Sally is freaking adorable! Maybe some obedience training is in order as a rule for keeping the dog? I’ve always heard that beagles dig so I hope that is wrong.
Obedience training is already part of the deal. I’m not real fussy about the yard, so if she wants to dig, eh. I just don’t want her chewing on everything, and of course, there’s the pee and poop issue. Unfortunately, though, no matter what happens, I’m sure I wouldn’t have the heart to say, “Take her back.” I’m not that mean.
The cat is very curious, but not hiding or attacking, so it will be interesting to see how that relationship develops.
I need to go “AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW” for like ten minutes now. 
It’s getting harder and harder for me to convince myself that I don’t like dogs. :rollseyes:
Im sending lots of hugs for you!! 
Ah, Cate, just come to my house and meet Emmie, then you’ll hate dogs again :rollseyes:
Sally is soooooooooooooooooo friggin adorable!!! Oh, her little puppy face just makes me melt
I love Sally!!!
Now I really REALLY want a dog!
I Sally!
Glad to hear DH is doing better. I was thinking about other things you could have said that nurse—this is really mean—but he is a nurse, maybe he just feels like he has to be an ass? :rofling: I had to sit in the ER all night during work for 2 drunks that got into an accident…I kept wishing I had my knitting with me since I just had to sit there for 5 hours while they got tests done… :rollseyes:
I can’t imagine sitting in an ER without knitting. I’d have to be sent up to the Psych. Department!
Yesterday the puppy did beautifully as far as not going in the house. This morning? Not so much. 
Not MY problem, though!
Poor puppy. It took us forever to get Katie potty trained. A lot of it was learning her schedule and signals, which was hard because we were so used to Emmie, who was older and able to hold it for longer periods. But she ended up having some physical problems too, that once we cleared up, she was a bit easier to manage. How old is Sally? I just wanna smooch her snoot!
Hope your day is filled with joy and happiness.Glad to hear your DH is doing ok.
Sally is 3 months old, so she’s got a ways to go. Right now the goal is to keep her from using her mouth on people quite so much. We’ve got a book written by a group of monks who train Seeing Eye dogs, so hopefully dd will be consistent in trying to train her. I’ve always said I’m not a good dog owner because I don’t have the patience to train. I wish I could have talked her into a ‘failed’ Seeing Eye dog, but she fell in love. I hope she has better luck with the puppy than with the former men in her life. :rofling:
Yeah, I think men are harder to train than puppies. :rofling:
Sally is adorable! Must be nice to know you are “listened to” but I know you won’t let the pup become your problem!
There are a few things you & your family can do with the mouthing. When her teeth make contact with skin yelp in a high pitched voice or say OUCH really loudly in a high pitch voice and ignore her (aka walk out of the room) for a few moments. Puppies in a litter do this when a littermate is being too rough. Your daughter may also want to stock up on chew toys (aka. greenies and nylabones) so she does have an outlet for chewing (puppy teeth are the worst) and then, after she does bite she can be redirected to an approporiate chewing outlet (aka. not Ingrid’s knitting!!). I wish you luck! My dogs have been through countless training classes because they are so stubborn, but it made a huge difference.
Thanks for the tips! She actually wanted to get a Jack Russell, but was told they weren’t really good around young children.
It depends on the dog really - I’ve read as a breed in general they aren’t any good but I’ve meet some who are so sweet. As you know I have two Jacks and their personalites are almost polar oppisites. My little Skeeter is a lover - he’ll kiss anything, wag his tail at anything, greet new people and is good with our nephew (how is three), he doesn’t show aggression towards dogs or people…my older one Sparky has more problems - he’s very skittish and is timid around new people, he loves to curl up with either my DH or I and has problems around other dogs and LOVES jumping on my nephew. Of course, the things with Jacks is that they don’t put up with much!
One of my biggest problems is how some parents don’t teach their children to act properly around pets in general. Kids just assume that all pets want to be hugged and petted and don’t give the animal a chance to adjust to a “new” sitiuation. I prefer that kids (and actually all people) ASK if they can pet my dog because then I can say “sure, but please be slow and don’t pet him on the top of his head” so there are less chances of my pups becoming upset and I think it teaches respect for the animal. I would also encourage your daughter to have her sons help with the training of the puppy - it can be fun for everyone and also keep the dog under control.
I could blab on and on - I volunteer at the local animal shelter teaching the “Puppy Kindergarten” class so while I’m not an actual trainer I’ve picked up a lot of tips along the way!
It’s nice to have a resource! I’m sure I’ll be asking lots of questions. I grew up with dogs, but my father always trained them; and the others we had were either very good or very bad. :rollseyes:
I only had one dog growing up and I don’t even remember how well she was trained! :rollseyes: All dogs have their quirks - it just depends on how much of that you can put up with! Sparky can roll over perfectly but he can’t walk politely on leash to save his life!
Your daughter might want to look into clicker training http://www.clickertraining.com/home/. It is a positive form of training that won’t have an averse affects on the dog. Plus, kids can do it and find it fun. I have a DVD on it - I’d be happy to lend it to your family. My sisters friend is raising a seeing eye dog puppy and has had great success with their information so there are several options.
I keep writing “you” instead of “your daughter” or “your family” - I’m trying to keep you out of this since it isn’t “your” dog!! :lol:
OMG, Ingy…she is SOOOOOOOOOO cute! And, look what a happy Ryanface she has created!
I totally agree with sarajayne about the training…yelp and ignore her whenever she bites, offer her an approprite chew toy if she chews on something inappropriate and THROW A VERBAL PARTY when she chews on something appropriate.
Also throw a party when she potties outside. Ive found it helpful to say “Go potty” when they are sniffing and then “GOOD BOY (girl) GOES POTTY!!” as soon as they squat to do it. Then they learn what “go potty” means…Mine will all potty on command, as long as they have to go. 
Need more dog tips? 
We took our dog for obedience classes several years ago and they really do help. You need to learn the techniques and be consistent…meaning EVERYONE in the family has to use them. So whoever takes the dog for training needs to tell others what she or he has learned.
One of the things we still use on occasion is a drop chain. It’s a chain that was probably a choke chain, but made into a circle. The dog doesn’t wear it. You hide it (pocket or whatever) and if the dog does something wrong you drop the chain behind them and say NO! loudly or whatever word you choose. They learn to associate the word with the noise they don’t like. Don’t let them see you pick it up if possible. You want them to think it fell out of the sky so they don’t associate YOU with what scared them. Obviously this works only on a hard surface so the chain makes noise and surprises them. It really does work! Just use it sparingly and carefully. Oh…we used it mainly when teaching Foofie to heel. If she’d start pulling we’d drop the chain and yell HEEL! while giving her a tug to position. She walks like a dream now!
Have you seen The Dog Whisperer on TV? He has a blog that has some information in it…maybe something in there you can use when you have time to browse.