BF thinks I am ruining my boxer. long

[Jaime&Louie]

This ought to make you feel better.....

Hey, he's a puppy. Believe me... they do get over it eventaully but at six months!

Read this:
http://www.boxerworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45585

That ought to make you feel a bit more normal perhaps?? I continue to deal with those issues, although not nearly like when he was six months, but he's comin up on 4 years and from time to time....

Good Luck!

 

[elbykitty]

Thank you all for making me feel better. My boyfriend is coming around, I got him a book on dog training and he is starting to realize that I may know what I am talking about. I have done some dog training in the past at my local shelter, I gave up many Saturdays to do this. And was trained for several weeks before allowed to do it. But with the majority of dogs, I only worked with a couple of times before they were placed in a home. So I am not an expert on extensive dog training but I have some knowledge. I think a lot of it has to do that he just is breed ignorant. Every breed has their pros and cons when it comes to training. We were watching animal planet and they had a dog show on, there was a beautiful boxer that came in 4th in the working dog class. Well this dog was jumping around, being nosy looking around and being a little hyper. I looked at my BF and said "You know that dog has probably had tons of training and still has a mind of his own. That's a boxer for ya.". My BF laughed because he realized what I was saying, Oscar isn't any dog he is a boxer and has certian qualities that just won't fit into the perfect behaved dog and that is why I love his unruly puppiness. My BF is a bit of a control freak and is definitely the Professor Higgins to my Eliza. He just is going to have to realize Oscar is not going to fit into his mold that he imagines the perfectly behaved dog is. Otherwise I just might have to trade him in for more flexible, understanding BF. LOL
Elbykitty
Mom of Oscar and Lilly

 

[Ritzy57]

He just is going to have to realize Oscar is not going to fit into his mold that he imagines the perfectly behaved dog is. Otherwise I just might have to trade him in for more flexible, understanding BF. LOL
Elbykitty
Mom of Oscar and Lilly

NOW you're getting the picture!

 

[phaelene]

hi from another oscar's mom

my oscar is 4 months old tomorrow. we've been in private puppy training for 4 wks, and while that is going pretty well, my oscar is still very much a boxer puppy with a mind of his own. boxers are very independent, intelligent dogs that are also emotionally sensitive. this intelligent sensitivity, independence, and playfulness is what most of us love so much about the breed. the trade off is, of course, a pup who doesn't always do exactly what you want it to do.

it sounds to me like you are a great mom to your oscar and realize his limitations and abilities as a puppy--specifically as a boxer puppy. case in point: our trainer raises GSDs for ScH and PP, and he does not expect the same things out of my pup that he expects out of his. he makes allowance for temperament differences. we do almost exclusively positive reinforcement with very, very little negative--our trainer feels it's very important at this stage to work on encouraging the pup to believe he can do whatever he's challenged to do, and to have trust in and a bond with me. beyond the basics like food and shelter, the most important thing you can be doing for oscar at this stage in his life is building a bond with him, encouraging his confidence and sense of security. tell BF to do some more reading and lighten up. your anecdote reminds me of how people without children love to tell parents how to better manage their 2 year old toddlers.

love that puppy and keep being a good mom!