i think much of the problem is that a lot of people dont trust them so try to avoid them on walks because of this they dont get to interact and play as much as a normal dog would, which makes for an exited dog that gets frustrated because he doesnt get to play and doesnt get the chance to learn manners i walk a boxer for the old lady up the road and in 9 months of daily walks ive never had a dog owner hang around to let their dogs play with him
I think you do have a point but in fairness, others may be busy or whatever and there are classes you can go to, to begin the socialisation process, speak to others you see regularly etc OR their own dogs may not appreciate bouncy dogs, large dogs, any dogs...
A border terrier tried to stand over Ozzie while he was half a sleep at training last night . Not a good move .. It was all noise and handbags but I was worried Oz would get all the blame ,but the border owner admitted hers started it ...
the dog i walk is fine because he gets to play with my dogs and a couple that live next to him i was just using it as a general rule, ive seen a group of people stood taking in the park and as soon as i walk in with the boxer they all have to go home at exactly the same time lol,
I am a big believer in letting dogs off the lead and sort it out themselves. Yesterday we were having lunch on the beach and the small dog was off lead but the BK was on lead - unfortunately he can be aggressive to the waiting staff, and 2 big dogs walked past and the BK started barking very aggressively at them. If he had been off lead that would not have happened and he would have simply ignored them. So if he was always on lead he would be described as dog aggressive but as he is never on lead and the local dogs have taught him the meaning of respect, he can always be relied on to ignore other dogs. Most Westerners here are too afraid to walk their dog off lead but there is one beach spot where alot take their dogs. So there was a big yellow lab male who tried to dominate the BK and of course he got snapped at. Then his numpty owner tried to grab my dog(!) to which she was lucky to only get growled at. I told her to never touch my dog and that the dogs would be fine which they were. Her dog was unsocialised because she was over protective of him IMO
I encounter quite a few Boxers in the dog park here and none have been aggressive but all tend to be dominant and some are too pushy. That is, no biting but they will chase and persist beyond their welcome. Maybe they just lack empathy! I did have an incident when our dog was a pup, with a male Boxer running her down and tumbling her to the point that she was not only distressed but injured her leg quite badly. The problem was the owner who simply ignored all this and would not call her dog off!!! We had to actually restrain someone else's dog because she didn't care what harm he was doing. Terrible owner! So the Boxer's boisterous and sometimes pushy nature needs to be managed for sure, but I have not found them to be aggressive per se.
