My 4 month old beagle barks and howls at various things anyway to stop this?

Question

I just got her on Sunday June 10th, and she just started to do this

Answer 1

not really, this is what a beagle does. Train it to hunt..

Answer 2

I once had an elderly lady for a friend. She had a wonderful little dog. A mix of some sort. She had the dog trained well and it behaved very well. Learn here https://tr.im/eNoWU

She kept an uncovered candy dish on her coffee table with candy in it. The dog was forbidden to eat the candy. When she was in the room observing the dog he did not even appear to notice the candy. One day while she was in her dinning room she happened to look in a mirror and could see her dog in the living room. He did not know he was being watched. For several minutes he was sitting in front of the candy bowl staring at the candy. Finally he reached in and took one. He placed it on the table and stared at it, he woofed at it. He stared some more, licked his chops and PUT IT BACK in the bowl and walked away. Did he want the candy, oh yeah. Did he eat it? Nope. They can be trained that well but most, I'll admit, are not trained that well. When I was a young boy, maybe 5 years old. We had a german shepherd. He was very well trained also. My mom could leave food unattended on the table, no problem. She would open the oven door and set a pan roast beef or roast chicken on the door to cool. No problem. He would not touch it, watched or not. But butter? Whole other story. You leave a stick of butter anywhere he could reach and it was gone. He was a large shepherd so there were not many places he could not reach. Really, I think the number of dogs trained to the point they will leave food alone when not being supervised is very small indeed.
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Now if we are talking obedience training, not food grubbing, that is a different story. Way back when I was first learning obedience training one of the final exercises was to put our dogs in a down/stay and not only leave the room but leave the building for 15 minutes. The only person that stayed was our trainer, not the owners. Most of the dogs in my class did not break their stay, which would be an automatic fail. I'm happy to report my dog was one of the ones that passed.

Answer 3

Hi. I have a dog myself, so maybe I can help you. First of all, my dog HATES water. So, every time he barks or howls at random objects, I spray him with a spray bottle. So then hes quiet.If I keep doing this, soon he will learn not to bark just whenever he'd like to. If your dog hates water like mine does, then try this technique. It REALLY,REALLY does help for me. Or, if that doesn't work, then you can keep a small bag of treats or dog food in your pocket. Every time your dog barks or howls, then bring out the bag of treats. Show one treat to him/her, and when your dog gets quiet, then give him/her the treat. If that doesn't work then check on line for some more ideas. But the only thing I recommend not to get is a bark collar. When it makes the noise that stops it from barking, it might hurt your dogs ears. A dogs hearing is alot stronger than ours. So, if the noise is loud enough, your dog could possibly become deaf. And i don't think I would want that to happen. I HOPE THAT HELPS YOU. GOOD LUCK!!

Answer 4

It could also be someone is running in to check on him which will make him bark more. First thing, restrict water after 7 p.m. The vet has told me this is a safe and effective way to stop peeing in the house or kennel. It worked for my dogs. Make sure he has plenty of chewy, and rubber toys to munch on, ask your vet for the best ones. This will aleve bordem. Plus dogs have a natrual instinct to chew, it's normal and healthy. Then, if he still is crying, throw a small tupperware container full of coins at the kennel, this will startle him in an unpleasant way. This normally will stop the barking. Then, tell him, "NO" and go back to bed quickly. Don't give him attention, or talk to him except that one command. Or , he will try to bark or whine to get you up at night.. Also, do not throw object towards the front of the kennel, but towards the side. Be consistant, or none of the training will work. Make sure your drapes are closed at nite, he may see something in the yard that is making him bark. The room should be dark, with a small night light within several feet away. This is so he can see his toys, and play if he wakes up at night. You can also put a small blanket or towel in his kennel with him, be sure you have used the towel or blanket at least one time, so it has your scent on it..this is a great comfort to pups. Make sure he has a large kennel, I usually get the size for labs or a larger breeds size, and I have small dogs. Animals need room, especially Beagles, they are a very active breed. One last thing, if he hears you talking at night, or someone else in the house talking in their bedroom, this will keep him awake, keep your doors shut.. Best of luck to you and pup!

Answer 5

Congrats! Barking and howling is what a beagle does. I would start training it. Try to visit Ceiser Mullan the dog whisphers, website. Also try dogmagazine.com. The go in the alphabet order and see what it sais! I trained my nxt door neighbors beagle so I know what you have to go through.

Answer 6

DO NOT get a bark collar and DO NOT remove his vocal chords. This is cruel and bark collars do not solve the underlying problem. Get a vets advice, they know whats what.

Does he get enough excercise? Does he have toys? Does he have kong type toys? Think about praising his good habits. Don't shout when he is howling - that will make him howl louder as he would in a pack. Try a water spray, when he howls spray him. When he is quiet praise him.

Good luck!

Answer 7

Your dog may be barking excessively because you unintentionally trained her to do so. Poochie speaks and you obey. "Woof" and you open the door to let puppy out. "Woof" and you open it again to let her in. "Woof" and she gets a treat, "woof" for a tummy-rub . . . you get the picture. Your dog has learned to get attention through barking. It is easy to fall into this trap because the very nature of barking gets your attention. For the same reason, it is easy to forget to praise and reward your dog when she is not barking.

The first step in obtaining peace and quiet is to realize that lots of barking is caused by the dog being lonely, bored, frustrated or frightened. These are all situations that you can help to alleviate. A well-exercised, happy dog is more likely to sleep all day while you are not home. Spend time playing with, training and exercising your dog.
If your dog lives in the back yard most of the time, she probably needs "social exercise." She needs walks around the neighborhood, so she can investigate all the sounds and smells that tantalize her while she is in the yard. Bring her into the house when you are home. She needs to feel that she is part of your family. Having a large yard is not equal to having a well exercised dog. You may see your dog dashing madly around your yard, but he is not exercising. He is doing the doggy equivalent of pacing, fidgeting, or other human forms of nervous activity. Provide your dog with fun things with which to occupy himself, such as a digging pit or special chew toys.

Dogs are social animals. They need friends and companionship. Take your dog to the same dog park daily or weekly and let her make doggy friends. Dogs romping around and playing together tire rapidly and will sleep happily while recovering from the good, hardy play session.

Answer 8

I am by no means an expert or pro trainer but when my dog did this I would say in a stern voice "No Bark" and touch is nose gently. It took a while but he learned and now all I do is say no and he stops. Most pros say don't use the word No but it works well for me and now I don't get a screeching head ache from the dog barking so much. Good Luck!

Answer 9

He may be barking for territorial reason, protecting his area. If he is unfamiliar with sounds around your home he may bark as a warning to the unknown sound. Discipline him so he knows its bad, but give him time to adjust to the new surroundings. I had adopted a pug and she barked at everything the first few weeks, now that she is used to the sounds around the house she rarely barks.

Answer 10

try to teach a quiet command. praise when the beagle is quiet. then when the dog is barking or howling tell him quiet and if he listens then praise.
If the beagle continues to not listen, then spray them with a mist of water in their face. This stuns them and they'll stop, then you can praise for being quiet.

Answer 11

Do you know how to teach the "quiet" command? If not then the first thing you need to do is to enroll in a good obedience class and learn about dog behavior and how to teach your dog. Never ever listen to anyone that suggest using a shock collar as a training method. You would rather have your dog obey your command because it want to and not because it fears getting a shock from you, right?