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Originally Posted by hattrickinc  Hey yall!!
you guys have always guided me in the right direction, so I trust yall and only yall!
I have a 5 month old beeeeautiful beagle, and he seems... like.. how do I put it... he's.. boring.
He loves to play with me, and doesn't-stop, lol BUT
problems:
1. Doesn't like to play with the other dogs in the dog park.. he rather watch than get the exercise.] |
He's still kind of young for the dog park.
Don't worry about it and don't make a big deal about it.
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2. Doesn't eat out of any of the 3 bowls I bought for him.. but if I sit down and take the food out of the bowl and put it on the tile floor, he'll eat it. (he used to eat from bowl #1, and then one day he just didn't.. he's healthy though.)
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Yeah - that happens. Some puppies and even some adult dogs do seem to become suspicious of the sides of a bowl for some reason.
Although I'm sure your floor is spotlessly clean
, it really isn't the best way to feed a puppy. I'll assume you're measuring his food carefully so he really is hungry at every meal.
Here is something we would do with our rescues that wouldn't eat their kibble from a bowl. Get a cheap (aluminum) low-sided cookie baking pan at a yard sale or from Wal-mart - or maybe you have one already. Scatter a portion - a little more than half - of the kibble on the sheet. This way you can have a clean feeding surface. At the same time, offer the remainder of the kibble in the bowl. If he doesn't take it, scatter it on the sheet and let him watch you doing it. Repeat this at every meal. Eventually, he'll start eating from the bowl.
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3. he HATES going for walks. My old beagle I raised with my (now x) gf looooooooved going for walks. We walked for an hour in the morning and an hour at night.
I can dragggg him down the street and he'll do nothing but fight it, but when I turn around to go home he's fine... figure that out lol (o_0)
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No you don't want to give him treats - that will only encourage this behavior. Also, pulling him around is not helping the situation.
Basically, this is a fear reaction - your puppy wants to stay close to home where he is comfortable.
First, he should wear a dragline at all times to get used to the feeling in a comfortable setting - except when he is in his crate, of course. I use a dragline because it doesn't have a loop to get caught on things and make him even more fearful. You can buy a fancy dragline from a training supplies place, but it's real easy - and cheap - to make a temporary one from a swivel and some poly rope. And you won't be using it for very long.
Start walking him
around the house with the dragline. Then around the yard with same. Only after he seems comfortable with this, try a small excursion - no more than a few yards. As soon as he shows hesitation, turn back. Don't talk or make comforting sounds or anything like that - be very matter-of-fact about the whole deal. Slowly make the excursions longer. Eventually, you'll be able to use a regular leash, but stick with the dragline for a while because he will be used to it and it will reassure him. You don't need the loop with a young puppy anyway.
Just have patience and stay positive - he'll come around.
Good luck with your puppy - he is a beauty.
