both commands and crate training.
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It takes a lot of time and patience, but luckily Boxers are very intelligent. Consistency is the main key to training. Continue to use the same word for the same thing, never change the command word, this only confuses the pup. Repitition is also key. Work with your pup for atleast 30 minutes a day. Use really good treats (make sure they are small treats, not ones the pup has to stop and chew forever), and use lots %26 lots of praise. You can never give too much praise. Boxers are very willing to please their masters, so if you show your pup how pleased you are, he will try to continue to keep you pleased. You can enroll you and your pup in a dog obedience class, like at Petsmart. You could buy a book, which is helpful if you like to read.
Hope this helps and good luck!!
Buy a book. lol
Just like any other puppy :0)
I started training when I was 7 or so (not going to tell you my age but oldest kid is 16 lol), giving you my thoughts would take up the whole page..
If you are going to go to a class on puppy training make sure the instructor is someone who you and the dog likes (I have seen some really bad instructors!!).
Read up on basic commands. You do not no what to do so your puppy will not know, always remember if you make it fun and classes short it will be more fun for the both of you. Always praise. Never hit even with a newspaper. You will have to think before you start do you want to praise with food or love (remember food can be so much easier for someone to steel your pup). Write down how you are going to train first then get used to how you are going to train. Then you are more secure with what you have to do.
This puppy does not no English yet (or whatever language you speak), barely knows dog language! Signing if you want to do this will have to be learned by you first, then you can teach your puppy. Time, give yourself and your puppy time..
Crate training is pretty easy. Put all the puppy's toys, blankets, food (I keep water out of crate until you have to put it in, a wet crate is rather uncomfy). When puppy wants something puppy will have to go into crate to get it. When picking up toys they go back in crate. Hopefully you bought a big enough crate for puppy when big?
When pup is used to going in crate to get toys etc. practice by shutting door. Don't lock it right off the bat. Puppy will get used to crate door being shut. After a while start shutting and locking crate door, not for long. Then longer, longer you got it. Nothing is fast might take a while but soon you will have a crate trained puppy.
One of my sisters used to raise boxers. They are great dogs! Very active! If you want a Frisbee dog or a tennis ball dog. Get the ball or Frisbee add it into the toys your puppy has in crate. Frisbees are cool for they make great waterer's when at the park and puppy needs drink. Start playing with the ball of Frisbee with pup. It gets lots of energy out of puppy and when bigger this will give your boxer a fun game to play at park.
I have even fed puppy's in Frisbees and balls and had them sleep with the Frisbee and/or ball. Then they always have there toy with them if someone has a minute for a good game!
Good luck!
Do the above but make sure that he has had some serious play time (not exhausted but just enough to blow off the exuberance) before working with him.
Love boxers but their attention span is short compared to other breeds. They don't exactly set records in obedience competition.
Get him a crate that will be big enough for him to stand up and turn around when he is an adult. Put his blanket or bed in there and give him a toy. Put him and sit there with the doot open and tell him is wonderful and good. A treat is fine. Keephimonly 5 -10 minutes.
Next time feed him inthere and sit there. (You can do this in the same day.
Next tiem, put him in with his toy and close the door. Leavehim in for awhile.
Keep repeating the patterna nd extending the time.
Within a week he should happily settle n his crate for hours.
He should heel,sit, stay, down and come. If you have never trained a dog, I strongly recommend finding an obedience class. A boxer is not the breed for a first time DIY. Petsmart has them but they aren't that good with the strong, guarding breeds as they seemto think that what workd on a Golden bred for obedience competiton should work on everything.
Try to find a kennel club in your area. They can point you in the right direction. Go here:
http://www.akc.org/clubs/about.cfm.
click on "find a club in your area". Eveni if they are 1-2 hours away, still call them. Dog show people know who is doing what all over.
I really really discourage the use of treats. You will not always have that treat in your pocket and some day, he'll figure that he didn't get it last time, so why do what he is told this time. You always have your hands and voice - USE THEM. Pet, hug, praise for good behavior. Scold and make him do it when he doesn't do things. Like anything, there has to be an upside and downside for behavior. Relying only upon kitchey-kitchey coo - have a cookie only gets you so far. What happens the day he decides he would rather chase ther abbitthan comewhen called so he can have the treat (the rabbit being more fun than the treat) and there is a carcoming..?
Training Your Pup
Pups are as individual as they can get. Stereotyping any puppy鈥檚 nature is a grave mistake, so refrain from it. Observe to find what sort of action your dog likes, and what he dislikes. Few may like a belly rub, while others may hate an ear scratch. This is essential while conveying to your puppy what is a reward and what is a punishment. You must not end up doing something what he dislikes so as to discourage him.
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