i am thinkin of getting a 3-4 month old boxer puppy and i was told that once they are that old they are already set in there ways and it will be twice as hard to house break them. is that true?
2006-11-18 06:04:39 · 11 answers · asked by jessica L 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
It is never too late to train a dog. However the longer you wait the harder it can be. You need to be consistent in your training methods.
I would suggest crating the dog. Make it a big deal when he does his business outside. Lots of praise. For the first few days keep a VERY close eye on him. You can tell when they need to go, hurry up and get him out side. He'll catch on quick. I did this for a weekend with a 3yr old rescue who was raised in a kennel. By Sunday afternoon she had it down pat. Good luck!
2006-11-18 06:19:06 · answer #1 · answered by buk3314 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a 7 month old boxer puppy and got her at about 2 months old (not potty trained). The first couple of nights I had her I set two alarms in the middle of the night to wake up and wake her up and force her to go outside. This seemed to work very well as she never really got a chance to pee in the house at night and got used to the routine. Within a couple days I didn't have to get up during the night anymore. Once I heard her getting up and moving about in the morning I would be sure to let her out right away. It only took her a week or two to be almost completely potty trained. We didn't always notice her waiting at the door to go outside though, so we put up a bell in front of the door and trained her to paw at the bell when she wanted outside. Now she rings a doorbell that we put on the floor to go outside! I would think that the different of one or two months in started to train your boxer wouldn't make that much of a difference.
Enjoy your boxer - they're awesome dogs!
2006-11-18 08:42:20 · answer #2 · answered by skidamerinki 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-14 15:30:38 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not true!! In fact, in some ways it will be much easier because an older puppy has some bladder control.
(I've house trained adult rescued greyhounds who of course never needed to be housetrained before they were rescued. Because they are adults, with full bladder control, training was a snap!
2006-11-18 06:13:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, it's better and easier is the puppy is less than 5 months... practically much easier to train them from 2 months old.
2006-11-18 06:07:01 · answer #5 · answered by Cold Fart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well my dog it just came naturally. Ever time we took him out to the bath room, we would bark like 2 times at the door. About a week later, he started barking and we praised him so much.
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2006-11-18 06:10:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be a little harder. But it is never to late to teach a dog the things you want it to do. They will learn eventually. You just have to be consistent.
2006-11-18 06:09:48 · answer #7 · answered by Valerie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
please please please read up on boxers so that you know what you are getting and will have to deal with. start training on the way home in the car and no, it is not too old to train but he has had three months of doing it his way so keep that in mind. you will need to be consistant and dedicated to the training.
2006-11-18 06:08:21 · answer #8 · answered by mups mom 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very true. You won't be a happy camper. You might think about investing in an electric shock collar for training, you will need it.
2006-11-18 06:07:01 · answer #9 · answered by kam_1261 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
no, its not. every dog and every breed has there own personalties, so you cant break it down to a single breed
2006-11-18 13:41:57 · answer #10 · answered by juicyfruitishandsome 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋