Boxer Puppy Training: How to Do It Right

Congratulations,

You have actually made it,

Your Boxer puppy is finally home

Now, the real heavy lifting begins

Training a boxer puppy is no picnic, But we are here help!

So let’s start right away,
Here are tips and guidelines collected by our team from hundreds of professional dog trainers that will help you in your endeavor.

So here we go,

Boxer Puppy Training
The Ultimate Guide

Start As Soon As Possible

Boxers are one of the most intelligent and energetic breeds out there.

They have the ability to catch on training quickly through repetition, so it’s advisable you begin issuing clear commands and cues early on as soon as you bring your puppy home.

Make sure to keep training sessions short but fun for puppies at this young age (8 to 12 weeks old). For example, whenever you bring your new puppy home, take him to the toilet spot designated for him, shower him with praising when he uses it.

It will be a coincidence at first, but it’s never too young to tell him “Toilet time” when he happens to squat. Then lavish lots of praise on your dog. In your puppy’s mind, This will connect that behavior with praise from the start and make him more likely to repeat it.

Start your training with simple commands such as “Sit”.

It won’t be hard with a young puppy, just whenever you spot him about to sit anyway, point and say “Sit” loudly and when his hind leg hits the ground, making a bit of a fuss about it, so he understands what the relation between the word sit and that action.

He’ll be perplexed at first, but soon he will get it.

A Good Name for Effective Training

Choose your dog’s name wisely and be respectful of it.

It goes without saying that giving your puppy a proper name ensures that your puppy knows when you are speaking to him and trying to get his attention.

This will come in handy later when following their name with commands during training.

Pick a name for your new puppy that you love, but also suitable for the purposes of training.

It is preferable to give him a short name ending with a strong consonant. So whenever you call him, your puppy can always hear it clearly.

Names with a strong ending such as (Jasper, Jack, Ginger) are easy on your puppy’s ears, especially when you place a strong emphasize at the end.

Whatever the name is, try to associate it with pleasant, fun things, rather than negative. The idea here is that to make him think of his name the same way he thinks of other great stuff in his life, like “walk,” “cookie,” or “dinner!”

Socialization Is Vital

Boxer puppies are lovely and friendly, they need interaction during the entire training process.

In general, a boxer puppy loves to fool around, make foolish stuff, be with other human beings, and need some form of recreation.

If you were able to integrate this into the training environment, your puppy will be more into the training and he will grow up more responsible.

Boxers do not like to feel lonely. They need to socialize with others just like humans.

If not properly exposed to other humans or other puppies on a regular basis, your puppy may show aggression problems such as biting, chasing and barking loudly. This might arise unexpectedly and would be difficult to correct.

Focus on Reward-Based Training.

This method works by rewarding good behavior while ignoring the bad.

This employs the idea of Reward-based training, meaning you use whatever motivates a Boxer puppy to train him: Rewards of Food and Attention/Affection.

The idea here is that your Boxer puppy will work so hard to repeat the behavior which has earned him a treat or a fuss before. Also, whatever behavior was ignored by you, will be in your dog’s mind, Non-beneficial at all, and a waste of energy, and therefore is not worth repeating.

It is known that Boxers like food and attention, so this is the best way to train them

Punishment?? NO.

Punishment is not a part of this training technique.

Never beat your dog.

Beating or hitting dogs when they behave undesirably is not a useful training measure.

We know Boxer puppy training can be tiring sometimes, Be patient, punishment is not an answer!

Instead of learning from the punishment, your dog will instead become fearful of you, which ultimately defeats the training process since that is not the desired result.

In the end, rewarding good behavior is more useful and constructive for training purposes than punishing bad behavior.

Start with Basic Commands.

Unlike most people think, teaching your boxer puppy basic commands such as “Sit” and “Stay” is super easy, You don’t want a professional trainer to do it for you and it goes like this:

Give your puppy a command, Point to where you want the command is done, Mimic it and then Reward him immediately after the action is carried out.

It’s that simple.

This creates a correlation, a link in the dog’s mind between the command word, action, and reward.

Let’s start with a basic command, such as “Sit”, and work on that until your dog has it mastered (I have mentioned it before but this another way of doing that).

1. Grab a treat, show it to your puppy, and let the puppy sniff the treat in your hand so he knows it’s there.
2. Hold the treat just above the pup’s eye level, over the head, so he has to look up to keep it in view.
3. Once his eyes are locked on the treat, draw an arc in the air over his head so that when he looks up to follow, his bottom naturally sinks down.
4. When you realize that he starts sitting, say loudly the command “Sit” and give him the treat.
5. Repeat this procedure several times until in your puppy’s mind he connects the command “sit” with the action of sitting and being a good boy so he can be treated
6. After several attempts, repeat the previous steps but without the treat

Use the same method with other commands or tricks, such as “Lie down” and “Paw” (where he extends his paw to you). Reward-based training is the best method to get your dog to understand and follow all kinds of commands and cues.

Housebreaking The Puppy

Potty training.

When your puppy is old enough (about eight weeks or so), you can start teaching them where to go potty.

First, decide on a designated command for this action like “Potty here” or “Potty outside”.

Usually, after eating or in the mornings, your puppy will need to go potty.

When you suspect that, take them to an appropriate “potty spot” outside and say your chosen command with their name.

When they do go potty, give them lots of praise and maybe even a doggy treat.

If they start to go potty inappropriately, pick them up quickly and say “No, Potty outside!” Then take them outside immediately to the correct potty spot.

That’s it, that was our Boxer puppy training guide for you ladies and gentlemen!

Now your Boxer puppy is ready and set to face his new life well trained

Remember love is the most important ingredient of this equation, So for this to work make sure he feels your love

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