All understandable. Tornado-dog still gets overstimulated at times (JRTs thrive at overstimulation) and it's easy to get frustrated by it. All we can do is offer suggestions when the person is open to it and back off when they get frustrated. You might suggest before the walk "hey, let's try starting with a bit of obedience when we first get to the field and see if that helps calm everyone down".
Thanks once again toedtoes, that sounds like a good idea, see if they will all do it together. To be honest I think they really need to spend a little more time together so she is not so hyped up when they do meet and then she should hopefully think oh it’s only them and they don’t have me jumping all over them
She is still very young to sustain control for more than a few minutes. Puppies love to do little acts of obedience for a reward but don't have enough self-control to be able to keep it up. I must say that if she was mine I would have her on a flat half-inch collar as well as her harness - and use a double-ended training lead to connect them. This would give your son an additional aid to turn her head, and help to redirect her attention back on to him when she starts to become over-stimulated.
Spending more time together won't lessen the hyperness. It's her belief that other dogs are always for play time that gets her excited, so more time playing with your dogs just reinforces that idea. On the flipside, reducing the contact can cause stress and anxiety when they do get together. I agree that at her age, she won't have the ability to do a lot of obedience. Simply redirecting her to focus on the world around her rather than on Buddy and Beau will help teach her calmness. Intersperse obedience as you walk, just a sit here and there, look at me, etc. With a long lead, your son can start teaching her to "wait for me". Let her run ahead and whenever they reach a turn or drop in the trail or a wet area (specifically points where he would lose sight of her if she kept going, etc), then tell her " wait for me" and pull the lead in so she can't go any farther until he reaches her, then he can loosen the lead again. That may help her learn to focus on him more. Another thing you might try since it sounds like Beau isn't frustrated by her, is to use a double lead to connect her to Beau. Then use Beau's obedience skills to basically force her to obey. I did that with several of my dogs over the years. Attaching the hyper puppy to the well behaved older dog. The puupy found that when I called them back, it wasn't optional because the other dog obeyed. I like using two leash extenders rather than an actual coupler so that I can detach one dog and use the extension as a short lead (I clip the ends together so it becomes a loop) if I need to separate them for any reason. That could slow Beau down a bit, keep her away from Buddy, AND give her a bit more freedom while retaining at least some control. I did the above two ideas together when Bat-dog was a puppy. I hooked her up to Moose-dog and let them run ahead. Whenever they reached a spot in the path that I didn't want them going past, I called them both back. Moose-dog, being a perfect dog, would come back and Bat-dog had no choice but to come along with him. And Moose-dog learned by getting attached to his big sister, Dog, who was a perfect dog. After a while, they would automatically stop at a turn or fork in the path until I caught up with them and then off they'd go again.
Just been down to see my grand daughter as it was her birthday and this one has been sat on my knee most of the evening or wanting me to play tug, she has calmed down so much now, still a little excited when you first walk in as they all are, but so much better now and not so nippy happy smiley face
Probably pleased to see you after a few weeks break. None of my Beagles have really made much noise. Merry was sound sensitive and it could be a bit embarrassing if she heard house or car alarms in the small hours. Sound carries at night and they could be a mile away! She wasn't normally noisy though. Eddie hated one of the Jacks next door - and she hated him. They would swear at each other each side of a solid fence. Tally is too quiet, she loves everyone!
Yes she done the same when my grandson walked in too. only thing I found that she was so pleased when I walked in she was jumping at me, but mainly because she hasn’t seen me for awhile and caught my arm and made it bleed, but she soon got over that and then there was just the ‘ I want to sit on your knee’ lol I know they are not lap dogs but she does love a good cuddle, oh and if you happen to stand up you get a on your feet lose your seat as she’s in it straight the way!!
Yes they do seem to have sharp claws and I've had a few accidental deep scratches over the years. I think Beagles are a bit like Labs in being a bit slow to mature mentally. Ed and Merry were great cuddlers but Tally prefers to settle in one of her growing collection of beds once the initial greeting has died down. If I ask, she will jump up for a ten minute cuddle in the evening, but she rations her time! I do miss my Beagle snuggles.
Yes she loves her cuddles, Zeus used to try and sit on my knee when I came in his house too, now you try and get a full grown Rottweiler sat on your lap it just doesn’t work, I don’t know what it is, but they all try and do it, the only one that didn’t was woody and he would rather you sat on the floor with him, than him jump up on the furniture.
