

start with a 30ft leash a bag full of treats and very minimal distractions. Let you dog go a couple feet (start off easy with 3 or 4 feet) then call her back with "[name], come." If she comes on the first command, give her lots of praise and reward her with a treat. If she doesn't come immediately, pull her in to the correct position you want her in (I have Koa sit in front of me) and praise her but DO NOT give her a treat. She should only get treats if she gets it right the first time. To release her from position, use a phrase like "go play."

Each time she get's it right, move back a couple inches on the leash. If she doesn't listen correctly, move back up the leash to make it a little easier. Once you get to the end of the leash, she'll pretty much come from any distance.

Tips:

As soon as she looks back at you, start praising her and encouraging her to come.
Use treats that are highly motivating. I use cut up hot dogs.