Adopted a dog for my daughter

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It's a beagle (might be mixed, or just a "faded tri", not sure), about 8 months old. He's really good, too. Typical young dog behavior, wants to run and jump and play, but he's not a barker, which is rare for a hound, he doesn't chew stuff up, also rare. He's almost housebroken, which is the primary task at this point. I gave him a bath this morning, and he just took his medicine like a man, no whining, no squirming and shaking. I think he's gonna work out fine.

Any pointers, let me know.
 

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Emma

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He may be in a very mild shock, which complacence towards taking medicine can indicate. Give the little fella a few days before you resort to shouting or hitting.


edit: I assume this is his first day home?
 
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ryanandty said:
He may be in a very mild shock, which complacence towards taking medicine can indicate. Give the little fella a few days before you resort to shouting or hitting.


edit: I assume this is his first day home?
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Yup, first day home. I said "he took his medicine" about the bath. Easiest dog bath ever. Haven't given him any actual meds.
 
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Sounds good, give it sometime though. My friend bought a male beagle and he was pretty calm for the first few days just the usual playfulness after about 3 months...the puppies true side came out and he is one hyper dog. You have an adorable pup hopefully he turns out the way you hope. Good luck.
 
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Superman said:
It's a beagle (might be mixed, or just a "faded tri", not sure), about 8 months old. He's really good, too. Typical young dog behavior, wants to run and jump and play, but he's not a barker, which is rare for a hound, he doesn't chew stuff up, also rare. He's almost housebroken, which is the primary task at this point. I gave him a bath this morning, and he just took his medicine like a man, no whining, no squirming and shaking. I think he's gonna work out fine.

Any pointers, let me know.
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We had a house dog my senior year at Penn that was a beagle mix puppy -- I think maybe even cuter than yours, which is very cute himself (beagle mixes are always cute and yes, bigtime girl magnet, and yes, that was part of the idea). Thing was that she did love to chew everything, and the house dog concept did not work the way it should because the "shared" resposnibility meant nobody took responsibility, hence she never got completely housebroken, never did quit chewing, and after leaving a gift in one of the guy's beds one night, she was given away (to a cousin of one of the housemates who was a) gorgeous, and b) not making this up, a stripper).

So guess what I am saying is a) don't let your dog poop in your bed, but b) if he does and things don't work out, don't worry too much about it, its a cute puppy and you can always just give it away to a hot stripper. :)
 
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Aww. Congrats! After 10 years of begging for a dog, I finally got one before my 20th birthday last year! I was soo stoked to say the very least. Although this is my first dog, I found that it was fairly easy to train him and he was apparently already housebroken. Naturally, he scares away solicitors which is also a plus... but most importantly he makes our family happier! Some advice:

1. I found that training treats can be pricey at times. If you can get your treats at Costco or Sam's Club... or anywhere else in bulk it helps a lot! Give him a little variety also.. I noticed that my dog gets picky after the 3rd dog bone biscuit. haha

2. With #1 being said, If you don't like to buy in bulk... PetsMart and TraderJoe's carry these dog treats called Charlee Bears. Theres pretty small.. about the size of a nickel but they work very well for training treats.

3. Make sure all your loose items are up on an elevated area. My little guy snagged my childhood stuffed rabbit and luckily he didn't chew the insides!

4. Hugs! Dogs love hugs

5. Walk your dog! In the area I live in, it is very dog friendly. I have a huge park with an awesome trail that passes by a school, playgrounds, a little skatepark, soccer field, and some other things. It's great exercise and it helps familiarize the dog with their surrounding.

I'm sure your daughter is having loads of fun with her new pal! I'm 20 and every moment with my dog is special even if I'm in the chem lab or somewhere else for a couple hours during the day.
 
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You know what's kewl? When you get a dog thinking that he's not housebroken, and you realize that he actually is! I guess since the previous owner kept him outside, he already realizes that he's supposed to go outside. The accident he had the first night was really my fault; he was scratching on the door at 4 in the morning, and I didn't take him out. But now that I know he'll only go outside, I make sure to take him out right before I go to bed, and there's been no incidents since then. Awesome.
 
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