hi everyone,my mum just got a beautiful beagle puppy and my mum is finding it really hard to cope,she only got it yesterday but he hasnt been eating too welll,he is just a couple of days over 8 weeks old..and i think it could be down to stress the litter he was from they was 11 puppys altogether and i figured hes maybe missing his mum and brothers + sisters? We also got told that we should let him sleep in a crate but when we put him in it last night he wudnt stop yelping and i felt really bad for him, i left him in there though cause he has to learn to sleep in there..also he had a poo earlier and there was a little bit of blood in it maybe he was straining too hard? we are taking him to the vets tommorow to get his first set of vaccinations and for a full health check,im just a little worried about him.

http://www.dogtraininghq.com/

http://www.doglistener.co.uk/puppies/newpuppy.shtml

http://www.canismajor.com/dog/tpuppy.html

http://www.beagleadvice.org.uk/puppies.htm

stick with the crate training, it really does help both you and the dog - you could try giving it and old top or soft toy in the crate, the scent will help him.

Aww how cute...


he is probably off his food a little through missing his mum. He will soon pick his appetite up when he knows he's staying for good. I offered my dog weetabix when i got her as she was off her food. At first she used to feed off a spoon, they love weetabix (or mine did) with a little warm water and milk.. She also had scrambled egg's when she was off food...

Some people disagree with a crate/cage, but i have had one since my dog were little. The cage door was locked when she/ were a puppy/teething stage so i didnt come back to a half chewed house. now when i go out the cage door is left open and she stays in there till i come home. With water on the outside (she's clumsy )


As for the blood thats something for the vet to decide tomorrow, and i hope all goes well

How did you train your puppy dancing diva? my mum is using training pads at the moment and sometimes he goes to them but the odd time he has done his business elsewere! lol

I got her in the summer flower... Which meant the back door was open all the time. But at night when it was closed, i used to open it every half hour or so and just wander out with her. Shhe then learnt to go to the back door herself and i used to watch her. Knowing that she wanted the loo.

Now she's older i ask her if she wants to go out she runs to the back door (she tends to walk round the room or kitchen quite fast ) so i know what she wants..

(i used newspaper in the first week or so then ^^^^^^^^^^^that went from there)

he hasnt has his vaccinations yet though so is it safe to take him in the back garden? our neighbour has a dog but there is a fence between haha awwwww jaffa is sleeping in his dogbed right now!

You can buy a spray which tells the puppy to pee on the mat - newspaper works just as well!

Over the next few days make the pee area smaller and nearer to the door...

also, don't expect miracles, its only the first couple of days.

look at those other websites, they give lots of tips, especially the beagle one.

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We used this with the puppy training mats. At first I thought it wasn't working as I sprayed all the mat and the pups toileted half on/half off. But then I sprayed only in the centre and that's where they toileted after that, allowing you to contain it. (by spraying the whole mat, they just aimed at whatever corner they felt like!) Good value as you only need one spray per mat. We used one bottle for almost three months.

Yes i would say its safe (as can be) its more dog poop and pee on the streets that would cause a problem. i had another dog when i got my 2nd dog and she mixed with her outside before her vacinations and she was fine..

How sweet. They are such a beautiful breed. They are also so lovely and friendly. Once they get used to the environment they are a joy to own. Forever the wanderer though so you have to be careful with open doors and gates.

The blood could just be down to stress or change of diet but the vet will be able to tell you if it's anything else. I hope it's nothing serious.

A trick I found with my beagle puppy, and all my previous puppies for that matter (apart from the crate) is to wrap a hot water bottle and a clock in towels or blankets. Make sure the water in the bottle is only warm, not hot, and wrap them in sufficient towels or blankets so that the puppy doesn't burn itself on the bottle or feel the edges of the clock. The warmth of the bottle makes up for the warmth of its mother's and brothers' and sisters' bodies and the clock sounds like its mother's heartbeat.

Some puppies take longer than others to grow out of needing their mother but it's a small price to pay.


At this stage, the puppy would still have the immunity that its mother will have passed down (in the womb through her placenta and then through her milk) and that will be sufficient to protect it in a confined area such as a garden.

he also keeps itching his ear...what do you think that could be??

Ear mites or an infection possibly

If you look in his ear they are little black things that look like small coffee grounds.

ETA he could be allergic to the food you are giving him, butmention everything to the vet, and they will sort him out..

ill get the vet to check him out tommorow!! i just need to know i am doing the right thing by putting him in the crate everynight,it whats we have been told to do i love him soooo much already but hes worrying me sick lol

Again, point this out to the vet. It could be something but it could be nothing. Dogs tend to scratch their ears a lot because they are so sensitive. The blood supply to a dog's ears and nose is far greater than ours, that is why their hearing and scent is so good but it also means that they are sensitive to the slightest dust particle or movement in the air. That's why you often see dogs in the park or on the street stop in mid-run, scratch their ears and carry on.

Awww Just want to add to all the good advice here that it is normal for puppies to pine for their families when they first leave. Give Jaffa a cuddley toy I have always found this helps and maybe a covered hot water bottle although if they chew they may get wet. For the same reason dont put water in that is too hot. Puppies settle within about a week they just need time and patience. It can be a culture shock to have one though as they almost need as much attention as babbies

don't worry flower, he will soon make it his house in a home. It
s there way of getting away from it all too...

(ETA i also used to put mine in the cage when little when she were caught chewing or nagging on something she shouldn't have. Its a good way for teaching good from bad... (10 mins at a time)

iv just found an old mickey mouseteddy to give him it has no hard bits on it that could hurt the dog and he is ragging his new toy soooo much,he seeems to like it

mine had a rabbit till her teeth and jaws got stronger now she has ropes etc...

Puppies do miss their mother and their siblings. Picture it as the following as how would you like it to be with them one moment and then moved to a strange,alien environment?

The poor little dude will take some time to settle in. I would make the den more friendly as the cage could look rather forboding but in time he will like it and go there when he needs peace and quiet and of course a place for sleeping in.

Good luck!

Awww hes really cute! my mums just give him some food he has a little bit but he keeps walking away and then going bk for a little bit more.

When I had a beagle puppy, on the first night she absolutely cried and shrieked and wailed ALL through the night. It sounded like a baby screaming. Horrible.

Beagles don't like being left alone. This puppy is probably really missing it's mum and brothers & sisters. She also had ear mites. And was really difficult to house train.

Good luck!

How did you housetrain youre beagle madge? we have a dog beagle and my mums finding it really hard to train him,and did you leave youre beagle to sleep in the crate still even though he kept on crying and wailing? i feel like im been cruel to him!!

I was a muppet and fed mine off a spoon for a while.. (i think she was just lazy)

lol!!! how cute!!! i cant believe i have a puppy,its so surreal lol i hope he settles in soon!

Very true. Most dogs are pack animals but beagles, being hounds, are even more so.


It's not easy. I'm so soft where animals are concerned. It's easier to get them into good habits now though than get them out of bad habits later.

omg hes just walked into the crate all on his own