I have 3.5 month old female beagle name Dasiy, and I had her for a month so far. I took out beagles books and trying to follow up their advice and methods. I am having a hard time house-training her. For example, we set up a schedule including play time and meals. When we are around or watching her, she would go to her potty pad spot and relief there(Of course we praise her), but when she is alone for five minutes or when we let our guard down, she would go somewhere else. Also, she is very stubborn,and headstrong and refuse to listen to me? Any advice? (Oh by the way, she knows two basic commands so far).
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She is only 3.5 months old! Too early to expect her to be completely house trained. Just be patient.
Same with her being "headstrong." She is way too young. You expect too much of her.
One piece of advice: beagles need exercise, otherwise they become fat. Make sure she runs a lot and when she is 12 month old, put her on low fat food.
Try crate training. It works much better, especially when you cannot supervise. I've done it twice with great success.
http://www.inch.com/~dogs/cratetraining.
We just gave our beagle a little spank on the nose whenever she went on the carpet and eventually learned that rubbing her nose in it worked better. I know it's kind of gross, but it will eventually work. Now it's been 8 years last Sunday since we first got her as a puppy. She definitely knows that she's to go outside only. Although she is still pretty stubborn and headstrong in other things. Good luck.
ok- as a neighbor of a beagle owner, SHUT YOUR DOG UP. No offense. but beagles can be very annoying, so training them properly will really help. Look around for a trainer. Sometimes in petsmart they have a trainer that deals with you and a bunch of other people. IF that doesn't work, get a personal trainer. THey usually cost a bit of money, but it's worth it. I have a dobernman, and it was getting aggresive so i got a trainer. IT really helped.
Housebreaking can be tough. Do you have a crate for her? Since they don't like to pee or poop where they sleep, putting her in the crate when you can't watch her might teach her to hold it. Anytime they eat, drink or play they seem to have to pee.
As far as her not listening to you- make sure you establish yourself, and the other people in the house, as the bosses of the house. Dogs are pack animals and need a leader, and will take on that role themselves if they think they can. Take out some library books on dog psychology- I found it very helpful.
Sounds like the Beagle I used to have!! I would start obeidence classes! YOU will learn ALOT and then your Beagle will listen to you. Right now your pup is the ALPHA in the household!! They are smart quick learners if YOU know what and how to train them.. I am not trying to say you don'[t know what you are doing.. I am speaking from experience. Good luck!!
try giving her treats when she potties in the right spot. beagles are very food motivated.
Beagles can be a bit hard headed and not easy to train but they do learn. I had it easy. I have a doggy door and an older dog. My Chi/Rat Terrier taught the Beagle how to go outside.
The best advice I can give is watch how much you feed her. Beagles are very easy keepers and will get fat before you know how it happened.
Your Beagle is still very young and needs constant watch. I have two Beagles and my second one was so much easier to train because we have a doogie door now. It is soooo wonderful and I highly recommend one...she learned instantly to go outside but still needed guidance every time she started sniffing. I took her out every 20 minutes OR every time she started to sniff I immediately took her outside. It was a lot of work, but pays off in just a few months!! Of course, never let your beagle have full access of your home alone for the first year. They love to chew! As far as being head strung, just be FIRM yet gentle every time! You want to develop the Alpha Male role in the house. Good luck!
Crate training works, But potty pads are the best. Dont stop praising her. But make sure she knows going other places is very bad. She'll get the hang of it. My beagle jack was the same way the first couple of months we had him. He is almost a year now and he only tinkles if hes really excited to see me : )
crate training works but make sure you only let her sleep in an area just a little bigger then her body. She will be comfortable because she is a hound dog and dogs like that prefer to stay in dark enclosed places. It sounds mean but they like it. After she gets the hang of the pads slowly move them to outside. It also helps to have her around other dogs ( after shes had her shots of course : ) ) and she will see what they do and learn.
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