beagle dogs?

Question

We have tried everything as far as restraints go-gentle leader, regular collar and the pinch collar-but she pulls so hard with all of them that she causes sores on her neck and her snout! Help!

Answer 1

You can try many things some will work and some will not. A harness may work or it may make the dog pull harder. Try this take your lead and snap it on to the collar then take the loose end and pass it under the belly just in front of the rear legs bring it back over the back and under the beging part of the lead about halfway up the back so now your lead is just behind the rib cage area. start off at an easy pace and let the dog feel it in place. as soon as your dog starts to pull it will feel the tension around its belly area and most dogs will stop pulling instantly, some will buck this a bit but you must be in controll and calm. It will not hurt the dog at all. Stay in controll and slowly graduate this dog to start going on heal using the regular collar, once on heal its all easy going. At some point after your dog realizes you have controll it becomes second nature for your dog to stay on heal with lead in place. This breed of dog loves to pull due to its scenting abilty and every new scent that its nose picks up be prepared for the pull contest. Keep this dogs attention focused on you (truly with a hunting or working breed you need to be the dominant member of its pack) Beagles were born to hunt and they like to hunt in packs, you be the pack leader. Beagles can be trained as well as any other breed but your working with a very head strong dog who loves to use their nose. Another thing to try before going for a walk is a few minutes of scent play time. Get your scent on a rag or tennis ball and do the hide and seek thing with them in your yard or in the house, when doing this you are working that dog for what it likes to do, finding scent and going after it. after a few minutes of this stop the play and begin your walk making sure your dog knows your in command, be gentle but firm again your working with a very smart and strong willed dog that wants to please you in the best way it knows how and that is the hunt and chase, its up to you to tell it when to hunt and chase. beagles are a great dog and a great breed and yes a beagle can be trained!!!! Yes they can be harder to train than some but untrainable they are not.

Answer 2

Well, the beagle is a very athletic breed. Your afternoon walks and evening jogs should be just fine, but make sure its DAILY or else they get wayyy hyper in the house. For you second question, I don’t really get it but if you mean like you wont exercise hi for a month then NOOO WAYYY. Seriously, they can gain weight fast and they will drive you absolutely crazy in the house. Well for the monthly cost, I’m not so sure because then you may have an extra vet visit or something but on the first year, it pup will take up approximately $1000. After that, it’s a little bit less but when it grows into its senior years, its more with all the vet bills. For the check ups, Its once a year but when it’s a puppy, it will go through a series of vet visits for its vaccinations till about 4 months. As for collars, most likely 2 or 3. When it’s a puppy, it will need a small collar. When about 4-6 months, you need to change and one maybe about one year. It depends on the individual dog though. Just make sure that you can easily slip 2 fingers through. If not, adjust the collar to be bigger or get a bigger sized one. Beagles can easily over eat so feeding is important. When you get your puppy, feed it 3– 4 times a day. Then, when I reaches 6 months, feed twice a day. When its about a year old, switch to adult food and feed once a day tho most dogs prefer 2 smaller meals. Its important to switch because if an adult dog eats puppy food, it may have diarrhea. When you switch, do it gradually, not right away. So in the beginning, mix the both of them, adding more adult food each day. *Always remember, never trust a beagle off leash and if you live in the city, you may want to reconsider getting one. They can howl all night long.

Answer 3

Contrary to popular belief Beagles train extremely well.
>>>> for what they were bred to do<<<<

To get one to walk properly at heel, first you have to get the dogs attention (and keep it focused on you). Admittedly with a Beagle this is the hard part, but it can be done. When they drop their head their brains really do run out their nose.
I like to use a properly fit choke chain, but any normal collar will work the same. Start out by just standing still with the dog on lead. Normally with a Beagle it will only take about 0.5 seconds and the dog will try to drop it's head to sniff. Immediately give the lead a strait up "pop" along with the command "head up". It will usually take about two 10 minute sessions for the dog to begin to get the idea. Then you should be able to control the dog for a very short walk (WITH ABSOLUTELY NO DISTRACTIONS), once you can do this then it just becomes a matter of building on success.

Trained Beagles look like this:
http://www.hunt101.com/img/449178.jpg

Answer 4

there are halties. they are on the dogs face around the snout so you can control wich way they are going. There are also the ones that compress slightly on their chests when they pull. those seem to work pretty well.

i have a beagle cross and he pulls too. it is because of his nose. it is always on the ground. for a while i carried beggin strips in my pocket. they are his favorite and have a strong smell. he would get a small peice when ever i told him to heel and he did or if he was just walking with me good. his attention was constantly on me because i had the food.

i have also put 2 leashes together for an extra long one.

and if he doesnt want to listen-say i was on the right side of him and he was pulling, i would put his leash underneath him and bring it around his front right leg. as if he had stepped over it. that way when he pulls, rather than is putting force on his neck, it just gently pulls him closer to me.

Answer 5

So I have a blood hound and the first 15 minutes of a walk he is a holy terror, then settles into the walk. Beagles are also working dogs and want to be off the leash and on the run chasing a scent.

The only thing that works with my dog is a heavy choke chain...without it I'm toast.

Answer 6

have you tried a harness? take an empty can and put a small amount of change in it. like a couple of pennies, or anything small and metal. so when you shake it it will make a loud noise. next time she starts pulling pull back hard enough or her to come back at you and shake the can and say no. that's what worked with my dog. it took a little while but it works. now all have to do is show the can and he sits.

Answer 7

Beagles cannot be trained. Their hound nature responds to their nose, when the nose engages the brain disengages and there is nothing you can do, they will pull til they kill themselves. I have known many, talked to many people who own them, even obedience training will not make them behave on a leash; or worse yet off lead. It can't be done. Learn what a breed is like before you get one. Beagles are cute and loveable, but they don't train.

Answer 8

When out walking & she pulls bring her to heel & stop.
Then start again & when she pulls stop/heel again.
This will take some time but she will get the hang of it when she realises that to pull means to come to a complete halt.
Treats will also help.
But when mine have '' Thier Beagle Head On'' well I just give up.
But thats the joy or not for owing beagles.

Answer 9

you can get her to stop pulling with some training, but you need to be constant, and have pataince

start by putting on her leash, stand still, have a bag of treats handy(you will go through a lot). put some treats in your hand, and get her attention, hold your hand infront of her nose so she can smell the treats then toss one on the ground in front of her, then you walk, keeping her attention and tossing treats in front of her, do not toss them so she will have to pull on the leash, then priase her as you go, if she starts to pull, stop and give her the come command, which she should already know, then get her attention again, and continue with the process, of tossing treats, it will be fustrating at first, but she will get the hang of it, this will take a lot of time and patiance on your part.

good luck

Answer 10

Get a harness. It stops them from pulling without hurting them. They really work. My dog likes to pull but when I put the harness on her she can't. Here is an example of one, but you can get them at most pet stores.
http://www.seefido.com/html/dog_harness.htm