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i have a few questions & i really need answers!!!
1. how can i get my beagle to lose weight & keep it off?
i took her to the vet & she is really over weight. he gave me that Science Diet dog food. well she would lose a few pounds then gain a few. so i put her back on her regular food (kibbles & bits).
so far she has lost 7 pounds. i still walk her but she is getting on up in age & has artheritus. so i dont walk her as far. any ideas on what i could feed her to keep the weight off?
2.my dog still tries to pee in my floor?!
crissy comes in at night since it is so cold. i only bring her in at night cuz she does not enjoy staying inside. there for i am not up to take her out. she is very good at letting me know when she needs to go. i bring her in at 8:30pm or 9:00 & she usually goes out around 8:00am. i dont give her any water before i bring her in. i dont put her in a crate because she is scared & will bark & cry all night! how can i get her to hold it or atleast use the puppy pad?

3.how can i get my beagle to enjoy staying inside?
crissy does not enjoy staying in. i keep her in my room at night & leave the bathroom that is connected to my room open. so she has plenty of room to do what ever she wants. ive tried toys but she ignores them (as usual). she will sleep but i want it to be more enjoyable for her. she is always looking at the door & sitting close to it. any ideas?

Answer 1

1. Try to excirse her as much as you can. Buy her some new toys to play with so she will get excited when she gets to excirse.
2.Watch her and when you know she has to go, bring her right outside. If she is elderly its just because of old age. Just try to get her outside when she has to go
Hope I helped...

Answer 2

Put her back on low calorie dog food and EXERCISE,EXERCISE,EXCERCISE.
I have arthritis in both feet and ankles.My german shepherd has arthritis in hips and one front leg.So evan tho it may seem you're doing the dog a favor by not pushing it to go too far you're actually hurting her and I'm proof positive of that.Trust me!You need to keep those joints loosened up so she won't be in as much pain.Start out slow but take her to a place daily where she can safely run around off-leash.If you can't trust her to come back tie a 30 ft.rope to her collar and walk along behind her.When she gets tired she'll sit down to rest.Let her.When she gets up head back to the car.Next day try to go a little farther than the day before.Keep increasing the distance you get from the car daily.You're going to have many set-backs where she just can't go the distance she went the day before.That's o.k.Try increasing the distance again tomorrow.
Off-leash she'll cover alot more ground than you will.And the weight will soon start coming off.
Really wet weather and cold will affect her alot so cut walks short on the really nasty days and give her an aspirin but check with your vet for dosage.
Try to walk her before bed so she'll sleep instead of worrying about her surroundings and get up sometime in the middle of the night {maybe 2 or 3 a.m.} to let her out to potty.
And why don't you try giving her a Kong filled with peanut butter.You're gonna need to lay an old sheet in the floor first.But maybe this will give her something she'll enjoy while taking her mind off of being inside.

Answer 3

NEVER NEVER NEVER feed your dog Kibbles & bits or any other crap dog food you can get at the grocery store. You need to find a dog food where at least the first three ingredients are some type of protein. Science Diet causes a lot of dogs food allergies which may be sabatoging your efforts to help her lose weight.

Instead of leaving food out all day for her to eat, schedule feedings twice a day at a specific time. Measure out the recommended amount of food found on the back of the bag and don't feed her more than that.

Your dog is fat because of your lack of training. She should be on a feeding schedule as well as an excersize schedule that includes daily walks and play time. I recommend starting positive training with your dog immediatly regardless of her age. Give her a treat and lots of praise anytime she is inside, take time to play with her toys.

The problem with her peeing inside is directly related to her being outside all day. Because she can go to the bathroom whenever she wants outside, she doesn't know that she has to hold it when she is inside.

With some positive training she will learn when and where to go potty. As soon as she lets you know she needs to go potty take her outside, but make sure you have a handful of treats. Once she does her business praise her and give her a few treats one at a time. Get her excited about going outside...make it a game and she will do much better.

Answer 4

There is a reason that the other name for a Beagle is "Chow Hound". It is up to you to CONTROL and regulate the dogs intake of food. You will want to weigh your dog regularly, and adjust the amount of food you offer by about 1/8th of a cup at a time. Never make huge changes in the amount offered, and normal for a Beagle will be somewhere between one & two cups per day (every dog will be a little different)

Here is the answer to your second question.
http://www.retrievertraining.net/crate/kennel.htm

Answer 5

i have 10 rescued pets(over the past 7 years)
i know i,m crazy,but i have a big heart,12 acres and endless news papers for the mistakes they sometimes make.which is getting less and less
thank the lord,
as for getting weight off ,i dont know as i have been trying to put it on them.
i have beagle too and i bring mine in also ,i just have gotten in the habit of letting all of them out before i go to bed giving them about 30 minutes to do their thing- then while i was training ,when i,d wake up at nite to use the bathroom i,d offer/ask "who needs to go"??
some go out on there own others that i know are the guilty ones i have to give a firm "come on your Going ! they have learned english!pretty darn fast(they dont like the nose in the turd trick)or carring their own mess or someone elses Mess Out the door ! this works great by the way..
and if you dont have the time ,they do sell a spray product that teachs their nose where You want them to go ..on the pads they sell or newspapers you can get for free.
good luck to ya~p.s. can i interest you in 3 pups, kinda like collies they're great watch dogs and are housetrained! I,m looking for 3 good homes ASAP to bad i cant find homes for them online.......

Answer 6

Exercises is the best. There is medication out there for her arthritis and you can get it over the counter or the vet. Condroitin and Glucosomine help with it also. Put your foot down and don't feed her as much. After all you feed her, she doesn't do it herself!
She sounds like she doesn't like to be confined to a closed area. My dog was the same way. If I closed my bedroom door, she would pace and pace. But as soon as I started leaving my bedroom door open at night and she had the complete roam of the house, she stopped pacing and would settle down quickly. After a few nights of roaming the house, she decided that her bed in the bedroom was more comfortable and now sleeps in the bedroom with me. (my bedroom is 15x20, plus a bath!! and she felt confined!)
If she is good at night and lets you know when she wants to go out to do her business...try bringing her in earlier and earlier..or putting her out later and later. Let her get used to the house and not confine her. She learned the outside behavior, she can learn inside behavior too.
Your question is a bit confusing. You say she is good in the house and good at letting you know she has to go out...but then you ask about her holding it or using puppy pads...I don't get that.

Answer 7

Exercise... anything to keep her moving. Playing with a ball, a tug-toy, or chasing you around on hands and knees is better than nothing. Try lower calorie dog food too. And none of those table scraps.
She just doesn't want to move around as much. Older dogs often begin to lose some of their control. Incontenance is a common problem. Losing some weight may help in this department too.
Good Luck...