So here's the deal. I have 9 hunting dogs, all beagles and pointers, and have worked with pits, GSDs, corgis, and what have you mixes. My dogs are level-headed, all eat together and feeding time is quiet, rarely squabble and recognize me as leader. I don't believe in punishment, alpha rolls, etc but use positive reinforcement and ignoring as a last resort. So.
My friend wants me to salvage his 2 year old male intact boxer. And he's done almost everything wrong. Rocky has had NO training, is kept outside mostly, allowed to roam freely in a rural area, kenneled at night, very little people interaction including play or walking, and is bored to tears.
I've been offering for ages to work with Rocky so he's trained for in-house lovable, but no. Now Rocky snapped at him when he tried to drag him into his kennel so all of a sudden it's an emergency.
Most info tells about puppy-training but not adult-training. And I know 2 years is a critical time for aggression, plus he needs neutering but we can't do it overnight. Any suggestions for training an untrained boxer? I'm not afraid of getting snapped at or bit. I don't use harsh methods. I think the owner screwed up too by swatting Rocky on the butt.
My friend wants me to salvage his 2 year old male intact boxer. And he's done almost everything wrong. Rocky has had NO training, is kept outside mostly, allowed to roam freely in a rural area, kenneled at night, very little people interaction including play or walking, and is bored to tears.
I've been offering for ages to work with Rocky so he's trained for in-house lovable, but no. Now Rocky snapped at him when he tried to drag him into his kennel so all of a sudden it's an emergency.
Most info tells about puppy-training but not adult-training. And I know 2 years is a critical time for aggression, plus he needs neutering but we can't do it overnight. Any suggestions for training an untrained boxer? I'm not afraid of getting snapped at or bit. I don't use harsh methods. I think the owner screwed up too by swatting Rocky on the butt.