For owners of beagle breed dogs, an important point is the understanding that they need to be raised from the very moment they appear in the house. In this direction, regularity and persistence are necessary. Puppies are very smart, easily digest information and can immediately recognize exactly how you can behave with the owner. Therefore, an obedient and intelligent dog is the result of painstaking work, constant training and tireless education. We will talk about all the details in our article.
Fundamental rules
If we are talking about training, you should start it as soon as possible. Otherwise, the time when it is not too difficult to influence a dog can be irretrievably lost. Naturally, first of all, attention is paid to the simplest rules and commands. Already by half a year the pet should be brought up as much as possible, later it becomes an almost impossible undertaking.
The basic principle that should be pursued by the owner is consistency in learning. Support him must all members of the family in which the beagle lives. The teams should be formulated clearly and clearly, and encouragement should be given only when the dog performs everything to the end.
New teams are studied only after complete consolidation and execution of old ones.
Duration
It is necessary to begin training, paying this process only half an hour a day. This is because the beagles are very active, respectively, they can not long concentrate on the same thing.
If your child gets bored, the training will be useless. You need to create a relaxed atmosphere for your work, and you also need to reinforce skills, constantly reminding your puppy about the teams studied. The animal should not experience negative emotions during training.
Beagles are very fond of active games, they can have fun with balls, toys, chews and all kinds of lures. If the process will be fun, the dog will be willing to participate in it, so you can not punish her for failure to execute commands, it will not benefit, but, on the contrary, aggravate the situation.
The use of physical force is also unacceptable, it will lead to a lack of trust between the owner and his pet. The most important motivation is encouragement, and it is expressed not only in delicacy, but also in simple praise, affectionate touch. Treats initially need to be given for each command executed.
Later, when the process comes to automatism, it can be replaced by praise.
List of required basic commands
To train a boy or a girl of the beagle breed should be, starting with the basic commands. It is their performance that creates the necessary level of obedience. You can do it yourself.
Teaching the Sit! Team
This command can be called the main one. For starters, the dog must go to the owner and see a treat in his hands. Food can not be given immediately, but hide, so that the dog lost interest in him, also should not be. A hand with a delicacy starts up at the head of the beagle and the command "Sit!" Is given. The dog can sit by inertia, watching the hand. In this case, the treat is given immediately. Then the procedure is repeated.
If this does not happen, you should press on the croup of the dog, holding a treat over his head. When the animal sits down, you need to praise him and give him a treat. In both cases, the command should be pronounced in a clear, calm voice. The dog must understand the connection between words and actions.
Repeat the command should be at any opportunity.This may be feeding, going out for a walk, walking itself, boarding the car, preparing for water procedures, and so on. Thus, the beagle will understand that execution is necessary not only at home, but also in any other place, even when there are a lot of distractions around. When the animal has fully mastered the team, the issuance of treats should be stopped and limited to verbal praise.
In this case, the dog will understand that it will take more effort to get treats.
Teaching the team “Place!”
Next on the list is the command "Place!". Training begins when the previous one has already been worked out. After the animal has sat down, you must say “Place!” stretching out his arm next to him. Beagle must stay in the same place for at least a short time. If it succeeds, a treat is given and the command is repeated, only when the owner is already at another point in the apartment.
The main point is to keep the puppy sitting where he was left, and did not go around the room for the owner. You need to give the command in a firm, calm voice.
The main thing is to ensure that the baby does not run for refreshments, but wait for him at the main point.
Teaching the team “To me!”
This is the third step in the training, most likely, the easiest technique. If the dog itself goes to the owner, it is enough for him to repeat “To me!” goals to compliment and pet treat. This must be done repeatedly so that the connection between one and the other is rooted in the brain of the animal. If the puppy is not too often coming to the owner, even at home, the treat will be the best bait.
The main thing - do not forget to repeat the command. It is necessary to praise the dog for success, so that she understood that she was doing everything right. Hurry in this matter should not, as well as scold your pet. After all, he can understand this in such a way that the words “To me!” Are associated with punishment, accordingly, he will refuse to do everything correctly.
It is best not to show any reaction at all if the beagle is unable to do something.
Control bites
Both very small and adult beagles can start biting when they appear in a new house. Such attempts must be stopped initially. If this happens during a game, you should change your occupation to a more relaxed one or let the dog chew on a stick or ball. The game itself must stop immediately.
If this happens regularly, the animal will understand that it was the bites that caused the game to stop and stop biting. In general, a dog can bite for several reasons besides active games. First of all it is a fright, and also a kind of protection. The main thing for the owner is to understand that the bite can be a random occurrence, not talking about the pet's aggression.
As for bigley, bites during the game they really happen. The dog can not be scolded and the more screaming at her. Do not use physical strength. You just need to limit contact with the animal for a while.
If this does not help, you need to contact a dog handler or veterinarian. The cause of bites can be illness, and in adult dogs - poor education.
Teaching a dog to cleanliness
One of the main points is to teach the dog to cleanliness in the territory of cohabitation and in other places. This issue should be addressed. since the appearance of the puppy in the house. First of all, you need to designate the place that will initially serve as a toilet, put a tray there, and place a diaper in it. The baby will need to be carried there until he does all his business at the right place. To consolidate the procedure is repeated several times.
Schooling to cleanliness - an important factor in the education of beagle. If the baby will try to relieve the need in another place, you need to persistently carry it to the tray, repeating the command "Toilet!". Over time, the puppy will understand what is required of him.
Do not forget to praise your pet, when he did everything right, you can do it both verbally and using treats.
At first it is better to allocate one room for the dog. After schooling to the toilet, which takes about 3 days, you can release it to study the entire apartment. When the necessary vaccination is made, you can start walking. After the beagle goes to the toilet on the street, it is necessary to praise him. This is done until the baby begins to celebrate all the natural needs outside the apartment.
To start walking should be as frequent as possible, literally every half hour, subject to availability. You can take the baby to the same place so that he develops a conditioned reflex. With age, the number of runs decreases, reducing to three, and later two times a day. Praise should be as active as possible, you can use delicacies, strokes, and voice.
With proper training problems with the execution of commands in bigley should not be. They are very smart and clever. Usually, if you want to go to the toilet, the dog behaves restlessly. She may begin to whine, move in circles, sit down at the door or sniff the floor. These symptoms are the reason to bring the animal to the street. Even if there are doubts about the reasons for this behavior, it is better to be safe.
The owner must understand that small puppies can sometimes crap in the apartment. They do it not on purpose, therefore it is impossible to swear and beat the beagle. However, in this case, a special cleaner will be needed, otherwise the smell of urine will again attract the little dog to the old place the next time. Using household chemicals with ammonia and chlorine when cleaning is strictly prohibited.
Chlorine is toxic, and ammonia, on the contrary, due to the specific smell, can attract an animal.
Diet
Diet is also part of education, and not least. It is from its implementation that the health of a pet depends; regularity is required here. Small beagle should be fed 5-6 times a day. Teenagers need 3-4 times. An adult dog eats 2 times a day, in the morning and evening, so a treat is a great way to stimulate a pet.
The amount of servings is selected according to the weight and age of the dog, if this indicator is indicated on the packages of dry food. In the case of natural food, the optimum will consult a veterinarian.
The frequency of walks required depends on how often a dog takes food. Therefore, with age, the frequency of feeding decreases, and the duration of stay on the street, on the contrary, increases.
Owners need to consider that between going to the toilet, puppies can tolerate a number of hours equal to their age, for example, at 2 months this period is 2 hours. This moment is very important when planning your daily routine. Bigley adults can tolerate up to 8 hours, but it is strongly recommended not to exceed this figure.
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