boilerupking
Boxer Booster
let me just say that i know a little of what you are feeling. buster was our first puppy - we'd always adopted dogs over the age of 3 until we adopted him. there is a reason puppies, and particularly boxer puppies, are so darned cute and smell so delicious and are able to give you that sweet look with their soulful brown eyes. if they did not have all those things going for them as puppies, it would be pretty easy at times to wring their furry little necks out of sheer frustration.
i've had days where buster was still bouncing off of the walls after a 4 mile walk, after going to the dog run, and after obedience training. people would meet him and be amazed that anyone would willingly give such a gorgeous puppy over to rescue, but they've no idea that i have a dozen or so pairs of shoes that are completely destroyed, or that we're in the process of pulling up our carpeting in the living room and replacing it after prolonged potty training woes, or that i quit my job to spend more time with him to get a handle on his sometimes wicked mischief. he is stubborn, willful, full of the dickens, tireless, loud and often obnoxious, and i love him like there is no tomorrow.
it's true, boxers are not for everyone, they are needy dogs. what they need most, i think, is security and a feeling of belonging. your boy must feel the emotions you and your family are sending him, and he is being affected. i've never known a more sensitive breed, so it stands to reason that he gets your anger and frustration, and is reacting, just not in the way you expect.
do whatever is in your heart, and good luck to you. the only guilt you should feel is if you make the easiest choice, not the choice that is best for all of you.
i've had days where buster was still bouncing off of the walls after a 4 mile walk, after going to the dog run, and after obedience training. people would meet him and be amazed that anyone would willingly give such a gorgeous puppy over to rescue, but they've no idea that i have a dozen or so pairs of shoes that are completely destroyed, or that we're in the process of pulling up our carpeting in the living room and replacing it after prolonged potty training woes, or that i quit my job to spend more time with him to get a handle on his sometimes wicked mischief. he is stubborn, willful, full of the dickens, tireless, loud and often obnoxious, and i love him like there is no tomorrow.
it's true, boxers are not for everyone, they are needy dogs. what they need most, i think, is security and a feeling of belonging. your boy must feel the emotions you and your family are sending him, and he is being affected. i've never known a more sensitive breed, so it stands to reason that he gets your anger and frustration, and is reacting, just not in the way you expect.
do whatever is in your heart, and good luck to you. the only guilt you should feel is if you make the easiest choice, not the choice that is best for all of you.
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