Boxer jumping on kids

[Memphis'sMom]

I keep reading how good boxers are with children....I think Memphis was busy playing when they held this class. She doesn't want to hurt them but she tries to jump on them and she is only 1 years old so our nieghbor kids (2 1/2 and 4) are just her size and I don't want them to be afraid of her...so my question is at what age did your boxer become "good" with children? Any tips that might help???

Gina

 

[Chris W.]

"good"?

I think you mean "gentle" with kids. This does not come easily to a 50-75lb bundle of raw energy & muscle. I believe you will want to work with your dog to accelerate manners and gentle behavior. This is something just about every single Boxer owner contends with and is quite necessary
here are some things that worked for me
1. Obedience training - dog needs to become an expert at sitting no matter what the occasion
2. Have the kids eventually issue the sit command also
3. Obedience training
4.Have the dog( on leash if necessary) in your control when kids come over
5. If all else fails, use Obedience training
:D

 

[Scrapper's Mom]

Obedience training - and you can teach the "off" command (since "Down" means "lie down" and may confuse him if you continue with training).

And for almost ANY dog I've had, it takes about two years for them to fully mature and become more settled so they aren't so puppy-like. Oh, there's progress along the way, but it just takes that long for a puppy to grow into a dog.

And we still put Scrapper on leash when we have company come, for about 15 minutes, then he's settled down and we can take it off and he's very well-behaved.

Good luck.

 

[VTbxrFan]

When I think of the generalization that boxers are good with children, I think of it terms that they enjoy activity and lots of play and they are generally tolerant of child behavior like yelling and screaming and physical contact with children (pushing, pulling, etc.). I don't think of it as meaning they won't jump on children. Most boxers still need to be taught that. It's also important to recognize that it's a generalization and that not every boxer is going to do well with every child. It will depend on the individual dog and the child.

 

[Memphis'sMom]

When Memphis comes in contact with the children its usually outside so she is kept on a leash and in our control (othwise she like to run away). She just gets so excited. But we are working with her and we always tell the kids that she's excited and just wants to give them kisses, then the kids arn't afraid of her. We will also be continuting obedience training this Spring and with age we hope come some maturity:rolleyes: ! Thank you for all of your comments.

Gina and Memphis

 

[boxerlvr]

obedience training helps....ALOT....my rocky still jumps on people when they come in all training goes out the open door. So I put him in a room for about 15 minutes when people come over and then let him out. New guests who's he's never met before I have them sit at the kitchen table where it's harder for him to jump on them and give them some treats and get the guests to get him do some tricks. He's calms down alot. Depending on the dog -I tried putting him on his halti or leash and he keeps jumping and he can look intimidating when he's throwing a temper tantrum. So I gave up on that one .
LOL don't dispair they are very good with children I let Rocky deal with my 3 terrorizing nieces. They tell me everything that he's doing including blinking as they follow him around try to ride him they pull on his ears and flick and look under his jowels and the dog just licks their faces and tries to keep track of 5 kids ...he's pooped by the time they leave. Also remember the golden saying for any boxer owner "a good boxer is a tired boxer" LOL ain't that the truth!!:D

 

[Vela]

My 9 month old is still trying very hard not to jump. We practice every singel day and he's getting better. You can see him wind up though it's almost comical. He starts wiggling so hard and you can see the engery building and he tries SO hard to stay down and then it just gets the better of him and up he goes. Everytime that happens, on leash or off he is immediately told DOWN in a firm voice and he gets right down and is put into a sit. He then gets praised and gets a treat. That will last for about a minute and then the excitement builds again. After about ten minutes though he gets over that and is a good calm boy. It's just something that for some dogs, especialy puppies, takes a lot of work to get done. They have so much energy it's hard for them to contain it hehe.

 

[mom2Lola]

Our Boxer Lola is about the same age as yours and I could not ask for a better dog with my kids (ages 9 & 5) my son can wrestle with her, lay on her and just about do anything he wanted with her and she just lays there and *kisses* on him. I have never really had the problem of her "jumping" on anyone. I think in time your baby will get used to the kids and vice versa, but as far as boxers being "good" with kids I would always say they have been the best breed I have ever know with kids!


Best of Luck to you!

 

[Elyse]

Nestle is 14 months now and has seemed to become a little more calm
with children (little ones). My husband and i have gotten very strict
with her about jumping on people quite some time ago. I think with
age, she has begun to be able to tell the difference between men, women
and babies. She never jumps up on me or on any children and only jumps up
on my husband and a few other men (neighbor, and husband's friends)
when they begin playing rough with her.

My advice is to teach Memphis not to jump on anyone. boxers are very smart and
seem to pick up on these things pretty quick. Just be firm and strict about it.

 

[Memphis'sMom]

With Adults she usually is pretty good. She will jump on my boyfriend's brother cause she knows he will let her and he loves her to pieces, but other than that she's usually pretty good about listening and if she's not we put her leash on until the settles down. I think she just so excited cause the kids are at her level (she's only 20") so they are small like her, but we will keep working on it and Memphis is VERY smart so I'm sure in time she will begin to understand that children and deleicate and extra special.

Gina