Corp000085 Posted May 2, 2008 Report Posted May 2, 2008 My in laws brought my wife an 8 week old beagle puppy as a graduation gift from grad school. The dog arrived at 5:30pm and is now asleep. I have a sense that i will be overwhelmed, but at this point, i'm really friggin happy. I went and bought the dog a kennel with a divider, a bed thing for inside the kennel, another bed thing for the living room, a bunch of toys, bowls for food and water, and treats. The dog has gone to the bathroom a few times outside and a couple times inside on the kitchen floor. I've never raised a dog before, but i do know that I have to kennel train her, housebreak her, and leash train her. So far, the biggest issue is the mother-in-law, but that's a different story. She wants the dog to sleep in our bed and stuff so he won't whine. I want the dog in the kennel tonight. It will be interesting till they all go home on monday. Anyone have any pointers as to what to do with a baby baby dog and specifically a beagle?
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 2, 2008 Report Posted May 2, 2008 Congrats! Beagle? Se what winning dog of the year does... ;) ;) Did you ever fix that hose bib? (You are the same poster on TSW?)
Bmwolf21 Posted May 2, 2008 Report Posted May 2, 2008 Congrats, corp! No specific advice about young young puppy training, but the best advice I can offer is to keep her away from other dogs (and piles of doggy doo) until she's had all her shots - about age 6 months or so - to eliminate the chance of her picking up some sort of disease that can be fatal to young pups. Parvovirus is very serious, is fatal in 50% of dogs, and the active virus can live outside the body for up to six months in a lot of environments. Our dog got it and he spent five days in the animal hospital hooked up to IVs, and it was pretty expensive for the treatment. We also had good results with PetSmart's puppy training classes - our dog has gone through two classes and is pretty well behaved, has a half-dozen or so commands he responds to, and is pretty well socialized with other dogs. Good luck!
Chief Enabler Posted May 2, 2008 Report Posted May 2, 2008 My in laws brought my wife an 8 week old beagle puppy as a graduation gift from grad school. The dog arrived at 5:30pm and is now asleep. I have a sense that i will be overwhelmed, but at this point, i'm really friggin happy. I went and bought the dog a kennel with a divider, a bed thing for inside the kennel, another bed thing for the living room, a bunch of toys, bowls for food and water, and treats. The dog has gone to the bathroom a few times outside and a couple times inside on the kitchen floor. I've never raised a dog before, but i do know that I have to kennel train her, housebreak her, and leash train her. So far, the biggest issue is the mother-in-law, but that's a different story. She wants the dog to sleep in our bed and stuff so he won't whine. I want the dog in the kennel tonight. It will be interesting till they all go home on monday. Anyone have any pointers as to what to do with a baby baby dog and specifically a beagle? Alittle training for their grandchildren? ;) It has been about 9 years since I played this game. Honestly, it will be about a month of serious adjustments. But, a beagle is a moaner, right? It is a good time until you have to leave them alone. Patience, young butterfly. :D
Knightrider Posted May 2, 2008 Report Posted May 2, 2008 Beagles aren't the easiest breed to train, and they have a tendancy to roam. The one thing I'd absolutely recommend is playing a little game with her: Get a ref's whistle blow three times, and give her a treat. Then do the three whistles from a few feet away. When she figures out how to get the treat by coming to you, do it from accross the room, and then hide someplace in the house. Then start to try it outside... Congrats! BTW, 5 years ago we brought home a new Sheltie pup.. She slept in the crate, but the cat had crawled in and ended up keeping the pup company...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 2, 2008 Report Posted May 2, 2008 Alittle training for their grandchildren? ;) It has been about 9 years since I played this game. Honestly, it will be about a month of serious adjustments. But, a beagle is a moaner, right? It is a good time until you have to leave them alone. Patience, young butterfly. :D Beagles like to bay... I hope he has understanding neighbors! ;) ;)
carpandean Posted May 2, 2008 Report Posted May 2, 2008 A beagle? Didn't want to get a tough dog like mine: ;) (That's my 15 lbs cockapoo dominating my parents' 40 lbs standard poodle.)
deluca67 Posted May 2, 2008 Report Posted May 2, 2008 My in laws brought my wife an 8 week old beagle puppy as a graduation gift from grammar school. Who are you? Jerry Lee Lewis? :lol: Great news. :thumbsup: I have two of my own. A rot/retriever mix and a shepard/chow mix. If I lived in a bigger house I would 50 dogs.
BrightLights Posted May 2, 2008 Report Posted May 2, 2008 Congrats! I would recommend leaving the dog in the kennel over night period. When we got our dog about a year and a half ago, he would wake up and whine. I took him out, let him do his business and he went right back in and I ignored his whinning. Within three days he was more or less done with the whinning. I don't know a lot about beagles, but they can be pretty vocal. I also recommend socializing the puppy. Take him/her to see friends and family and kids. If you have friends with dogs, I would socialize him/her with those dogs. Patience is key, don't punish the dog if after you come home he has done something wrong because chances are he has no idea why you are punishing him. If you catch him then punish him. Just some pointers I learned through reasearch and raising my pup who is now a year and half old, 70 lbs with that youthful energy, I love it! :thumbsup: Just be sure to train them right like we did, relax the bottle was empty when we gave it to him! :beer:
BuffalOhio Posted May 2, 2008 Report Posted May 2, 2008 Like Knightrider said, beagles aren't the easiest to train. Luckily, she's a female so she won't roam as much. There's nothing like the sound of a beagles bark. Love it! Get her spayed, otherwise you'll have puppies soon. Congrats. Pretty soon, you won't know how you lived without her for so long!
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 2, 2008 Report Posted May 2, 2008 Get her spayed, otherwise you'll have puppies soon. :blink: :blink: Just sounds funny how you phrase this... I got nothing against the doggy fairy delivering new ones! ;) ;)
Strow Posted May 2, 2008 Report Posted May 2, 2008 A lot of good info already said. The key of early training is the kennel at night and letting the puppy cry till it adjusts and the second is not letting it play with other dogs till it has all its puppy shots. I have a Beagle mix and boy they can be a little vocal when they don't get what they want. Also think about dog insurance to cut down on those vet bills I found a place online for 20 dollars a month they cover some things wish I found that out before her 1100 dollar surgery to her knee. Also for a cleaning product Natures Mircale works the best for me. If you want him to stay off the bed and couch you gotta stay firm early and often but it sounds like to me your a softy already so this wont last :thumbsup: Once they have the puppy shots covered slowly bring him to meet other dogs so they don't freak out when they see them. Leash training takes time to but if you have the time its not too bad. Picture is on my dog after she came home from the vet.
RayFinkle Posted May 2, 2008 Report Posted May 2, 2008 House breaking a dog is not that tough. The key is keeping the dog on a set schedule. Take them out at the same time, feed them at the same time, etc....Dogs need routine.
That Aud Smell Posted May 2, 2008 Report Posted May 2, 2008 Beagles aren't the easiest breed to train, and they have a tendancy to roam. congrats, corp! dogs are just the best, it's true (i'm living without for now). i had a beagle for several years - and for a period of time had two (not by plan, someone we knew actually passed away and had a 10 y/o beagle at the time). at a time when i had just the one beagle, something i heard at the local dog park one day stuck with me: "you know what makes owning a beagle more tolerable? ... having two." now, i'm not suggesting you do that, but it does point up a truth about dogs that were bred to run in a pack and do a very specific job: they love companionship and need a "job" to do. of course, that's true of most dogs - i just think it's more true for beagles (and lots of other hounds) than it is for other breeds. good luck, and enjoy!
Guest Sloth Posted May 2, 2008 Report Posted May 2, 2008 My daughter is 6 months old and she is our first. My wife won't let me have a dog for two years! Any suggestions of how I could get her to change her mind? Maybe if I didn't...Nah, that wouldn't work. I couldn't last more than a week! :lol:
shrader Posted May 2, 2008 Report Posted May 2, 2008 Just be sure to train them right like we did, relax the bottle was empty when we gavie it to him! :beer: The dog is playing with a water bottle. Big deal. :D
Strow Posted May 2, 2008 Report Posted May 2, 2008 My daughter is 6 months old and she is our first. My wife won't let me have a dog for two years! Any suggestions of how I could get her to change her mind? Maybe if I didn't...Nah, that wouldn't work. I couldn't last more than a week! :lol: Bring her to pet stores and look at the puppies all the time she will have to give in sooner or later. Also go on petfinder and show her all the dogs that don't have homes it will break her heart if you do it enough.
Knightrider Posted May 2, 2008 Report Posted May 2, 2008 Bring her to pet stores and look at the puppies all the time she will have to give in sooner or later. Also go on petfinder and show her all the dogs that don't have homes it will break her heart if you do it enough. I would never buy a dog from a pet store. Do the research, and find a reputable breeder of the breed you want. Visit the kennel. Good breeders will screen you also to try to make sure you have the right temperment for the breed. They have reputations are very important to their business. They will almost always take a pup back, no matter the age, if a problem arises. Good breeders will garauntee the pup against common breed specific maladies, like the hips in larger dogs. One other thing - when a dog bites a kid, it is almost always the kid's fault.
X. Benedict Posted May 2, 2008 Report Posted May 2, 2008 My in laws brought my wife an 8 week old beagle puppy as a graduation gift from grad school. The dog arrived at 5:30pm and is now asleep. I have a sense that i will be overwhelmed, but at this point, i'm really friggin happy. I went and bought the dog a kennel with a divider, a bed thing for inside the kennel, another bed thing for the living room, a bunch of toys, bowls for food and water, and treats. The dog has gone to the bathroom a few times outside and a couple times inside on the kitchen floor. I've never raised a dog before, but i do know that I have to kennel train her, housebreak her, and leash train her. So far, the biggest issue is the mother-in-law, but that's a different story. She wants the dog to sleep in our bed and stuff so he won't whine. I want the dog in the kennel tonight. It will be interesting till they all go home on monday. Anyone have any pointers as to what to do with a baby baby dog and specifically a beagle? I wouldn't let that happen. But that is just me. Sometimes a ticking windup clock next to or in the kennel can help a puppy sleep at night. But I think training it to sleep by itself in its crate/kennel is a good practice. You won't be home all the time and regardless of what noise it makes, it isn't cruel. I think you should set your boundries right away: On or off the furniture? Sleeping? What rooms it can go in? and then everyone including puppy will be happier.
Bmwolf21 Posted May 2, 2008 Report Posted May 2, 2008 I would never buy a dog from a pet store. Do the research, and find a reputable breeder of the breed you want. Visit the kennel. Good breeders will screen you also to try to make sure you have the right temperment for the breed. They have reputations are very important to their business. They will almost always take a pup back, no matter the age, if a problem arises. Good breeders will garauntee the pup against common breed specific maladies, like the hips in larger dogs. One other thing - when a dog bites a kid, it is almost always the kid's fault. Agree with your first paragraph completely, KR. Go kennel and rescue shelters first, and if you absolutely have to buy one, find a reputable breeder. We got our boxer mix from a no-kill rescue shelter and it was the best decision we made - not only did it save us hundreds of dollars on the adoption process, but we took home a dog that was picked up after his mother was hit by a car. The second graph is debatable, IMO. In the strictest sense, yes - if the child didn't do X, Y or Z, then the dog wouldn't have felt threatened and would not have bitten. But there are a lot of bad owners that contribute to creating bad dogs who bite at the drop of a hat, or are overly aggressive.
shrader Posted May 2, 2008 Report Posted May 2, 2008 Bring her to pet stores and look at the puppies all the time she will have to give in sooner or later. Also go on petfinder and show her all the dogs that don't have homes it will break her heart if you do it enough. And if you find the right kind of dog, it will protect that kid better than anything else in the house could.
Strow Posted May 2, 2008 Report Posted May 2, 2008 I would never buy a dog from a pet store. Do the research, and find a reputable breeder of the breed you want. Visit the kennel. Good breeders will screen you also to try to make sure you have the right temperment for the breed. They have reputations are very important to their business. They will almost always take a pup back, no matter the age, if a problem arises. Good breeders will garauntee the pup against common breed specific maladies, like the hips in larger dogs. One other thing - when a dog bites a kid, it is almost always the kid's fault. I wasn't saying to buy one from the pet store NEVER do that as they are all from puppy mills. I got both my dogs from shelter and rescues even breeders aren't great because the pet population is too high as it is. I believe 40,000 dogs where put down in Jersey last year alone. I am attempting to pull at the females heart strings and the cuteness of the puppy in person. Watch the oprah on puppy mills I saw and it was the horrible. Yes I watch Oprah. Petfinder is a good place to start however the people on that site don't alway write you back or make you promise your third born male child.
Knightrider Posted May 2, 2008 Report Posted May 2, 2008 I wasn't saying to buy one from the pet store NEVER do that as they are all from puppy mills. I got both my dogs from shelter and rescues even breeders aren't great because the pet population is too high as it is. I believe 40,000 dogs where put down in Jersey last year alone. I am attempting to pull at the females heart strings and the cuteness of the puppy in person. Watch the oprah on puppy mills I saw and it was the horrible. Yes I watch Oprah. Petfinder is a good place to start however the people on that site don't alway write you back or make you promise your third born male child. With general breed rescues, you never know what you are going to get. I had a Golden that, while a little dopey, lived for almost 15 years. My wife had a Lab/Shepard mix that DID bite (he bit her neice when no one was looking - twice) and we had to put down. Was it the dog or the kid? Neither. It was the parents and the dog owner for not having the sense to put the dog in a crate if they were too busy to watch the dog and kid. Before the boys were born, my wife and I fostered rescue dogs for both the New England All Retriever Rescue and New England Sheltie Rescue. Both are run by volunteers who are either trainers or breeders. Basically, these rescue dogs are the dogs that the breeders can't figure out the birth kennel of the dog. I have the greatest respect for those people who go with adult rescues, as they know these are almost always puppy mill dogs, and they do it anyway.
Strow Posted May 3, 2008 Report Posted May 3, 2008 Before the boys were born, my wife and I fostered rescue dogs for both the New England All Retriever Rescue and New England Sheltie Rescue. Both are run by volunteers who are either trainers or breeders. Basically, these rescue dogs are the dogs that the breeders can't figure out the birth kennel of the dog. This is great I wish I could forster dogs.
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