We have a 1.5 year old beagle named Lucy. She is the sweetest dog in the whole world. She's cuddly, goofy, and has tons of energy. There are some problems though and I need some advise on how to fix them. Im not sure if she is displaying dominant behaviors or is just showing her beagle.
First off Luce has TONS of energy, and I know we don't exercise her as much as she needs but we are both gone at work all day and exhausted by the time we get home. We play with her as much as we can but walks are just a pain. It seems like no matter what I do to teach her not to she pulls to the point of choking herself going from one smell to the next. Tugging her back and correcting her doesn't even seem to phase her.
We used to take her to my moms house because my mom has no neighbors and Lucy could run off the chain with my moms bigger dog who is very well trained and they would both stay in the pasture. It was great for her to burn off some energy but lately she has started doing there what she does here. She bolts, not like makes a break for it when the door opens although that has happened a few times. its more like letting her off her chain and telling her in which usually works, but instead she makes a break for it. It happens probably 1/5 times. I know a lot of it is energy, but if she has that much energy how many miles does she need walked to burn it. On top of it she doesn't just run off, she bolts and follows every scent she can find for miles. We've had to chase almost 2 miles before catching up to her. Its very scarey. When you get close enough to her she'll go farther, but if you can reach her she rolls over and acts super submissive.
She also has a cuddling issue, she always wants to be in your facelicking you and pushing against you. I know this is dominant behavior,and we try to correct it but its like she doesn't get it or doesn't care.
We are thinking of adopting a Matipoo/pug mix in a few weeks but I heard dogs pick up on eachothers traits and I want to know we can train Lucy before we take on another one.
I would really appreciate tips on exercise too, we live in a very rural area in michigan, so winter excercisetoo please.
First off Luce has TONS of energy, and I know we don't exercise her as much as she needs but we are both gone at work all day and exhausted by the time we get home. We play with her as much as we can but walks are just a pain. It seems like no matter what I do to teach her not to she pulls to the point of choking herself going from one smell to the next. Tugging her back and correcting her doesn't even seem to phase her.
We used to take her to my moms house because my mom has no neighbors and Lucy could run off the chain with my moms bigger dog who is very well trained and they would both stay in the pasture. It was great for her to burn off some energy but lately she has started doing there what she does here. She bolts, not like makes a break for it when the door opens although that has happened a few times. its more like letting her off her chain and telling her in which usually works, but instead she makes a break for it. It happens probably 1/5 times. I know a lot of it is energy, but if she has that much energy how many miles does she need walked to burn it. On top of it she doesn't just run off, she bolts and follows every scent she can find for miles. We've had to chase almost 2 miles before catching up to her. Its very scarey. When you get close enough to her she'll go farther, but if you can reach her she rolls over and acts super submissive.
She also has a cuddling issue, she always wants to be in your facelicking you and pushing against you. I know this is dominant behavior,and we try to correct it but its like she doesn't get it or doesn't care.
We are thinking of adopting a Matipoo/pug mix in a few weeks but I heard dogs pick up on eachothers traits and I want to know we can train Lucy before we take on another one.
I would really appreciate tips on exercise too, we live in a very rural area in michigan, so winter excercisetoo please.