Bruno the Boxer, 1 year 3 months old...

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Bruno the Boxer

A day and a life with Bruno the Boxer - 1 year 3 months - 87 pounds, 24 1/4 inches from the ground to the highest point of the shoulders (the withers)

1 year old... (15 months)

A Very BAD Dog!

It's summer and summer means a vacation. Unfortunately the dogs were not able to come. Instead of 5 people in the family, Bruno was home with one person, who was at work most of the day. Bruno received a morning run in the woods, and afternoon run in the woods and a nightly quad run. It was a lot of exercise, however what he was not getting was his pack walks. The walk where he is to walk beside or behind the humans, concentrating on his walk, and not on his surroundings. Three days had passed...

And it started... Bruno was a VERY Bad Dog! He chewed things up. A lot of things. I don't have pictures of all his bad deeds because I was away, however here is a picture of the white board erasers he chewed up. He's not even allowed in this room and he knows it!

And his dog bed...! Notice his raw hide bone on top of his bed!

Half way into the week Bruno and Allie were boarded at the kennel overnight. While at the kennel he received no exercise at all. I am sure he had a lot of excitement with all of the other barking dogs and the girls at the office who absolutely love him, but no exercise.

Bruno and Allie back from the kennel. I have to say... the next 2 days after Bruno came back from the kennel he was a very, VERY, VERY bad dog. I had boxes delivered via UPS, which were on the porch, and he chewed my packages up and he was only outside for 15 minutes!

Note: Bruno's bed belongs next to Allie's bed against the white door, not on the other side of the living room. Would have loved to be a fly on the wall to watch how he got it over there. Look at the pieces of cushing he pulled out of his bed.

He chewed more of his bed, he chewed shoes. He peed inside! The kennel had given in milk bones, so he was farting and on top of that, he got diarrhea and diarrhea he did, all over the house.

I came back from my week away and he was still being a bad dog despite his runs in the woods. He was so untrustworthy we had to leave him outside in the pen even if we were only going to be gone for a half hour or he would have picked something up to chew. Keep in mind Bruno lives on 62 acres and has plenty of room to run his heart out. He chases the golf cart and quad, he hikes in the woods. But none of these things were calming down this pup.

I knew exactly what he needed... a nice LONG meaningful walk. A walk where he is just to walk, following his humans, not allowed to sniff or pee, just walk. I admit after being gone for a week it took me 2 days to get him out, with an all day event I had to attend the day after I got back. We do not have a convenient neighborhood. He has to be driven to good walking grounds. In the meantime he was still getting his runs in the woods etc... and he was still being a bad dog. A really bad dog. Chewing everything up... Sneaking in rooms he is not allowed to be in. He could not be left inside the house alone. Not even for 10 minutes.

It's now been 5 days since I have gotten back into the routine of giving him a nice meaningful walk. One that makes him want to go to his dog bed and sleep, and Bruno has not done anymore bad deeds. He is again, calm and happy, content to chew only his bones. Thank goodness the walks worked, because if they had not, living with Bruno would have been very stressful!

Meaningful Walks

This is Sara, a 95 pound 10 year old walking an 87 pound dog.

Good boy Bruno, walking next to her, but not pulling her. Bruno is one strong dog, and if he wanted to, he could drag her across the ground. However he doesn't, because he sees her as his pack leader and he is following her.

Ah Oh, Bruno sees a barking dog... Sara gives a tug and keeps walking...

Bruno starts walking forward again...

Oh but that dog is really barking at him now... Sara bops him in the side as she tugs. She says nothing to him. No words, just bop, a tug and she keeps walking forward.

Bruno is looking at that dog who is REALLY barking. Sara gives a tug, and pulls him back on track as Bruno stepped in the dog's direction. All while Sara keeps walking... She says nothing... Does not talk to him at all... Just keeps him moving forward.

And Bruno is back with her, his attention back on her, not on the barking dog.

And off they go, to finish their walk. Good job Sara! (Pictures posted in the order they happened. I had been trying to get a good walking picture when the above really happened. I decided to post it all instead of just the ones showing him walking nice. There you have it, how a 10 year old gets an 87 pound dog back on track. And she walks Bruno several times a week.)

Bruno right after one of his hour and a half walks. We had not even made it home yet and he was already beat and ready for bed.

Bruno Meets Darsey the English Springer Spaniel

Darci the English Springer Spaniel visited the Maguire Farm. Bruno had a great time running around with her and Darsey, being the bird dog she is, loved seeking out any birds she could find. She even enjoyed chasing a few cats! She also loved swimming in the pond with Bruno.

Allie the Boxer, Darci the English Springer Spaniel and Bruno

Bruno, Bruno, I really don't think Darci needs you to clean the inside of her mouth!

Slobber

Oh Bruno, what's up with the slobber!

Are we looking cute here or what? Who wants a kiss now?

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