Boxers and Children

[mark_gatto]

What is the best way to get a boxer pup to adaot to two young children. So that she feels like she is part of the family.

 

[courtney323]

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[Dutchess1104]

How old are the children first of all?? I did alot of research before getting our boxer because together me and my husband have 4 children so I wanted to make sure a boxer is Ok with children. My findings which you will find other info on BW is that they are great with children. They are very protective and love to play they are like one of the kids themself. The only concern I have is with real little ones like the ones beginning to walk as a Boxer will not mean to hurt them but just wants to play and when they jump could knock a little one over other than that they are great with children and as far as jumping you probably would have to watch with any breed. As far as your intial question just put the children and the boxer together the boxer will feel right at home.

 

[icemaiden]

I have a young child she jus turned three in Feb and her white boxer Harley will be three on 9/11. They grew up together and she even eats out of his bowl with him (YUCK)! She tests the treat before he gets a chance to! Harley and the baby have a very close bond he tolerates alot from her...she can stand on him, ride him like a horse and sit on his back pulling his lips apart while he is chewing on a bone or something. Then my older daughter who is 15yrs has a brindle boxer Isis she will be a year old in June. Now Isis is a pistol she will run after they baby untill she gets her. We always make sure to repremend her but until she gets it it's going to be fun. She is slowly getting to where she won't just do it to do it. I'd have to say they are very good with children, I love my boxers and wouldn't trade them in for anything.

 

[SandyHG55654]

I have 3 children ages 10, 6, and 4 we dot Dozer back at Christmas time and the kins were very hands on with him from the beginning, he was 7 weeks. There was the occasional jumping up and nipping but now there are no problems and he is very tollerant of them and they of him! We just got a new puppy 3 weeks ago who is more rough than the first and we have been goingt through much of the same. Nipping and jumping and in a couple months i'm sure it will great. I can't say enough that boxers are great with kids!

 

[tnaseeput]

We have had our boxer pup for 1 1/2 wks. She's a little over 8wks old. I also have 3 sons 15, 13, and 6. We have noticed that Roxie loves to play with our 6 year old. She plays with all of us but seems to enjoy running and playing with him the most. We assume it is because he is smaller (lower to the ground!) It is the neatest thing to watch her with him.

 

[ourlittleman]

Hi, I am by no means an expert. Our male boxer is only 8 months old but he has grown alot recently and I had worried a little about him playing with my girls, (ages 3 & 4) but we just let him feel like part of the family. We do set limits on things, like he can't get on the furniture anymore (we shouldn't have started it when he was small). But he got his own beds when we quit allowing him on the furniture ( one bed in the den and one in our bedroom). Also make sure your puppy has its own toys to play with and never allow him/her to play with the children's toys. Cooper already knows the difference in his toys and their toys. Also, as tempting as it is, cause you want to spoil them, don't feed them from your plate when they beg for food. Keep them away when the children are eating until they understand that they can't eat from people, they must eat from their own bowl. I do allow my children to give him doggie treats for "sitting" and "shaking", he caught on very quickly. And he takes the treats very tenderly from their hands. I don't know if we just got lucky and got a more calm puppy or if we properly trained him from early on. ALWAYS be where you can monitor the dog and the children together. I wouldn't feel comfortable introducing an older dog into our home at my daughters ages. That is just me though, I have never experienced that so I can't really say.
Hope some of this helps!