Bad In Public

[MACHUNRY]

Pride Is A Great Dog At Home.
When Ever We Take Him Out And There Is Other People Or Dogs, I Have To Almost Sit On Him To Get Himto Settle Down.
Any Ideas To Help.
I Have Had This Problem Sense He Was A Pup.

 

[elbykitty]

I have the same problem with Oscar. He just gets so excited. If you haven't tried taking him through a dog training course that would be a great place to start. I know that petsmart has them or you may try your local humane society because some offer training courses. With that being said what really has helped is attention games/exercises with Oscar. I hold a treat by my side and once he makes eye contact I treat him. I then incorporate body movements as distractions and then treat him again for eye contact. Then take him to more distracting places such as a park without other dogs and then move on to more distracting places once he is consistent. I don't know if I explained it well but the idea is that if he pays attention to you that it is a good thing(treats). So hopefully when he is out in public he gives you the attention not everything else. And trust me it takes a long time but if you are consistent you can have more control in unfamiliar enviroments. Good Luck

 

[Scrapper's Mom]

I agree, obedience training is great. Boxers are large dogs; they need to know who is in control when you are out in public. Because of their strength, they can easily take charge of a situation, which is not what you want. Both of my babies go to obedience class with me and my hubby. They learn to be around other dogs and not jump on them, they learn to heel along side and not pull. It doesn't matter how old your boy is, he can be taught. And I have to say, the "Stay" and "Come" commands can someday mean the difference between the safety of your dog and a dangerous situation. When you go out with your baby, you want to be a good representative of our breed, and obedience training really helps with this. Plus, the class is really more about teaching THE OWNER how to work with the dog. Unless you know, it helps to have that input from an expert.

 

[PreciousMom]

I put her out on her lead (as there's no fence) for a few hours everyday when I'm cleaning house. She's the only dog in the neighborhood on a lead (as there is a leash law) and I abide by it for her safety and others safety. She's recently started jumping and barking at me more frequently. She never barks. Not since a pup. And if rarely she does, she's desperate for something.

Either she's being teased by the other dogs or neighbor kids are playing with her roughly.

Explainations?

 

[BaconBits]

I have the same problem with Maggie. She is horrible when other dogs are around. She likes to bark and them and her bark sound mean. I don't want Bacon to do the same. She's an older dog and rescued so it's harder to train her.

What I do with Bacon is tell him to "leave it". I also use that command when he picks up things that I don't want him to pick so basically, I just tell him to leave it alone. I'm sure you will have your own commands/words (i.e heel, no, etc.). Also, when he doesn't listen, I have to say "FOCUS" (Sometimes one too many times). I may sound crazy when I do, but it works!

Good Luck to you!