Taking Care of Your Beagle

Beagles are a breed of dog everyone loves. There are many reasons for this. Beagles are simply very pretty, fun, energetic, lovable, happy, and caring. These are all the reasons why people like these dogs. If you plan on purchasing a beagle, here are some tips and tricks that will help you train and care for your beagle so to make the most out of your relationship with them.

You’ll need to be very patient in training your beagle as they are hard dogs to train. Beagles can be very inflexible when they are being taught. One reason for this is their short attention span. Thus, beagles lose interest very rapidly when trained. You need to keep their attention and the best way to do that is train them without distractions when you first start training them and then slowly introduce stimulus.

Additionally, avoid having variations in your training plan. It will cause them to not know which commands mean what. Your Beagle training lessons should be consistent. Train your beagle when they are young because when they are older, they are more set in their ways and it will be harder to train. Taking your beagle to an obedience school will ensure that they understand all the important commands, are trained well, behave well, and follow the rules you set down.

In case you want to potty train your beagle, learn to reward it with treats instead of punishing it when it does something wrong. Reward your pet dog with food when he goes to the bathroom outside so your dog links the outside with the bathroom. Make sure this is not a frequent habit though. Dogs will begin to associate food with going to the bathroom and then will only go outside if there is food involved. You must not follow this bad habit.

A Beagle doesn’t need a lot of grooming but you should learn to take good care of its ears and feet. You can brush its coat once or twice a week to keep its coat sparkling and in good condition. Give it a bath according to a schedule fixed by you. The toe-nails of your pet should be trimmed by you when required. Make sure to also check and clean your dogs ears often as they have a tendency to attract fleas as well as develop infection.

Remember to take your dog to the vet regularly. Its important to ensure that there is nothing wrong with your dog. Always keep a good vets contact number handy for any medical urgent matter your beagle may need. Feed your pet premium quality dog food. Beagles are always hungry so don’t always give them food. Give your beagle minimal snacks during the day and only feed them a meal twice a day. Thus if you take care of all the above things, you will turn to be your pets best friend and win a lifetime of loyalty from it.

Published on May 14, 2009 under Dog Training
Tags: animals, beagle care, beagle training, beagles, Dog Training, Dogs, Pets

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