How To House Train A Boxer Dog

House training your Boxer Dog may seem like something you dread doing, but it is essential to raising a well-rounded, obedient Boxer dog.

Make sure you feed your dog at regular times everyday as this makes bathroom breaks regular as well. Feed your puppy 2-3 times a day.

As soon as he is finished eating, take him to a grassy "potty area". Speak the words "go potty" or "go in the grass" before and while he is eliminating. Be sure to praise him when he is done.

What you are doing is building word associations with the dog that will allow you to encourage his potty activity on command.

This comes in handy when you and your Boxer are at unusual locations and at pit stops during long haul travel. It also saves you from cleaning unwanted poop messes off the carpet at home.

It is a good idea to train your puppy to use a place where you can easily clean up and dispose of the droppings into the sewer. This is because worms that infect dogs and make them sick get spread around through the eggs or larvae found in the feces. Some, like the roundworm, can also infect children.

If your Boxer dog does have an accident in the house, talk to the Boxer like you would to children when they do something wrong.

Tell them “no” and show them immediately what the correct behavior should be and reward them for doing it right. After a few times they'll know how to do it right.

This tactic applies not only to potty training, but to other areasa as well. For example, tell him “NO” when you catch him chewing the shoes. Then immediately give him his own toys to chew and cheer him on to chew on the toys. Praise him for doing so.

Use sparingly those reprimanding words like “No,” “Stop that,” “get off” and “bad dog!” Instead use more praises to reward good behavior in your Boxers and only then the reprimands will take on stronger meaning.

A correct reprimand is short, sharp and immediate. Only reprimand when you catch your Boxer doing something wrong, and punish only with your voice.

Hitting, kicking, slapping or spanking your Boxer would create more problems and usually makes existing problems worse. You may just end up with a barking and chewing dog, one that is leery, hand-shy, fearful or aggressive.

If you really have to spank one with your hand, just slap him across the behind--never around the head area.

With patience and understanding, a Boxer dog can be easily house trained. Just follow some of these simple guidelines and you'll have a Boxer dog that does his business where he's supposed to...instead of where he's not.