Life with the Three Crazy Dogs

Our neighbor across us has two beautiful boxers.  Those two boxers are from the same litter, both brother and sister.  DB told me he won’t get boxers but they do look very lean and muscular dogs.

Having another puppy right now is not the right time for us.  If I want another puppy I might check out Boxer puppies.  Boxers are great dogs, and are wonderful guard dogs, too.  Some might say Boxer dogs look very mean, but they are actually are a sweet bunch of sweeties if well socialized initially during puppy stage.  Boxers have a very short coat of hair.  I like that kind of coat, not much of maintenance like bathing them.  All you need to do is to give your Boxers a good brushing every week to clean them.  They do not need a lot of baths because they are like cats, they sort of do their own grooming.  Moreover,  this type of breed do not shed a lot.

Like any other puppies, training your Boxer puppies obedience is very vital and should be consistent.  Boxers are know to jump so training them not to jump from puppyhood helps when they grow to adulthood.  They are very active and need a lot of exercise.   Dave, the Boxers’ owner exercise them by letting them run along the yard when he mows the yard in the summer.  In the winter, I don’t see the dogs out much but what he once told us, he and his kids will throw tennis balls up and down the stairs so they could tired out.  If they don’t get enough exercise, same with other dogs, they will help tear the house down for you. 

The two Boxers have a very playful personalty and well behaved.  Caring for the Boxer puppies is the same as caring for all other puppies.  Patience and consistency are the keys to successful training them.  Initially they will at a lost when they set paws in your home, but once they get their surroundings checked, they will start looking towards you for everything from food, play/walk, bathroom, and attention. Boxers are from working  breeds, they are bred for guarding and many owners do train them for obedience competition, or are trained as guard dogs in the police force. 

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DB and I did give the thought of getting another puppy, but I shoved it off.  The two big boyz are more than enough for me to walk, bathe and split my attention-giving for them.  DB insisted that we should at least get a puppy within the smaller or medium breed category, but I was persistent, No means NO. 

Having another puppy right now is not the right time for us.  If I want another puppy I would check out other dog breeds besides Labrador Retrievers.  Labs are great dogs, but they are high maintenance dogs.  I love all kinds of breeds and especially the one our friend, Dorothy has, a Beagle name Greta.  Greta is such a loving dog, so affectionate and very playful.  Probably she was still a little pup then when we last saw her.  (Dorothy and family have moved to South Dakota.)  Greta has short hair and she has black and white patches on her entire body and legs and belly. 

My neighbor has a Beagle name Rocky, a brown colored pure bred with  patches of black on his smooth short hair with a white tip tail and paws.  Very cute doggie.  Sparkle is a very loved dog.  At his age, 5 years old, he is still very playful – loves to play fetch and enjoyed all his walks.  Beagles tend to gain weight easily.  My neighbor maintained his weight so he wouldn’t be overweight.   When trained from a pup, Beagles will enjoy their exercising time.  My neighbor tossed a tennis ball and Rocky would run for it for hours.  That was one of the ways he stayed so slim and maintained the muscles  that made him looked so fit and trim. 

My neighbor told me training him was very easy, too.  Beagles and with any other puppy, when train from young they will be happy and so will the owners.  Rocky was trained to stay at a position, either sit or down, when he was only 8 weeks old.   Beagles puppies are very smart.   When training a Beagle puppy, Dorothy told me she used quite a bit of food to motivate Greta, but once she got it, she can make to without the food and she did very well too. 

Caring for the Beagle puppy is the same as caring for all other puppies.  Patience and consistency are the keys to successful training them.  Initially they will at a lost when they set paws in your home, but once they get their surroundings checked, they will start looking towards you for everything from food, play/walk, bathroom, and attention.  Do not misjudge their short legs.  These Beagles can run with those short legs of theirs.  Beagles are from the hound family.  They are bred to hunt rabbits and some trained them in obedience competitions.  They know how to dig holes, a burrow in your yard if you are not careful of execising them enough.  They can be very noisy when bored.  That was why Greta was able to run me down, a human who is so much bigger, taller than her, to run her energy off!  When they are bored, they might start chewing whatever they can find in the house.  If you enjoy long walks, the beagle will love you for that.

*Pictures source from DogChannel.com*