im interested in getting my boxer to hunt small prey such as birds and wild pigs.which is the best way to train them in this?
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Your Q is alarming on several levels. If you are a hunter, you would know that a boxer is is not the dog of choice for many reasons. Oh well he might hunt up your socks or your neighbor's cat. But the real give away is no one lumps wild pigs with birds as small prey and no one uses a bird dog as a boar dog.
I stand corrected on the history of the boxer as a hunter but I still say a hunter doesn't lump pigs with birds as small prey.
I dont know but when I read your ?-I thought "bite his ear off and throw it in a field"
Unfortunately that is a breed characteristic. You can't make a bloodhound a frisbee dog, you can't make a st. bernard a lap dog, and you sure as hell can't make a boxer a hunting dog. Good luck, anyway.
Boxers are not hunters by nature, but I would suggest starting by getting him to retrieve. You can get good, sturdy toys that resemble birds and work with those. It is important to teach him to retrieve the toy without mangling it - otherwise you will never get your bird or pig back in one piece.
My Labrador is a natural at retrieving - it's in her genes. I bet you can teach your dog to retrieve if you have lots of patience and the dog has some smarts. BTW, where do you live that there are wild pigs? Sounds neat. I'm in Ontario, Canada and all our pigs are on farms or at the police station.
Answer if you like at lacticrat@yahoo.com. Just curious!
Cheers,
Boxers weren't bred to be the types of hunting dogs most people thing of.
They aren't "retrievers" where they'll jump into water and bring back a bird. They aren't "pointers". So, if you're looking for a bird dog, you've picked the wrong breed.
As to wild pigs, you have to have a dog that's fairly aggressive to take on wild pig and live through it. You don't want an aggressive boxer, they are too big and too smart, and you'll end up with a dog who hurts someone you don't want them too. Worse yet, the dog could get killed.
If you absolutely are going to do this, for some reason I can't fathom, then find a reputable trainer and put out the money to do it the right way. A reputable trainer is not physically aggressive with the dog, and will teach YOU more than the dog. The dog knows how to hunt, but you need to learn how to tell the dog what you want.
Here's the info I found.
FYI to many of the above: one of the Boxer's original purposes was to hunt wild boar! And some people have used them sucessfully as pointers. Yes, they can %26 have been used for hunting. If truly interested, you should contact a local hunting club (can find info through www.akc.org) %26 get advice from some club members. They can also evaluate your dog's potential.
p.s. Every Boxer I have owned (and every one I have known) has played 'fetch' naturally till my arm gives out.while my sister's Labrador Retriever isn't the least bit interested in this game.
Agreeing with the FYI, many bull breeds are used for boar hunting. (its actually the preferred type of dog for boar hunting)They need some training so that they know how to grab the boar with out getting injured or gutted themselves, and they need a vest.
LMAO*!!
Rotza ruck!
They've been selectively bred for hundreds of years to be **GUARD dogs!
NOT hunters! LOL!
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