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    Barking in cage

    We picked the dog as a mutt in essence because he was calm and friendly and therefor we couldent do much research, obviously his temperement has changed... and thats ok, for some reason it seems I have been labeled as not caring, and IF that were the case I wouldent be here asking questions...
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    Should I give up?

    Having the same issues with my hound/beagle/sheltie mix... in the house or back yard he is pretty good albeit a little slower than previous pets... outside on a walk he ignores me completelty... ignores his favorite treats... hounds are just too desitracted by their environemtn from what I...
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    Barking in cage

    Yeah I have owned dogs my entier life, just not this breed... so please don;t condescend me by telling me what the realities of owning a dog are... the realities of my past dogs is that i have tought them to sit in a single day, that they can be running flat out after a squirrle and at the...
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    Barking in cage

    So what would be a good breed if I want a lower energy dog that will be good off a leash, low shedder, easy to train.... I want ot find a good home because he is a good dog at heart just not for our situation...
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    Barking in cage

    What I am getting from asking around is that he is just really high energy... Beagle/Sheltie/Hound mix... which is not good news, as i am more of a chillin kind of dog guy, is he going to settle osme with age or is this just a bad mix for my expectations and this breed? I have always had dogs...
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    Barking in cage

    He is a 1.5-2 Year old Hound/Beagle/Sheltie mix no one can say for sure if her is sheltie or beagle but he sure sniffs like a beagle!
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    Barking in cage

    He gets at least a 10 minute walk and 5-10 out in the yard prior to going in his cage at night. He also spend roughly 4-6 hours in the cage while we are at wrok, with a kong filled with a treat or 2. He also gets a walk in the morning first thing (although he never pees on his walks, just in...
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    Barking in cage

    By dog Chase has become a large frustration, when placed in his cage he barks for at least 1/2 hour at night and then wakes us up at 6:30 in the morning. How can we reduce or control his barking? We never go down or acknowledge it but getting 5 hours sleep is exhausting and i feel like I am...
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    Attention while on a walk

    Thats good to hear, I have owned dogs all my life but always had my father to assist in the training and I dont recall what kind of time frame things took place.
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    Attention while on a walk

    Got a new dog Chase, he is part hound and part shelty, here is the problem... In side the house or in our fanced in back yard he is responding better daily to sit and lay down commands (only had ihm 4 days). My frusttration is that when on a walk I cannot get him to sit at corners in a...
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