got a new dog the other day...

[bibby 5,000+ posts]

He had real bad separation anxiety problems when we took him home, but we worked a little Cesar Millan magic yesterday and the change was incredible. I couldn't believe how much that little noise Cesar makes actually works. The past couple days he had broken out of his crate twice, jumped my girlfriend's fence twice (which is 6 feet high), and whined and cried non-stop as soon as we left the room. Now we can leave him alone and he'll just lay down and go to sleep. Crazy.

How exaclty did you do this?

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

australian sheppard/border collie mix. and yes thats my boy. he named her mermaid. so since the dog was his birthday present, the name stuck.

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

How exaclty did you do this?

you'd be amazed what you can break a dog of doing and training by simply understanding the pack mentality and positive rewards

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif Mermaid. Crazy dog name!

 

[dawgdan 10+ year member]

How exaclty did you do this?

X2.. we have a new puppy who seems to do alright in her crate after about 10 minutes of hysteria..

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

thats what happens when you let a 4 yr old name a dog

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

X2.. we have a new puppy who seems to do alright in her crate after about 10 minutes of hysteria..

crate trained my pup in about 5 mins. put her in it after she had been outside and played for a while so she was calm, praised her for relaxing in there and did not force her to stay, but everytime she went somewhere to lay down i moved her to her crate and praised her. so she realized very quickly where she is suppost to relax and sleep at. now she goes there to sleep

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

oh, and boxers are mid sized dogs averaging about 55 pounds, but they can be as small as 40 pounds and as big as 100+ pounds.

He weighs 70 pounds. Average for a male is 70-75, 50-55 for female. The vet said he'd be in perfect shape if he put on another 5 pounds.

AKC breed standard for boxers found here. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[Soler 10+ year member]

i got a boxer named ali after the boxer.

they are the shit!

 

[Soler 10+ year member]

ali weighs 100-108

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

i cant stand boxers. i find them horribly stubborn overly active and my experiences w/ them shows me they are not that terribly intelligent

 

[Soler 10+ year member]

my boxer isn't stubborn. Active, yes. intelligent as my border colie? no. intelligent as my golden lab? yes, even more.

only complaint I have is his gas but it seems to of gone down since adolescence

hes only 2

 

[MTXman 10+ year member]

I love my boxer - Copper, but she is no where near as smart as my Australian Shepherd - Ruby. Her response time is much slower than the Aussie's, and the common sense just isn't there. Don't get me wrong - I love boxers, they just aren't known for their intelligence.

 

[canadapettit 10+ year member]

My bull terrior took a while to crate train too but shes fine with it now. It just takes time for the dog to get adjusted.

 

[jadon087 10+ year member]

i got a boxer named ali after the boxer.they are the shit!

Lol my cousins boxer is named Ali.