How do i train her to stop it. Its unnerving.
2006-09-07 09:17:14 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Ever heard the song, "You ain't nothin' but a Hound Dog"? Your beagle is a hound, hounds howl. I think, however, that this may help a great deal: She is a natural hunter, she wants to "track" and find things, so let her do it. Take her favorite toy, let her see it, hide it in a easy place where she can find it. When she does find it, go crazy, like she just the most amazing thing you've ever seen. Keep hiding her toy in progressively harder to find places. You can hide treats, you can (this may sound gross but she would love it) take a small (bite size so she diesn't choke) piece of meat, drag it around in the back yard, make a long crazy trail and hide the meat at the end of it. In other words, put her to work, have her do what she was bred to do, she'll be happier and much less "howly"
Good luck!
2006-09-07 09:32:26 · answer #1 · answered by Yitka 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
I'm sorry to say, I was the neighbor of a beagle and it howled all the time.
When I was in high school my brother got a beagle for the house and I didn't realize it was the same breed that howls all the time. That is what they do. I get nervous because the neighbors might complain and I've heard of mean things people do to howling dogs.
To stop, I've heard some nightmarish things. There are those orange spray barking collars - it may or may not be the same for a howl (I'm not sure).
I don't know for sure, but they howl when they are bored. Keep them busy with a toy maybe?
2006-09-07 09:23:25 · answer #2 · answered by VanaBOSTON 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have a beagle. She only howls at night if she is seperated (in another room) from us. I read somewhere that dogs howl if they want to be reunited with their 'pack' or family. You are her pack.
Our beagle does bark a lot. We tried lots of things with minimal success. We did get a muzzle and I've used that if she gets in a barking mood. I usually say the phrase muzzle before I put it on her so she associates that word with the muzzle itself. After doing this a few times, I was able to get to the point where if she was barking I'd just say 'Do you want the muzzle?' and she would stop barking and look a little embarressed. So, you could try that. I would not keep the muzzle on her for long periods of time. She won't like it and hopefully 10 minutes of it at a time will be enough to help reduce her barking.
I love our beagle and both of our young children love her. They have a great temperment. They are just vocal creatures.
2006-09-07 09:23:31 · answer #3 · answered by BAM 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have a beagle, we've had him 4 years and we still can't make him stop completely. They love attention, but I've learned that if you raise your voice and tell them no in a stirn manner they will stop. But you have to continually do it for awhile when they are barking until they understand, it'll probably start to get old to you after a while but they are just hyper animals, so keep at it. Or long walks and small treats also help, it wears them out.
I know alot of people have also tried a spray bottle of water and whenever they bark just give them a lite mist on the nose, it's supposed to work quit well, but I have never actually tried this.
2006-09-07 09:22:26 · answer #4 · answered by GoodJob 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Beagles are nature hunting dogs and if they get a cent of something they will howl for everrrrrrrrr until they dont smell it or if they see something its just in there blood I use a hose and every time they bark i spray them and say NO bark but doesnt work for long i also tried a barking collar which hurt them so i didnt like that but try a spray bottle or hose if you keep them out side
2006-09-07 13:47:03 · answer #5 · answered by sweets 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, beagles howl. They just do.
You can try to minimize it by making sure she gets plenty (PLENTY!) of exercise every day (meaning walks, not just running around a yard) and has lots of interesting mentally stimulating toys to work on at home. Don't yell at her when she howls because to her all she hears is you howling right back at her and now you're having a conversation.
Remember, a tired puppy is a quiet puppy!
2006-09-07 09:22:22 · answer #6 · answered by tenzo0 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
my sister's beagle never grew out of it....I was an escape artist too and liked to chew on air conditioning unit hoses...
I think they need a LOT of attention. Teach her where her space is in the house and she should be content there...where her toys are...food, fresh water and ideally access to a secure outdoor area. :)
If you wear her out, she'll be too tired to howl :)
2006-09-07 09:42:54 · answer #7 · answered by Jill 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have a girl and a boy beagle. Get a UNUSED spraybottle and put water in it. When ever she barks say NO! and spray her face once. It works.
2006-09-07 10:05:54 · answer #8 · answered by Jay 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Get used to it. They bark at everything. It would be easier to change a leopards' spots, that to train a beagle to not bark.
2006-09-07 09:20:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
well i had a beagle, but he never howles. she's just probably trying to be pertective
2006-09-07 09:21:09 · answer #10 · answered by love_xxx_always 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋