Beagle Training Guide

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Beagle Obedience Training

Although Beagle Obedience Training is a hard and challenging task, it is not an impossible one. Usually Beagles are considered to be very obedient dogs. However, training them requires hard work as they tend to follow their noses! There are some important aspects to be followed which makes Beagle Obedience Training successful and easier.

First and foremost, the Beagle Obedience Training must begin from basic lessons. It is very important and necessary for the dog to learn basic commands like sit, stay, come etc. These basic lessons are common for training any type of dog. It is important to learn the basic commands for communicating with your dog so you are able to build on this foundation. The training sessions should be enjoyable for both the dog and the trainer. The training period should ideally be short and brief. Ten minutes time is sufficient for maintaining and motivating the dog. When the dog does not pay any more attention or when the dog does not respond to any given command, immediately the training should be stopped. After a few seconds of a temporary halt, the training can be resumed once the dog regains focus and starts enjoying the commands.

The Beagle Obedience Training should be started with home rules, good behavior and schedules since, being a puppy it has to be prevented from learning any bad habits early on. Beagles are difficult to recall after they have started picking up scents. Hence it is necessary to start the training at an early age. The training activities should be chosen in such a way that they are more appropriate and perfectly suited to Beagles. Being scent hounds, in olden days they were trained for tracking rabbits and hares. So, you can train them to discover buried goodies, retrieving exercises or running. The training sessions are more enjoyable for both dog and owner when they are done outdoors. It is better to use positive reinforcements.

Dog finds positive reinforces very rewarding. It can be a special treat, toy, interaction with the owner or other dogs. While doing positive reinforcement it has be remembered that the reward should not be shown to the dog before giving the command. Showing the reward to the dog before giving a command becomes an act of bribery! This will enforce the idea of always getting a reward on the dog and cause it to obey only when a reward is presented. It is better to hide the intended reward from the sight of the dog only show it once the dog successfully completes the command!

When pet training, physical punishment should be avoided at all costs. Never hit your animals. Hitting a dog will not make it a well trained and obedient dog. Physically hurting will confuse the dog and scare him away from the trainer. Instead of helping it will cause more harm than good. When the dog has performed some unacceptable deed the punishment should be limited by neglecting the dog temporarily for a while. If you do not like his actions, then ignore him for some hours and soon he will realize the mistake and will start to answer your commands.

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