Stop Snoring Remedies

Question by princess_83: How to training male Boxer?
I was given Boxer that was about 6 mos old. He’s now around 8-9 mos old and I’m having difficulty in obedience training. He was a stray that was handed down to me by 2 diff ppl. I already knew that Boxers can be stubburn and hard to train, but I’m a dedicated pet owner and am determined to break him of bad habits and turn him into an obedient companion.
“Rocky” stays out in the backyard until we come home from work. He’ll lay on the ground until ur within reach and then he springs up and jumps on u. He knows the basics, etc: “no”, “sit” (as well as the hand signal for sit), “stay”, “toy” and “drop-it”.
I want him to be protective of our house b/c our neighbor has had a break-in and we’ve had a car stolen.
Rocky snores so loud that one time when we came home he didn’t even hear us and I was the one who scared him instead of the other way around. He doesn’t bark unless he’s trying to play w/one of our cats, even when someone knocks at the door, he stays quite and just looks up and walks to the front. I wish he would be a little more aggressive/territorial….How do I go about instilling a guarding behavior in him?

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Answer by Kirsten R
He’s going to protect your home if someone breaks in. He needs no training or encouragement to be aggressive or territorial. Just ask your insurance company. Count yourself lucky that he is sensible enough to tell the difference between an intruder and someone legitimately knocking at the door.

Instead of protection training, convince yourself he’ll come through in a pinch. Arrange for a friend he does not know to tap on the outside of a window at night and see what he does.

I had my dog temperament tested. He was charged by a large man brandishing a club and yelling threats. He stood still and watched, doing nothing. He’s not a dumb dog. He knew the man was acting. But he’s plenty protective when a stranger approaches out of the dark and has scared off two intruders. That’s just an example of a dog with a good head on his shoulders.

Snoring isn’t a training issue. You can consult your vet to see if there is a medical solution, otherwise learn to live with it.

For the jumping up there are two solutions. The first is to step forward when he jumps up. This seems counter-intuitive, to walk into your dog. But with some dogs it works. Otherwise, teach him to sit for petting. always ask for the sit before you pet or greet him and when you see him coming in for the jump, command him to sit instead. Just remember to praise and pet him when he does.

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Question by princess_83: How to training male Boxer?
I was given Boxer that was about 6 mos old. He’s now around 8-9 mos old and I’m having difficulty in obedience training. He was a stray that was handed down to me by 2 diff ppl. I already knew that Boxers can be stubburn and hard to train, but I’m a dedicated pet owner and am determined to break him of bad habits and turn him into an obedient companion.
“Rocky” stays out in the backyard until we come home from work. He’ll lay on the ground until ur within reach and then he springs up and jumps on u. He knows the basics, etc: “no”, “sit” (as well as the hand signal for sit), “stay”, “toy” and “drop-it”.
I want him to be protective of our house b/c our neighbor has had a break-in and we’ve had a car stolen.
Rocky snores so loud that one time when we came home he didn’t even hear us and I was the one who scared him instead of the other way around. He doesn’t bark unless he’s trying to play w/one of our cats, even when someone knocks at the door, he stays quite and just looks up and walks to the front. I wish he would be a little more aggressive/territorial….How do I go about instilling a guarding behavior in him?

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Answer by Mikel
You’ll have more success training your dog if you tailor your approach to his personality. Here’s how to find out, just click on, http://dogtime.com/training-by-personality.html.

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Besides losing Weight, using Breathe Right Strips, and Throat Spray, does anyone know of any natural remedies?
Not all snorers have Apnea so that is not the issue here. He sleeps on his side and still snore like a train.
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I was given Boxer that was about 6 mos old. He’s now around 8-9 mos old and I’m having difficulty in obedience training. He was a stray that was handed down to me by 2 diff ppl. I already knew that Boxers can be stubburn and hard to train, but I’m a dedicated pet owner and am determined to break him of bad habits and turn him into an obedient companion.
“Rocky” stays out in the backyard until we come home from work. He’ll lay on the ground until ur within reach and then he springs up and jumps on u. He knows the basics, etc: “no”, “sit” (as well as the hand signal for sit), “stay”, “toy” and “drop-it”.
I want him to be protective of our house b/c our neighbor has had a break-in and we’ve had a car stolen.
Rocky snores so loud that one time when we came home he didn’t even hear us and I was the one who scared him instead of the other way around. He doesn’t bark unless he’s trying to play w/one of our cats, even when someone knocks at the door, he stays quite and just looks up and walks to the front. I wish he would be a little more aggressive/territorial….How do I go about instilling a guarding behavior in him?