You Might Get A New Beagle, Charlie Brown.
So funny thing happened on the way to the forum the other day...
We went to Target to get a couple things, and next to the Target is a PetSmart. So we went in to just look around and price stuff, ended up getting a Betta. But as we were checking out, we casually ask about any sort of events where they have adoptable puppies and such, and they said they didn't have anything for dogs. Well, the trainer working there overheard us, and asked what kind of puppy we were looking for, and I said, "We're thinking Beagle or something similar." She said she knew of someone who had a beagle pup who was trying to find a home for it, so she took our info, and we hooked up and went to meet the dog that day.
He was *very* hyper, but he is the right size (small to medium), the right age (7 months) and pretty close to what we're looking for, though his hyperactivity concerned us. There's nothing wrong with a playful dog, even an excited dog at times, but we don't want that 24/7.
So anyway, since Scott went on his business vacation this past week, we waited 'til this weekend to pick the pup up for a trial week to see how it goes.
So far he's been pretty good. We went for a walk last night when we got him home and he didn't seem too distracted by other people, passing cars or even other dogs he saw in home windows or barking from backyards. He was quite well behaved. We were impressed.
He's VERY needy though, but perhaps that just him being a puppy. He seems to have taken to us already, especially me, and wants to be around us constantly. For the most part, this is good I think. Though we hope he'll become a bit more independent as he grows up. He also seems to respond pretty well to direction. Most of the time.
He has poo'd and pee'd in the house a couple times already. I'm still not quite sure exactly what to do when he does this. I know it does no good to scold him after the fact since he won't associate it with the event. I guess it's just about settling into a routine and taking him outside after meals and first thing in the morning. Though he beat me to it this morning before I took him out. I consider it a lesson learned. Tomorrow I won't let him out of the crate before i'm ready to go.
Speaking of crates, we've been feeding him in his to get him used to it, and he's been pretty good about going in and out of it. But he did NOT like being put in it last night. He whined and shook and rattled and whined some more and oh my god does he have a hell of a high pitched squeal. We ignored him as i've read to do, difficult as it was, because you'd have thought he was being tortured in there. He'd eventually calm down for a little bit, then do it again. This happened for about an hour or so once we went to bed.
We're not sure we're going to keep him yet. We came across him so unexpectedly, and he's the very first dog we've seen. We'll see how it goes the rest of the week and make a decision. We played today, went for a walk or two, and right now, he's just curled up in the corner being a good dog.
And of course the question has to be asked.. if we get a Beagle, do we have to get a yellow bird and name it Woodstock too?
We went to Target to get a couple things, and next to the Target is a PetSmart. So we went in to just look around and price stuff, ended up getting a Betta. But as we were checking out, we casually ask about any sort of events where they have adoptable puppies and such, and they said they didn't have anything for dogs. Well, the trainer working there overheard us, and asked what kind of puppy we were looking for, and I said, "We're thinking Beagle or something similar." She said she knew of someone who had a beagle pup who was trying to find a home for it, so she took our info, and we hooked up and went to meet the dog that day.
He was *very* hyper, but he is the right size (small to medium), the right age (7 months) and pretty close to what we're looking for, though his hyperactivity concerned us. There's nothing wrong with a playful dog, even an excited dog at times, but we don't want that 24/7.
So anyway, since Scott went on his business vacation this past week, we waited 'til this weekend to pick the pup up for a trial week to see how it goes.
So far he's been pretty good. We went for a walk last night when we got him home and he didn't seem too distracted by other people, passing cars or even other dogs he saw in home windows or barking from backyards. He was quite well behaved. We were impressed.
He's VERY needy though, but perhaps that just him being a puppy. He seems to have taken to us already, especially me, and wants to be around us constantly. For the most part, this is good I think. Though we hope he'll become a bit more independent as he grows up. He also seems to respond pretty well to direction. Most of the time.
He has poo'd and pee'd in the house a couple times already. I'm still not quite sure exactly what to do when he does this. I know it does no good to scold him after the fact since he won't associate it with the event. I guess it's just about settling into a routine and taking him outside after meals and first thing in the morning. Though he beat me to it this morning before I took him out. I consider it a lesson learned. Tomorrow I won't let him out of the crate before i'm ready to go.
Speaking of crates, we've been feeding him in his to get him used to it, and he's been pretty good about going in and out of it. But he did NOT like being put in it last night. He whined and shook and rattled and whined some more and oh my god does he have a hell of a high pitched squeal. We ignored him as i've read to do, difficult as it was, because you'd have thought he was being tortured in there. He'd eventually calm down for a little bit, then do it again. This happened for about an hour or so once we went to bed.
We're not sure we're going to keep him yet. We came across him so unexpectedly, and he's the very first dog we've seen. We'll see how it goes the rest of the week and make a decision. We played today, went for a walk or two, and right now, he's just curled up in the corner being a good dog.
And of course the question has to be asked.. if we get a Beagle, do we have to get a yellow bird and name it Woodstock too?
posted by Michelle at
Sunday, August 03, 2008
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