I just got a boxer puppy. How do I train him to work cattle, and do simple things like sit and stay?

Answer 1

I myself have a Boxer and I love her! I bet if you worked with him you could get him to work cattle. You actually want a hyper, agressive dog, which boxers are. I wouldn't recommend a Australian Shepard or Border Collie for herding cattle either, a kelpie or Australian cattle dog would be better. If you go to this website they actually talk about boxers being used by cattlemen at one time: http://www.boxer-dog.org/item/14 . I would recommend you take a class at a local place of basic obedience and then hire a trainer for herding. Here is a website with where you can find trainers for herding: http://www.australiancattledog.com/herding_training.htm I'm not sure where you are from, but I know here in Ohio and the Midwest many people take dogs to the Amish to have them trained, but you pretty much just have to know someone to do that since they don't usually advertise.

Answer 2

Well first of all I am boxer lover! So congrats on the puppy, they are great dogs. Sorry to say that he will not make a good cow dog though. They are too hyper he'll love to run but wont follow instructions well as far as getting the cattle to where you'd like, he'll probably run them till they fall out, hehehe. On the serious note they can trained to sit, shake and not so sure about stay. You have to be sure and get there attention and have no, absolutely no interuptions around them, they are too much of a puppy even when they are as old as mine. She still thinks that she can sit on your lap and sleep in the bed and well she thinks she is only about 10lbs and is still 6 months old when she is about 10 goin on 11 and weighs about 50lbs. But they are wonderful with children and when you have them in a vehicle they are very good watch dogs. However, they have gas problems, stinky, hehehe, and they snore big time. So have fun and love him to pieces.

Answer 3

first of all boxers are not cattle dogs if you wanted a cattle dog you should have gotten an australian sheppard or something like that. and to sit and stay you just have to keep practicing with the dog and provide treats for good behavior

Answer 4

Boxers aren't a herding breed, so working cattle may take some time to teach him.

Other than that, you can enroll him in basic training classes at your local petstore.

Answer 5

I'm not sure how you can train him to work with cattle, but to teach him simple things, try to say the comman in the same tone, and if he does it, give him a small treat, like cheese. My dog loves cheese. And always praise hime when he does something correctly, that always helps ^^ Hope this helps you ^^

Answer 6

if you wanted a cattle dog you should have gotten a herding breed like Border Collie or Austrailian Cattle dog....

take him to obedience lessons for socialization , sure you can learn SIt and Stay at home but Obedience lessons actually cover a lot more important stuff like socialization which you cannot learn well on your own

Answer 7

Boxers arent a kind of breed to herd cattle but give it a try u never no until u try it out.

Answer 8

get liver treats...dogs love liver treats...and to sit you have to have treat in you hand and hold it above his nose and move you hand back a little while saying sit...eventually learn if he puts his but on the floor hell get a treat.....and to stay is a little trickier...you have to get sit down first and then you work youre way up...like the first thing you do is just put youre hand up and say stay and take a step back.(while having a treat int he other hand) if the dog steps up start over...the better he gets the more steps back you take. if the dog is a good learner youll soon be able to walk 20 steps aways turn around and decide when to say come before the dog even thinks about moving.

Answer 9

when you want him to sit, push down his bottom half, and say sit at the same time you do it. If you want him to stay, teach him how to sit first. Then once he has that down, when he sits down, slowly walk away with some kind of treat in your pocket and say stay every time you take a step back from him. When moving towards him, make sure you say stay also.

Answer 10

First you got to get a bag of treats keep telling him to do it when he does it give him a treat or rub his belly or scratch behind the ears or pat him keep doing it until he get it right i have a puppy rottwiler and thats what iI do to him do and hit me back