Animal And Company: Re: [boxer lovers] update

My daughter has come down in him, she had to put him down and held him as you said. The first day I got Bella she snapped at one of my greyhounds and I did it to her. Never happened again. It is what our trainer recommends. Tonight my daughter brought Buddy over for a play date with my Bella. It went well. They did play but when Bella thought it to rough she knocked him down and held him there herself. It was play but she was making a point. He didn't do anything at laid there. Then they played a little more I put an end to it after a few minutes, after all Bella is 10. My daughter said he is walking much better, not paying any attention to dogs barking. None of us would let a dog get away with growling at us or family. He will learn his place
On a side note.
We are a family who likes large dogs for the most part. Part of that is making sure we are responsible owners, a large part of that is training and keeping control of the dogs.

Nana
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Literature is my utopia,

It is the beginning of the end of a society or family when they no longer take care of their young or their old

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From: Lisa Wiser <lawiser@att.net>
To: boxerlovers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2013 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: [boxer lovers] update

DANGER, WILL ROBINSON --

IF your daughter did not come down on this dog like a ton of bricks when
he shows this activity, she's asking for trouble. With no way to know
how he was socialized before she got him, AND his still figuring out
where he fits in this new pack, he absolutely, positively CANNOT (and I
mean to shout and emphasize CANNOT) be allowed to get away with growling
and showing agression. ESPECIALLY growling at any of the family or even
general public. Because of the horrid weather we had when Cooper was
born, he didn't come to me until he was 6 months old. Sherry had
socialized him beautifully -- but he knew his position in HER pack and
when he moved into MY pack he was feeling around. The first time he
growled at me for trying to take something from him, I literally picked
him up and laid him down and held him down for a few secons. This is NOT
something I do lightly but it IS what the leader will do in a pack. We
were fine for a couple of weeks and he tried once more. This time, I
picked him up, laid him down, put a hand on this body and his neck, told
him we did NOT do that here in a growly voice and stared at him. He
stayed there until he showed complete surrender but looking away from me
and relaxing. Meghan was pretty easy going with him, but he pushed her
once to often and Meg -- who was 5 years older and shorter -- jumped him
and shoved him down. Guess who realized he ranked 3rd in a pack of 3?

When out "in public" and aggression is shown, a quick correction (a pull
back on the lead) and a shhht sound (like breathing out through your
teeth ending with a sharp T) and even a grabbing of the muzzle with a
little shake -- you're not trying to break his neck, just get his
attention and break his attention from the other animal. I put my thumb
in the Stop (that spot where their eyes and snout come together) and
hook my fingers in their jaw bone. Done with that Shhht sound gets their
attention, points out they did wrong (again, this grabbing of the muzzle
is something their mother/pack leader would have done to teach him
manners) -- and they learn the shhht means they did wrong. You keep
telling them they are wrong until they stop growling, raising their
hackles or going after the other animal.

Do not let her wait. She HAS to stop this immediately. The longer she
waits, the bigger fight she'll have, making him yield to the humans as
higher pack rank than he is.

LisaW

Nana Charlton wrote:
> He was, when my daughter walked him the first time, aggressive other
> dogs. Once he growled at my 14 year old granddaughter.

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