Help - Beagle is agressive/affraid towards baby
 

Ok he is not agressive agressive, more like wine and cry when she comes near him, and bark his head off...

No matter what I have tried he won't stop. I have stopped her from petting him, had her give him milk bones, kept them away, showed him she comes first, etc etc etc...

Any advice? Anything online like a forum for this or dog resources for beagles who are affraid of babies...?

http://www.dogproblems.com/

excellent site with some very knowledgeable people in their forums. Hope it helps.

PDF: http://www.vetmedpub.com/vetmed/data...02/article.pdf

Besides that, you might call a local vet and ask if they know of any places that offer Baby/Dog workshops. Some places do have those, believe it or not.

thanks guys! those links might be real helpful

Well, it might be best to find the dog a good home. Maybe someone who you know so you can still visit with the dog. What's more important, your baby or your dog?

Thing is... he is not like nipping at her... he is just real scared when she comes near....

he acts all scared, then when she leaves, he cries and kisses my face like he knows he is being silly...

Last thing you need is a bloody baby. Dogs don't think the same as us, and you can't keep thinking you have your dog figured out or whatever.. Yesterday my dog found a big pizza crust outside when I wasn't looking, way too big for him to eat. I yelled at him for a few minutes to drop it, but he wasn't having it.. So we continued our walk, and he walked around with it in his mouth. He wasn't trying to eat it, but he wasn't letting go of it either.

So 10 minutes pass, I keep thinking he'll try to re-grip it by dropping it, thinking I'll just pull him away when that time comes.. but it's getting on, I wanna go inside... We're walkin, and he decides he's gonna drop it finally... So he clears a space in the dirt with his nose, drops it, and starts to bury it for later..

If all else fails. Shock collar.

A friend of mine had a beagle, had to give the dog away after the first baby was born for pretty much a similar reason. They are apparently very possessive and don't like playing second fiddle.

Well, what if the dogs in a corner one day and scared? First reaction of a dog in that would be to snap at her. If I was you, I wouldn't risk it.

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the dog you sick fucks.. the dog.. shesh

I would give the dog away

talk to the vet to find a trainer.

Does your dog act this same way around other dogs? He might just be scared of something new.

I forget who but some girl here put her dog to sleep cuz he wasn't happy with a new baby. :( I would try some training first.

Awww!! Some of you are terrible! Poor little beagle. The first thing is... beagles whine... mine just drives me crazy because he'll just sit and whine. He can do it for hours on end and not quit. He also cries, screams, yelps, bays, and to this day I find it amazing how long he can go on. Maybe you just need to spend some serious one on one time with your beagle, when baby is sleeping, just to let him know that he's still important. If you've had it for a while then you know that they get very attached. Mine has to have 5 minutes of petting in the morning or he's a pain in the ass all day! Do research before you do something drastic - remember that they're hounds, not dogs, technically and that makes them a little different. Bananas make great treats :-) Beagles take a lot of love, but they're really great dogs. :-) Feel free to pm me if you have any questions, I'll certainly try to help. :-)

Ive had my beagle since he was 8 weeks old... He is now 8 years old...

He's always barked his head off at other dogs... Then runs when they come over... He's a big mush... All bark no bite... I just wish he'd get over the baby thing and chill out...

Well if you care about your kid get rid of the dog or keep the dog outside until the baby is older at least.

Even if it is a slim chance that the dog would attack the baby is that a chance worth taking?

seems to me he is scared cause he isnt familiar with the kid.
did you have the dog first or the kid?
You also have to understand how dogs think.
Barking and nipping are ways of expression for a dog not a bad thing at all.
I will need to know more about this to give you honest answers.

Find another home for the baby, you don't need the whiny snot nosed little shit anyway.

Kill the dog!

It's very interesting to see how peoples responses differ with the breed of dog involved. If you had said your pit bull, rottie, or doberman was expressing the same behaviour you would have a lot more people telling you to get rid of it or kill it or something along those lines, other than the few sarcastic remarks along those lines. The fact of the matter is that any dog breed could display similar behavior. There are several reasons a dog may show aggression towards babies/children:

Dominant, fearful and predatory dogs may all present a threat to babies and young children if they are not properly controlled. Dominant dogs often do not pose a threat until children reach toddling age.

Fearful dogs are most likely to be aggressive if they cannot escape the unwanted attentions of unfamiliar or seemingly obnoxious children.

Predatory dogs may pose a threat to newborn infants, but when the child can sit up, the infants often no longer elicit predatory responses from the dog.

You should probably talk to your vet about this they will be able to give you options on handling this issue.