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<blockquote data-quote="skeeter" data-source="post: 89821" data-attributes="member: 439"><p>There is a Greater Ohio Boxer Rescue group - we got Buster from them. Depending on what part of PA you are in, they might also take yours. They will take your dog and foster him (and also neuter him if he hasn't been) and work with him on the agression, or make sure that his eventual "forever family" can handle him.</p><p></p><p>While I agree that it's not too late for him to be trained, etc., I am concerned that you say you don't "trust" him. Most boxers are intelligent (Wyley, our other one, forgot to read that line in the description, however!) and they will sense when they have the "upper hand" in a relationship. </p><p>At a year old, your boy is NOT full grown yet, he can easily put a quarter to a third more weight on himself. Buster was 55lbs, but Wyley is 75lbs, and a previous boxer of ours was 90lbs and ALL muscle.</p><p>Boxers can be some of the best dogs around, but like any big breed they sometimes need a "firm" hand. And you need to know the limitations of your dog. Buster had been beaten before we got him, and I knew he needed to be "introduced" to strangers in a very careful and scripted manner. Wyley has yet to meet a person or other animal that isn't his "friend".</p><p></p><p>If you cannot commit to the training needed for your boy, I would seriously suggest finding a rescue for him that will carefully screen who his next owners are. If you can't do that, then I, too, agree with putting the dog down. He cannot be owned by just "anyone", but needs a very specific type of family to be a part of.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skeeter, post: 89821, member: 439"] There is a Greater Ohio Boxer Rescue group - we got Buster from them. Depending on what part of PA you are in, they might also take yours. They will take your dog and foster him (and also neuter him if he hasn't been) and work with him on the agression, or make sure that his eventual "forever family" can handle him. While I agree that it's not too late for him to be trained, etc., I am concerned that you say you don't "trust" him. Most boxers are intelligent (Wyley, our other one, forgot to read that line in the description, however!) and they will sense when they have the "upper hand" in a relationship. At a year old, your boy is NOT full grown yet, he can easily put a quarter to a third more weight on himself. Buster was 55lbs, but Wyley is 75lbs, and a previous boxer of ours was 90lbs and ALL muscle. Boxers can be some of the best dogs around, but like any big breed they sometimes need a "firm" hand. And you need to know the limitations of your dog. Buster had been beaten before we got him, and I knew he needed to be "introduced" to strangers in a very careful and scripted manner. Wyley has yet to meet a person or other animal that isn't his "friend". If you cannot commit to the training needed for your boy, I would seriously suggest finding a rescue for him that will carefully screen who his next owners are. If you can't do that, then I, too, agree with putting the dog down. He cannot be owned by just "anyone", but needs a very specific type of family to be a part of. [/QUOTE]
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