My name is Andrew and this is my beagle Casey. He's 19 weeks now and is a handful, but we (my wife and I) love him. We got him waaaay too early (6 weeks), but we didn't know any better at that time (we blame the breeder, but mostly ourselves for not doing enough research). He's a great puppy - has learned all the basic commands like sit, stay, down, up, heel (but when he smells something interesting or is having an energy burst, he won't listen to anything). If you are wondering what an energy burst is, it's when he runs from room to room to room at top speed making soft growling noises for about 10 minutes. He's not aggressive at this time...just playing.
We go for walks everyday that it doesn't rain, but he sometimes doesn't want to walk. Actually likes to walk 'back' from places more than 'to' places. Is that strange? He also eats everything that he can put in his mouth. We are constantly prying his mouth open and taking out rocks, leaves, and orange peelings...last week even had to pull out someone's chewed gum...
He's very food orientated and understands the words 'hungry' and 'snack' so well that he licks his lips every time he hears them.
He's still very timid when meeting other dogs, so we are trying to give him more contact with play dates. The last play date went pretty well, but the two of them chased each other and barked at one another for about 2 hours (no biting other than play nips).
Any advice or tips here are greatly appreciated. W e have already read so much from the forums. Cheers!
Andrew, So Young, and Casey
Casey Photo Album
We go for walks everyday that it doesn't rain, but he sometimes doesn't want to walk. Actually likes to walk 'back' from places more than 'to' places. Is that strange? He also eats everything that he can put in his mouth. We are constantly prying his mouth open and taking out rocks, leaves, and orange peelings...last week even had to pull out someone's chewed gum...
He's very food orientated and understands the words 'hungry' and 'snack' so well that he licks his lips every time he hears them.
He's still very timid when meeting other dogs, so we are trying to give him more contact with play dates. The last play date went pretty well, but the two of them chased each other and barked at one another for about 2 hours (no biting other than play nips).
Any advice or tips here are greatly appreciated. W e have already read so much from the forums. Cheers!
Andrew, So Young, and Casey
Casey Photo Album



