Obedience Training For Beagles

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

If you aren’t sure where to get started here is a great resource for beagle dog obedience training