Training Your Beagle - 9780764145926

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BARRON'S Training Your Dog Series
Books in this series speak exclusively to the task of dog training and tell you what you need to know about the distinctive traits of individual breeds. You'll find information on virtually every aspect of training, starting with housetraining, then progressing to basic obedience, walking your dog on a leash, teaching obedience using verbal commands and hand signals, and much more. Special behavior problems are also covered. You'll learn humane methods of eliminating canine bad habits such as begging, jumping on visitors, nipping, and unnecessary barking.

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Training Your Beagle
Here's practical instruction in humane, reliable, and easy-to-understand techniques you can use to transform your Beagle into a well-mannered and well-trained companion.Training Your Beagle opens with a short history of the Beagle and a general description of this popular animal's personality and traits. Chapters that follow discuss acquiring a Beagle, bonding with your newly acquired dog, purchasing collars and leashes, communicating with your Beagle and teaching basic commands, humane methods for correcting a dog's bad habits, and much more.