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If play is encouraged at ground level, this builds your role as the dominant or top dog when you are standing and training your puppy. If the puppy is allowed to jump up and initiate play, then this can lead to unwanted jumping up as the Boxer gets older. 2. From the very beginning, make sure your Boxers know you are the master. There is no need for extreme measures to prove you are the boss. Obedience training should be fun and rewarding for you and your Boxer. However, it suffices to teach your Boxer to obey simple commands of raising a paw in a handshake, giving a hand lick for a kiss or doing a roll over to show his submission to you. Most Boxers love performing these simple tricks (obedience commands) for you. Once it is established you are the boss, as one owner declared: "Life with your Boxer will be just kidney bean dancin' all the way!" Another reported: "My Boxer wanted to be class clown at obedience class until I got serious and showed him I was the boss." 3. The Boxer must always eat after you do. This is the easiest way to show to your Boxer who is the boss. But this is easier said than done when there are many people in the family and not all would respect the rule. 4. Start the training at quiet places familiar to your Boxer with very few things and people around to distract him. Gradually move the training to places with more and more distractions so he will learn to obey your commands despite the distractions. 5. Speak to your Boxer strongly but not in an angry voice. Be kind but be firm while training and never give in to what they want. It seems cruel but in the long run you will have a much better relationship with you boxer. 6. Celebrate after every training session for a good job done. Have a big play time by running and throwing his favorite toys. If you give them a lot of playtime with yourself they'd listen to you more. 7. Use only one word like "sit," "down," "drop" and "stay" when teaching Boxers commands. For example, when your Boxer gets on the couch with you, say "sit - down" and he should sit then lay down on your lap. 8. To keep a Boxer from charging the front door, put up a door/gate that he can't see through or hop over. Have him wait till people enter and come up the stairs then he gets a treat. This particular owner noticed that even when the gate is left open the Boxers don't usually go by unless they see a squirrel or cat! 9. Make training sessions short. No matter how well trained you think your Boxer is, he has an attention span of seconds--especially Boxer puppies! It is best to have many short 5 to 10-minute lessons than a single, long 30-minute lesson. Keep the training session short and sweet. Lengthy session easily becomes dull, boring and tedious for both you and the Boxer. 10. Finally, never ever let him run away because he'll just keep going and going. Always keep him leashed outdoors if not in a fenced area. He can run faster than you and you will not catch him if he runs for the road! Boxer training can be an enlightening experience for both master and dog. Follow these simple tips and your boxer training sessions will be much more enjoyable. |
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