Hello! I'm brand new here. I just rescued a gorgeous fawn boxer who's name is Dane! He spent some time with us last week for a few hours and I officially adopted him last night! He has done WONDERFUL. No chewing on stuff he's not supposed to, he came house trained (he's a year and was owner surrendered for attacking their cat) and he's been by my side the whole time giving me cuddles and kisses and all that good stuff! I wanted to see what he'd do if I let him alone for awhile so I stepped out into the garage to smoke. Well, he started barking. I live in a townhome and I'm scared he's going to bother the neighbors. He never (well so far) barks unless he's left alone. He should only be alone from about 1pm-4 or 5pm during the work week. And then of course if we wanna go out and do something.
Has anyone else gotten a dog while living in an apartment/town home/condo? I can never hear anything really from the neighbors, but maybe they're quiet? The one guy next door already is a little irked with us cuz we didn't realize painting was so loud on the other side of the wall so he came knocking at 2AM pretty angry but I don't blame him. Im thinking about just going over there and talking with them and asking if they can hang in there with me for the two week trial period to see if he doesn't calm down a bit.
I have this whole week off of work and I took it off primarily to bond with Dane. Is there anything I can do while they're at work during the day time to help with the barking? It's only when there's no one home though so I dunno if there's anything I really can do. My parents have two labs and she started putting some peanut butter in kongs and giving it to them as she was walking out the door which she swears by so I'm gonna try that...but I hear boxers are really bad with separation anxiety. I really want this to work, I'm already in love with him and he's been so good so far!
Any help?
Has anyone else gotten a dog while living in an apartment/town home/condo? I can never hear anything really from the neighbors, but maybe they're quiet? The one guy next door already is a little irked with us cuz we didn't realize painting was so loud on the other side of the wall so he came knocking at 2AM pretty angry but I don't blame him. Im thinking about just going over there and talking with them and asking if they can hang in there with me for the two week trial period to see if he doesn't calm down a bit.
I have this whole week off of work and I took it off primarily to bond with Dane. Is there anything I can do while they're at work during the day time to help with the barking? It's only when there's no one home though so I dunno if there's anything I really can do. My parents have two labs and she started putting some peanut butter in kongs and giving it to them as she was walking out the door which she swears by so I'm gonna try that...but I hear boxers are really bad with separation anxiety. I really want this to work, I'm already in love with him and he's been so good so far!
Any help?