I just wanted to say thanks to all about your advice. If I did not get it, I don't know if we would have been able to keep him! We always hold him now when she is with him. She does still scream at times for fear, but hopefully that will go away. So, so far so good. He seems so mild mannered. Not like the stories I hear about boxers. Could that change? Will he become wild soon? He is now about 12 weeks old. Also, about what age do they become house trained?
Update 11 week boxer and 2 year old
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Housetraining comes with time and patience. I can't remember if you're doing any crate training, but I would recommend it if not. Do a search on housetraining, you will come up with a wealth of information! Bell training is also a great idea, because mine would go stand by the door when they needed to go out, but they wouldn't make a noise. Training them to ring the bell can be a great thing!
I am glad to hear that things are calming down for your daughter, as I know that had to be stressful for all 3 of you! Rest assured that that little boxer baby will grow up to be your daughters best friend if you just be patient! Boxers love kids so much but unfortunately that over exuberance can be frightening to a small child! Try to make your child understand that the puppy just loves her so much he just can't stand still when she's around, make a game of the "no jump" training with her if you can! The payoff will be a great one! :D
Sharon
I am glad to hear that things are calming down for your daughter, as I know that had to be stressful for all 3 of you! Rest assured that that little boxer baby will grow up to be your daughters best friend if you just be patient! Boxers love kids so much but unfortunately that over exuberance can be frightening to a small child! Try to make your child understand that the puppy just loves her so much he just can't stand still when she's around, make a game of the "no jump" training with her if you can! The payoff will be a great one! :D
Sharon
Thomas Liggin
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The age for housebreaking varies from dog to dog. It has as much to do with how we train them, and how attentive we are to their needs. In addition it also depends on how much time you have to spend with them.
Everything else being equal, a dog that isn't left alone for long periods will probably be housebroken at an earlier age. The trick is to get them to go out before they get desperate.
Frequent potty breaks with plenty of praise when they do their business in the proper place encourages and teaches them where they should "go".
We got Indy at nine weeks of age. Within a few days he was beginning to go to the door to be let out. This is where paying attention to him was critical. If we noticed him quickly enough, he would go outside in his fenced area to eliminate his wastes. If we missed his signal, he would have an accident.
By the time he was twelve weeks old, accidents were rare. I would say that by 14 weeks, he was completely reliable. If we didn't see him at the door, he'd either whine, or give out a small bark to get our attention. If that failed, he'd find us, then lead us to the door.
It may have been even quicker than that, but I'm confident that it was within that time frame. Had we not been as available for him, his training would have taken longer.
The truth is that a dog's housebreaking depends as much on its owner as the dog. With patience and diligent attention to your dogs signals, he'll quickly learn the rules of the house.
Tom
Everything else being equal, a dog that isn't left alone for long periods will probably be housebroken at an earlier age. The trick is to get them to go out before they get desperate.
Frequent potty breaks with plenty of praise when they do their business in the proper place encourages and teaches them where they should "go".
We got Indy at nine weeks of age. Within a few days he was beginning to go to the door to be let out. This is where paying attention to him was critical. If we noticed him quickly enough, he would go outside in his fenced area to eliminate his wastes. If we missed his signal, he would have an accident.
By the time he was twelve weeks old, accidents were rare. I would say that by 14 weeks, he was completely reliable. If we didn't see him at the door, he'd either whine, or give out a small bark to get our attention. If that failed, he'd find us, then lead us to the door.
It may have been even quicker than that, but I'm confident that it was within that time frame. Had we not been as available for him, his training would have taken longer.
The truth is that a dog's housebreaking depends as much on its owner as the dog. With patience and diligent attention to your dogs signals, he'll quickly learn the rules of the house.
Tom
Laura -
I have almost your exact situation. I have a 12 week old Boxer and a 18month old child. While my daughter is not afraid of the pup as I also have a 2 year old Boxer, she does get mad when he jumps on her, etc. Our problem is usually when we first get home because he is so wound up. I am working very hard with him to enforce the no jump. I also try to get her to sit down and get closer to his level to give affection so that he doesn't have to jump. I think they both just "egg" each other on. Her crying just makes him even more excited. Stick with it, some day soon they will be best of friends.
As for the potty training. I don't recall when they are fully trained, but we are no where near that yet. I still take him out about every 45 minutes. He has just started to go to the door himself some. Also, he still gets up twice in the night but is always good about going back to sleep.
Good luck!
P.S. Have you enrolled in an obedience class. That would be a great place for him to learn all of his manners.
I have almost your exact situation. I have a 12 week old Boxer and a 18month old child. While my daughter is not afraid of the pup as I also have a 2 year old Boxer, she does get mad when he jumps on her, etc. Our problem is usually when we first get home because he is so wound up. I am working very hard with him to enforce the no jump. I also try to get her to sit down and get closer to his level to give affection so that he doesn't have to jump. I think they both just "egg" each other on. Her crying just makes him even more excited. Stick with it, some day soon they will be best of friends.
As for the potty training. I don't recall when they are fully trained, but we are no where near that yet. I still take him out about every 45 minutes. He has just started to go to the door himself some. Also, he still gets up twice in the night but is always good about going back to sleep.
Good luck!
P.S. Have you enrolled in an obedience class. That would be a great place for him to learn all of his manners.
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