The Dog Blog

 

When it comes to beagle training, experience is among the finest, if not the only one, teacher in the world. By actually implementing (more than just reading), dog and owner learn. Both of you are sure to mature a lot, even if it is obvious learning will most of the time come the hard way.

Chewing

A shoe or any sort of footwear is never for chewing, so a puppy must never be given a shoe to chew on. Besides, think that it may reach the point where the dog prefers expensive leather to vinyl ones! If there is a puppy at home, anticipate that all puppies will chew; the urge to teeth pushes them to do so. So, you need to have chew toys ready and available until the dogs are about 1 year of age in order to keep off destructive chewing.

Using Beagle training, if you see your dog chewing something it is not allowed to try out, say “give” and take it from the dog gently but firmly. Once the dog relinquishes the “bad” toy, be ready to give the “good” toy, and be quick to praise it with a hearty “good boy” the moment it has the right toy in its mouth. But if the dog resists giving up the bad toy, put your hand behind the dog’s head, and use your thumb and forefinger to gently apply some pressure on the back of the jaw where the upper and lower teeth meet. Eventually the dog will give up the toy. Again, pronounce the “give” command clearly, and compliment and praise the dog if it takes the intended chew toy.

Running Away

Puppies love to play chase, and it genuinely gets the most fun when it is the one being chased, preferably by its human owner. So puppyhood is the best time to teach a dog that if it runs, you do not chase. Rather, try turning around and taking some steps away, squatting or sitting down, and pretend to ignore the puppy. In a while, the puppy will come to you, demanding attention. Allow the puppy to touch you. You may respond by patting, cuddling and scratching the puppy. If you give the puppy a treat at this point, it will all the more stay with you. As the puppy matures, show the treat first, then say “come” to teach it this command.

Biting

The sight of puppies chasing, biting and nipping each other is no cause for much concern, but it is otherwise if a puppy turns to nipping you!

A Beagle training solution to a biting puppy problem can be learned by observing a puppy playmate’s reaction. If your puppy nips at you, do not wait for it to exert more pressure; make the high-pitched, abrupt yelp-noise that a hurt puppy also gives. Then, do an about-face and ignore the puppy. In a few minutes, go back and play with it again, praising its good behavior.

In the case of a puppy that runs after you while nipping, do not avoid it. Instead, stop (a target that stops is not fun anymore for the puppy), say “No” to it, then ignore it. Other things you could do to dissuade puppy-biting is to encourage your puppy to occasionally take food from your mouth, starting from the moment it enters your home.

A caveat to the “yipping-noise” method: this works only if the puppy has been left long enough with its littermates to learn this lesson; a trusted and responsible breeder will, for example, refuse selling or separating puppies before 8 weeks of age.

Digging

There are concrete and real explanations why a dog digs. A dog will do so in order to hide a toy, to have a bed of damp earth to lie on, to keep themselves busy and occupied, and to chase some critter which went underground.

Some breeds like terriers cannot resist the urge to dig. This emphasizes the importance of considering first what instincts are dominant for a certain breed, before seriously selecting which to own.

To end, remember that a dog will learn much from the tone of your voice. Common sense, and also a healthy amount of praise, are good ways of communicating with a dog, but it is important to also get across to an older puppy what “No” means. A firm and severe “No” combined with a quick squirt of water will help a stubborn dog get in line. What’s more, it is painless to you and your dog.

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