Boxer Traits

[sunni_d]

Lucy's crazy traits

:D this is so awsome. i have totally and uderly fell head over heels for my Lucy. some of the things she does:

-Farting is at the top of the list
-big hugs and lovin
-kidneybeaning
-gets so excited when seeing new people, she can't even put her butt down in a sit-stay
-seeks under the covers in bed
-loves water (swimming, waterhose, everything)
-puppy dreams (i think they are about the cats playing with her since they never will in reality)
-and much much more.

She is my sweet lil angel, my clown and entertainment, my everything.

 

[Dreamsaj]

My boxer Santana is a male dark Brindle 3years old on the 22nd of Nov! Crop ears -Handsome also half human
He loves:
Laying on his back
He even bounces his tennis ball and catches it.
When I come Home I say "What does my baby have for me today?" and he goes and picks up the toy he has near him and curls his body as he is rushing towads me.
Sometimes when he takes his bath or poops my husband and I say he's doing the Bevis! Like MTVs Bevis and Butthead. Where Bevis is out of control. It's like the game red light green light one two three! He stops when I say three and goes wild while I am saying the phase!
He likes to shake his head while playing tug a war.
He is jealous and when my husband and I are hugging he tries to separate us.
He loves the beach and will only go in up to where he can stand up. He will swim only when he falls into a deep hole. but now he is so smart he will go right around them.cool:
He is a great Guard Dog and only barks when required.
and when he wants something he will look straight at it and just move his eyes to meetyyours but still facing his toy. Which is either under the sofa or under the bed.
He is our joy and just recently we got a female Light brindle companion for him and they are really getting along great!!
I can go on and on with his traits. I guess I have!
These dogs are my babies and they are priceless.

:p:

 

[Boxermom2]

I would like to know from those of you that have more than one boxer, is it normal that they play fight very rough? My two, Oscar and Chloe, (Mother and son, by the way) play fight hard. Sometimes, out in the yard they will rear up on their hind legs, growling ferousiously, and mouthing at each other as if they were going to eat each other up!! Yet, when they come down from that stance, they are wagging their tails at each other and licking each others faces. And inside, the "wrestle" constantly. They play chase in my tri-level house, which means they have 3 floors and two sets of stairs to run from each other. Did I forget to mention that they each weigh about 70 pounds!! It can be funny sometimes though. I do worry that they play too hard sometimes.
One additional trait that I have found in mine is what I call the "Boxer Butt Boogie." That it the unmistakable butt twitch that they have when I am behind them walking them on their leashes. I believe that you could set music to that twitch. It is hysterical.
Any input on the rough playing would be appreciated. I hope it's normal.

Take care all!

Lori, Oscar and Chloe :D :D

 

[Thomas Liggin]

It is indeed common for Boxers to engage in "rough" play. That is in comparison to other breeds.

They can engage in rough play by themselves. Since Indy was a small puppy (he's almost eleven months old) he's had a toy which is a ball within a ball. The inner ball is slightly larger than a tennis ball and the outer ball is slightly smaller than a soccer ball.

The outer ball has six holes slightly smaller than the diameter of the inner ball. While the outer ball would be too large for most grown Boxers to carry, Indy learned at nine weeks of age that he could carry it by inserting his lower jaw into one of the holes.

It is still one of his favorite toys. He practically destroys the house by butting and throwing it then chasing after it. All the while, he is growling, snarling and barking at it. Alone, he sounds like a pack of dogs engaged in warfare.

It provides great exercise. He attacks it as though it was his worst enemy. Two or more Boxers playing together will demonstrate this same trait toward each other.

Be sure to batten down all the hatches when they play like that since they can break things and overturn the largest sofas. They should always be supervised during rough play since they can and will break things and occassionally may accidentally hurt each other. Be sure to remove their collars for play. A flailing leg can get caught in the collar which can injure the leg, or choke the collared dog.

Be sure to supervise all their play. If they seem to be getting out of control, call a time out so they can settle down. Like all children, they need to learn where the lines are drawn. :D :D :D


Regards, Tom

 

[sunni_d]

toys

Thomas Liggin....

Where did you get that ball????? Lucy loves balls of all sizes and shapes and i know that she would love the one you described. Also lucy can e very destructive with her toys. she plays really really rough. Will that ball hold up to the abuse of an overly excited boxer??? And if thats Indy in the picture he is absolutly beautiful.

Thanx

 

[Thomas Liggin]

Got the ball at a Petco. You can see it with Indy in the avatar. The picture was taken at the end of February. Indy was about three months old at the time. It will give you an idea of its size.

You can see how he quickly learned to pick it up.


Regards, Tom

 

[sunni_d]

My Lucy also does what i like to call 'the nub nub shuffle'. You see she has no tail to wag really so i call it nub nub. the shuffle part comes in when she moves her whole butt side to side with a little bit of the nub nub stuck in the middle.

 

[newark]

So glad to see this thread. We too were worried when we first saw the kidney bean. We quickly figured out what it was though and love it! Wish I had heard the 'woo woo' song. I'm trying to get Jersey to do it, but she just cocks her head to the side and looks at me like I'm crazy.

Definately a smart breed. That can't be emphazied enough! Jersey is still in training (only 4 1/2 months old) but it only takes 4 or 5 times of one command successfully and then she's bored, and wants to move onto something new. We are very lucky with her, as she's patient and calm during her training, and only hyper when we encourage her to be.

I made a list of the commands or words she knew, without a doubt, at the age of 15 weeks. There were 22. It increases all the time. I just can't believe how much she understands, and what ease I have teaching her new things.

However smart they are, they are just as equally stubborn though! Jersey knows what heel means, she just doesn't like it. She's so persistant in doing what she wants she wears me down!

She's our first boxer, and we just love her to death. We'll never own another breed now that we've been owned by a boxer!

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[Msboop]

Originally posted by chickenz
Maggie does the jackhammer as well. She also does the tumblesault thing a lot.

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Maggie - flashy fawn, born 4/2000, natural ears, part human.

I just noticed the "jackhammer" trait in Vic. Too cute to see this 6 week old puppy doing the "jackhammer"

 

[Micky]

I'm new here and I've read a few of the posts, I guess Boxers are all the a bit the same. My Bowmore is my first Boxer and he's now 17 months. I think he does everything that you all described. But I have a few cute ones too. He is now 85 lbs and very big but he still wants to sit on your lap. When we go to a bar and sit outside he stays down for about 10 minutes and then he wants to sit on my hubby's lap. So try to picture this: a small green plastic chair with Bowmore on Jan's lap, his paws are around my hubbys neck and Bowmore's head is resting on top of his head. He can sit there for hours like that and he enjoys all the people that pass by and look at him and laugh, I really think it's his favorite spot in the whole world. I can go on and on talking about my big baby, he is soooo cute. Also as he sleeps a little piece of his tongue always hangs out.
And no matter what anyone else says, I do believe they are a bit more human then any other dog. I sometimes have the feeling he understands me when I talk to him.
And we started out by not letting him on the cough or in our bedroom but guess what, he demanded to sit were we sit and sleep were we sleep, now he's trying to get on the bed to sleep and I guess one day he will succeed. They never give up.

I just love him.