Boxer Puppies are both a Joyful Bundle of Wiggly Love
and Hard Headed Bossy Bullys Demanding
to get their own way.
Plus, they don't focus on anything but Play.
I'm probably going to 'Jinx' it, but I think I can see the light.
The chests are 'dropping' and the butts are filling out. As some of you know, I've spent the last 2 years trying to figure out how to keep Malcolm from pulling my arm out of it's socket every time he sees another dog. I've been through books and books that discuss 'reactive' dogs and 'aggressive' dogs.
See these 3 posts from last August........
I couldn't figure out why wee Malcolm was 'aggressive'. Then some people started telling me he wasn't aggressive but 'reactive'. Well. It didn't matter to me. My arm still hurt from trying to hold him back. And I was very tired of not being able to have a conversation with anyone else who had a dog while I had him with me. I had to stay off in a corner by myself. Oh. And the squirt bottle worked for about 3 days. Then it was no longer a deterrent, but a treat. Both Malcolm and McKenzie started offering behavior that they knew I wouldn't like just so they could get squirted!
