Does any Begal owner how to control it?

My 7mth Begal is out of control. He keeps jumping on me and keeps trying to go for my hands all the time. Have I just trained him wrong, any advice...Does any Begal owner how to control it?
Without knowing your training methods, it's difficult to say whether or not you've trained him wrong. Beagles require a lot of exercise, jumping up and nipping or misbehaving means he doesn't respect you as his leader so figure out if you are being a pack leader or if your beagle has taken over that role. If there is no pack leader in the house then a dog will feel the need to take over that role, which they definitely do not want.





To work on his jumping issues, when you come home do you instantly greet him even while he's jumping up on you? if you have then you're telling your dog that this behavior is acceptable to me. The trick is to totally ignore your dog even while he's jumping, don't say OFF or DOWN just pretend he does not exist. Ignore him and go about your business. When he has calmed down and has all four paws on the floor then and only then should you greet him. You must do this EVERY time you walk into the house and everyone in the house must also do this and that goes for visitors too, ignore until all four are on the floor and then greet him, if he jumps up again, walk away and ignore him until he settles down. Over time if you and everyone in your household is consistent he will eventually stop jumping up on you and your guests. Remember this rule: ';Reward the behavior you want, ignore the behavior you don't want'; When your dog is doing a behavior you want reward that behavior the minute it happens, this is how a dog learns.





This method will work, however, it will take a lot of time for this to sink in I believe it took me roughly a month before my Weim stopped jumping up when I entered the door. Now, do not allow people to ';invite'; your dog to jump up, they can't tell the difference and it will suddenly give them the idea that 'Oh, now it's Ok to jump up'; and you'll have to start all over again. A neighbor did this to my dog while I was training her, I did get mad and tell him to please don't invite her to jump up, he said she knows the difference, Yeah Right, she started her jumping up again. So while some people have good intentions they might not be the best intentions especially if they don't understand how dogs think.





My suggestion, watch Victoria Stillwell on Animal Planet the show is ';It's Me or The Dog'; on Saturday's at 9pm, she deals with a lot of dogs with training issues and she's easy to follow. Reading a couple of Cesar Millans books wouldn't hurt either on learning to be an effective pack leader, also pick up Tamar Gellers book ';The Loved Dog'; on positive reinforcement training and also ';Dog Training for Dummies'; might help also.





Also get your dog out for a lot of exercise, a couple of hours at the dog park daily, or a long 60 minute walk twice a day, he needs to burn off any excess energy he might have, once he's tired he'll be easier to control, he'll be less energetic in the house.





Good luckDoes any Begal owner how to control it?
As a Beagle parent I agree with Aaron, but taking it one step further, pick a command that is to be used only for jumping like off, down, etc.


When you walk in the door and he jumps on you, look at him, speak the command, turn around and walk back out. Do this all the time, any time he jumps it will take several times but he will understand that this is unacceptable behavior and stop. Make sure you inform your family and and friends of your method so they can practice it as well when they come over. REMEMBER one thing: BEAGLES ARE HARD HEADED, but they are very loyal and once trained they are your lifelong partner. another suggestion is to get him in to obedience classes as soon as possible and make sure you have some where to take him to let him run and expend his boundless energy. You are in for a beagles lifetime of fun. Good Luck!!!!!
try ignoring her until she stops- its mostly for you attention. once she stops (he?) you give her a small treat or pet her. for walks i would get a gentle leader because then if they pull while they're on walks the gentle leader pulls on there muzzle. try taking her to a puppy class also
I agree with tugabell, I too have a beagle he is 8 years old, and they r very hard headed but they want to please u and clyde is nothing but love he doesn't have a bad bone in him. Once u get your dog train right he will be a perfect pet, good luck.
BEAGLES are generally hyper. the only way is to get some training books and take your time!