Six Steps to a Happy Beagle.

Six Steps to a Happy Beagle.

by Bob Moore

Does this sound familiar? You take your dog for a walk, and it pulls so hard on the leash it ends up walking on 2 legs instead of 4? It doesn't have to be that way. Beagles in particular are prone to following scents, but it doesn't mean training is an impossible task. Take it from a beagle owner, follow these 6 training tips and you're well on your way to a happy, well-trained dog:

1. It's never too early to start. Begin training your beagle as soon as possible. Starting with something as easy as a feeding schedule will help to get your dog used to a routine. If he or she is used to a routine from an early age, and if you reward his or her good behavior often, the chances are severely reduced that bad habits will develop.

2. Learning simple commands early is good. "Stay," "sit," and "come" might seem like simple commands, but the earlier they respond to these, the easier it is to train them later. Remember, a beagle is a pack dog. It wants to be the leader. The sooner you let him know you're the pack leader, the more readily he will respond to your commands, rather than the other way around.

3. Short and sweet. If you've ever owned a beagle, you know how easily they can be thrown off track because of their desire to follow smells. Keep your training sessions short, even 5 to 10 minutes twice a day can be very worthwhile. Make the sessions as entertaining as you can so he'll want to learn.

4. Physical punishment never works. Under no circumstances should you ever use force on your dog. It will have the opposite effect and, in fact, will either make your dog more aggressive, will make him more fearful of you, or both. Fear and respect are not the same thing.

5. Use positive reinforcement. Dogs like treats, and they especially like to know they're being rewarded for making you happy. And, being a hound, the beagle is motivated by food. The key here, though, is to not let your dog see the reward before you give a command. The dog will see it as a form of bribery and will obey only when the reward is in view.

6. Use training methods that are appropriate to beagles. Again, a beagle is a scent hound, so anything involving the nose, such as uncovering buried objects, would be very beneficial. Since beagles are bred to hunt, anything involving running and retrieving also would be quite useful.

Beagles are headstrong, no doubt about it. But that doesn't mean training them has to be impossible. If, at the very minimum, you stick with these 6 guidelines, you'll have a well-trained dog that will bring you years of lasting enjoyment. - 20511

The author is the owner of his own prized beagle. Check out his own (http://www.thedogpavilion.com) successful dog website and (http://www.beaglesonly.com) beagle blog. Stop by today to get more free valuable information regarding your dog.
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