[GailP1234]

Hello Everyone.

I only found this site a few minutes ago, while searching for information on chewing. I am sure a lot of other people came upon this site the same way... while looking for information on a specific subject. From what I have seen here, I like this site very much.

We have had older animals for the last 25 years, but this time, we decided to go with a Breeder to purchase 2 puppies. Oct 05th, 2012 we had to let our 10 year old male beagl, Finnigan, pass to The Rainbow Bridge. He had a nasty form of a rare nasal cancer and lived with it for 18 months. We mislead and received many promises of help to actually getting a 3 - 4 year Beagle. We no longer had faith and our hearts were shattered, so we had no other choice, if we wanted a Beagle, we had to go into debt, to do so. But oh my, are they a handful! They are so cute but what a handful. They are chewing on everything. I am hoping that other people would be willing to share their experiences and what they have learned. Thank you everyone.

[joypulv]

Puppies need a confined area, similar to a baby playpen, with specific chew toys. It isn't too soon to begin training about everything from no to sit to housebreaking with regular trips outdoors. No should not be fierce or include any hitting, just a sharp no and replace the 'wrong' item in his mouth with one of his toys.

[tickle]

Puppies need a confined area, similar to a baby playpen, with specific chew toys. It isn't too soon to begin training about everything from no to sit to housebreaking with regular trips outdoors. No should not be fierce or include any hitting, just a sharp no and replace the 'wrong' item in his mouth with one of his toys.

Good, totally agree!