Training my Boxer Puppy Trinity
Saturday, November 7th, 2009Boxer Puppy Training
Well I guess I should start with the story of how I trained my little boxer trinity, back when she was little. I got a late start on her and I think that is one of the main reasons that I had so much trouble. I picked her up from a rescue when she was about 6 months old. And as far as I could tell she hadn’t had any real training at all. She wasn’t house broken, she was pretty aggressive toward other dogs, she like to ransack the house when I left, and she wasn’t very good at walking on a lead.
Even so I love her and I decided I was going to put in the time to train her right. And boy am I glad I made that decision. Otherwise I might not have my best friend here beside me as I write this.
So How did I fix It?
Well to tell you the truth I put in the time. I paid for training classes, I read A LOT. And I practiced with her every day. I don’t mean to discourage you, I was very new with dogs, in fact Trinity was my first dog. Probably not the smartest move going for a high sprung, stubborn dog for my first one but what can I say, im as happy as can be now. Hopefully some of the information on this site can help you when you start your boxer puppy training.
We started out slowly and I taught her to sit and to stay and fetch and all. After that we spent a lot of time working on walking on a leash. This was tough because she was really aggressive and liked to pull me around when she saw another dog. I helped socialize her by having my friends bring over their dogs and I would supervise while they played together. It took me about 6 months to get her fully trained but now I think she is just about perfect.
She doesn’t always listen but that’s just part of the boxer bread is being independent and self thinking. That’s one of the reasons I love her so much. Hope you feel the same bout your Boxer!
