Moving to a place I can finally have a dog and the wonderful, musical and smart Beagle is my "pick of the litter" so to speak. A good buddy of mine has a pup he's willing to part with.
Here's the catch, I have no clue how to raise a pup into a good dog. It's been ages since I had my beloved German Shepherd/Husky and at that time, I was too young to remember how training her...well, worked.
So obviously a Beagle training forum (or actual training help in person) would be better, I'm asking here because well, I've wanting a good hunting companion that won't talk for a while now (sorry honey). With that being said, I'm unfamiliar with training a hunting dog, as well as a well mannered house dog...astonishingly I would like both. I want a dog that can be just as at home chasing game as he is on the couch next to me.
All I know about Beagling as it's called...is that it typically it involves a pack of dogs...and I'm lacking information on how well a single beagle can be used for tracking and chasing game. As you can tell, I'm not out there to raise an award winning rabbit dog, nor am I here to raise a show dog. I just want my pup to be everything a dog can be..especially a Beagle. What would I have to do to raise a dog that can track and run small game, spend enough time running, tracking and exploring as well as being comfortable inside?