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Hi there,
My husband and I have both never grown up with dogs or had any until we recently bought a beagle (before Christmas). Our home has a 2 yr old boy, 4 yr old girl & a cat. The reason we chose a beagle is because we read how great they were with children. The size and temperment seemed appropriate and without much knowledge regarding training we brought our 10 week old pup home.
I have done extensive reading on beagle behaviors & studied training guides & applied the techniques as good as possible. Our dog is 4 months soon and his behavior is too much to handle. He is aggressive with items he finds on the ground, anytime you go to pick something up he runs for it & tries to snatch it quickly, he doesn't like to give ANYTHING back, he jumps on the kids & bites them all over their bodies & when I try & stop him he barks & challenges me.
I have flipped him into a submissive position & once he's calm I let him go then he tries to attack me. I have chased & growled at him & he changes his behavior immediately but returns back to his bad attitude again. I feel like he will never be good with the kids? When I let him out of the crate to play with them it's short lived cause he runs up, jumps & nips at their faces then challenges me all over again. I'm not enjoying his presence. Just when I feel he's settled he flips on me again? When the kids are in bed he behaves 80% better but when they are around he's terrible. I'm holding onto hope he'll grow out of it with constant enforcement from me but I'm honestly not seeing any improvement & my kids safety is my #1 concern.
Please help...
Hi, I have answered this a couple times and then it keeps getting eaten by my computer :( I would like to know if you can email me directly and I will answer. I don't know what is happening but I cannot retype all of it again as it has been very long each time and then gone. My direct email is Have4paws@verizon.net. Just identify yourself as Sid and I will answer, ok?
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Have4Paws
Expertise
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.
Experience
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.
Organizations
HSUS, PETA, SPCA
DONT SHOP...ADOPT!!
Publications
Dog Fancy
Education/Credentials
I am a Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in the state of CA and am also credentialed as a Certified Addiction Treatment Specialist
Awards and Honors
Honored by the Agoura Animal Shelter for my volunteer work.
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