Anyone who can adopt a boxer with some behavioral problems?

Question

About a year ago a co-worker said she had found a stray boxer & was looking for someone to give him a home so she didn't have to take him to the shelter.Well, I took him in & for the most part he is a wonderful loving dog but he has an aggressive streak I am not equipped to handle.After we took him we took him to the vet and had him checked out,got his shots,had him neutered, the vet estimated his age then at about a year & a half.He's nipped at my daughter and my son's friend, my daughter he cut her lip, for the boy he did not break the skin but left a welt on his cheek.I don't think he meant to do any damage,he's a large dog & could do some serious harm if he wanted to,but I'm afraid of what he could do without really trying.I can't afford the proffessional training I think he needs.In the year we've had him those are the only 2 incidents of bites,but other behaviors like pushing & jumping are not uncommon.Needs someone with fenced yard, big heart & no small children. Located in IN.

My apologies, didn't realize this would be considered an ad. Modified question...Where would a person go to have a dog with known behavioral problems adopted?

The first nip was not his fault.He had been given a new bone to chew and my daughter bent over to pet him & he went & snapped at her,biting her lip.He had never done anything like that before,& because he is a perpetual chewer of things he shouldn't be chewing we are all used to taking things out of his mouth so she didn't think twice of leaning over to pet him.This second time it was my son's friend, & there was no food involved.They had been running through the house making loud noises shortly before he was nipped, & again it may not be wholly his fault, maybe just over excited, which is why I think he would make a great dog for someone who does Not have little people running around. Before he was neutered he would try to push all of us over with his shoulder, but since he has been neutered he has stopped that behavior with me and my oldest son, but the two younger ones he still tries to push now & then,though it's clear he loves to play with them and will seek them out to snuggle.

My worry is not that he's mean or ill-tempered; he is a big loveable slob. But he seems to have dominance issues at least with the smaller people and the thought of what Could have happened when he bit my daughters face just makes my stomach roll. He looked as surprised and sorry as a dog can look over what he had done. I don't think he meant to do it at all. But he did not bite her outstretched hand, he went for her face, and again with my son's friend the bite was on his face. He was not on the ground, or leaning over, he jumped up to reach his face. No warning either time. And again immediately sorry. I don't think he wants to hurt them, but he does not know his own strength and I can't take the chance of someone else's child being bit because they..act like a child. :) I don't think it's his fault, just that sadly we are the wrong people for him, though we love him dearly.

I don't know if he was abused in the past. He was full-grown when we got him and had been running in my co-workers fields for a few days. The vet estimated his age then at about a year and a half. We don't have any idea where he came from or why he was alone. When we got him he was thin and had a few scratches, looked like he had been fighting another dog maybe, didn't look like people-made wounds. He is usually very good-natured, though exciteable, but there have been 2 or 3 people in the year we've had him who he has taken an instant dislike to and when he saw them the hackles would go up and this truly awful sounding growl would start rolling out of him. No idea why he would act like that only to a couple of people and not with everyone else he sees.

I don't think a shock collar would work in this instance because it's not usual behavior for him and I'd have to catch him at it..unless I put it on him and then..Tried to make him bite. I'd had people say he needs to be struck when he acts aggressive and showed who's boss, and a lot of people who have said that is the worst thing I could possibly do and will only re-inforce the agression. If that's the case I've already made things worse because he was soundly slapped immediately both times, and immediately he rolled over on his back and seemed very sorry and sad he had done it. How do you address something that doesn't require any thought on his part? Something that I firmly believe even He didn't know he was going to do?

Hunter thank you for the links for backspace and craigslist. I didn't know they existed. I've posted ads on both of them, hopefully someone will be able to take him in.

I did contact the Boxer Rescue people, am still waiting for a response. I haven't got any papers for him, not sure if they'll help un-pedigreed boxers..

Answer 1

Go to www.akc.org & locate your closest Boxer rescue group for help to re-home him...& be honest about his personality so they can work with him.

p.s. to an another above answerer: Boxers were NEVER used to fight each other - sheesh!

Answer 2

I think that you should give it one more chance because boxers are a wonderful breed if dogs. Buy a shock collar and put it on high and teach him what he is doing wrong. Make sure your voice is firm and do not be scared of the dog. Because he can sensce the fear and will walk all over you when ever he has the chance. But if you need his to be adopted I will personal consider it but thats how my dog was. He would growl and bite me I wold say NO!!!! And if he bite again I would spank him. Not the tapps on the bottom. Full swing slaps and it got to him and he is the nicest most caring dog I had ever had!

Answer 3

you can list him on www.backpage.com or www.craigslist.org for free cause its against the rules to post ads on this site,,, I hope you find a good home but you defintaly need to tell the people that do take that he has biten cause if you dont and the dogs bites agian then you can get sued out the rear for not telling them about his issues,,, I hope this has helped and good luck finding him an all adult home it sounds like he would be better at living

Answer 4

Unusual behavour for a Boxer sounds like it was previously abused. Will an animal shelter relocate him?

Answer 5

mmmmm don't know why Ur doggi is lk tht my dogs also a pure boxer but though hes big made and very hyperactive he don't bite ..i think its da way thr are thr are a bit jumpy jumpy. don't wry its normal and i don't think ur dog wants to do any harm its just tht he 's nathure is lk that ...jus lk humans Even dogs has their own personality i guess its ur dogs personality..
hope u find a kind person to take ur dog over ..good luck!

Answer 6

get a book from your libary about training dogs and solving bad habbits, you may need to find him a home with someone who can afford the training.when he was a puppy the owners failed to correct those bad habbits thinking it was cute at that time, now another dog is left out of love.

Answer 7

boxers were bred to fight so like pit bulls you got to be careful and watch there behavour very closely they can turn on you any time it is there nature seeing that they were bred for fighting.