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My beagle is a year and one month old. At around four months, we entered him into a training program. I did research on the facility and what they had to offer. They were very professional and worked with many celebrities and well known people. We saw a class or two before signing up and everything looked great. However, what we didn't realize was that it was extremely strict. Our dog wasn't allowed to play in the house or even roam free in the house. He was to be always on command. Huey(the beagle) has learned a lot of commands(sit, down, stay, wave, rollover, play dead, speak, heal, come) but we felt that we just took the dog out of him. We really didn't like that he couldn't walk around the house and that he always had to stay in place(in the down position) and ultimately that he couldn't play in the house. Especially because we live in an apartment. So we withdrew him from the class. Now, we don't really have an idea where to go. He thinks that if he gets up and walks around that he will get into trouble. Because of this we have continued keeping him on command while in the house. I really want to move from that to him being allowed to walk around, play, cuddle, etc. while still being a well behaved dog.
I'm guessing the first step is finding a training program that fits for us. But I want to know what you all allow your dogs to do in the house and how they behave in the house. Do you keep them on command at all times, or just when you want them to be? Thanks for the advice in advance as I am very frustrated over it all. Specifically because the class was $900, and some of that money is lost because we quit the class. /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cool.gif
My beagle is a year and one month old. At around four months, we entered him into a training program. I did research on the facility and what they had to offer. They were very professional and worked with many celebrities and well known people. We saw a class or two before signing up and everything looked great. However, what we didn't realize was that it was extremely strict. Our dog wasn't allowed to play in the house or even roam free in the house. He was to be always on command. Huey(the beagle) has learned a lot of commands(sit, down, stay, wave, rollover, play dead, speak, heal, come) but we felt that we just took the dog out of him. We really didn't like that he couldn't walk around the house and that he always had to stay in place(in the down position) and ultimately that he couldn't play in the house. Especially because we live in an apartment. So we withdrew him from the class. Now, we don't really have an idea where to go. He thinks that if he gets up and walks around that he will get into trouble. Because of this we have continued keeping him on command while in the house. I really want to move from that to him being allowed to walk around, play, cuddle, etc. while still being a well behaved dog.
I'm guessing the first step is finding a training program that fits for us. But I want to know what you all allow your dogs to do in the house and how they behave in the house. Do you keep them on command at all times, or just when you want them to be? Thanks for the advice in advance as I am very frustrated over it all. Specifically because the class was $900, and some of that money is lost because we quit the class. /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cool.gif