Beagle puppies are a lot like children. They are curious little troublemakers that want to try everything out for themselves even if their “parents” say otherwise.

The good news however is that there are a few tricks you can use to keep your Beagle puppy obedient and under control. They will also help you raise that puppy into a well socialized adult dog further down the road.

Puppy Training Tip – Socialize Early

Puppies need to learn how to behave around other people, not just their family members. If you don’t want them embarrassing you in public, teach them to behave outside while they are young. The best thing you can do for your Beagle puppy is to take him with you everywhere you go.

Even small chores like dropping off the mail at the mailbox can seem like interesting adventures to your puppy. Walking down the street with him will also help him get familiar with your neighbors, which means less howling when they walk by your house.

Usually when I take a puppy for a walk, I’m prepared to be stopped by nearly everyone I met and answer questions about my puppy. Most people can’t help themselves when they see an adorable Beagle puppy walking by. Use this opportunity to teach your dog how to behave in social situations.

Puppy Training Tip – Correct Bad Behavior

One of the biggest mistakes new owners make is letting their puppies misbehave while they are young. They might seem harmless when they are play fighting, growling and nipping at you while young, but once they are older the bites will hurt a lot more.

This doesn’t apply just to biting and chewing. All bad behavior that you want your Beagle to do as an adult should be corrected while they are young. For example, if you don’t want your Beagle to get on our furniture when he is older, don’t let him do it while he is young either.

Unlearning bad habits is much tougher than it is to learn new ones. So don’t let bad behavior turn into to a habit with your Beagle puppy. If you catch him doing something bad, stop him and train him to behave, no matter how innocent or adorable he might look.

Beagle Puppy Training – Start Early

The best tip for beagle training I can give you is starting early. You can start teaching your beagle some basic commands like “come” and “sit” early and then build on it as your dog gets older.

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• Beagle Training Page
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• Beagle Disobedience Problems
• Stop Beagle Puppy Chewing
• Complete Beagle Training Guide <<

Even if the bites don’t hurt, having a beagle that just won’t stop biting and nipping you, your family or your friends can get annoying quite fast. Don’t worry though – this problem is quite common, especially in younger dogs.

Just to be clear, I’m talking about play biting and not actual aggressive biting. If you want help with an aggressive or dominant beagle dog, I suggest you read this article instead:

Solving Beagle Disobedience Problems

So now that we got of that way, let’s get started!

Early Signs Of Play Biting And Aggressive Playing

Notice how in the beginning I said that play biting is common amongst younger dogs?

Well it’s true. Puppies love to bite hands, feet, your clothes, your shoes, your friends, your neighbors, your coworkers, your boss, your… well you get the point. They pretty much want to get a “taste” of anything in their sight. It’s how they play and interact with the world.

Usually puppies outgrow the nipping and biting stage and completely drop the habit. Other times, you might not be so lucky and your beagle will continue on to their adulthood.

Here are some classic signs that will help you distinguish play biting from actual dominant behavior:

Your beagle is still a puppy – Puppies are almost guaranteed to play-bite at one point or another. It’s how they play amongst each other.

Your beagle stops immediately if you act hurt - This might not be always true, but for the most part your beagle will know when to stop. If while playing he senses that he hurt you, he will stop immediately.

He only bites you if you initiate play-time first – Puppies love to chase and play games. If you send a signal to your dog that you want to play and he bites you during playtime, then chances are your dog is not aggressive or dominant. He is just playing. Running, chasing, tug of war, keep away or any other aggressive game can get your beagle puppy in a biting mood.

Biting doesn’t start over a spot on the couch – If you’re minding your own business and your beagle runs up to you growling and barking without you doing anything to him, he is probably trying to initiate some playtime. If however he growls at you whenever you deny him something or try to take things from him – then you have a completely different problem on your hands.

How Do I Stop My Beagles Constant Biting?

The first thing you must do is understand that biting is how dogs play and interact with each other. So your goal is not to “stop” the biting, but instead find a different way for them to play and interact with you.

Stop playing aggressive games with our beagle – First things first, stop play aggressive games with your beagle. Aggressive games will only encourage your beagle to bite. It will also turn a small problem into a hard-to-get-rid-of habit down the line.

Instead you should initiate different kind of games. I personally suggest you start teaching your beagle games that don’t involve any biting and instead focus on toys. Fetch is a great example of that. Your beagle’s attention will be on the ball or Frisbee instead of your hands.

Show your beagle that biting is not “ok” – there are several methods that you can use to do this; like yelling out whenever he bits you, stopping the play time or changing his focus from your hands/clothes onto something else for him to bite (that’s what chew toys are made for).

You can also use a combination of those methods if you’d like. Just be sure you are consistent with your training. Always correct your beagle whenever he bites you. Make sure your puppy knows that biting and aggressive behavior is not “ok”.

Keep Learning

This article provides just a basic overview of the biting problem that many owners might face. If you’re struggling with your beagle or simply want to learn how you can raise a happy, healthy and obedient beagle dog, I suggest you read the Beagle Training Guide.

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• Stop Beagle Destructive Chewing
• Beagle Obedience Training Tips and Advice
• Tips for First-Time Beagle Owners
• Beagle Dogs 101

One of my favorite things to do with my dogs, right next to playing fetch, is to teach them some new wacky and interesting tricks. It’s quite amazing what kind of tricks you can teach your beagle with just a couple of treats.

It’s a great way to spend time with your dog and it’s also a good way to build on and improve obedience training. The best part is that my dogs are excited about training. To them it’s almost like playing a fun new game.

Of course I don’t always try to train my dogs new commands, sometimes we just go over the ones they already know to refresh their memory, but they still seem to enjoy it.

So I wanted to share some basic tricks that you could start training your beagle starting to your four legged friend today.

Training Beagle To Sit

Sit – To train your beagle to sit all you will need is a treat in your hand and your beagle’s full attention. This command should be the first one that you teach your beagle becomes it comes in handy when training other tricks.

Training a Beagle to Lay Down

Lay Down – You definitely need to train your beagle to sit before you move on to “lay down”. Call him over and get him to sit still in front of you and only then try to teach him this command.

Once he is sitting down, getting him to lay down and only then give him the treat.

Teaching a Beagle to Come To You

Come – This is a very important command and I wouldn’t even consider it a “trick” but I still want to include it here. It’s vital that your dog learns to respond to come without any hesitation or delay whenever you call him.

Remember that you need to be consistent in your training so don’t switch commands with each other like “Come” and “Come here”. Always stick to only one of the commands.

Play Dead

This one can be a little bit tricky to teach to your dog because you want him to play dead for a couple of seconds before you give him the treat, but if he doesn’t get the treat right away he will think he is  doing something wrong and will try doing something else.

So what I suggest you do is teach your beagle just to get into the “play dead” position first. It doesn’t matter how long he stays in that position, give him the treat as soon as he does it.

Once he gets more responsive to the “play dead” command, you can start increasing the time between playing dead and the moment you reward him with praise and some treats.

Beagle Roll Over

Roll Over

There is something so cute about a beagle dog rolling over. I just love this trick and my dogs know that if they want something that rolling over is the best way to get whatever it Is that they want.

The beagle will need to know the “Lay Down” command before he can learn roll over. So if you havened taught him that already, go do it!

How to Train a Beagle To Fetch

Fetch – Fetch is a fun game that you can play with your dog at the park, your back yard or even inside. It gets your beagles little legs moving and mind thinking.

I play fetch with my dogs almost every evening that way by the time they get home, they are tired and ready for sleep.

All you need to teach your beagle fetch is a ball and a couple of treats. Once he learns to fetch completely, you can remove the treats and make it into a game.

Train Your Beagle New Tricks

If you are curious on how to get your beagles full trust and attention so that he WANTS to learn new things and doesn’t feel forced, I highly suggest you pick up my guide.

Beagle Training: Hidden Formula

I struggled with my dog in the beginning and after trying many training methods I realized that there is a lot of junk information out there,

That is why I went out and spoke to knowledgeable trainers, other beagle owners and lovers as well as anyone else who I could get a hold of to learn what makes a beagles mind tick.

Now I’m happy to say that I have probably the most adorable and obedient beagle and have the dog of my dream.

Start Training Your Beagle Today

Dealing with a disobedient beagle can be quite a hassle. They will try to push and test you as far as they can to see what you will get them get away with.

Even when you give up and give in, they will still try to take it a step further until they are sure they are in full control.

Why Do Beagle Dogs Misbehave

There could be a lot of reasons for your beagle to misbehave and understanding each one will help you deal with any situation where your dog ignores you, your commands or your house rules.

Lack Of Attention

The first and most common reason for your beagle disobeying and not listening to your commands is lack of attention. If you don’t have your dog’s full attention then how can you expect him to listen to you?

A typical example of this is when your beagle is outside without his leash following a scent of another animal and blocking everything else out of his mind and then gets called to “come” by his owner. If he isn’t trained well enough to respond to his name, he will completely ignore the “come” command.

It’s not because he doesn’t want to listen to the owner or because he has dominance problems. It’s just he is so focused on tracking down the animal that passed through your back yard that he is oblivious to everything around him.

This would just mean you need to tighten up on your obedience training. You need to train your beagle puppy to respond to his name no matter how busy or distracted he might be.

Lack Of Obedience Training

Who would have thought that lack of obedience training would lead to a disobedient beagle dog? I bet you are not too surprised with this one.

Sometimes owners expect their dogs to behave without training them anything. They just assume that the puppy will stop his destructive chewing and be fully house broken when he reaches a specific age.

Unfortunately that’s not the case. You need to train the puppy and work on obedience training with him before you can expect him to follow any house rules.

The beagle pup doesn’t want to misbehave on purpose; he just doesn’t realize he is misbehaving so you need to make the rules of the house clear for him. That way he will know exactly what you expect of him.

Early Signs Of Dominance Problems

If you don’t already know, your beagle, just like any dog, follows his ‘animal pack’ instincts. The basic rule of the pack is that if there is no leader, or the leader is weak and incapable of keeping the dog pack under control, then the pack won’t survive in the wild.

Having a strong dog pack leader, or the alpha dog, is essential for their survival and your dog knows that. If for whatever reason he decides that you are not the best choice for the position, he will try to take the role on to himself. This is when you will start seeing signs of dominant behavior.

The only way to do it is to take on the role of the alpha dog and take back control of the ‘pack’.

Where to Get Started

I always suggest dog owners to start training their beagles as soon as they have some time, especially when they see signs of disobedience. Click below to get started:

How I fixed my beagles disobedience problems

Letting it progress further will only make it harder to deal with in the future

Destructive chewing is the nastiest habit of them all. With a puppy that has never been housebroken, you can easily clean up the mess, well unless the beagle puppy pees on your carpet or bed, but you can’t just ‘clean up’ a ripped apart sofa or chewed up dining room table.

You have to catch this problem early before it gets out of hand or else you will be paying quite a bit for all the repairs. Just a couple of days ago I received an email from an owner who’s dog ripped out the whole carpet out in their new home that they just moved into.

They saw some early signs of destructive chewing, like chewing on old shoes and clothes, but never expected anything so bad so never tried looking for help.

This is why I always advise dog owners to start puppy training right away, before problems like these turn into serious issues.

Understanding Why The Beagle
Chews And Bites Things He Shouldn’t

Before you try and tackle this problem with crate training or bitter spray, I want to explain why your beagle might turn into a destructive little chewing machine.

Knowing the source of the problem is the first step to fixing it.

Loneliness & Boredom – If you keep your beagle home alone all day while you’re at work with nothing for him to do, he will look for some sort of entertainment of his own which most likely will be destructive chewing.

If he feels lonely for you then he will probably find something personal of yours that smells like you – like your cell phone, IPod, clothes, shoes – and chew on it to keep his mind busy while you’re gone.

Stressful chewing – For dogs, chewing is the best way to relieve stress. It keeps their minds busy and their teeth occupied. A beagle that is anxious or stressed will often turn to chewing to get rid of some stress.

Stressful chewing is also common in dogs that suffer from separation anxiety.

Lack of Training – This one is the most common of causes and probably extends to the first two as well. If your dog learns that chewing on your furniture, shoes, electronics or whatever it is that he is chewing on is off limits to him, then he will stick to his own toys or chewable.

If the beagle never learned the fact that some things are not meant for his teeth and other things are – like his toys, bones and treats- how do you expect him to know what is alright to chew and what isn’t?

Chewing for puppies is natural so you should never expect your puppy to stop chewing completely. Instead you need to redirect that energy to something else that your beagle pup is allowed to chew.

Stop Your Beagle’s Chewing Problem

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You can’t expect your beagle dog to behave and follow your house rules from the first time you bring him home. You need to teach him how to behave properly so he knows what is expected of him.

I see a lot of owners struggling with their beagles because they expect their dogs to just know that they are not allowed to chew the furniture, stay off the couch or go potty outside.

Unfortunately it’s not how things work – you actually have to teach your beagle what he can’t do and what he can do.

Training A Beagle To Behave Isn’t So Hard

Now here is the good part – there is a way to access your beagle’s instinct and get him to want to obey to your commands and make obedience training a blast.

Notice how I said ‘want to obey’ and not ‘make him obey’. There is a big difference between the two and I want to make that very clear. Only one of them will improve the relationship with your dog and build your dog’s trust and loyalty towards you.

When you’re using obedience training to ‘make your beagle obey’, you are forcing him to do something he doesn’t want. Imagine if there was a person in your life who constantly ordered you around and made you do things you don’t want to do.

Would you have positive feelings towards person? Would you respect and love that person? I know I personally wouldn’t, and don’t expect my beagle dog to either.

Now imagine you could use that same obedience training time to do something different with your beagle. Instead of forcing him to do something, you were improving your relationship with your dog so he obeys because he wants to and not because he is forced to.

Don’t you think that would be a much better way to spend the training time with your beagle?

Don’t Force Your Beagle To Obey – Guide Him

By forcing your beagle to obey you, you are only running the relationship that you two have. If he doesn’t want to obey or listen to your commands and you still force him to do them, he will be even less likely to even try, just to see if he can get away with not doing any of them.

However if you build trust with him and encourage him to obey you with positive reinforcement then he be happy to sit, stay or come to you whenever you tell him if it makes you happy.

It doesn’t take much to get a beagle to get into a happy and obedient mood if you know how to do it. Using their animal pack instincts to your advantage for obedience training will make the difference between your beagle learning something in two weeks and him learning something in just a day or two.

Don’t Put Obedience Training Off For Another Day

Remember that constancy is vital for any kind of training when dealing with beagles. If he gets used to disobeying and ignoring your commands then you will have a harder time with obedience training.

It doesn’t take much to start so why not start obedience training for your beagle today? All you need is just a couple of treats, five minutes and a new trick to train him.

Great Resource for Beagle Training

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