Boxer jumping on kids
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LANEFAMILY80
Boxer Buddy
Well I can hear what you are all saying. My Lucy is 6 1/2 months old and weights 50lbs. She gets very excited when people come over and I am really working on her to stay down. I have a grandson that is almost 2 this coming March. Him and Lucy love each other. Just yesterday Skyler was over to visit and Lucy was a little over excited so I put her in the dinning room and closed the gate. Well Skyler seen her in there just laying down and looking sad. He went to the gate and looked at me and said "please gamma". He wanted to play with her. I know that in time she will get much better and calm down some. But right now when she gets excited and her whole body starts to wiggle, watch out. Tami
marciafinn
Boxer Insane
Mason's always been pretty gentle with kids - I always guessed he just knew the difference. My neighbors have a 2 and 7 year old. They like to play tug of war with him and with the 2 year old he just kind of holds the toy and lets her pull him around the yard. He tugs back gently with the 7 year old. The only thing that I've ever noticed the kids not liking is that Mason tries to be in their face when we have kids visiting. Some kids just don't like that - I can't blame them since who would want anything in their face all the time. I think Mason sees them as an easy target to lick since their faces are at this height.
He is the same with grown men & women. He is much gentler with me than with my bf or any other male who plays with him.
He is the same with grown men & women. He is much gentler with me than with my bf or any other male who plays with him.
LANEFAMILY80
Boxer Buddy
My Lucy really likes to be in our grandsons face all so. But Skyler doesn't like that and he will get very upset sometimes. He is just going to be 2 next months. I tell him to just tell Lucy "No-Back". I have noticed that she is a very smart Boxer, but all so very stubarn.
LeahR
Super Boxer
We call Mason Jumping Jack Flash cause he can be sitting there one moment and two feet in the air the next. He's gotten better over the last year or so ( he's 3 now) and we continually owrk with him. We don't worry too much because he has this instict with those smaller than him. He ALWAYS lays down when a small child wants to pet him. Even when we are walking, if we stop to talk to someone with a small child, Mason either sits or lies right down in front of the child so they can pet him. The only problem we've had is his paws. He's given a couple of right hooks in his day!
binxsmom
Boxer Buddy
Say hello
Our Binx is 6 months old and we started obedience training early (10 weeks).
One of the first things our trainer taught us (she grew up with Boxers and knew how jumpy they are) was the "Say Hello" command. When someone is approaching you immediately put the dog in a sit and tell them to say hello. You tell the person that the dog cannot be petted unless he is sitting. (Then try not to laugh as the boxer tries to sit steady on a wigglin' bum!)
Easier to train the dog, I know, than the people that approach especially kids. I also take Binx to my childrens' school whenever I can at drop off and pick up so that he is around a lot of children and can practice the sit, stay when the kids want to pet him.
Another trick I thought was clever...you know how some people like to have a dog jump up on it's hind legs and put their paws on their shoulders by kind of slapping their own legs or their chest? She taught us to make that action another hand signal for "sit" so that when someone does that the dog's bum immediately hits the floor. Still working on that, mostly trying to teach my DAD not to do that!!
Anyhow, all it takes is practice, practice, practice, huh?!!
Our Binx is 6 months old and we started obedience training early (10 weeks).
One of the first things our trainer taught us (she grew up with Boxers and knew how jumpy they are) was the "Say Hello" command. When someone is approaching you immediately put the dog in a sit and tell them to say hello. You tell the person that the dog cannot be petted unless he is sitting. (Then try not to laugh as the boxer tries to sit steady on a wigglin' bum!)
Easier to train the dog, I know, than the people that approach especially kids. I also take Binx to my childrens' school whenever I can at drop off and pick up so that he is around a lot of children and can practice the sit, stay when the kids want to pet him.
Another trick I thought was clever...you know how some people like to have a dog jump up on it's hind legs and put their paws on their shoulders by kind of slapping their own legs or their chest? She taught us to make that action another hand signal for "sit" so that when someone does that the dog's bum immediately hits the floor. Still working on that, mostly trying to teach my DAD not to do that!!
Anyhow, all it takes is practice, practice, practice, huh?!!
TitansMommy
Boxer Pal
My 12 week old boxer & 2 kids
My children are 3 & 5 and love to run. So does my new pup, Titan. When he sees the kids running he wants to play and he chases them. I ask the kids to stop and walk away from him. Sometimes they listen and mostly they do not. I understand our new pup is full of energy and that is why he starts obedience class next week. My neighbors dog graduated from Puppy - Kindergarten and is one of the most well behaved dogs I have ever met. I also intend on taking my son to these classes. I hope after a few months of class and plenty of homework at home Titan will become a very well behaved gentlemen.
My children are 3 & 5 and love to run. So does my new pup, Titan. When he sees the kids running he wants to play and he chases them. I ask the kids to stop and walk away from him. Sometimes they listen and mostly they do not. I understand our new pup is full of energy and that is why he starts obedience class next week. My neighbors dog graduated from Puppy - Kindergarten and is one of the most well behaved dogs I have ever met. I also intend on taking my son to these classes. I hope after a few months of class and plenty of homework at home Titan will become a very well behaved gentlemen.
2 yr old grl w/ pup boxer
I babysit a 2 yr old girl on a regular basis.
I would bring her over to my house and put rush on a leash.
I'd have Sienna (the little girl I watch) say OFF whenever he would try to jump up. We use the word off because he is trained to lay down with the word down... and our trainer said that he will get confused and we need to be consistent.
I kept him on a leash at first to make sure she wouldn't get hurt. Then I would teach Sienna to hold herhand up and say sit, and I started this when we first got Rush and were teaching him sit, stay etc.
Now he will listen to the commands of a 2 year old just as well as he listens to us... (well usually you have to have a treat) haha
He does not jump up on kids any more at all though...but he still jumps up on adults.. and I think it is because they are soo much taller than him he cannot get face to face to give kisses!
I babysit a 2 yr old girl on a regular basis.
I would bring her over to my house and put rush on a leash.
I'd have Sienna (the little girl I watch) say OFF whenever he would try to jump up. We use the word off because he is trained to lay down with the word down... and our trainer said that he will get confused and we need to be consistent.
I kept him on a leash at first to make sure she wouldn't get hurt. Then I would teach Sienna to hold herhand up and say sit, and I started this when we first got Rush and were teaching him sit, stay etc.
Now he will listen to the commands of a 2 year old just as well as he listens to us... (well usually you have to have a treat) haha
He does not jump up on kids any more at all though...but he still jumps up on adults.. and I think it is because they are soo much taller than him he cannot get face to face to give kisses!
ladyluck_t
Boxer Insane
I have also leashed my katie when she is around little ones. She will let the kids do just about anything they want to her and never moves or hurts them. but she does try to jump up and kiss them and at 80lbs she outweighs most of them. I have gone to using the "no, settle" commands, but i have also added "Katie, it is a BABY!" therefore she knows to be extra gentle. it works, but it is hard to reinforce this unless you have little ones around! Good luck!
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