[Pegasus]

I noticed a lot of people here are kinda new to me and have new puppies.

First of all, Welcome if I havent said it to you already.

My ? is, when you got a new beagle, did he/she cry and wine alot at first, if so how long did it take for them to get comfortable with you leaving them alone? And did someone stay with him at first all day long, if so how long?

With Snoopy, who was 1.5yrs when we got him, and he was a rescue, it took about 3 month until he was able to be comfortable in the crate without us there....AND he was already house trained, so that wasnt an issue...I just wonder if it was the crate, the fact he was a rescue, or does it take them all this long.

Thanks
Amanda and Snoops

 

[BeagleBabe]

We got Abby at three months. I crate trained her shortly after and haven't really had a problem with her whining in the crate.

She will bark at the door or open window though if we're outside and she's not.

ETA...either Béla or I (when I was working part time) have always been home with her. Now that I'm a SAHM completely baby Béla and I are with her almost all day long, almost everyday.

She's crated when we leave the house, but other than that she's out of the crate unless she chooses to go in there on her own.

 

[PFR]

My two girls love there cages. They know that they will be getting a treat when they go into them. Also I keep a bone and a toy or two, just in case they get bored.


I think also because my two were born at my vet they have been in a cage since then, that is why they don't cry...

 

[Murphys Dad]

Oh god, I can only wish Pam.
I got Chloe at 3 months old. Was with her the first weekend (which wasn't enough time to crate break her) and she wouldn't stay quiet in there. You know how vocal beagles get, especially when they cry, so after the neighbors started complaining to the management, I just couldn't keep her "caged". She has roaming privilages, which made it very difficult to potty train her.
She is very good when I'm around (even for 12 hours), but when I come back from work, I usually find a small circle of pee.... /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/eek.gif
She knows it's wrong (when she sees I spotted it, she will run behind the sofa... with an "I'm sorry" expression :hi: ), and I believe she just can't hold it (or won't bother when I'm not there) so she gives up.... /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif
I would say she is 90% trained by now...

 

[Kodi08]

Hiya-

For both Rhett (he got home at about 12 weeks) and Scarlett (she got home around 10 weeks) they both bonded with me instantly.

For Rhett he cried the whole way home from the airport but once he got home he was great, he just ran around and sniffed EVERYTHING. He soon got a bath and a bunch of pictures taken of him. He got home really late at night so we went right to bed. He wasn't too hip with the kennel and it required 2 days of me sleeping on the floor next to him.

After those first 2 days I would have to occasionally lay down next to him for a couple of minutes and let him see me climb on the bed and I would be good until potty time.

I took a week off of work when I got him and he instantly latched on (too much) he has separation anxiety but I would consider it minor to moderate at the time. He would whine when I would leave to work and bark pretty loud and would do the same when I got home. I was a pretty bad daddy by going right to him when I got home to only reinforce the behavior.

Rhett was a pain to potty train (my fault as well) as after that first initial week of being home with him I had to start going back to work and I lived alone at the time. He was baby gated int the kitchen and had plenty of room but just to young to hold it. I eventually put in a doggie door in the kitchen to the back yard and ever since then he has never had an accident inside. Since that day he has had free range of the house when I'm home or away until Scarlett and her quest to be trained. Rhett also gets to be on the bed at night.

When I picked up Scarlett I had my roommate with me. I was driving and asked that he let her be in her kennel in the back seat. It was important to me that I was the first person to interact with. Of coarse he didn't listen and was playing with her most of the ride home (I never get angry but boy was I ticked)

I brought her home and kicked him out for the afternoon and me, Rhett and Scarlett ran around the back yard forever. Again I had an instantly bonded dog. I also took the first week off with her as well and all was well. She pretty much did the same thing as Rhett about the whole crate at night thing but her high pitched barks made it easy for me to wake up at night and let her out. She has never had an accident in her kennel (Rhett had them nightly for a week)

I would say Scarlett is now 98% trained but I still have to keep an eye on her. If she gets distracted on the way to the door then she will forget and end up in the living room. When she gets up I always wait for the sound of the doggie door to open and if it doesn't I'm up in a flash.

Scarlett doesn't really have seperation anxiety but she will bark when I get home but it's only because Rhetty is and she thinks that is what she is supposed to do.

The pups are back in the kitchen now though while I'm at work until I know for sure that Scarlett is on her best behavior but after that I'm sure they will all have free reign again. They do get to go anywhere if I'm just out shopping though and she does fine with that.

She is just over 6 months old now and she still gets the kennel treatment at night. I may start to give her free range at the new year at night, I just haven't decided yet.

They are both semi fine with being crated when guests are over but they will get a little but hurt about it.