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Expert: - 5/19/2009


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I have 2 female beagles.  Snickers who is 6 years old and her daughter Mekka who is 4 years old.  Snickers has always been protective over the trash (she will and does eat everything she can get) but lately she has started getting protective over my roommates little girl.  She will start growling and even go after Mekka but lately she has started doing this out of the blue for no apparent reason.  Both girls stay in 1 large crate during the day.  For the past 2 days Mikkea has not wanted to go into the crate and we are thinking that these little fights they are having is also happening in the day time.

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Sorry for the delay, my system went down and I had no way to get online until now.

I agree with you that one crate is no longer a good idea, I would get a new one for one of them. In addition this is the start of aggression and should be immediately addressed with a trainer IN PERSON.... there is no way I can resolve this with you via email, it takes hands on. It is even more concerning that it is about the little girl which means she could inadvertently get hurt. Please.... call a local trainer ASAP, this is a serious problem!

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I am happy to answer BEAGLE BREED SPECIFIC behavioral questions. Please DO NOT ask CRATE TRAINING OR MEDICAL questions! I am not a vet nor an expert in the use of crates.

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I currently have one beagle, a male age 5, an 12 month old Pit Bull, and a 8 year old min. poodle. I have had to let go of three of my dogs, 2 beagles and 1 whippet/rat terrier mix in the past 5 years, most recently my whippet mix. The two beagles lived to 15 and the whippet mix to 13.5, it has been hard to say goodbye to them. I have done rescue work on and off for years as well as fund-raising for the local animal shelter. I worked for a dog magazine in the past (Southern California Dog Magazine). Being a psychotherapist has encouraged me to do in depth studying of animal behavior as well. I have worked with many people to help curb undesirable behaviors in their dogs (or them!) or to form good behaviors. My life is devoted to and surrounded by my dogs........The picture you see here is Zeppelin but we also call him the "miracle dog". He was hit by a car April 2010 while out with the dog walker and had very serious injuries... 4 surgeries and $17,000 later my boy is whole again and back to loving life. He is so special to me and he weathered a lot of pain and trauma yet is still the sweet boy he always was! I also work to stop Breed Specific Legislation and help to get pit bulls adopted.

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HSUS, PETA, SPCA DONT SHOP...ADOPT!!

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I am a Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in the state of CA and am also credentialed as a Certified Addiction Treatment Specialist

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Honored by the Agoura Animal Shelter for my volunteer work.

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