I need help bad

[Jack D.]

Me and my boyfriend have a wonderful Puppy, but he does some stuff that I wish he would not.
1. He eats cat poop ( we have tried everything to make him stop but he wont)
2. Take up the whole bed while we are trying to sleep (he pushes my boyfriend off the bed at night)
3. Eats my bras
4. Makes what i call sweet love to my leg all the time ( if i try and make him stop he pinch bites me)
5. Now something very odd, he hates water Ex. bath time. Yet he sticks his head under the water in our little pond to try to eat my fish.

If anyone can help me out with this i will love you forever. My boyfriend is set on keeping his manhood. i need soem help please. By the way are these dogs suppose to jump while they are running for no reason, it is cute but he just clears the coffee table to get onto the sofa.

 

[kimberlypost]

I imagine this is how I would have sounded had I been a Boxerworld member when we got our first boxer!:p First off, jumping seems to be as natural as walking to this breed. Jump off the couch, jump on people, jump over things, jump up on the counter, jump over their fence....... you get the picture. This will take months of diligent training to overcome. Could be sooner, could be longer, the key here is DILIGENCE. Be consistant in the training, and reinforce positive behavior. Joe, my boxer, also loves bras. He will root around in the clothes basket (dirty or clean, EWWWW) until he finds one of his mom's bras. He has several of his own, but he likes mine the best. This one doesn't freak me out, as I hate bras in the first place, so it's not like he is chewing a prized posession or anything...... but if this bothers you, each time he gets a bra, take it away and give him something suitable to chew on, like a toy or a bone. As soon as he starts chewing on the appropriate toy, say"Yea, good dog" and give him a pat. Over time, this will work. We are also working on drop it, which he knows, but chooses to do about half the time, as this breed can be stubborn. You didn't mention how old your pup was. Training is a longer process than many originally think, but after 2 or 3 boxer pups, you know the routine:D Good luck. No advice on the cat poop, as we don't have a cat, other than put the litter box in a closet with a small kitty door, so that the dog doesn't have access.

 

[kimberlypost]

Oh, I forgot to mention the humping thing. THIS IS A DOMINANCE issue. Our Joe is neutered, and still humps my husbands leg, but has NEVER done this to me (guess he knows who really IS the leader of the pack, huh ). He is trying to establish heiarchy, but gently push him down and walk away. I wouldn't fuss too much, but just let him know this will not be tolerated. He is trying to find his place in the pack and you need to make sure he understands, it is below you!

 

[Jack D.]

I forgot to say he is 7 months old. I am trying the drop it but he just looks at me and gives me the "Game on" look and runs around the house. I love him to death ( He is my little man), but I am having to do most of the training. My boyfriend works graveyards and sleeps all day long. It is just gettting so hard.

 

[hogan's mom]

Regarding the cat poop; we have two cats. The first time I caught him in the room where the litter boxes are, we baby gated the room. Now the cats can go in and out as they please but Hogan can't. We also keep our laundry hamper in the spare room where the litter boxes are so he can't get into the laundry either. (if DH remembers to put his clothes there and not on the floor )

 

[courtney323]

Humping isn't always a dominance issue - I mean we are talking about an INTACT 7 month old male here.

Sorry to say that you will probably never be able to tackle this issue if you refuse to neuter your male. Why not neuter him? Do you realize all of the potential health problems (including cancer) that comes with being in-tact? I am sure that you care about your boy, and have his best interests at heart. If you do not plan on breeding him then you really must have him fixed as soon as you can (and 7 months is plenty old enough).

 

[frankied]

I agree with courtney323, your baby should be neutered if not for health reasons. Frank has stopped this behaviour ever since he was done. Also there are sick people out there who would want steal an intact male for breeding purposes. It is scary but true ask around. Good luck with your little handful! It's hard to stay mad but I can see why you are so frusturated.

Christa

 

[conn]

I do not have a boxer but I do have 2 cats and a frenchie. As for the kitty litter really, you should place it somewhere the dog does not have access too (understandably this may be difficult with a jumpy boxer). We have ours, 1. on top of the desk in the basement and 2. in our master bedroom bathroom with a kitty door so doggie has no access. Kitty crunchies as my big sis calls them are an irresistable treat for dogs..if they are within access from my experience at least doggie will be drawn to them...
dragging your bra around hahaha ok, i know it isn't funny..what we have done is anytime biggie has something we don't want him to have I will go over, ask him to leave it, if he does not I will take the object from his mouth and either way replace it with a toy that he is allowed to chew...
the bed...well as I said I don't have a boxer but this sounds pretty typical..you gave an inch and he took the whole bed!!! hahaha..I don't have any solid advice on this one, our dog sleeps in his crate but you may want to try getting him his own doggie bed and put it next to your bed...of course you will need to train him to lay on it...
we have always used the no hump command...i know it sounds silly and it is embarresing if we have to use in public but luckilly no hump seemed to work in the home before we ever had to use it in public!!
Really, bottom line is redundency, and consistancy..
good luck...

 

[Jack D.]

I do want to breed him but he is not 100 % Boxer, so I am having some issuse. But my boyfriend will not move on the whole neutering issue. Trust me I wold love to. But as for the sleeing in the bed me and my bofriend only have 3 nites a week together, and the puppy has issues with us sleeping in the bed together. Usually it is just me and the dog, and i use him as my serurity blanket. I feel safer with him in the bed with me. (My bf is a cop). The cat thing I cant really move it because ( Our house is being built) and we are living at his moms house. Also I have a question his mom will be getting a Yorkie ( i think that is how you spell it), how do they act around such small dogs.

 

[entelekia]

I'm sorry, but WHY on earth would you want to breed him if he's not 100% boxer? If you want some mutt puppies, please just go to the pound... there are tons of them in there.
As for your boyfriend wanting him to "keep his manhood" you might want to tell him that dogs are NOT like people, he does NOT regard his testicles as his "manhood". Most dogs couldn't care less AND keeping his "manhood" may bring him cancer and death down the line, not to mention a busload of behavioral issues like chewing through walls to get to a female in heat (I have SEEN this happen) they can smell females in heat for MILES. If he still insists because he wants his dog to be "all man" whatever that is, then you can let him know that there are prosthetic testicles out there called "neuticles" that the vet can put in when he takes the real ones out. He will still look all man, but without the health and behavioral issues.