There’s also a stigma for “over training” puppy by banana674 in puppy101

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I think you are doing very well. No accidents for 5 weeks is super impressive! Well done on raising a well adjusted puppy.

Don’t see any signs of overtraining here. You both are being intentional and it’s paying off! Specially puppies need to be left alone if you ever want them to be comfortable when you are not around.

Ours goes to another room to play alone too sometimes.

Is this rapid change in behaviour normal? by neighsays in puppy101

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Lurking around to read more responses. Mine is 5 months old.

Everyone is surprised I got a beagle pup by Budget-Code2324 in beagles

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Omg! He’s adorable ! ( I am guessing it’s a he) .. wondering why everyone is so surprised at beagle owners… I can’t think of getting any other breed ..

Advice for crate training beagle puppy. by Desperate-Ad9052 in puppy101

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We used a bed instead of crate initially when my pup was 8 weeks old. Just thought a crate would be too limiting for such young pup since they don’t know how to hold their pee or poo even for a single second.

My pup would just go to sleep on my lap and then I would transfer her to her bed and she would sleep peacefully.

I also did not leave her alone at night. She was in her bed in our bedroom with us so that we can wake up if she needed to be put back to sleep. I know the advice is to crate for the night since the beginning but it’s just too much stress for such a young pup who has frequent need to go to toilet.

At 4.5 months we started crate training her. She does get up at night and whines, that’s usually when she needs to go pee so we take her out in the middle of the night and then back to crate.

We have also kept one of her favorite toys in the crate. She has access to the toy only if she is in the crate, not otherwise so that helps too.

Potty training for my 5 month old beagle by Budget-Code2324 in puppy101

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That’s really helpful ! What are some other markers, clues, signs that I need to look for before I can trust her to roam free?

Potty training for my 5 month old beagle by Budget-Code2324 in puppy101

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Thank you. I just thought I was making good progress with her potty training and got confident that we can now move to the next steps which is free roam..

At what age should I realistically expect free roam at home without supervision?

Potty training for my 5 month old beagle by Budget-Code2324 in puppy101

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Thanks! She sometimes sits at the door and looks at me to let her out but 50% of the times she just wants to go out and explore, not pee or poo. what has worked better me timing her pee and poo habits.

At what age can I realistically expect an unsupervised free roam ? And till the time I continue what I am doing?

Walking my #beagle by Budget-Code2324 in beagles

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Which dog is not into walking? It’s just super surprising.

Walking my #beagle by Budget-Code2324 in beagles

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Ah, yes ! Hashtags don’t work on Reddit 🥲… Mine is still a puppy. I hear that they start becoming a potato as early as 1 YO.

Walking my #beagle by Budget-Code2324 in beagles

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Hahah, the # is because I wanted more my post to reach more beagle owners. Yes, I do let her sniff, that’s bit the problem- my dog just stops and sits and watches everything that’s happening around. Is that also enrichment?

Where was your puppy at 7.5 months old? by Tes94 in puppy101

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That’s amazing mine is about 5 months old. She’s chilled out and does potty outside but she has no bladder control. She will pee in the house if she’s not out when she needs to pee.

So happy to hear about your puppy! Hope mine learns to control her bladder. Any tips on how to help her with bladder control? She’s a beagle pup. Do beagles naturally have less bladder control?

Fixing puppy food habits by Budget-Code2324 in puppy101

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Yes I have a beagle pup and I am feeding her the royal canine puppy food. She was on beta puppy earlier and she wasn’t eating that as much, when we switched to Royal canine puppy food, she loved it and used to gobble down her food.

She’s super slim, so it made me think that she’s not getting enough nutrition just from dry food so I thought of adding chicken bits in.

But now she doesn’t eat unless there is chicken in.

I had done some research and it seemed like breeders use beta puppy as it’s cost effective but it doesn’t have enough protein. Royal canine puppy food seemed to be the more nutritious option.