Ivory, lol, I could write a book on her
The only thing I'd say was the same is that Boxers are naturally dominant dogs (i think thats where Xena gets it as she is 70% boxer lol). However honestly the dog just had no clue in the least on how to be a dog. She came to me a complete wreck, there is not a bad thing you can think of that she didn't due to her owners.. attacked other dogs, pulled on the leash, jumped on anything and everything, tore up the house, used the master bed as her bathroom, didn't listen in the least and couldn't bond with anyone, etc etc. Her owner felt terrible and didn't want to take her to the pound as she knew she was a big part of why the dog acted that way but she just couldn't deal with her anymore. Ivory was the product of a puppy mill who was then purchased as an unwanted gift for someone else because of her champion bloodlines. For the first year and a half of her life she was an unwanted out of control dog and then she was bred and everything became even worse if you can imagine. She came to me skin and bones, only about 30 or so pounds with a three inch prong collar on and still pulling her owners around. But, in her case, the change was instant! I took the leash, put on a normal leather collar and she never once pulled me or challenged me in the least. The second she stepped on my property she felt the difference and knew with out a doubt who was in charge. Wow, what a relief for her! Honestly she fell in line right away and my pack being as balanced and stable as they were after us learning all that we did with Sissy and Xena, well they just straightened her right out. Definetly what she needed to learn how to interact and behave like a dog not the leader. So in her case, she was soo much easier to deal with! Since my pack was stable and balanced, honestly they did most of the work in teaching her how to be a dog and behave around other dogs. Mainly I provided just leadership and lots of exercise which she desperately needed and all boxers need just to be sane lol. But like I said, the change was instant! She was a very sensitive dog and the second she stepped on my property she knew who was in charge and that she didn't have to try to be anymore, I swear she sighed with relief. I believe that picture was taken only a month or so after we had her. We only had one fight the entire time she lived with us and that was absolutely my fault in hindsight (i over corrected her for assuming a dominant position and then grabbed her collar being mad and not calm, and well the pack took that as a signal to back me up) thank goodness I was able to break it up before getting to serious and I was able to learn a very valuable lesson! Ivory was rehomed earlier this year fully rehabilitated and lives with her own wonderful forever family.
The only thing I'd say was the same is that Boxers are naturally dominant dogs (i think thats where Xena gets it as she is 70% boxer lol). However honestly the dog just had no clue in the least on how to be a dog. She came to me a complete wreck, there is not a bad thing you can think of that she didn't due to her owners.. attacked other dogs, pulled on the leash, jumped on anything and everything, tore up the house, used the master bed as her bathroom, didn't listen in the least and couldn't bond with anyone, etc etc. Her owner felt terrible and didn't want to take her to the pound as she knew she was a big part of why the dog acted that way but she just couldn't deal with her anymore. Ivory was the product of a puppy mill who was then purchased as an unwanted gift for someone else because of her champion bloodlines. For the first year and a half of her life she was an unwanted out of control dog and then she was bred and everything became even worse if you can imagine. She came to me skin and bones, only about 30 or so pounds with a three inch prong collar on and still pulling her owners around. But, in her case, the change was instant! I took the leash, put on a normal leather collar and she never once pulled me or challenged me in the least. The second she stepped on my property she felt the difference and knew with out a doubt who was in charge. Wow, what a relief for her! Honestly she fell in line right away and my pack being as balanced and stable as they were after us learning all that we did with Sissy and Xena, well they just straightened her right out. Definetly what she needed to learn how to interact and behave like a dog not the leader. So in her case, she was soo much easier to deal with! Since my pack was stable and balanced, honestly they did most of the work in teaching her how to be a dog and behave around other dogs. Mainly I provided just leadership and lots of exercise which she desperately needed and all boxers need just to be sane lol. But like I said, the change was instant! She was a very sensitive dog and the second she stepped on my property she knew who was in charge and that she didn't have to try to be anymore, I swear she sighed with relief. I believe that picture was taken only a month or so after we had her. We only had one fight the entire time she lived with us and that was absolutely my fault in hindsight (i over corrected her for assuming a dominant position and then grabbed her collar being mad and not calm, and well the pack took that as a signal to back me up) thank goodness I was able to break it up before getting to serious and I was able to learn a very valuable lesson! Ivory was rehomed earlier this year fully rehabilitated and lives with her own wonderful forever family.
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