Dog Health Questions: Need help with dog training!?

I have a 6-month old beagle dog, and she is a great dog, but she has been really wild lately, and if you try to touch her, she might snap at you, but this only happens sometimes. Also, she hates going in the cage, or whatever it's called thats for her to stay in. Do you have any training advice?? We just got her. We are really new to the whole dog business.

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well ya. beagles need A LOT more attention then most dogs. maybe u should of thought about that before u got her. and the snapping, thats normal for a puppy. especially a young beagle. and since it is one of the most attention needy dogs, they hate cages. try letting her sleep with u instead of a cage all day cuz if u keep her in that, she is gonna HATE you. HOPE THIS HELPS!!!

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• praise when she does good and nothing when she is bad. She is smart and likes praise / treats. she will quickly learn what to do to get praise...you must learn to praise properly..I don't have any good dog training book names but google it.


• (it's not a cage, it's a crate) You can feed her treats while she is in her crate or put pieces of hot dog or fruit in the back of her crate. Also-put her bed in the crate. Lock her in there every night and let her sleep there. If you get mad at her and she goes into her crate DON'T pull her out and punish her or yell at her while she is in it. She will start looking at it as her safe haven.
  
  With the biting i would suggest making sure you teach her that it is not, under any circumstance, ok to bite you. If this means filling a can with glass beads and rattling it when she nips you, do it. you could also spray her with a spray bottle of water when she nips you and hell no as loud as possible.


• ok yeah dont listen to crazy over there about her hating you...first of all why is she in a cage she shouldnt be in a cage when ppl are home. cages are for potty training etc not for a dog to be left in all day when ppl are home or if she doesnt need potty training. she should be walked daily not just for potty time but a good long walk beagles love to walk. if she must go into her crate for training then try to make it pleasant for her with treats and toys and chew bones inside the crate dont deny her water whiles shes there. if its unpleasant for her inside the crate no wonder she hates it. make sure she wont get bored. try moving the crate so she can see you at night it might comfort her. you wouldnt want to be left alone would you?


• She's young, but you still have time to turn her into a great pet.
  
  Crating - it's never easy and you'll never find a dog that willingly jumps in. Consider training classes. It's money well spent.
  
  In the meantime,
  
  1. Get a crate that's large enough to allow for growth, but comes with a divider so that you can adjust the amount of room she has. You want to give just enough room that she can stand, but not enough where she can poop and step to the side.
  
  2. Make your schedule for feeding, water, potty and STICK WITH IT. Allow for taking your new baby out additional times during the night when she's young, but by the age of 12 weeks, you should be able to cut back a little.
  
  3. Keep you pup on a leash at ALL TIMES. This not only helps you get her potty trained, but keeps her safe. If you let her off the leash to do her business, she'll think it's play time and she may never go potty.
  
  4. Praise and treat - this will work to keep your dog happy and motivated.
  
  5. Do NOT let your dog run your house until and only until she's completely reliable. Keep your dog on a leash, even in the house, when you are not playing with her.
  
  6. Consider training classes. It's money well spent, especially if you find a good, experienced trainer.
  
  7. Patience - it took time for your mom to potty train you...same applies for you new pup.


• EXERCISE,EXERCISE,EXERCISE.
  She's a small dog with alot of energy and you have got to give her the chance to burn it off before you demand she pay attention to you.All she can think about is getting out and smelling every blade of grass and bush and hopefully getting to meet and greet one or more of her own kind and dare to hope she'll be allowed to socialize.Sounds to me like she's getting a bit resentful over the fact that you're ignoring her needs.
  And she's going to get worse about going in her crate if you don't take her for a run before you put her in it.A romp alone in the back-yard won't do.TAKE HER FOR A RUN!Tire her out so she'll look at her crate as a safe place to take a nap rather than a prison cell.