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Chewing & Teething
Overview
A Boxer puppy will have 28 temporary puppy teeth. As a pup grows, works their way trough the teething process and becomes an adult dog, a Boxer will have 42 permanent adult canine teeth.
A Boxer puppy will begin to lose his or her temporary teeth at the age of 4 months. Beside from losing them, new ones will be growing in as well. The back molars will begin to poke through the gums at the approximate age of 6 months.
Learn how to help your Boxer get through this stage of discomfort and pain. A dog will chew just about anything to help relieve the negative sensations.
However, with some planning ahead of time and some easy training, your Boxer will not destroy your home and you will be able to help your dog cope.
A Boxer puppy will have 28 temporary puppy teeth. As a pup grows, works their way trough the teething process and becomes an adult dog, a Boxer will have 42 permanent adult canine teeth.
A Boxer puppy will begin to lose his or her temporary teeth at the age of 4 months. Beside from losing them, new ones will be growing in as well. The back molars will begin to poke through the gums at the approximate age of 6 months.
Learn how to help your Boxer get through this stage of discomfort and pain. A dog will chew just about anything to help relieve the negative sensations.
However, with some planning ahead of time and some easy training, your Boxer will not destroy your home and you will be able to help your dog cope.
Teething and chewing problems can occur if an owner does not know how to help their dog cope with them. When a puppy is teething, without planning and training, they will chew on just about anything that they can get their mouth on. The urge to chew and gnaw is quite strong. As a Boxer owner, it will be your job to:
Training
Patience and consistency will always be the 2 most important elements when training a dog to do anything, this included. Your Boxer has no idea that they are not supposed to chew on your favorite shoes; they are just trying to relieve their pain. A careful eye must be kept on your puppy so that you can stop them the moment they even think about chewing on something other than your pre-planned and purchased chew toys.
As soon as your Boxer pup opens their mouth to take a nice bite out of your sofa or wants to gnaw on your hand, you must immediately say "No!" with a strong and firm voice. The tone of your voice is very important. If "No!" is said in a playful or amused tone, your dog will not understand the true meaning of this word. This command word will be one of great importance that is used in countless situations. Your dog must understand from the tone and the actions that you make that you mean business when you say this!
After saying the command word to your dog:
Not all dog toys are the same. Some are colorful pieces of rubber that are basically worthless. Owners are attracted to them because of the colors or perhaps because of the fun and amusing names of them. However, to truly help your Boxer puppy with the teething stage, a puppy must have a large supply of proper dog toys that are designed to help them.
What are the perfect types of teething toys for your puppy? They will have 3 characteristics:
Just as you must plan for house training your Boxer, even at times that you are not home, you must allow prepare for this. A Boxer puppy can be put into a crate. However, that crate must contain plenty of these dog toys. To leave your puppy in an empty crate is cruel. A puppy should never be left in a crate for too long. How long is too long? A 4 month old Boxer puppy, if going into the crate immediately after eliminating, can only hold on for 4 hours. An hour is added for each month your puppy grows older.
The method that we approve of the most for Boxer puppies? Creating a space for your dog inside the home. This can be a spare room or this can be the corner of a room. Gates can be used to section this area off or a puppy play pen can be used. This will allow your Boxer pup to have plenty of space and room for plenty of the dog toys.
Adult Chewing
- Train your puppy what is not appropriate to chew on
- Offer the correct alternatives, so that the puppy has plenty of choices for other objects to chew on
Training
Patience and consistency will always be the 2 most important elements when training a dog to do anything, this included. Your Boxer has no idea that they are not supposed to chew on your favorite shoes; they are just trying to relieve their pain. A careful eye must be kept on your puppy so that you can stop them the moment they even think about chewing on something other than your pre-planned and purchased chew toys.
As soon as your Boxer pup opens their mouth to take a nice bite out of your sofa or wants to gnaw on your hand, you must immediately say "No!" with a strong and firm voice. The tone of your voice is very important. If "No!" is said in a playful or amused tone, your dog will not understand the true meaning of this word. This command word will be one of great importance that is used in countless situations. Your dog must understand from the tone and the actions that you make that you mean business when you say this!
After saying the command word to your dog:
- If they already have an object in their mouth - take the object away. Do not allow your puppy to engage you in a game of tug-of-war. A puppy will see that as fun and try to provoke this game as often as they can. As soon as you have the non-approved object away from your pup, immediately give them one of the approved chewing and teething dog toys. Say "Here's your toy" in a happy and excited tone. As your Boxer begins to chew on it, praise them for being a good dog.
- If your Boxer puppy is just about to grab onto an un-approved object, distract them. Say their name loudly to get your dog's attention. Then, immediately give your dog 1 of their chewing and teething dog toys. Again, say "Here's your toy" is a very pleasant tone and praise them for using it.
- If your Boxer puppy nips and gnaws on you, try to resist the urge to swat at them. A dog does not learn very much from an owner hitting them; even if the swat is a light one. All this will do is teach your Boxer to be afraid of you and it does not show very much will power on your side. If you want your dog to have control over their behavior, so must an owner. The correct training method is to say "No!" very loudly and firmly. Then, immediately give them their dog teething toy.
Not all dog toys are the same. Some are colorful pieces of rubber that are basically worthless. Owners are attracted to them because of the colors or perhaps because of the fun and amusing names of them. However, to truly help your Boxer puppy with the teething stage, a puppy must have a large supply of proper dog toys that are designed to help them.
What are the perfect types of teething toys for your puppy? They will have 3 characteristics:
- They will be able to be put into a freezer. Many of these will be filled with water, thus allowing the freezing method to work very well. Chewing on a cold object will help tremendously.
- The dog toy must be very sturdy, it will be used continually throughout this time
- The dog toy will be a solid object with thinner and longer elements that protrude from the base. It must be shaped in a way that allows your Boxer to use it to get right onto the gum that is in between teeth and to reach any area that is causing discomfort.
Just as you must plan for house training your Boxer, even at times that you are not home, you must allow prepare for this. A Boxer puppy can be put into a crate. However, that crate must contain plenty of these dog toys. To leave your puppy in an empty crate is cruel. A puppy should never be left in a crate for too long. How long is too long? A 4 month old Boxer puppy, if going into the crate immediately after eliminating, can only hold on for 4 hours. An hour is added for each month your puppy grows older.
The method that we approve of the most for Boxer puppies? Creating a space for your dog inside the home. This can be a spare room or this can be the corner of a room. Gates can be used to section this area off or a puppy play pen can be used. This will allow your Boxer pup to have plenty of space and room for plenty of the dog toys.
Adult Chewing
Your Boxer will stop teething at approximately 7 months old. However chewing may not stop if your Boxer has not been taught to use his or her toys. When a adult dog chews this is usually caused by:
Whether you choose to keep your dog outside, inside or both, an owner must supply plenty of toys (along with other essentials). In your adult Boxer shows destructive chewing, see Behavior to learn about Separation Anxiety issues that your dog may have.
- Boredom
- Anxiety
Whether you choose to keep your dog outside, inside or both, an owner must supply plenty of toys (along with other essentials). In your adult Boxer shows destructive chewing, see Behavior to learn about Separation Anxiety issues that your dog may have.
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