Once you’re out walking you may want to consider getting a dog backpack to put on him while you’re walking. I would also recommend enrolling in a dog obedience class for a few reasons: you’ll get to meet other dog lovers, you’ll get to socialize your beagle, you’ll have fun learning new tricks with your beagle.

Another thing, I applied Cesar’s method of taking back ownership of the the couches (yes, 3 couches). The first night I used the method, it really worked, my beagle stayed on the floor. The second night he went to the couch and I tried the same technique to get him down the couch, instead he used that technique (he learned) on me instead; he stand to block the couch and nip on my hands and any body parts he can reach.

He’s very smart, too, I taught him the command “Place” and it works; the first few times with treats of course; he still remembers the command and would obey but then expects a treat, if he sees that my left hand is empty, he would get up; same thing with fetching, he fetches the ball, comes back to me, and looks at my left hand for the treat, if sees a treat, he puts his mouth on my right hand for me to get the ball, if he does not see a treat, he brings the ball back to his food dish and put it down and eats his food (which he hardly touch during meal time).