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First Off I read alot of shock collars and that are for sale and hear people buy them..What are they used for? I know they go ON the dog But what do they help do...Hope I am explaining myself right.
And second..How do u repremand a beagle that isn't doing what u want?
I have heard some ppl beat the crap out of it but I am sorry I just can't pull myself to do that call me soft but I can't so is there another way?
Ok Ill try to help you some but you dont give any info on what you think your dog is doing wrong. You really answered your own question. You asked How do u repremand a beagle that isn't doing what u want? You also asked what is shock collars used for? A shock collar is used to repremand a beagle for not doing what you want it to do.
For example why would you use a shock collar. Lets say you are out hunting and your beagle sees a deer, fox, etc. and it takes off and your beagle takes off after it, then shock him. You only want your beagle to hunt and chase rabbits and no off game. There are more examples to give, but please tell us what you think your beagle is doing wrong and maybe I can help you out some more if I can. I hope I have helped some, hope to hear from you soon.
Ok I guess I should have explained more I am sorry...I have 2 beagles now but they are strickly house pets..My male is not the best listener..lol In otherwords he has been spoiled and for the most part could careless what I say..lol My husband just thinks I am horrible for not spanking /hitting him where he hears a yelp. Please don't get me wrong my husband is not a beater but for some reason he thinks that that is the way to get them to know they are wrong..Well I just WON'T do it..He is either put in his kennel or does get a smack on the butt any who...
I am getting a puppy in a few weeks..A hunting beagle or hope for him to be..He is for ME! I am horrible worried about him at some point running off so on..But I can not resort to spanking my dog till he yelps to get my point acrossed. Nor will I allow my husband too. That is why my beagles are MINE..he doesn't do much with either of them..
Well he is going to help me train this beagle to hunt, So I want to know the best ways to reprimand him and for him to know I AM THE BOSS! Without doing what my husband wants me to do or thinks I should be doing. PLEASE don't get upset with him..He train one beagle in his style long before I was in the picture and that beagle hunted great and thought hubby was the best thing..But I want to do it the right way.. SO I am hoping u all can help.
Ok there is a article right below yours, beagle wont come in the field. Read that. I personally think that for any dog to do what you want it to do then it must first want to please you. You can do this by playing with the pup. Several people use different methods and they all work for them so you got to find the one that works for you. Examples, to get your dog to come to you. Some people call there dog to them and when the dog comes they will pet and and show the dog that it made a good choice to come to them. Some people call there dog and will give it treats to show that it made the right decision. Some people use a choke collar and a 20ft rope and call the dog and at the same time pull the rope, so the dog knows that when you say come it has to come to you. Some use a shock collar and when you tell the dog to come beep it and if it dont come bump the dog on a low setting and increase the setting each time til the dog comes. These are just several examples of what people do to train their dogs. Every which one you chose thou you have to do it over and over and over and over again so it is a second nature for the dog to come to you.
You also mentioned about afraid of the dog running off and you losing it. I think we all are worried about losing our dogs, but dont be to scared. I know of a guy that wont let his dogs get 20ft away from him cause he is so scared of losing it. He wont let the dogs explore and try and find a rabbit hes so scared. Then hes always asking why his beagles wont jump rabbits. I try to tell him that he has to let the dogs hunt and to quit hollering at them every 30 seconds for them to come. They come every time he calls them and what he needs to do is let them get farther away from him to hunt for rabbits so they will reach their full potential and become good dogs. So please dont be like him and let the pup learn and elplore. I also dont think that if you get a switch and spank your dogs butt a couple of times when he isnt listening to you is beating them. I got spanked with a switch when I was growing up a few times a probably needed it more but I had more respect not to do it again to. I would start your pup off when hes young by calling his name and petting him and giving him a treat when he comes. Then if that hasn't worked I go to the choke collar and pull him toward me and as he gets older put a shock collar on him. You can also do this to your older dogs as well. I hope that this helps you some. Let me know.
TY for your help...I may just invest some money in a shoke collar..Ziggy isn't as bad as when he was a pup (under 1 yr) but he also isn't allowed off leash or off our tye out ..Not taking a chance..He was never one to run FAR but far enough to scare the h@$# out of me..
Again Thanks and If I have more questions when the pup gets home I will let u know.
There is a great book (college text book) that teaches all about animal behavior. It is very indepth, but thourough. You can find it on BN.com or amazon. It's call Domestic Animal behavior for Veterinarians and Animal Scientist's by Katherine A. Houpt.
This should give you some insight on behavior and training. I HIGHLY recommend it!! Animal Behavior was one of my favorite classes!!!
Renee'
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Praise goes farther than punishment. Shock collars are no substitute for basic obedience training. The dog must know the commands first. They do have their place if the dog is storming off chasing a deer. It will surely stop the dog and possibly save him from being lost. Hounds have been bred to rely on instinct and so training should start at an early age. Find a local AKC obedience training club to teach basic obedience, Beware of fly by night individuals that offer to take your dog away and bring it back trained. This seldomely works and is usually a money pit. A local vet may be able to recomend an obedience training club. Get your dog microchipped, be sure to have a collar on him with your phone #, and if the $ is available consider purchasing a tracking collar. Tracker sells a great system and it is the best insurance available to help you find your dog if he does get lost. Worth its weight in gold.
TOUCHSTONE, you are right about teaching the task first and ensuring that the task has been learned before you can think about correcting the dog. We need to be consistant when training. Dogs are like kids in a sense. If you give them an inch they will take a foot.
i would invest in a e collar if possible it makes training so much easier n quicker but it still takes time using a e collar all ecollars dont have a beeper on them i use my e collars on my older running hounds now just for one purpose n that is they dont always wanna quit when i do, by using the e collar when im ready to go home i just use the beeper most of time the beeper is all i ever use but sometimes i have to give a lil jolt but by taking time on training a pup the beeper is very important in my opion cause once you beep them a couple times n they dont mind ya just beep another few times then hit the shock button after a few times they learn that once they hear the beeper if they dont come in they learn what comes next a lil elec shock maybe even have to keep turning it up a notch but before ya shock always beep them first just how i do it jb
But what do they help do...Hope I am explaining myself right.
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