Off Topic · Way OT: Anybody know anything about taming crazy big dogs? (page 1)

Well, maybe not way OT cause these Knicks sure need to be tamed, but anyway:

We got a boxer, a little under a year old, just a couple of weeks ago. We got him from a pound, just got him nutered, and he is soo wild. He jumps on us, chews on us (I guess he's teething) and is out of his mind sometimes. And most of the time it seems as though he's just playing b/c his tail wags like crazy. When he's calm, he's the sweetest dog in the world, but you can hardly play with him (No fun!) b/c he gets so wild.

Anybody good at training a dog like this? I know fishmike has a couple of pitbulls or rattys. Anyone else?

PS: I have no interest in hitting the dog and neitehr do my mom and sister. That's not how we roll.

Watch a couple of episodes of the Dog Whisperer. That dude tames the wildest dogs. I don't think you have to hit the dog, but you certainly have to be firm with the dog. It's all about letting the dog know that you are in charge. Seeing as the only advice I have comes from watching a TV show, I expect other posters should be able to help you more than I can. Good luck.

And like I said, I love this dog and think he can be a great dog. But my sister has bruises up and down her arm from him jumping on her and I almost broke my ankle trying to get him to calm down from his jumping. He gets excited and is always in so much euphoria. I would hate to see him irate.

There's a Qyntel Woods joke in here somewhere...

you've got to run him till he drops. SOunds like a dog that needs to go to the dog park. Not the greatest unfortunately if you live in the city.

That's the thing though. He has so much energy. It's not my dog, it's my sisters so she is really the one who walks him, but when they get back home, he's even more wild.

And this dog is agile, STRONG and his body is like a spear with his enormous head.

But like I said, I really like the dog, but it's real frustrating that he makes my sister cry from jumping on her and biting on her and he can't stop moving.

I don't know if this is considered hurting or w.e,but my father knows how to control animals and he says if a dog is wild grab him and tap him on his nose.And tell him it's bad thing.It's a sensitive area for the dog but it doesn't hurt if you hurt it.But it will know.

Anklebreaker, I'll give that a try and should it work, I shall rename myself to Anklebreakerfan20 and not allanfan20.

This dude is legit -- he'll solve your sister's problem:

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/dogwhisperer/

http://www.dogpsychologycenter.com/

google some dog training advice or buy a book. These are the things I do when I want to learn about virtually anything.

If your sister has bruises up and down her arm, there's a problem. It's tough for a dog in the city.

Boxers can be great dogs. But handling a dog with a strong personality like that can be tricky. The dog whisperer looks impressive on tv. In real life, most of us don't have that level of sensitivity. Definitely sounds like you need help.



[Edited by - basketballjones on 09-02-2006 22:21]

Thank you for the advise everyone.

My mom and sister actually took him to some trainer and it apparently did wonders. We use a spikey collar on him now too (Which I feel bad about) and it works.

Another thing I just learned. When the dog is in the process of being trained, don't get on the floor with him b/c you're getting to his level. I played on the floor with him, wrestling and stuff and it got him completely bonkers. So the playing on the floor stuff is really gonna have to wait. I am gonna have to display to him that I'm the alpha male though (Same for my mom and sister) so I learned some stuff this weekend.

Overall, he's a lot more calm and fun to deal with. He's only jumped a couple of times so far today so that's good. He is still teething though (Actually, the doctor said his teeth are in but some people I know said it's still painful, hence: teething). So we'll see. I have faith in Hugo.