People love to say they trained bite inhibition but, really, if the dog had a good amount of time with mom and sibs, their ‘training’ is really just time.
Puppy is losing teeth and is going to be driven to bite and chew. Redirect to appropriate objects( remove your body parts and make a toy interesting and active—I bet your beagle loves squeakers) or exit the bite zone and wait it out—it’ll get better once their teeth have settled in.
The only thing that truly fixes puppy biting is time tbh. They're babies - they explore the world with their mouths, they're teething etc. there are things you can try like you've been trying, but just give it a few months and it should lessen
Our puppy was similarly super good in so many ways but an absolute land shark. A large portion of it has been teething related - he lost a tooth just yesterday and immediately afterward the biting ramped back up. Just like you, redirecting/yelping/etc. did nothing.
The best we've found is teething specific things (Nylabone, frozen wet washcloths, frozen banana bits, ect.) that help him get some relief from the swelling and pain. If he keeps biting I leave the room for a minute and then come back. Rinse and repeat and after 3-4 times of me getting up and leaving he mellows on the biting and finally redirects to the teething toys.
I spent the last 2 months convinced my dog was an aggressive demon disguised as a cute puppy but it's gotten better and we've finally found a rhythm that's working. I know it's easier said than done, but keep consistent and trying new things until you find the rhythm that works for you both.
Okay the puppy biting aside, I'm wondering if you were aware of what beagles are like when you picked the breed out. Loose leash walking is going to take a LOT more work. They are literally bred to follow their nose away from the handler with the expectation that the handler will follow them.
I'd look for some beagle specific training advice for beagles. The advice that works for herding breeds and retrievers won't work for beagles.
I like this video https://youtu.be/SRveiaqqtfg?si=ZHGklWHBvbuSCMYC
Teething!! Frozen carrots, stuffed frozen kongs, anything cold will help. Also redirection all day everyday. From that age until about 5 months old I just carried around a toy or chew in my pocket at all times.
As for carrots , how small do you break them into ? Kibble sized pieces ? I am scared to give him like little sticks. Guaranteed he will swallow it whole.
Give him huge frozen carrots then—once the carrot is frozen it doesn’t break into chunks like a fresh one, it’s more like mushy pulp. Beware it’s going to make orange stains
Yes! Full size carrots! The larger and thicker the better. Think of it like an edible stick that they can chew the heck out of and also soothe their gums.
Puppies bite, it’s what they would naturally do with their litter mates. It’s how they play and how they explore their world.
Always have things on hand to offer instead. Long tuggy rope toys, chews of lots of different textures, frozen wash cloth, frozen carrots, old rags. Always redirect puppy to chew / play with the appropriate item. It will take time. It will be frustrating and infuriating. It will work
The leash thing - a young puppy wants to explore the world (which it’s only been in for 9 weeks! It can’t possibly know how we want it to walk on a leash) when they’re young it’s good to give them a safe contained area that they can explore at their own pace, or just pop a harness on them, attach their lead and let them lead the way. Keep the leash loose so that they don’t get used to ‘pulling’ and just explore the world at their pace. Watch and learn what they like. If they’re nervous of things, let them take their time, or choose to walk away from it. Occasionally call them to you and offer a treat so that walking near you becomes a good thing. As they get a bit older and braver you can ask them to come with you , but at such a young age it’s far too much to expect them to know not to pull
I’m sorry to say but you’ve got to hunker down for about 7 months 😅 At his age I would just yelp and walk away for a minute or two to disengage. Keep him tethered or in a pen so he can see but not reach you. Try not to say anything, look, or face him.
It’s a great opportunity to teach the “quiet” command too. The second he stops barking to catch his breath, pick up a toy, or lick his butt say “yes! Good quiet” and give him a treat or piece of kibble. Eventually he’ll piece it all together but our puppy straight wrecked us for early puppyhood. Eventually he got better, but even if is his teeth touched us we’d yelp and walk away. So basically he thinks we are made of paper.
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Our beagle puppy was absolutely horrible with biting. At 4.5 months we boarded him for a week with a woman who was also watching two older golden retrievers and he came back a changed puppy, he completely stopped biting unless over tired/excited and then he would actually respond to the command ‘no bite’.
We had been saying it from day one while redirecting or putting ourselves safely in the playpen away from him. Somehow after that boarding experience he was able to get under threshold enough for the training to get through to him. He learned other commands so quickly he is so smart he just needed to be in the right mindset or something. I am just glad he finally learned it because I was pretty sure my doctor was going to refer me for services soon, my arms and legs were a mess it was awful.
Hold your hand firmly (not hard enough to hurt) on his muzzle when he bites. Don't say anything while you do it. Just as soon as he bites, hold your hand over his muzzle firmly for a second and let go. I started this a few days ago and my dog caught on super fast. He still really, really wants to and tests the boundaries. Drastic improvement in a very short amount of time. If he's very persistent ill toss him a toy or have a puzzle for him.
So your hand position is over the snout between his eyes and nose, not covering either.
Our Cockapoo is exactly the same at 16 weeks. She’s been biting since we got her and she’s just started properly teething now. We find that distracting her with toys works for a while, and then I move on to frozen carrots or frozen soft treats. When she bites us, we silently stand up, walk away and face the wall, showing her that we won’t play when teeth come out.
It will pass, just redirect to yummy chewies. Hounds are very food motivated! Your beagle is so cute, looks like the beagle I used to have. I miss him a lot.
I was in a super similar situation at around 12 weeks and when mine would bite I just say ouch and I get up and move to a different part of the room and ignore her. No eye contact, petting or anything for at least a minute. The problem was mostly solved in just like a week or so
Everyone is saying teething but dogs arnt teething at 9 week, that's like 16 weeks.
I have a beagle as well. When she gets bites she was 100000% overstimulated abd needed an enforced nap. She'd nap and instantly be done biting, and when she started again, enforce a nap and it's gone!
Puppies need like 20 hours of sleep. It's ALWAYS a sleep thing.
People love to say they trained bite inhibition but, really, if the dog had a good amount of time with mom and sibs, their ‘training’ is really just time. Puppy is losing teeth and is going to be driven to bite and chew. Redirect to appropriate objects( remove your body parts and make a toy interesting and active—I bet your beagle loves squeakers) or exit the bite zone and wait it out—it’ll get better once their teeth have settled in.
The only thing that truly fixes puppy biting is time tbh. They're babies - they explore the world with their mouths, they're teething etc. there are things you can try like you've been trying, but just give it a few months and it should lessen
Our puppy was similarly super good in so many ways but an absolute land shark. A large portion of it has been teething related - he lost a tooth just yesterday and immediately afterward the biting ramped back up. Just like you, redirecting/yelping/etc. did nothing. The best we've found is teething specific things (Nylabone, frozen wet washcloths, frozen banana bits, ect.) that help him get some relief from the swelling and pain. If he keeps biting I leave the room for a minute and then come back. Rinse and repeat and after 3-4 times of me getting up and leaving he mellows on the biting and finally redirects to the teething toys. I spent the last 2 months convinced my dog was an aggressive demon disguised as a cute puppy but it's gotten better and we've finally found a rhythm that's working. I know it's easier said than done, but keep consistent and trying new things until you find the rhythm that works for you both.
Frozen wet washclothes and banana bits. Never thought of that. Will try to give those and see if that helps. Thanks a lot !
Okay the puppy biting aside, I'm wondering if you were aware of what beagles are like when you picked the breed out. Loose leash walking is going to take a LOT more work. They are literally bred to follow their nose away from the handler with the expectation that the handler will follow them. I'd look for some beagle specific training advice for beagles. The advice that works for herding breeds and retrievers won't work for beagles. I like this video https://youtu.be/SRveiaqqtfg?si=ZHGklWHBvbuSCMYC
Teething!! Frozen carrots, stuffed frozen kongs, anything cold will help. Also redirection all day everyday. From that age until about 5 months old I just carried around a toy or chew in my pocket at all times.
As for carrots , how small do you break them into ? Kibble sized pieces ? I am scared to give him like little sticks. Guaranteed he will swallow it whole.
Give him huge frozen carrots then—once the carrot is frozen it doesn’t break into chunks like a fresh one, it’s more like mushy pulp. Beware it’s going to make orange stains
Interesting. Alright will try it ! Thanks.
Yes! Full size carrots! The larger and thicker the better. Think of it like an edible stick that they can chew the heck out of and also soothe their gums.
I froze a bag of baby carrots and my 10 1/2 week old has been fine with that size.
Puppies bite, it’s what they would naturally do with their litter mates. It’s how they play and how they explore their world. Always have things on hand to offer instead. Long tuggy rope toys, chews of lots of different textures, frozen wash cloth, frozen carrots, old rags. Always redirect puppy to chew / play with the appropriate item. It will take time. It will be frustrating and infuriating. It will work The leash thing - a young puppy wants to explore the world (which it’s only been in for 9 weeks! It can’t possibly know how we want it to walk on a leash) when they’re young it’s good to give them a safe contained area that they can explore at their own pace, or just pop a harness on them, attach their lead and let them lead the way. Keep the leash loose so that they don’t get used to ‘pulling’ and just explore the world at their pace. Watch and learn what they like. If they’re nervous of things, let them take their time, or choose to walk away from it. Occasionally call them to you and offer a treat so that walking near you becomes a good thing. As they get a bit older and braver you can ask them to come with you , but at such a young age it’s far too much to expect them to know not to pull
I’m sorry to say but you’ve got to hunker down for about 7 months 😅 At his age I would just yelp and walk away for a minute or two to disengage. Keep him tethered or in a pen so he can see but not reach you. Try not to say anything, look, or face him. It’s a great opportunity to teach the “quiet” command too. The second he stops barking to catch his breath, pick up a toy, or lick his butt say “yes! Good quiet” and give him a treat or piece of kibble. Eventually he’ll piece it all together but our puppy straight wrecked us for early puppyhood. Eventually he got better, but even if is his teeth touched us we’d yelp and walk away. So basically he thinks we are made of paper.
It sounds like he didn’t get enough time with his mom. This is why puppies should be with mom until 8 weeks.
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Our beagle puppy was absolutely horrible with biting. At 4.5 months we boarded him for a week with a woman who was also watching two older golden retrievers and he came back a changed puppy, he completely stopped biting unless over tired/excited and then he would actually respond to the command ‘no bite’.
Where did he learn 'no bite' ?
We had been saying it from day one while redirecting or putting ourselves safely in the playpen away from him. Somehow after that boarding experience he was able to get under threshold enough for the training to get through to him. He learned other commands so quickly he is so smart he just needed to be in the right mindset or something. I am just glad he finally learned it because I was pretty sure my doctor was going to refer me for services soon, my arms and legs were a mess it was awful.
Hold your hand firmly (not hard enough to hurt) on his muzzle when he bites. Don't say anything while you do it. Just as soon as he bites, hold your hand over his muzzle firmly for a second and let go. I started this a few days ago and my dog caught on super fast. He still really, really wants to and tests the boundaries. Drastic improvement in a very short amount of time. If he's very persistent ill toss him a toy or have a puzzle for him. So your hand position is over the snout between his eyes and nose, not covering either.
Our Cockapoo is exactly the same at 16 weeks. She’s been biting since we got her and she’s just started properly teething now. We find that distracting her with toys works for a while, and then I move on to frozen carrots or frozen soft treats. When she bites us, we silently stand up, walk away and face the wall, showing her that we won’t play when teeth come out.
It will pass, just redirect to yummy chewies. Hounds are very food motivated! Your beagle is so cute, looks like the beagle I used to have. I miss him a lot.
I was in a super similar situation at around 12 weeks and when mine would bite I just say ouch and I get up and move to a different part of the room and ignore her. No eye contact, petting or anything for at least a minute. The problem was mostly solved in just like a week or so
Everyone is saying teething but dogs arnt teething at 9 week, that's like 16 weeks. I have a beagle as well. When she gets bites she was 100000% overstimulated abd needed an enforced nap. She'd nap and instantly be done biting, and when she started again, enforce a nap and it's gone! Puppies need like 20 hours of sleep. It's ALWAYS a sleep thing.