How to Teach Your Boxer Their Name

Series Summary

Since boxer puppies, although cute, are inherently wild animals they all need some sort of training to become accustomed to their surroundings and the rules of your home. The most difficult part of this process is communicating with your dog in a civil, non-violent way that lets them know you are boss and this is the rule. By praising positive behavior and correcting or ignoring negative behavior you are able to show your pet what is acceptable and what is not in a loving way that does not make them fear you. This creates a relationship between you and your dog that is based on love and not temperament.

This video series will show you lots of tips, information and techniques to help you train your boxer puppy to sit, lie down, stay and many other things. You will learn how positive reinforcement is more effective than physical punishment and the best way to correct your dog when they are misbehaving as well as how to get them accustomed to the world and the distractions in it.

Video Transcript

"Hi! I’m Melanie McLeroy with Taurus Training for Expert Village and we’re going to train a boxer puppy today. This is Indy. She’s about 14 weeks old and she’s just a little baby boxer. She’s a brindle boxer that’s what we refer to her coat with this multiple colors and kind of stripy look. First thing we need to teach Indy is how to pay attention. Make sure she knows her name. If the dog responds to their name then they look brilliant, no matter what else is going on. You can use their name as the way to get their attention, to stop what they’re doing, come to you, everything. So do really focus on teaching your dog to pay attention to you and to pay attention to their name. This boxer puppy is obviously a child hound. So I’m going to stand up. I’ll say her name and then the second she makes eye contact I’ll mark it. If you haven’t already, little puppy, please check out the pre-training videos on relationship in marking appropriate behavior. So I’m going to hide the treat pouch. So she’s more focused on me than it. I’ll wait till she looks away, alright Indy you’re doing too good of the job. Indy, Indy, good, very nice eye contact. Let me move around so you can see a little better. Indy, good, she’s distracted so I’ll wait till she looks away, Indy, good, she’s distracted by the crumbs. I don’t want to say it now because I’m setting her up to fail. Indy, good. I want to set this boxer puppy up to succeed if she’s very distracted especially by a crumb of food on the floor or I don’t think she’s going to pay attention I won’t say her name in the first place at all. If I do say her name and she remains distracted I don’t keep repeating the command over and over again. This little boxer puppy is pretty young. It’s going to take her a while to learn how to pay attention. If you haven’t already please check out the pre-training videos on how to give commands. Indy, good, very nice eye contact. It is very important to your puppy and for your relationship that your puppy, boxer puppy, any kind of puppy learns to pay attention that’s the precursor for all training and the foundation for a healthy relationship. "