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Apr 30, 2010 
Why Leash Training Is Important to Beagle
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Beagle must have leash training. Maybe you are questioning this statement. As we know Beagle is a hunting dog breed. So Beagle has basic natural instinct to hunt the target by his scent. The ability of smelling from the Beagle is superior one as a hunting dog. Most of the Beagle need no training for this hunting job, it is just flow out naturally by genetic. That’s why leash training for beagle is very important training to have.
If you want to have a Beagle then leash training is the first priority training to be done for your Beagle since he is puppy. This Beagle has strong will to hunt for the intriguing scent that he has caught and nothing can stop the Beagle if he is off leash. As the Beagle owner you need to keep your dog on leash so that he won’t just running away to hunt the tantalizing smell that attract the Beagle. Be consistent to have the Beagle leash training and you will get an obedient Beagle accompany you to walk.
Beagle leash training must be perform at the place that have less distractions for better training result. For example your backyard or unused park should be good. If you have the Beagle leash training in crowded place that have much distractions, your Beagle won’t be calm and the leash training won’t have any effect.
Doing this Beagle leash training is actually simple but you will need strong determination and more patience with your Beagle, because this Beagle is known to be hard to be on leash. Make this Beagle leash training a fun activity for your Beagle. Start by playing with him with his favourite game then you can start the training after the Beagle in good mood. The most important thing to keep in mind for this Beagle leash training is never have physical punishment and yell at the Beagle. This act will only make the thing worse. Treat the Beagle as your own child and train him with love and patience, soon the Beagle will understand and give you the best response.
You can have many advantages by having this Beagle leash training. A
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Beagle that does not have the leash training or off leash can cause many trouble in daily life. Mostly they like to jump on strangers and make them fall down, if they are young people it won’t be a problem but when it comes to weak elder people, your Beagle can cause disaster. Another sad incident is if your Beagle is running out to the road with oncoming traffic and got crashed by the car. So have this Beagle leash training as soon as you have the Beagle, regardless of it’s age.
To begin the Beagle leash training, you can make your Beagle to get used to wear the dog collar first. At the first time using the dog collar the Beagle will try to get the dog collar off because it is unpleasant to have something around his neck. You may feel pity when see your Beagle strugling to get the dog collar off, but don’t worry it will stop soon after two or three days when your Beagle get used to wear the dog collar. Next step you need to attached the leash to the collar and wait until the Beagle get used to it. Keep an eye when the leash is attached to the collar and put on the neck of your Beagle, there could be an accident when the leash is stuck on something which will make your Beagle choke to death
You can start to take your Beagle to walk around your house with the leash and collar put on his neck. Make the Beagle get used to walk by your left side and hold the the leash by your right hand. You can use the reward training to make this leash training easier to perform, just hold the dog treats on your left hand and give the reward whem the Beagle can walk continuously by your left side. Using verbal training also help on training progress. You can use the word “Let’s go” when are going to walk and “Stop” or “Hold” to make the Beagle stop. Give praise and treats when your Beagle obey the command and obedient. After a few times of walking at house and backyard, you can try
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to walk at the park with many people and distractions for advanced behavior leash training.
Sometimes your Beagle can start to pull the leash because of something attracts him and make his “hunting dog” basic instinct wake up and go run for it. When this happen you can control the Beagle pulling by doing a clockwise turn 180 degree or moving to another direction. This will make your Beagle pulled back to your left side again and will make the Beagle feel like he is going to be left if not catching up with you. Just repeat this leash training exercise until your Beagle learns that he has to walk by your left side and not allow to pull the leash.
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