Hello, I've got a 3-year-old male beagle I rescued when he was around 7 months. We've done puppy obedience training, and this fall we are working with a dog trainer to work on ongoing issues with leash walking and reactivity to other dogs (very friendly, but howls at dogs relentlessly when we are on walks, trying to get to them to say hi). Despite at least an hour of walking a day, having multiple game-based training sessions a day, and having lots of daily time playing in his big backyard with his labrador brother, HE IS STILL SO HIGH-ENGERY AND HYPER! I heard beagles were supposed to calm down after 2 years old, and this just has not been the case. He gets a few minutes of quiet time in a crate when he gets too worked up, because he doesn't know how to calm himself down. Has anyone else had a beagle this old who still was so high energy, and if so, did they ever calm down?
Sincerely,
exhausted beagle mom
Sincerely,
exhausted beagle mom