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#1 ·
Hi everyone I haven't been on here for a while but I have a 11 almost 1 year old make boxer, Marley.

My husband is in the military and is leaving for deployment tomorrow and his friend has asked us to take care of his golden retriever for a couple of days until his trusty dog watcher comes back from vacation. Well when Monty the golden retriever met Marley they were so happy and I was glad they got along. But it's 1 am now and they met at 4pm yesterday and are still going at each other. I want to let them go at it but I also need Marley to calm down and he's just not! Now that Monty is here Marley is being disobedient and they both won't stop making noise playing with each other and we have a small home so I can hear everything.

We have tried crating both dogs in seperate rooms and Marley just keeps whining. Marley gets lots of interaction with other dogs. We go out to the beach every week and I walk him everyday. But he never seems to learn how to calm down.

I'm very frustrated and pregnant and I have to have Monty in my home for 2 more days... Any advice?

Marley just won't stop whining in his crate and he has never acted like this... I'm lost :(
 
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#5 ·
The vet does do that yes but I was hoping not to do that just because we are still bouncing back from Christmas and me getting a new job haha.

I love these dogs but wow! They never run out of energy my gosh! And it's way too cold to let them play outside...

Last night around 2 am I gave up and let Marley sleep with me and that seemed to be the most helpful... Now the trick is walking these guys. Lord help me lol
 
#7 ·
Well ... when you let Marley sleep with you it "helped" because he got what he wanted.

So now it will be harder to change that behavior because now he "knows" that if I whine and cry and act a fool long enough ...I get out! :)

Many of us luv having our Boxers sleep with us, but if that's not you choice ....

Then you need to "correct" the dog for misbehaving in the Crate! The easiest way to do this is with use of a "Bonker" a small towel bound with rubber bands, and in your case you throw it the "Crate" when you hear the dog misbehave.

Sally Scooter will demonstrate:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbJQPek8F1Y

So for you ...Dog goes in the Crate block the front view, if the dog "misbehaves" you throw the "Bonker" at the "Crate."

You deliver an "aversive" the dog learns that if he "chooses" to misbehave in the Crate "bad things happen??" If he "chooses" to behave ... it's all good, his choice. You teach him to "chose" to make better decisions.

I often suggest adding a "NO" but there is an argument for saying "nothing" ...'Self Correction" :

Dog Training and Obedience Articles | Self Correction - Carpentersville, Illinois

If the big distraction will be gone in two days ...you could just deal with it and "maybe" "possibility" "perhaps" thing will go back to normal???

But ...maybe not, the dog has learned "now" what works to get out early?? I don't see him giving up on that without "intervention" on your part??

Last tip the "towel" bound with rubber bands you can make one, or ....use a rolled up pair of socks and throw that and hit the "Crate."

Welcome aboard. :)
 
#9 ·
Lol sorry I can't help but think it's slightly funny (not for you of course) they're honestly like children!! Staying up all hours of the night "playing" haha, my Duke has a boxer friend named Sam, well I have yet to let Sam over to my house, I'm scared my house will be trashed by those two, they just never stop so they play outside at the farm, they can play for hours if I let them... I just find the entire situation to be like having kids ( and I don't have kids...Marley needs a time out, and you need ear plugs.
 
#11 ·
Thanks for all the feedback guys!

I forget easily so I did not come back here, hehe.

But Maryley saw Monty and his other friend Oliver at the community park by my house and they were so well behaved! So weird.. Maybe Oliver being good told them to be good.

But yes it was hilarious, for a bit... Now I know how Marley is in our home with another dog. :chair:
 
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