Beagles are stubborn little canines at times which can make training Beagle puppies quite challenging.

Plus, being hounds, which are often a little harder to train, plenty of patience is needed, so you should be willing to try various training methods to find the right one for your puppy’s particular temperament.

For example, food is often an excellent training tool for Beagles, but then again there are some that respond better to lots of loving, enthusiastic praise.

Beagles are very loyal to family members however you need to make sure that you establish your dominance over your puppy early on in its training.

Your Beagle puppy could become a hand full otherwise, especially if you get one that is full of confidence. This is not a bad thing. Your puppy should be confident, outgoing and energetic.

When you pick out your Beagle puppy, if you haven’t already, you need to be mindful of the special nature of the breed. Find out as much as you can about Beagles beforehand.

Its best to find a good, registered breeder to help ensure you get a puppy whose parents have been health and temperament checked, before breeding. Puppies should be at least eight weeks old before leaving their mother and litter mates, friendly, and not showing any signs of shyness or aggression.

If you already have your puppy and he is a little shy or has other temperament issues then all is not lost. You just have more of a challenge on your hands. With the right training he too can grow into a loving, confident member of the family…it will just take more patience and probably a lot more time.



Socializing Your Beagle Puppy

Take socializing very slowly. Do not take your puppy anywhere where he will be surrounded by mobs of people. People love puppies! They will want to pat him and fuss over him, especially children, and this can frighten a puppy.

Take him to a quiet park or for a walk down your street in the early hours when not too many people are about. Over several weeks slowly build up the number of people and animals he comes in contact with.

Puppy Training Basics

Once your puppy is old enough, focus on house training. I highly recommend crate training, but make sure you are available to supervise this in the early stages.

Start creating an atmosphere where you are clearly the leader of the pack. If you train your Beagle puppy to respect your authority early on, you can forestall many bad or unwanted behavioral issues later on.

Train your puppy not to bite by a clear noise that indicates that biting hurts.

Do not allow them to sleep on your bed or jump on the furniture.

Between three and six months old, you should move onto obedience training. After your puppy has learned how to walk confidently on a leash you should teach him basic obedience commands like, sit, stay, come and drop/lie down.

How Training Will Keep Your Beagle Safe

Your Beagle puppy is a hound and will want to explore every scent he comes across. He will pick up scents and be totally focused on them which could lead to him running into traffic or getting lost.

Its lovely to be able to let a dog run free, in places where you are permitted to do this of course, but it might be many months training your Beagle on leash before you can do so confidently.

Don’t be in a rush. If he is mostly focused on you during walks on leash, obeys commands quickly and enthusiastically, and immediately looks at you whenever you speak to him then you might consider letting him off the leash in public, but not beforehand.

Training Beagle puppies may seem hard in the beginning but Beagles are loyal and intelligent dogs. You just have to lay down the law early on, thoroughly teach them the basic obedience commands, and of course let them know that you are the leader of the pack.