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Boxer Pups
So my husband and I adopted two boxer puppies in the last six months. The female that we adopted in July (about a year and 2 months now... though I still don't believe it!!) has been great, we haven't had any issues with her (besides that she doesn't like other dogs at first and likes to chew on peoples shoe laces when she meets them). We got our male boxer (about 8 months now) last month. He has been such a handful! He chews everything up and pees in the house (though this has gotten A LOT better!) and today he chewed up their bed. I don't know what to do with him. My husband is pretty much done with him, but I keep telling him he needs to be patient! They are both going to training (this last class session didn't work well with my class schedule) as soon as the next class starts though. He needs obedience training and she needs socialization!
Just a slight vent, but I love my dog children 
Boxers can be the worst puppies but once they get out of the major puppyhood, they are wonderful dogs. Now if only they could stop having issues from the shelters (kennel cough, some weird skin infection...) my pocket book would be much happier!
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She says they're from a shelter, so I'd assume they are. Copz is feisty today!
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I just have a shelter meaning "lean to" vibe for some reason.
Have you been working on training with your male on your own yet? Our girl has been an ANGEL since a little bitty puppy and picked up on our "rules" pretty much immediately. The only thing inappropriate she chews is the blanket covering her crate (yeah, the edges are totally shredded from her pulling it through the wire and ripping pieces off).
If he's not getting enough physical and mental stimulation, he's going to get into trouble chewing on any/everything. Until you can get started on that class, I'd ramp up command training at home and daily exercise. A tired Boxer is a good Boxer!
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I know with classes it can be hard to keep up with training. I work with Jax a few times a day for 5-10 minutes at a time. Mainly sit, stay, lay and come. I actually did some of it yesterday in between stirring pasta. He did well. Just make sure you and H stay consistent. I fully explained to my H what hand signals I was using and what manners I expected of Jax. (sitting before being fed or getting let out of his crate). It's worked magic with us sticking to the same things.
I agree with Luckyangel, a tired boxer is a good boxer!
Thanks guys for the tips!!!
Yeah my parents have two boxers, so I'm pretty well versed. Just gotta get through puppyhood haha. I haven't taken them to training yet, because Ben brought home kennel cough so we waited that out, and now they have ring worm. JOY! Sophie is an angel, didn't have any problems from the shelter (though she has a anxiety), but Ben has had one thing after another haha. As soon as they are better, we will take them to training!
We tried to do a crate with Sophie, but she tore out of it (yep, a metal crate...) so we haven't tried it again. We do have a gate inbetween the kitchen and living room, so we confine them when we are gone.
Yep, they are both fixed. The best kind of boxer is a fixed boxer (haha, and a tired one, good one guys!!) since they can get a little aggressive (esp the females, my parent's female is so much happier now that she got fixed!!)
Things will be better, we just gotta wait it out!!