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Does anyone know something that really works with a beagle that pulls and bays on the leash?
I adopted a rescued beagle a little over a year ago. He was three when I adopted him. We took the first and second level of training classes and he passed with flying colors. He can sit, down, stay, wait, come, drop it, leave it. He’s very smart and he’s perfectly behaved almost always in the house. He was overweight when we adopted him, but we take two long walks every day and he’s in great shape now. We live in Miami, and we adopted him in November 08. We were taking the training classes and he got better and better at walking at my side on the leash. All last winter I thought he was pretty much the perfect dog. In May, our rainy season began, and he smelled the toads that come out in the rain. He went insane from the first rain. On the leash he was unbearable, pulling horribly and squealing and baying. People would look out of their houses and think we were abusing him. It took months of strict training to get him to walk calmly. I also alternate the gentle leader collar, the martingale halter, and the Sporn halter for dogs that pull. He’s immune to them all and pulls and howls no matter what. He acts insane, panting and pulling and squealing. After months of being strict with him he got better, but the summer was pretty much hell for me on the walks with him. Also, when in the house he would stand at attention at the door waiting to get out to the frogs for hours on end when it rained, not napping the whole day. It was like he was strung out on cocaine. And our summer lasts about six months. In the fall he calmed down, and I looked forward to a winter like last winter. Well, in recent months he has gotten worse and worse. First it was only when I took a different route that he would start the insane hunting, so I thought I was confined to one walking path. But now it’s even on our normal path, from the minute we get out the door. He’s getting worse and worse. My hands, arms, and lower back have been stiff and painful for months. I love this dog very much, and, like I said, he is perfect in the house. But many days I wish I didn’t have him. I think that since he’s gotten in better shape, his hunting instinct has come in full force. As far as I can see, other beagles do not have this strong of a hunting need. He keeps his nose to the ground on walks so intensely that his chin and snout bleed. His previous owners "surrendered" him to the pound. I love him and would never abandon him, but I feel like he’s ruining my days. I normally love walking and being outside, but I’m so miserable now when I walk. I also have terrible problems with him barking in the yard, no matter how hard I work on this issue. I’ve been on beagle message boards and talked to a couple of different trainers. One seemed to think it was just standard behavior for a beagle to hunt, that I should allow it. He has no idea what it’s like living with this. It’s painful.

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