Finding a New Home for Nutmeg: Our Journey to Give Up Our Beloved Beagle

[Kitchen Diva]

trainers will give advice for freeYou could try contacting a local traininer and just running your situation by them. Any decent trainer worth their salt will give you some tips and ideas for free. I understand about the budget being tight. I truly hope things work out for the puppy. As for the tugging when she walks with you, a choke chain works really well. I had a hard time with it at first, but our female Golden Retreiver caught on right away. Our 5 year old male will choke himself blind...he just doesn't get it, so we're still working with him! He just loves to pull- but at about 110 pounds that's just too much pull for me.

I hope you can keep Nutmeg, she seems so cute, and she's just a puppy, she'll learn.

 

[janetupnorth]

I have a couple ideas that might help... On Jefferspet.com or Jeffers pets, one of the two, they have this device you plug in for about $40.00 and it emits a high pitched noise when the dog barks, they don't like it, so they stop barking.

You should have to pay over $30 for one of those anywhere...and watch brands - some are better than others.

It works for most breeds, but some are very stubborn. I think she'll have good luck with a beagle though.

 

[janetupnorth]

Walking loose leash is another thing. She just finds that scent and sends my arm quicker than my body. It is quite comical but she is extremely stubborn.

Try a gentle leader - they put slight pressure on the nose and work great! I have coworkers that swear by them!

 

[tpchefrebecca]

So we decided to give her back to the Breeder. I wanted to thank you all for all your advice. I feel it is the right decision and that she will go to the right home.

 

[baychef]

Well, you tried and I know the breeder will get her into a home as loving as yours. So sorry, though.

 

[erinyourpclady]

Try a gentle leader - they put slight pressure on the nose and work great! I have coworkers that swear by them!

Absolutely the Gentle Lead!!!! We use it for Ollie,our 2 year old Chocolate Lab. He weighs about 110 so having him pick up a smell and take off will take your arm off! He doesn't care so much for wearing it but it makes walks SO much better.