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Will boxers play fetch?
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Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:57 amby Jacks
So......
My boxer Jacks just "refuses" to play FETCH!! He's 3 years old now and compared to his brother (Choch. Lab) he's a dud
I've been working with him for 2 years now. Naturally our Lab Raz took right to it. By nature I assume. Raz LOVES fetch however Jacks just chases Raz and the ball and Raz then brings it back.
I guess it's a "good" thing but I'm just curious if anyone else out there has a Boxer who plays fetch?
Re: Will boxers play fetch?
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Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:02 pmby DogLover
Hello Jacks!
Yes yes yes. That's a boxer for you and yes, it's normal for Boxers to not want to play fetch
Moxee our Boxer never did get into the game of Fetch. I tried to train her for quite some time. She loves chasing the ball but refuses to bring it back to me. The only time she likes to pick it up the ball is if she know's you will chase her if she does.... She also likes to steal other dogs balls when they play fetch and then run around and get chased.
That's a boxer for ya!
Re: Will boxers play fetch?
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Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:31 pmby Jacks
Thanks for the info. I read this a few months back but just saw that I didn't reply back <sorry>.
It's good to see were not alone. I guess it *is* a boxer thing
Re: Will boxers play fetch?
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Mon Sep 28, 2009 12:50 pmby bberry_22
My friends have a boxer named Jen and she won't play fetch either. But she loves to chase our cat when she is here.
Re: Will boxers play fetch?
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Sun Oct 11, 2009 2:28 pmby giggirl
how funny mom!!! jen can get way to playfull with our cat!!!! its just natrual!! lol
Re: Will boxers play fetch?
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Sun Oct 18, 2009 4:55 pmby taz4life
bberry_22 wrote:My friends have a boxer named Jen and she won't play fetch either. But she loves to chase our cat when she is here.
Taz (My golden retriever) LIVES for fetch... Her life is completely consumed with playing fetch. Honestly I wish I she were more like a boxer but I guess Retriever's are hard wired that way
Re: Will boxers play fetch?
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Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:32 amby bberry_22
Yes, my Lab too loves playing fetch with just about anything. Our friends had a poodle who would get a rock and play fetch with that. Not so much sticks, she just liked balls and if she didn't have that she would get a rock and want to play fetch. Do you know any other poodles who do that?
Re: Will boxers play fetch?
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Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:22 amby taz4life
Rocks! Ouch, that much have really hurt her/his teeth???
Re: Will boxers play fetch?
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Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:03 pmby bberry_22
It might have hurt her teeth, not sure? They looked ok. I never heard her complain. She just used them to pick up the rocks and didn't chew on them. I have a poodle that refuses to fetch. She sleeps most of the day or begs if we have food. She doesn't know very many tricks like our friends poodle.