We all know or have met at least one person who is shorter than average, feels threatened by this and chooses to act out, possibly using humor or anger to prove their point. Before, I had thought this phenomenon was only present in humans but my beloved Boxer, Hank has proved me wrong and his choice is to use aggression. Hank is thirteen years old. He has always been very loving, playful and affectionate. I have several nieces and nephews, which he gets along great with all of them, at all ages. He even gets along with cats, well unless you count my sister's little brown tabby kitten that chased him down her hallway for no reason. Yes, at sixty-five pounds, he ran from a three pound kitten. I have lived in several apartments over the years
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This is what they do when they want to play-they squat down on their front elbows with their rear end shaking in the air, presenting this either to another dog or a human. Then they run away, come back and do the same thing again. If the other dog reciprocates, they continue with simulated boxing motions with their paws, which is where they get their name from. The two dogs got along great, literally chasing and playing for several hours. The two Boxers were about the same size, with the other one being a little taller than Hank but not having his muscular build. About three years ago I offered to keep a friends dog for a few days so she wouldn't have to kennel it. She brought over her very large, fourteen year old, mild mannered dog to see how he and Hank would get along. I had reassured her they would get along fine, because Hank was so friendly and sweet. Ha! I could not have been more wrong or more embarrassed when Hank attacked her dog as he walked by not even looking Hank's direction. He did it three different times and not believing that the situation would improve if she left, she ended up kenneling her dog. I felt horrible and I apologized repeatedly, letting her know he had never acted that way. Thankfully she wasn't mad
This is what they do when they want to play-they squat down on their front elbows with their rear end shaking in the air, presenting this either to another dog or a human. Then they run away, come back and do the same thing again. If the other dog reciprocates, they continue with simulated boxing motions with their paws, which is where they get their name from. The two dogs got along great, literally chasing and playing for several hours. The two Boxers were about the same size, with the other one being a little taller than Hank but not having his muscular build. About three years ago I offered to keep a friends dog for a few days so she wouldn't have to kennel it. She brought over her very large, fourteen year old, mild mannered dog to see how he and Hank would get along. I had reassured her they would get along fine, because Hank was so friendly and sweet. Ha! I could not have been more wrong or more embarrassed when Hank attacked her dog as he walked by not even looking Hank's direction. He did it three different times and not believing that the situation would improve if she left, she ended up kenneling her dog. I felt horrible and I apologized repeatedly, letting her know he had never acted that way. Thankfully she wasn't mad