Archive for June, 2009
Boxer Information: Miniature Boxers
Posted by: | CommentsI have been emailed a question about miniature boxer puppies asking if miniature boxer puppies are really boxers.
Although miniature boxer puppies might look identical to a regular boxer, they are not really boxers. Usually when you try to find a breeder for a miniature boxer puppy, you will find someone who will breed a male pug and a female toy fox terrier. It is a fairly new breed of dogs. Breeders only started breeding these miniature boxer puppies for about five years.
Miniature boxers grow up to be about 1/4th smaller than actual boxers. Miniature boxer puppies only grow up to be around 11-13 inches at shoulder height. They also end up weighing at around 12-18 pounds.
Another dog breed that resemble boxers a lot are Boston terriers. They have similar physical features and similar personalities. Even though they may look like boxers and act like boxers, they grow up to be smaller than actual boxers. So some people consider Boston terriers as miniature boxers as well.
Boxer Training Tips: Teaching your Boxer to Lie Down
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Before you learn how to train a boxer puppy lie down it is a good that you know how to train a boxer puppy to sit. Sit is one of the most basic commands that comes in useful throughout boxer training. If you are not sure of how to train a boxer puppy to sit then check out an earlier post called “Boxer training: How to Train a Boxer Puppy to Sit”. You will use the sit command often during the time you train the boxer to lie down so it’s a good idea you teach your dog how to sit on command first.
Positive reinforcement is what will encourage and give the boxer a will to perform your
tricks. You can use all sorts of treats for this. I personally use Zuke’s Mini Naturals Dog Treats. They are all natural and organic small treats which I have found perfect for boxer puppy training. Since they are small in size, it will take several of them to satisfy my boxer and gives me more time to train him.
Teaching your boxer how to lie down on command might be a little difficult at first but once your boxer puppy gets it, he will have no problem performing the trick on command. First get your boxer puppy to sit down in front of you. When your boxer sits order him to lie down and teach him how by gently pulling his front paws towards you so your boxer leans forward and eventually lies down. When your boxer is lying down, praise him and give him that reward. Positive reinforcements speed up the process of training your boxer how to lie down.
Once your boxer is lying down, order the boxer to sit again in the original position that you started with before. Now order him to lie down again and wait a little bit for the boxer to perform the action on his own. If the boxer just sits there tilting his head looking at you strangely, show him how to lie down once again by pulling his front paws toward you. Keep doing this until the boxer puppy gets it and performs the action on his own.
When you begin training the boxer to lie down, he will probably quickly lie down and get right up. That’s alright in the beginning because you need to get the basic part of the training down and that’s lying down on the floor on command for you. After the boxer learns how to lie down on his own whenever you tell him to, you can start teaching him to stay on the floor until you say otherwise by not giving him the treat if he gets right up and ordering the boxer to lie down again.
After you have done training the boxer to lie down on command, you can move on to a more challenging trick like roll over. Boxers are intelligent dogs and therefore are quick learners. Once you are able to establish communication with the boxer, there is no limit to the things that you can teach your boxer.
Boxer Training Tips: How to Teach a Boxer Puppy To Sit
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When you first get your boxer puppy and begin your boxer training, you will most likely start off with teaching your boxer to sit down. It’s one of the simplest commands to train your boxer puppy to perform. All it requires is a treat and some time.
You start your boxer training by getting a treat and then getting your boxers attention. Hold the treat in your hand and hold it above your boxers head. Don’t hold it too high or your boxer puppy will jump up for it. Now keep repeating “sit” and move your hand back towards your boxer puppies back. This will get your boxer puppy to sit down.
Once your puppies butt hits the floor, praise him for the good work that he’s done. Keep doing this for about 20 minutes. Sometimes your dog will sit without you asking just to get a treat. When your boxer puppy starts doing that, stop the training and ignore your boxer puppy until he is busy with something else. Once he has forgotten all about the training and has something else on his puppy mind, get a treat and repeat the process.
When your boxer puppy has learned how to sit with a treat, try to do the same thing without one. If he just sits there with a blank face, keep up the boxer puppy training with the treat. Then when you think your boxer puppy understands the command, try to do it without a treat again.
Training your boxer puppy to sit is one of the easier commands and shouldn’t take you too long. Just remember to praise your puppy for obeying you every time he does.
Boxer Training Tips: Bark Collar
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If you live on a large prosperity away from all your neighbors and need a guardian boxer that will bark when he sees intruders, then this article is not for you. However, if your home is close to your neighbors and you need a boxer dog that won’t bark and disturb your neighbors with all the barking, then please read on.
Boxers are not usually the types of dogs that will bark constantly for no reason if properly trained, but if your little boxer puppy happens to be one of those dogs that barks constantly, then might consider buying a dog barking training collar.
What barking training collars (Picture to the left) do is detect when ever your boxer puppy barks and sends a little electric shock. After couple of barks, your boxer dog will learn to associate barking with the little electric shock.
If you think that a small electric sock is a little too much for your dog try looking into training bark collars that spray citronella (Like the one in the picture to the right). Citronella spray will annoy your boxer puppy and it will learn that barking is not allowed in the house.
You won’t have to always keep the training bark collar on your boxer puppy. Eventually your boxer will learn that barking is wrong and won’t need any reminders just like with every training trick.
Boxer Training Tips: Training Crate for Your Boxer Puppy
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The first thing that you should decide on is what size of a training crate you will get for your boxer puppy. Since boxer puppies grow up into large dogs, you will have to look for a large size training crate. The crate for your boxer puppy should be big enough just for him to lie down comfortably. If you are planning ahead and want to buy a crate that will last your boxer dog a lifetime, then you will also need a divider. This will make your training crate smaller so it’s just the right size for your boxer puppy.
Another thing that you should decide on is what material training crate you will get for your boxer puppy. You can either pick metal or plastic. It is probably best that you go with plastic training crate unless your boxer puppy is a chewer. Plastic training creates would give a better feel to your boxer then a metal training cage.
When you have found the right training crate for your boxer, take it home try it out and see how your boxer puppy responds to your training crate. If your boxer pup doesn’t like it too much, you can always return it and get another one. Keep in mind that your boxer puppy will not jump into the training crate with joy as soon as he sees it. You will need to slowly let your boxer puppy get used to it. So it will take some time before your boxer puppy is fully comfortable with your training crate.
Boxer Training Tips: Training Dog Collar for Your Puppy
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When boxer puppies go for their first walks, they tend to pull you everywhere. All those exciting new things they see outside that they have never seen before attract your boxer puppies’ attention. This might not seem like a big problem at first because you can keep 
your boxer puppy in line with no problems, but when your boxer puppies grows into a big dog, you will have a more difficult time keeping your boxer under control.
A training dog collar is the solution for your problem. Every time your boxer puppy, or even an all grown up boxer, starts pulling you a certain direction, the collar tightens up. If the dog returns towards you, it loosens up. A training dog collar will prevent your dog from pulling you in every direction.
After your boxer puppy learns that it’s not ok to pull you everywhere when you go for a walk, you won’t need to use it anymore. You can just start using the old collar and your boxer puppy will follow you where ever you go.
Even though you might not need the training dog collar, it is still a good idea to keep it around. Who knows, you might want to get another dog.
Boxer Training Tips: How to train your boxer not to run out of the house
Posted by: | CommentsTraining your boxer puppy to not run out of the house is same as training any other dog to not run out the house. Trying your boxer puppy to stay inside unless told otherwise can be a bit difficult because they usually get excited about going out for walks. If you will stick to what you’re teaching your boxer puppy, you will train your puppy to not run out the house in without any problems.
First start off by putting on the leash on your dog and telling it to sit. You’re going to have to make your boxer puppy sit still until you tell it otherwise. When your boxer sits still you can now open the door. Your boxer puppy will try to pull you and run out of the house. This is where your leash will come in handy. Gently pull your puppy back and tell it to sit again. Keep your boxer puppy inside. It might be easier with two people, one holding the door and one holding the puppy.
Wait until your boxer has stopped trying to run out of the house and then proceed out the door yourself. Don’t let your boxer puppy follow after you. Remember that your boxer puppy can’t run out of the house unless you tell it to. If your boxer puppy tried to follow you outside, tell him to sit and wait until he is calm again.
Once you are outside and your boxer puppy is calm, you can now call him out. Give him a command that you will use constantly from now on that will mean for him to go outside. With my boxer dog I just say “Outside.” Once you say the command let your boxer puppy out of the house and go for a walk.
Keep repeating this until you do not need a leash to prevent your dog from running out. Eventually your dog will learn to wait for you to tell it “Outside” and wait.
Try not to ever let your dog out without your permission. This will tell the dog that it’s never ok to leave without your command.
Boxer Information: White Boxers
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Sometimes boxer puppies are born white instead of the usual fawn and brindle. White boxers are considered white only if their coat is more than one third white. Some dog breeders try to pass on white boxers as rare and very valuable dogs when in fact about 20 percent of the boxer puppies are born white. White boxer puppies are not albino either. Puppies are born white same way they are born fawn or brindle.
White boxer dogs used to be considered rare and people would try to breed them to get more white boxer puppies. Today, however, breeding white boxer puppies is prohibited by every national boxer club in the world. This is because white boxer dogs are disqualified from conformation showing by the breed standards.
So if you are looking for a pet and not a show dog, then don’t worry about getting a white boxer puppy. They are just like the fawn and brindle ones, just with more white fur on their coats.
Boxer Tips: Naming Your Boxer Puppy
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Before you even get your first boxer puppy, you probably already have a name in mind. Or maybe you already got your puppy and still haven’t thought of the perfect name. It’s difficult to come up with a right name for your boxer puppy on the spot. You have to keep in mind once you pick out a good name for your boxer puppy, you won’t be able to change it anymore.
So how do you come up with the right name for your boxer puppy?
Some people name their boxer puppies after dogs they have seen on TV. Others name their puppies after a dog they either owned or knew when they were little. It’s hard to pick out their right name for your boxer puppy but once you hear it, you will be sure that that’s the perfect name for your boxer puppy.
Remember that no matter what you decide naming your boxer puppy, it still will be the same boxer puppy you purchased. Don’t dwell on the name of your boxer puppy for too long. It’s just name. J
Boxer Training Tips: Training a Boxer Puppy
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Training a boxer puppy can be both hard and challenging. If you plan on purchasing a boxer puppy, then be sure that you will have to go through boxer puppy training.
Many owners don’t realize that you should start training your boxer puppy as soon as possible. They wait until the boxer puppy grows into an adult and only then they begin their boxer puppy training.
Training a boxer puppy will require time and patients so why not start as early on as you can? Why wait when you can begin your boxer puppy training as soon as your boxer puppy gets settled down in his new home?
Be a good boxer puppy trainer and begin your boxer puppy training early on. You can start teaching your boxer puppy new tricks while you play games with it. You can make every fun boxer game a new learning experience and make it a part of your boxer puppy training.
Training a boxer puppy is also a great way to keep your boxer puppy in good health. When you begin your boxer training, you can include lots of exercise. This will keep your boxer puppy well exercised while you try to train a boxer puppy.