Beagle with seperation anxiety - just bays and bays?

Yep, this is what happens when you are unprepared for a dog, buy from a BYB, and then rehome to the wrong family.

The new family needs to release the dog to Beagle rescue immediately. You CLEARLY didn't screen them correctly and they CLEARLY didn't understand the needs of a Beagle.

http://clubs.akc.org/NBC/beagle_rescue.htm is the link to Beagle Rescue groups.

Give this poor dog the chance to have a good life.

+ My criticism is not vague. It was very specific, you just would rather call me names than actually look at yourself as the problem here.

You got a dog that you did not have time for. Yes, your situation changed, but being in the military, it's not much of a surprise when you are reassigned or transferred. If this *was* a surprise for you, then you have a whole lifetime full of surprises ahead of you.

Then, you gave this dog to people who don't understand the neads of a scenthound. Baying is something that Beagles do - ESPECIALLY when they are bored, underexercised, and under stimulated.

On top of that, you placed him in a home where they thought that drugging him and feeding him irritating sounds would train the Beagle out of him.

He's now been through at least 3 homes, going on 4. You don't exactly have a great track record with this dog - he's been through 2 homes on your watch.

Why are you so against giving this dog what he actually needs - to be placed in a Beagle foster home with Beagle rescue so that he can get into that forever home.

I can see that you do care about what happens to this dog, but you just don't have the tools to ensure that he's cared for for life. The folks at Beagle rescue DO. If you keep placing him with military familes, he's going to keep baying and being rehomed. Is that really the life that you want?

Are you still in Germany? I gave you the link for Beagle rescue which is on the National Beagle Club website. Use the NBC to contact the German Beagle Club. The German Beagle Club should be able to put you in touch with their rescue group.

If you want tips on how to get the dog to calm down, I can do that as well. He needs several hours of WORK a day, or 3-4 hours of walks a day, to start. Work will be running at full speed, fetch, agility, tracking, etc. These dogs were made to follow scents for hours at a time, not to sit in an apartment and go on a walk here and there.

Exactly what BYBs said in her answer above.

Add: BYBs is right, even if you don't want to hear it. Putting a dog on prescription medication like xanax and a sonic collar is not a good life. The dog needs to be trained- desensitized - and properly exercised. I know he's not getting those 2 things because they're the only way to successfully treat separation anxiety. Not meds that just sedate and make a dog more anxious and also damage the liver and kidneys, not shock or sonic collars or citronella bark collars.

* Ignore your pets 15 minutes prior to leaving and upon returning home. This will help them to stabilize their mood and not be so dependant on your presence. Leave home quietly and come home quietly

* Leave a distracting toy with them to keep them occupied or a treat dispenser (try an empty toilet roll stuffed with treats

* As often as you can, step out of the front door while your pet is watching as well as when he/she is not watching. Vary the times you stay out – a few minutes to an hour. This will help your pet to acclimatize to the idea of being alone

* Mix up your routine: take your car keys from different locations in the house and leave through different doors. Try to break the habit of association for your pet.

* A dog that is tired and happy is more likely to sleep and not get into trouble. If you can arrange it, take him on a long walk right before you leave

* Feed your pet before you leave (a stomach-filling meal with complex carbohydrates like oatmeal can make him sleepy and relaxed)

* Leave the radio or television on, as ‘company’ for your pet

* Speak to your vet about a second pet

* Consider consulting an animal behaviorist to help construct a plan of action to help your pet adjust to your absence and lessen their anxiety

In both dogs and cats, conventional therapy for separation anxiety often involves anti-anxiety medication (often leading to prescription for antidepressants or anti-anxiety drugs from the vet) - however these medications may have side effects and may not have been tested for use on animals.

Natural remedies

There are many safe, yet effective natural remedies that can be used to help your pet deal with the impending anxiety of being left alone at home. Herbs such as Scutellaria laterifolia (Scullcap) and Passiflora incarnata are two of the best known natural remedies for soothing the nervous system and may be used regularly every day or occasionally when needed.

In addition, Hypericum perforatum (St. John's Wort) is often referred to as ‘Nature’s Prozac’ due to its ability to support emotional health and wellbeing. Kalium phosphate and Argentum nitricum are biochemic tissue salts that can naturally help to support the animal nervous system, addressing panic, nervousness, anxiety and fright on a cellular level.

You may get more info here http://www.healthherbsandnutrition.com/pets/petcal...

I had a chocolate labrador that literally wouldn't shut up. Since I found http://onlinedogtraining.enle.info/?HI7a

She was 4 years old, we had our son and her barking was keeping him up at night. So my grandfather told me take a soda can put some change in it and tape the lid shut (I used duct-tape). Every time she barked I would shake the can and say quiet in a stearn voice. The sound startled her into stop barking then she heard my command. It took about a week and she stopped. You must not allow the dog to bark at all though. If you do then they will do it when they are not supposed to ie, when your not home. As far as for when your not home, I think the only none electrical, spray thing I can think of is a soft mussel. They can drink with the soft mussel on and it doesn't hurt them, they just can't bark or bite. From what I understand it is very hard to get a dog to stop barking at an advanced age. You are trying to stop something that is ingrained in them to do. Now a few questions for you, are the dogs being crate trained? If they are crated trying put a light blanket over the crate, to limit the stimuli around them. Do they have access to windows? What is the reason they are barking? Maybe it is something in there surroundings causing them to bark. Maybe people talking, people walking by, animals outside. If this is the case then maybe try limiting there access to this stimuli. Maybe crating them in a secluded area of the house to limit stimuli. Make it so they cannot see out the window any more. If it is seperation anxiety, take an old t-shirt sleep in for a night and then put it in the dogs crate with him. It will smell like you and help the dog feel more at ease. I did this when I went away to the hospital to have our son. It helped Kaylea alot.These are all thing my grandfather suggested to me for my dog. I tried them all but the crate training as I don't really believe in it. Reducing the stimuli greatly reduced her barking. The only thing that stopped it was the "noise can" I called it

Neither breed is suitable. Both far too active for your "laid back dogs in the house", neither is a water dog.