I have a 4 year old female boxer. In the house she's always been very calm. Usually she just sleeps or chews on rawhide. She always listens to everything I command her to do. I can tell her where to go and what to do and she will listen.
She's always been good off leash too. In fact I've never used a leash on her even since we got her at 7 weeks. She always follows me and doesn't wander off. I take her for a few mile hike in the woods at least 3 times a week and every day she runs around the field with the other neighborhood
She's always played a bit rough (likes to swat at other dogs, obviously because she's a boxer.) But it never got out of hand. (Keep in mind my boxer weighs 69lbs while her usual playmates are a boston terrier, a 90lb lab, and a 165lb german shepard that happens to be a police dog). The other dogs would fight back and everyone had a good time. But within the pastt 3 weeks I've noticed that she takes offense to playful behavior and becomes aggressive towards the other dog. Today for instance, she was "boxing" the german shepard and everything was fine until he gave her a playful chomp on her leg. This usually is taken as a play bite but she got very angry and started growling and biting his neck. I knew this was aggressive because he got up and bit a chunk of her ear out. She has done this with all of the 3 dogs multiple times within the past few weeks but her injury sustained today made me realize her behaviorial issues.
I'm sorry this is so long but I'm hoping someone with experience could give me a personalized answer. Thank You!
She's always been good off leash too. In fact I've never used a leash on her even since we got her at 7 weeks. She always follows me and doesn't wander off. I take her for a few mile hike in the woods at least 3 times a week and every day she runs around the field with the other neighborhood
She's always played a bit rough (likes to swat at other dogs, obviously because she's a boxer.) But it never got out of hand. (Keep in mind my boxer weighs 69lbs while her usual playmates are a boston terrier, a 90lb lab, and a 165lb german shepard that happens to be a police dog). The other dogs would fight back and everyone had a good time. But within the pastt 3 weeks I've noticed that she takes offense to playful behavior and becomes aggressive towards the other dog. Today for instance, she was "boxing" the german shepard and everything was fine until he gave her a playful chomp on her leg. This usually is taken as a play bite but she got very angry and started growling and biting his neck. I knew this was aggressive because he got up and bit a chunk of her ear out. She has done this with all of the 3 dogs multiple times within the past few weeks but her injury sustained today made me realize her behaviorial issues.
I'm sorry this is so long but I'm hoping someone with experience could give me a personalized answer. Thank You!