My new puppy is driving me crazy?

Question

What can I do? She is a 9.5 weeks old beagle and I've had her for 12 days.

She has moments when she goes absolutely crazy jumping at me and bites me really really hard. She jumps on the sofa and launches herself at my face and I have to be quick to deflect her (she's bit me on the face a couple of times). Telling her off makes no difference as it's like she's possessed. I pick her up then stick her in the kitchen by herself when she behaves like this.

She's only just had her second shot so can't walk on the ground yet. She sleeps a lot but I am with her all day and play with her and train her. She mostly obeys verbal commands when she is being normal but ignores everything when mental.

If anyone has any suggestions that would be great because I think I'm going to have to start smoking again today and it's 10:30am and I already want a drink.

Answer 1

I have a 10 week old puppy female, and she is doing exactly the same as your puppy!  I'm glad i'm not alone.........there are some good answers here though, so good luck and hopefully we will see some light at the end of puppyhood!!!    I have found it hard to 'bond' with her for this reason especially as my other dog (same breed) is such a gentle friendly dog........but we have to persevere, but I do sympathise with you.....it's hard to feel affection when you have nothing back

Answer 2

My pug was the same.

We tried the yelping thing, ignoring him, verbal commands nothing would work. It made it harder because he looked so funny that you got weak from laughing and so he could get you even more!

I saw a programme on TV where a dog trainer told an owner to make a sharp, gruff growl sound because that what a dogs mother would do if the pup did something unacceptable.

I never got to try this because my dog grew out of the wild phase but it might work.

It did get better when he started to go out though and he did grow out of it. He only really did it for a few weeks. We just used to distract him as best we could with toys and treats but she might think you're rewarding her and keep doing it.  

Answer 3

This is what puppies do, she testing her boundries and playing rough (dogs skin is tougher than human so they tend to bite each other quite firmly when playing) Best thing to do is yelp loudly when she bites then turn your back and walk away, she'll get the message that what shes doing is not appreciated, takes a little time.

Did you research the breed before getting a Beagle puppy, they are quite high maintenance have alot of energy and can be quite testing. The breed is supposed to chase Foxes all day long ang if the energy isn't diverted into some other activity it could develop into unwanted behaviours.

Answer 4

dogs are difficults animals when they grow up they will just be angels lets say  

Answer 5

There's nothing easy about those first few weeks at home with your new dog except--maybe--knowing you're not alone. If that's not enough, here are suggestions for coping with a few of the challenges most common to new owners.

Good luck!

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Answer 6

She is only 9.5weeks old. She is pupy, Puppies are teething at this age and will bite anything, she uses her mouth to learn, say No FIRMLY, use a water spray bottle-with a tad of vinegar when she misbehaviour, also when she stops misbehaving use a chew toy to distracted her! Ignoreing her won't do anything, it won't teach her whether or not it is good or bad behaviour!

BEAGLES facts

BEAGLES-Lots of incorrect info in BOTH books & Internet but here the shocking truth! Beagles are HIGHLY energetic BREED, who being a scent hound, shouldn't be let off- lead as THIS BREED would just follow scent-trails. They love to dig, bark and howl and require 4KM DAILY WALKS, they are stubburn and difficult to train, but do require intensive training! Experience owners. Not good breed for 1st time owners!

a very common breed to be surrendered at shelters, so please research this breed before you decide to adopt. They require very tolerant owners! Not suitable with small animals.

Slapping her anywhere will just make her aggressive and WANT to BITE more, Slapping will encourage this aggressive behaviour and won't reduce it.

Dogs on the sofa

Why do dogs tend to sleep on the sofa, your favourite chair or even sleep on your bed? They seem to love these places and often climb onto them repeatedly even when we repeatedly ask them to get down.

True enough, sofas, chairs and other furniture are extremely comfortable and that's one reason why dogs like to hang out on them. Another key reason often has to do with dominance. Before dogs became domesticated, the alpha dog, or leader of the pack, would always choose a high sleeping ground as the choice place to sleep. Feral or wild dogs in packs as well as wolves still sleep in this way. The highest ranking member of the pack sleeps at a level that is physically higher than the other members of the pack. This hierarchical nature of the pack is hardwired in modern dogs as well. By letting your dog sleep on furniture that is higher than the ground (the same places you relax and sleep on) you are quite possibly communicating to him/her that he/she is your equal. You may even be communicating that your dog is more dominant than you. This is especially true if your dog regularly exhibits other dominant behaviour and it has the potential to escalate into a real problem, including aggression. These other dominant behaviours include growling at you, leaning on you, eating food before the human family, entering or leaving doorways before you and generally not listening to you etc. A dog that KNOWS that every member of the family is higher in rank, will generally not exhibit these behaviours.

It is therefore good practice, not to allow your dog access to these high sleeping grounds (or high relaxation grounds) in order to assure your position as the leader of the pack. If you are not home and the dog has access to these higher places for resting, than placing certain objects that dogs dislike on the couch or chair in question is a great idea. There are plastic items in most pet stores that have blunt plastic spikes on them that are perfect for this situation. If the dog jumps on the couch or chair, it lands on the blunt spikes which don't hurt the dog but make it uncomfortable for the dog to lie on.

It is best that the dog's place of relaxation and sleep be a comfy blanket or basket on the floor. This will prevent possible behavioral problems associated with dominance. As always, all dogs should have basic obedience training and dominance issues should be discussed with your veterinarian or trainer.

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How to Stop Your Beagle Barking

Beagles, trained scent hounds accustomed to emitting a deep, throaty and loud baying barks upon sighting of game, can be loud dogs. Even though your domestic Beagle is probably not used for tracking and hunting, he will probably still engage in the characteristic Beagle habit of barking and howling.

Many owners, and some vets, regard barking as something to be negated at all costs - as though a good dog is a quiet dog. This is not necessarily a constructive way to look at things: there are many reasons that a dog barks, and you shouldn't try to take away this valuable communication tool.

Why Does My Beagle Bark?

    * Is bored or lonely

    * Just likes doing it

    * It's getting close to mealtime

    * Something is unusual or someone's approaching the house

    * Inviting you to play

    * Needs to go out

    * Sees another animal

    * Wants to interact with you

When Is Barking Not a Good Thing?

Sometimes your Beagle may exhibit barking behavior which is inconvenient or offensive - for example, repeated baying and barking in order to get your attention at an unwanted time.

Getting your attention need not always be a bad thing; it's a good sign that your Beagle wants to interact with you! However, sometimes it can be used as a tool of manipulation in order to get extra food, extra pats, etc, especially if you've capitulated to these demands in the past. It's not a good idea to let your Beagle determine when and how often he's fed or patted; affection and nourishment should be doled out on your terms, not his.

How to Deal With Your Beagle's Barking

If you want a silent dog, then the Beagle may not be a particularly good choice for you; some Beagles just enjoy the sensation and noise of barking.

In order to control manipulative or intense attention-seeking barking, here are some basic tips for handling the issue:

    * Any dog, regardless of age, needs plenty of exercise and the stimulation of lots of company, toys, games, and other dogs to be happy and content. Keep him content and with a rounded-out, full life. Don't leave him alone for long periods of time.

    * Praise silence: when your dog refrains from barking at a time when he normally would give voice (a new sight, a new person, traveling in the car, etc) reward him and praise him.

    * When your dog attempts to manipulate you by barking - attempting to nudge you towards an early dinner, or demonstrating jealousy if you have a visitor or phone call - do not respond, even to say "No". Any reinforcement can be construed as welcome reinforcement, even if you're telling him off - he still got a reaction, didn't he? If this type of barking behavior occurs, ignore him until it stops. Do not pay him attention of any kind until he is quiet.

    * For a beagle who just likes the sound of his own voice, you can attempt to channel this vocal energy by teaching him to bark on command. This is a positive way of dealing with excessive noise, as it still gives him an outlet while earning praise from you at the same time. This is much more rewarding and realistic than trying to get him to stop at all costs.

Barking On Command

Teaching your Beagle to bark on command is surprisingly easy. Arm yourself with treats and an object or situation which generally causes barking in your Beagle, such as a squeaky toy, or the doorbell ringing.

    * As soon as he starts to bark, praise him with "Good boy! Speak! Good boy!"

    * Repeat the situation several times, always using the "speak" or "bark" command as soon as he starts to bark. Remember to keep praising and rewarding.

    * When he's got the "speak" command sorted, you can train him to be quiet: after he's had a chance to get a good few barks out, acknowledge the dog's vocalization by saying "good boy" or "thank you".

    * When you think he's barked enough, walk toward him and put your hand on top of his muzzle or nose, saying - in a deep, stern voice - "quiet" or "enough".

    * As soon as he stops barking, reward him with a treat and lots of praises

    * If he ignores the "quiet" command at first, turn your back on him and ignore him for a few minutes - he'll soon get the message.

    * Whenever he barks from now on, allow him enough time to get it out his system and then use the "enough" command, rewarding him with treats and praise as soon as he stops.

This command can be used in all situations where your Beagle gives voice - for example, the doorbell, seeing passersby through a fence, etc. When he starts to bark, give him a moment to release tension - a few good barks should do it - and then call him to you. Get him to sit, and then say quietly but firmly, "Quiet". As soon as he's quiet, give him a treat and/or lavish praise and pats.

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How to deal with biting

Question

I have a 3 3/4 month old Beagle.  We have had him for 9 days.  He was at a kennel and spent his days and nights in a cage.  The problem is Max, the puppy, has started biting us instead of his toys.  His sharp teeth hurt and we have tried telling him no and giving him a toy.  He will play with it for a few minutes and then he goes right back to biting us.  He also tries to bite our other dog, a rat terrier, and she is not happy.  She is somewhere between 12-14 years old.  We got her when she was around 5.   How do we get him to stop?  He also has a fascination with paper and tries to tear apart and eat any paper he can find.

Answer

AWWWW, puppy teeth. You are right to tell him "No bite". If he hasn't learned yet he will learn what "no" means and "bite" means. You many also want to try making your hands less appealing. Try rubbing your hands with lemons before playing with him. Of course, he could be like one of my beagles and love lemons. You may also try bitter spray that you can get from the pet store. Also, this may sound weird but it worked great with one of my beagles. Do what his siblings would do. When he bites tell him "no bite".

Answer 7

lol i have the same problem but he doesnt bite me when he gets older he is going to do that and start humping covers lol its true most dogs do that

Answer 8

She will calm down. My dog was like this as a pup and used to bit and was aggressive too, he was horrible really but now his calmed down his the stupidest soppiest dog ever-you can do want you want to him and he wont even take any notice.

have you thought about having her done? it does calm them down a lot.

you just need to let her grow up. you cant get rid of her coz she's mad-shes a puppy!

Answer 9

wow never had this prob, hopefully when she starts going out it will tire her out, sorry i can tbe more help

Answer 10

Puppies are all different and it seems like you've gotten a wild one this time round. It's perfectly normal, though, and it's not an indication of the puppy turning out to be a biting, vicious adult dog, or that there even is a problem.

It can take some time before she stops the play-biting, but just keep up her training and be patient and she will learn eventually. My first dog learned no-bite within 14 days, but kept up her painful herding nipping until she was 5-6 months old, the puppy I have now stopped the herding nipping within 14 days, but she still does a bit of gentle playbiting (although she's listened to a "no" for many weeks now) and she's 5 months old. Her puppy best friend is like your puppy and a true menace, but he's younger than mine and has slowly started to calm down as well.

Limiting/stopping your puppy's hyper periods will go a long way to curb the wild play-biting and attacks. I've always found the best way to prevent a puppy getting too hyper is to control play-time, rest-time and sleep time. Too much activity, too little activity, too much mental frustration, can all result in hyperness. Also some puppies (mine included) will get hyper, when they need to p**p.

For a 9 1/2 week old pup, 3 x 15-20 minute play-sessions a day should be enough. During play-sessions alternate running around with nose jobs to tire her out. Once play-session time is up, calm the puppy down again with some training exercises that she knows. once she's calm, it should be quiet time.

Quiet time at our place means that the puppy may sleep, play quietly with her toys, or chew on a long lasting puppy-treat. It is not allowed to be wild and it is not allowed to disturb humans, unless it's for a small cuddle. Now, your puppy will try to test you and make you play, but you need to ignore her. If she pesters you, give her "the look" (turn your head away from her and look out of the corner of your eyes at her), this should make her back away. If she doesn't respect the look, you can keep up the look and lift your lip a bit to show her your teeth. Most puppies will understand this as the final warning. If she still doesn't respect that, you turn around and bark/growl at her. Remember to praise her quietly when she backs off and leave you alone. If none of this dog-language works on her, you can give her a short time-out in a puppy safe area.

Try to go slow on the training, some puppies learn lightning fast and it's tempting to fill their little brain with commands and tricks, but it does tend to overload them with too much info, which can result in hyperness. My own puppy is bright as a button, but if I push her with the training, it's a 100% guaranteed that she will start jumping on me, play-bite and be a general pain in the butt, the jacket I wear for training is ripped to shreds from before I learned to read her and take breaks during training. Small training breaks and sticking to one exercise for a longer period of time takes care of this.

Remember that dogs are not good at generalizing, so slowing down while still teaching the puppy something new is possible. If you normally train in the living room, you can start training in the kitchen, in the bedroom, in the bathroom. A "sit" can be worked in many ways, like does your puppy still "sit" if you give her the command while having your back to her? Or while you're lying down? Or standing on a chair? Or using a slightly different tone of voice? Or in higher distraction areas?

Also since she's easy to train, turn play-biting into a training session. First teach her the "no" by using "no" exercises. Once she has a reliable no, always have treats on you and as soon as she starts her play-biting, use the "no" and reward her when she's obeys. "No" and "quiet" have helped us tremendously to deal with our pups play-biting.

Be patient and keep up the good work. I believe many dog owners are ready to give up their puppy during the first 8-16 weeks, but they do improve rapidly. My husband felt much the same as you when our puppy was 9 1/2 weeks old, although he didn't want to give her up. At 5 months old, she's above average for her age regarding self-control, calmness and obedience, and he's quite taken with her now. What helped me was writing a puppy diary, going back through the diary showed me that even though, I didn't feel there had been any improvements, the puppy was actually getting better and better.

Best of luck with her!

Answer 11

Establish your dominance by being stricter.Pup must recognise you as pack leader. Be consistant.

Answer 12

Be paitient see's just a puppy.

I understand your frustration, but you need to train her.

Get a good book or manual and take your time training her.

She will become your most loyal friend.

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Answer 13

you could get a water bottle at spray her a few time when she acts like this. or you could just go into your bedroom by yourself and lock your door and relax.

Answer 14

You need to fix this problem before she bites someone and ends up being put down. Have you simply just tried a muzzle? Yeah.. they work great. Also, just a little tap on the nose and telling her no would help a great deal. Lock her away if she continues to bite you and just ignore her if she starts to bark.

Puppy school would also help a lot. If you cant take her there, try paying a bit extra and having someone come over to help you.

I have had the same problem as you. We rescued a dog with a broken neck and we couldn't let him outside for 6 weeks while it healed. Just ride with it. Stick it out and once your dog has had its next vacination (dont complain! It's only 2 weeks! Try living in my house if you think its that hard!) you can kick her outside when she is naughty. As you said, she is a quick learner and will pick up on what is right and what is wrong pretty soon.

Anyway, good luck and I hope it all works out for you.

Answer 15

Once you can take her outside and burn off some of the energy, she should be a little better. I suggest you take her to puppy classes, they're great with socialisation and the trainer should be able to give you some tips.

Answer 16

beagles are very active and when they dont get excercise then they go banana's!

when she starts acting like this just make a sharp yelping noise, not as long as a yell but just as loud.

my dog does the same thing as yours and it works for me.

Answer 17

Train your puppy the way that her mother would. It is very easy. When she does something unnaceptable, immediately tell her in a special command, That is one that you would not ususally use.  think  carefully of the word or short phrase before you do this. It is very powerful.  The second time she performs the unnaceptable action, immediately shout the command directly in her face at the top of your voice. She will never do it again, and this command or phrase will last a lifetime for any  unnacceptable behaviour. contact me direct if you want for  further advice.

Answer 18

How much does your dog get out to run?

Beagles are hunting dogs and really like to roam.

Answer 19

That is pretty strange...when she jumps up and tries to bite you, shout REALLY REALLY loud and give her a hard tap on the nose with your hand or a rolled up newspaper. Then shut her in a small room like a utility room and she will hopefully realise that she gets put in a nasty place if she does that.

I really hoep it works, but if it doesn't maybe you should take her to a vet, she may have a condition like the 'cocker rage'

I wish you the best of luck :(

Answer 20

Try slaping her on the nose whenever she behaves like this. that is what i did when i first got my jack russell terrier. He used to be a maniac at times but is now very well behaved!!

Answer 21

i have the same problem with my 3 month old dobermann

she always jumps up at me and bites me

and goes all psycho

but she usually stops when i spray her with water

you should try it see if it works

Answer 22

spank her. Lol

Answer 23

my mates dalmation used to be like that when she was a puppy, everytime you sat down she would leap at your face and try to bite it. if she goes to bite you, just stand up and turn your back on her

Answer 24

spray her with very cold water its probabli cos shes not gettin enough exercise cos she cant get outside

Answer 25

When she bites you hard make a yelping noise like puppies do when they are hurt, that will let her know she is hurting you. when puppies play they  let the others know fast "hey" that hurts by making the loud yelp. Try watching the show on Animal Planet   "Its me or the Dog" you can  get some great ideas from it , and they work to. When she goes nuts on you distract her , by giving a treat or make a noise that she will listen to.