[Murphys Dad]

First of all let me start by saying

or Aloha (in your case).
Now... he is gorgeous and very cute (as all beagle puppies are obviously).

As for your questions: I would crate train him. I didn't with Chloe (7.5 months old) and I eat myself everyday for that..... Put him in the crate at night, in your room, he will be quiet and get use to going there to sleep... it eventually will be his safe haven.

I work full time, and I'll tell you it's not easy, not only for Chloe, but for me too.... I miss her during the day, and the housebreaking takes longer, but if we have to work, we have to work.

Good luck with him.... BTW - what's his name?

 

[Murphys Dad]

Aloha, and Semper Fi! :wave: My husband is retired USMC, and we spent 4 years at Kaneohe Bay.

Murphy is adorable. :heart: I haven't had a tiny puppy for years, so I'll leave the advice to more recent puppy owners. That said, I'm a firm believer in crate training, and have used it for my present dogs. My Li'l Girl is a rescue, adopted at about a year of age. She wasn't housebroken, so she got crate training, and it was a huge help.

 

[Murphys Dad]

Welcome to the BW pack!

Murphy you say? Good name. The beagle that started BW is Murphy (he is looking at you from the banner).

 

[Murphys Dad]

Welcome to you and Murphy! My Maggie was past puppyhood when I adopted her so can't help you out with the puppy issues but you have already gotten great advice. Do some searches and you will pull up lots more. We have a lot of members with tons of puppy experience.