beagle help.............?

Question

any ideas on how to crate train a 1.5 year old beagle? She is very vocal about not liking the crate. thank you

Answer 1

i have a minuture pinscher, who didnt like to be in her crate at all, we only put her in it when we werent home so i'm not sure how she acted but for the few minutes before running out the door. but anyway a few things we did to help her was slept with or sat a towel or small blanket to get our scent on it it seemed to help her relax and want to lay down. we would also put a fresh bowl of food down to keep her distracted (sometimes she'd knock it over so the water we had to rig up to the side of the crate with a zip tie lol) and we'd also put a hard toy in it, you dont want to give them anything they can chew up and possibly choke on. i hope this helps!

Answer 2

First of all, you have a beagle, they are vocal. Secondly, you crate train them the same way you crate train any dog.

Is this new training or has she been there since a pup?

You don't just shove her in there and leave. You put her in, tell to to lay down and stay, and YOU become the door keeping her in. Praise her or correct her appropiately. Do this for about 5 minutes at a time, break for an hour and another 5 mintues. After she accepts 5 minutes, go to 10 then 15 then 10 then 25 then 30 minutes. After she accepts 30 minutes start closing the crate door. When she accepts that, start leaving the room.

Also, remember that you have a HIGH energy breed who is NOT going to be happy until her energy is drained. If you dog is ready to go and run she's not going to accept being put in a crate because she's to awake and hyper. Crating should only be done after heavy exercise, feeding and watering. If you can't exercise her for long, get her a backpack and weigh her down so she's tired.

Best of luck

Answer 3

Did you get this beagle as a puppy? I got a one year old beagle who was abused by the previous owner by being left in a cage for 10-12 hours at a time. Needless to say, my beagle is not crate trained! This breed is very vocal. You have to have great patience to train a beagle. However, they are intelligent and very trainable. My beagle takes commands in two different languages plus hand signals. Still, you will have to be very persistent. If this is your first dog, you might want to seek the help of a professional on this one. Good luck! (P.S. Although beagles are headstrong, they're one of the sweetest breeds you'll find and definitely worth the effort.)

Answer 4

First off why are you crate training her? For housebreaking?? Most dogs do very well with crate training, including beagles. You just need to have the tough love and ignore the barking. Citronella spray collars made by the company that makes Gentle Leaders work great! I have one for my beagle! She won't even wimper with it on since she hates the spray. If the dog is housebroken, then why do you want her crate trained. If she is not, well, just stick it out kinda like when the toddler is learning to go to be alone.

Answer 5

you have to put her in the crate for a half hour or so and then let her out of it. immediatly let her go pee. if she doesn't pee, she goes back in the crate. if she does pee, she gets to play with you and have fun. she should only stay out for the length of time that she can hold her pee minus a half hour (then she should be put back in her crate). repeat this process for a while and eventually, you will be able to increase the time that she can stay in the crate. when this amount of time gets to be more than 45 minutes, you should leave the house when she is in there so she she gets used to being in the crate and home alone. MAKE SURE THAT AS SOON AS YOU GET HOME, YOU LET HER OUT TO PEE!!

things to remember:
-keep the crate small or else she will just pee in it
-whenever you are home, the dog should be out of her crate
-if you have questions, feel free to e-mail me

Answer 6

Oi, obviously you have not done research on this breed. Read up on it, and ask an animal behaviorist also.