| So you just got your new beagle and you need | | | | want him to. Always attempt to train your |
| to do beagle puppy training. This breed has | | | | puppy using rewards and/or praise. Doing |
| been known to learn well with regards to | | | | this will help your puppy enjoy your training |
| hunting. Originally bred for hunting, the | | | | sessions. Punishment as a means of training |
| beagle has been a mainstay in this activity | | | | is simply not very effective. |
| within England for hundreds of years. Since | | | | |
| the beagle has been bred to have the ability | | | | Give your beagle instances where he can think |
| to smell very well, it needs obedience | | | | for himself. Challenges like this make his |
| training early to keep it from resorting to | | | | life more interesting. This beagle breed |
| following a scented track and ignoring all | | | | happens to be a very intelligent one that |
| else. Being bred as a combination of other | | | | enjoys intriguing challenges for learning. |
| hound dogs such as the Harrier, this dog does | | | | Your puppy will be happier while you will get |
| its best work when hunting rabbits, pheasant | | | | enjoyment from his successes. |
| and/or quail. | | | | |
| | | | Remember that a puppy, like your beagle, has |
| The beagle breed holds high intelligence | | | | shorter attention spans so in the beginning |
| while also being highly eager to please its | | | | keep your training sessions shorter. As your |
| master. Therefore, it tends to be a pleasure | | | | puppy begins to age and mature, he will be |
| to work with. However, since they have a | | | | able to and/or longer training sessions due |
| formidable sense of smell, they do often have | | | | to is lengthened attention span. |
| a tendency to follow their nose and ignore | | | | |
| all other things. Keeping your new beagle | | | | Continually act as a proper pack leader |
| puppy focused will be paramount for | | | | should. That will mean interacting with your |
| successful training. After proper training, | | | | puppy using confidence and patience. Showing |
| your beagle should have less of a problem | | | | a demeanor of calm assertiveness depicts how |
| wanting to follow its nose all the time. | | | | a pack leader of dogs properly acts. Being |
| When not trained effectively for obedience, | | | | this way will help command respect from your |
| the Beagle's nose can have a detrimental | | | | puppy. |
| effect on its ability to concentrate for | | | | |
| training. | | | | In the puppy stages of a dog, you need to |
| | | | keep things relatively simple in order for |
| Guidelines will definitely help when it comes | | | | your dog to learn well. Starting out simple |
| to training your beagle puppy quickly and | | | | will help his ability to understand what it |
| effectively. If your whole household | | | | is that you want him to do. For example, as |
| interacts with this puppy, then they all will | | | | we have talked about before, make sure your |
| have to know and act within your set | | | | commands are voiced by themselves and not in |
| guidelines. While following the guidelines, | | | | the midst of other words. Not doing this |
| everyone needs to remember that the puppy | | | | will likely mean that your puppy will be |
| will learn each waking minute of his life so | | | | confused. |
| make sure these guidelines are applied | | | | |
| consistently. | | | | Timing will always be important when teaching |
| | | | your beagle puppy. When you say a command, |
| Being completely consistent while training | | | | your dog should respond in-kind immediately. |
| and interacting with your puppy using various | | | | His action should take place directly after |
| audible or visual cues will help him learn | | | | your command and not several moments later. |
| more quickly. For example, if you are in the | | | | Also, don't let him ignore your command. |
| midst of training your beagle the command of | | | | Expect him to act immediately. |
| "sit", then make sure you use that word by | | | | |
| itself every time. Do not use that word by | | | | Your new beagle puppy has the utmost desire |
| itself one time and then another use the | | | | to please you as his master. He will easily |
| phrase "sit down" expecting your puppy to | | | | forgive you for your mistakes you make as his |
| understand. Even if your puppy gives the | | | | master, but try to reduce those so that he |
| correct response by sitting, you do not want | | | | can learn quicker. Your actions and methods |
| him to be conditioned to respond to that | | | | while training your beagle puppy should allow |
| phrase since down the line it may be more | | | | him to enjoy his experience with you. As |
| confusing than it needs to be. | | | | long as this happens, your beagle puppy will |
| | | | be on its way to learning many different |
| Never use harsh actions like punishment in | | | | commands through planned Beagle puppy |
| order for your beagle to respond like you | | | | training. |