Hi Adrienne,
My 4 month old beagle seems to be getting a bit aggressive. We are afraid if it's something we've done that is causing this or if he's getting anxious. The following were problems/signs that we encountered:
1) Biting us sometimes if we touch his face/ears/back
2) Biting us if we put a on leash him.
3) Excessive barking, growling and howling and pulling when put on a leash.
4) Random biting.
5) Excessively scratching on the door and screaming.
6) Disobedience
7) Peeing on and biting furniture.
😎8 ) Eats all the time. If there's no food around, he finds ways to climb up surfaces and swallow inedible items like wooden frames and plastic flowers.
A little background about how we care for him and his schedule:
Morning:
7:30am-a short run and some basic training
8:00: Breakfast and a walk until 9am
10:00-12:00: sleep
12:00-2:00- brain training and obedience training and he roams about.
2:00- lunch (mostly home cooked food)
Sleeps until 4:30
Roams about in the house for a while (mostly till 6:30)
Sleeps for a while
8:00pm dinner
Plays until 9
Bed time
He is not crate trained. He is stubborn but extremely smart. He has mastered several tricks within a day's time. One mistake we are aware of is that we gave him way too much freedom right from when he was little and still continue to do so because if we don't, he throws tantrums. (Barks, growls, etc)
Could you also advice me about how many hours of sleep he essentially requires?
We're very worried. Thanks Adrienne.span widget