i do i get my beagle puppy to stop nipping and chewing on me and minding better, she thinks of me as a chew to

Question

i have a 3 mo. old female beagle puppy, she is my shadow, goes into hyestrics if i am not around her, but we can not play and she will not mind, if i scold her verbally she tears something up, i want her as a house dog, and she is walked and excercised, house broke and kennel broke, i need help from her using me as a chew toy, her tantrums, and nipping.

Answer 1

Most bad behaviour in dogs happens because of a very simple reason. Your dog has a superiority complex. You can take the dog out of the wild, but you can't take the wild out of the dog. Dogs instincts are basically identical to the instincts of wild dogs and wolves. The only difference is that dogs view humans as part of their 'pack' and wolves and wild dogs do not. The 'leader of the pack' is responsible for the saftey and well-being of all the pack members. The leader of the pack has certain rights and privlages that come from being the pack leader, such as; the pack leader decides when to show affection or ask for affection, eats before all others in the pack, leads the 'hunt' or walk, and decides what is dangerous to the pack. eg. other dogs. Signs that your dog may feel that he/she is the leader are; pawing at you, staring at you, leaning against you or jumping up on you, barking at you, protective of food or toys, barking at visitors out windows or at fences and when someone comes into your home and pulling on the lead when you are walking, nipping and mouthing, hyperactivity and dominace with other dogs, people and objects, eg. 'humping'
You need to start a process with her called "Amichein Bonding". This clearly shows your dog that you are the leader of the pack in a language your dog can understand. This process will get your dog to full accept your leadership on their own accord, therefore making the bond between you and your dog stronger and you will have the respect from your dog that you deserve.
These simple steps will get the message across to you dogs that they are not the leader you are, and therefore they do not have to worry about the responsibilities of being the leader. eg. barking at people when they get close to the houes or yard. when you first enter the house from being away, you must show your authority. the leader has a personal bubble of space that can only be penitrated when the leader says so. you must ignore your dogs when you come home until they have settled down. do not look at them, do not acknowledge them and do not pet them. once they have calmed down you may call one of them to you, tell him/her to sit and after they comply you may give them all the love you desire to give. If, however, they start to jump around again you must start all over. They must understand that you will give them affection but only on your terms, no one elses.
The second step is gesture eating. The leader always controls the food. The leader always eats before the rest of the pack. Once the leader has gotten his/her fill the rest of the pack is then allowed to eat. I am not a big fan of eating a whole meal infront of my dogs so there is something else you can do that will get the message across just as well. You should never free feed your dogs. This gets the message across that because they have full access to food at all times that they are the leaders. Take a cookie or a cracker and place it on your counter. Place your dogs food bowls beside your cookie and prepare the dogs meal. Before placing your dogs food down for them to eat, make sure that they are watching, and eat your cookie or cracker infront of them. You dont' want to make a big scene, but you do want them to see what you are doing. You want them to think you are eating right out of their food bowls. And when you are finished it looks as if you have taken your fill and the rest of the pack can now eat.
Third step. The leader always has a personal space in the house that no one else is allowed into unless allowed by the leader. For me it is my living room. My dogs are not allowed in my living room unless I say it is ok and not before. At first this may be hard to do. The best thing to do is go and get a few baby gates and place them in the opening of the room that is 'off limits' to your dogs. After a while your dogs will get the picture and you will be able to take the gates down. After that it is a constant reminder to your dogs that you are not welcome unless the leader says so. My male, who is a pure bred border collie stud, constantly tests me. He will put one foot into the living room and check to see if I am watching, If I don't see him right away he will put another foot in and check me again. By this time I have caught him and all I need to say is 'out', and he will retreat. However, there are some days that he will test me further and that is when I only need to stand up off the couch and he will back away with a look of, 'I'm sorry, your the leader.'
You should never give your dogs full run of the house. Not even when you are home.
Fourth step. The leader is always the one to lead the pack on the 'hunt'. The hunt being anytime you and your dogs leave the 'den' house. If your dogs pull on the lead or walk infront of you at anytime, the walk is over and you return to the 'den'. The dogs must understand that the 'hunt' only takes place under your rules. This may take quite a few times, but it is very important to follow all steps. Your dogs will be looking for any sign of weakness from you for them to try and take over again. Practicing 'heal' in a controled environment eg. in the home or in your enclosed yard, on a lead at all times, is a good way to train them for the hunt. All these steps take time and effort, but they will work. I have tested these theory's time and time and time again, not only with my dogs but with numorous clients of mine. This is a way of life with your dogs, not just a quick fix. Once you go back to your old ways your dogs will return to their old ways.
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Answer 2

Jenny gave a great answer. When you are not in the room to watch him; make sure he has something that is okay for him chew while teething. Kong makes special products just for puppies. There are also sprays you can buy to put on the furniture (or anything else the puppy seems to go for) that have bad sour, bitter tastes. I had a friend whose dog would chew on the corner of the door frame when he left the house. He rubbed the area around the door with tabasco sauce for a few days and it discouraged the dog from chewing at it. (that was more of a separation anxiety issue than teething, but same principle) Good Luck!!

Answer 3

Between 3 and 6 months she is TEETHING! And at 3 months, she's still go so much puppy in her that you are expecting way too much from her. What you should do is start taking her to puppy classes, where you can BOTH learn together. Read all you can about the breed, and dogs in general, because if you weren't expecting exactly what's going on, you are the one who should have learned more before blaming your inexperience and lack of knowledge on a 3 month old puppy. Unless you wind up ruining her, she can be expexted to act like this for another 5-6 months! Start with this:
www.bonesvolunteers.com/documents/BASICBEAGLETRAINING.pdf

Answer 4

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Answer 5

All dogs go through this stage. It sucks but they do get over it. Sometimes one month or two. Just refocus the dog on something positive and try to limit forceful negative correction. Do this until you are ready to drop dead. LOL. It's ok to do timeouts in the crate for half hour or so to bring down the level of play and you both get a break. My foster pup (10 mos old) is just coming out of this and I am sooo happy cause he can really give a good pinch and not realize it. Good Luck!

Answer 6

First you need to let the puppy know you are the "pack leader."When you walk her on the leash you don't let her go out the door first.That's the dominant position.Don't let her ahead of you on a leash.Give her a chew toy when she bites or chews though i play with my 6 mo. old pup that way.she needs to understand when you want to stop that's it period.you need to remember she's a puppy. They need to chew.She loves you like no other and will be your best.She's worth your time.put her in the cage with a scolding when she has a tantrum or chews furniture.you need to do this as soon as it happens so she understands.good luck.

Answer 7

You need to buy the puppy chew toys, & nylabones! Any time she nipping or bitting. You need to substitute to with a toy. Say "Chew one This"

She's in a teething stage

P.S. Don't listen to what "stanleys_2001" says! That's just cruel to do with your puppy or any animal

Answer 8

A dog should be trained on how to eat, walk with you, not to bark, potty training and sleep on its place etc. You can teach anything to your puppy, dogs get trained easily with some good instructions. If you want some good training tips visit https://tr.im/7q5sH

If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.

It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.

Answer 9

My dog just had puppies and they are the same. They are at the "explore everything with your mouth" stage. But yours is older and probably changing teeth. You have to teach your puppy to bite a chew toy instead of biting you. There are many kinds of dog toys and bones at pet stores.

Answer 10

beagles can be extremely stubborn dogs! it sounds like yours may be developing separation anxiety. a good trainer could tell you if this is the case or if shes just being a brat. get some professional advice while shes still young, before problems get really set in

Answer 11

Buy the dog some Nylabones by TFH. They are great and not just cuz I work for them. Seriously look into some training for you and the dog. If the dog is going to be good you have to know how to train him/her TFH makes some great books check out The Simple Guide to Dog Training.