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ian1969uk · 09-02-2010, 03:45 PM

Peggy had her first night of Puppy Class tonight, it was good, a lot of fun and she seemed to enjoy the attention.

The trainer was saying that everyone in class should let their dogs off the lead at some point during the 4 week course to get them used to this. I specifically asked her if this was the case with scent hounds like Beagles. She said yes, a Beagle can absolutely be trained to be safely off the lead. She said there was a lady who attended the adult dog class whose Beagle was 100% reliable off lead, and she herself has two 'sight hounds' that are great off lead.

What do you think of this advice?

09-02-2010, 03:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
ian1969uk Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 90	Trainer recommending letting Peggy off the lead Peggy had her first night of Puppy Class tonight, it was good, a lot of fun and she seemed to enjoy the attention. The trainer was saying that everyone in class should let their dogs off the lead at some point during the 4 week course to get them used to this. I specifically asked her if this was the case with scent hounds like Beagles. She said yes, a Beagle can absolutely be trained to be safely off the lead. She said there was a lady who attended the adult dog class whose Beagle was 100% reliable off lead, and she herself has two 'sight hounds' that are great off lead. What do you think of this advice?