Objectives of Boxer Training

In addition to grooming and feeding your pet with healthy diet, providing proper boxer training is one of the most important responsibilities of every owner or potential boxer owner.

Training should be done correctly in order to have a well-behaved pet that is not affected by any behavior issues like jumping, chewing, biting, digging, excessive barking and others. Though some people especially those who are not well-aware of this breed's characteristics believe that training is a difficult task, it is actually not impossible to get positive result since there are many ways in which one can train his pet.

While there are different training methods to choose from, training has lots of objectives too. Some owners are content with having a dog that can do amazing tricks while others strive harder in order for their dog to excel as service dog, guide dog, therapy dog, police dog as well as excel in agility or obedience competitions. Those roles are definitely not strange to many boxer dogs. But generally speaking, the main objectives of boxer training are as follows:

- to teach your pet to potty at the right time and the right place and that the living room or the kitchen should not be used as his toilet.

- to help him understand that the delivery man, cyclists, children passing by, cars, doorbell, telephone and washing machine are not enemies. Training should help him get used to everyday sights and sounds to prevent him from developing fear or territorial-induced aggression and other behavior problems.

- to help him figure out that biting can hurt the human and that it is not the only way to have fun. He also needs to know that barking and jumping are not the best ways to welcome visitors and can actually cause you embarrassment.

- to make it clear to him that he is not above his humans in the hierarchy therefore he is not the one to decide when to do things and where to go. He should not demand, through barking or whining, for food, toys, to be in the couch, to get inside the room and the likes.

- to remind him that chewing the furniture, clothing and other household items, digging and excessive barking are distracting as well as destructive behaviors. Eating feces and growling are not acceptable as well.

It is not a must to train your pet with advanced tricks during boxer training. So long as he knows how to behave in ways expected from a well-behaved pet, that is important enough.

Sue Chapple enjoys writing dog articles including boxer training advice. Find out more tips by visiting her site about boxer training.