When we chase him, he justs runs more. He has a big backyard and we take him for walks. He normally listens to out commands but not when he is running.
2007-03-12 07:51:07 · 13 answers · asked by natsuko1 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I have a beagle too. And beagles love to play!! Not just once in a while, but all the time. And not only that but my beagle, Mater, constantly is getting out of the gate. We don't know how but he is constantly getting out from no apparent hole lol. But the way to keep him from running away is to simply plug up all the possible holes in the gate. And if you can't find the holes, than sad enough watch him the whole time he goes outside.... Boy, don't you love beagles?
2007-03-12 08:00:20 · answer #1 · answered by radioxrockstar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congradulations you own a beagle and that is what they do. Good thing they will always come home eventually. Bad thing is all the cars around. My beagle runs and runs and runs some more. We have no fence and have learned that they only way to get her back when she decides to run out of our yard, mostly after a squirrel (that she will catch too), is to lure her in with a treat or mostly my other dog. I know weird but I will hold my other dog and say Daisy look who is getting your attention. She will stop turn around and I ignore her. She gets jelous and comes back. If this will not work than get a bike ready and keep after him. Sorry I know it is not much help but Beagles tend to follow their noses and don't care about what is around them.
2007-03-12 14:58:36 · answer #2 · answered by puggylover 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Welcome to the joys of owning a beagle. Chasing him doesn't help.
He loves the chase!!! You may have to deliberately set him up with a very long rope and a choke chain. See if you can leave the gate open, get him to run, and then seriously jerk him back a few times. He will soon learn this isn't a good idea.
2007-03-12 14:56:01 · answer #3 · answered by kramerdnewf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6 months of age is too young for the training he needs...use a leash and a better fence. Note:Beagles are a challenge on a leash at any age. They are scent hounds and they live to run down a smelly ol rabbit. If you are a rabbit hunter, this is great because rabbits will circle their den, thus the dog never gets far away. Just about any mutt can learn to DROP on command...but I have never seen a beagle do it yet.
2007-03-12 14:58:53 · answer #4 · answered by HEYYOU 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
First of all it is the instinct of this breed to run. I have a tri-color beagle and we have to keep him on a leash or inside the house or gate of the back yard to keep him. If you will notice when your beagle runs, his head is down and tail up. He is looking for a scent. The are hunting dogs, ie. Fox Hunting.
2007-03-12 14:56:43 · answer #5 · answered by psmyth@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats what beagles do when they get a scent of something, nose down and run and bark, they are hunting dogs. i bought one a few years ago, when i opened the back gate he would always take off, one day he didnt come home. i found him almost 8 miles down the road, he had been hit by a car. you may need to put a leash on him before you open your gate.
2007-03-12 15:10:03 · answer #6 · answered by luvmyboxer 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Beagles are very playful, maybe he thinks that you're playing with him when you chase him. And also, it's not safe to let them loose, they tend to follow a smell which they think are interesting, and if they run from you, they might get lost if you're not fast enough to follow them. Remember that they are hound dogs and have very strong sense of smell. Have fun with your dog!
2007-03-12 14:55:17 · answer #7 · answered by carmela_avs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Practice having puppy parties. When your dog is away from you (like on the other side of the house or yard) get down at his level and start getting really excited and calling him over to you and then when he gets there give him lots of praise, attention and petting- he will start to recognize he is going to get attention when he gets there so he is more apt to come back to you for some petting. Make sure you have a really big puppy party when he comes to you telling him good bog, way to go, good boy and petting him fervently, This way- when/if he does get away he has some incentive to come back to you!
Good luck.
2007-03-12 17:59:31 · answer #8 · answered by Nickster 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First, don't chase a dog....they will think it is a game and just keep going. Have food/treats for him and praise him when he comes back to you. A lot of dogs do not like to listen once they get loose.
2007-03-12 14:57:44 · answer #9 · answered by Megz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put him on lead before you open the gate. He's at the righ age to start obedience training. The very least you should teach him is to sit, stay, come and heel on and off lead.
2007-03-12 19:46:22 · answer #10 · answered by jim_elkins 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋