"montana wildhack" wrote

Moved his 'den' to the
livingroom. There, he can hear Don snore better and know he's in the
thick
of the family at night.

You may want to move the crate into your bedroom. Being "near" and "next
to" are very different things.

Actually I would if I could, but there isnt room. Really. We have a nice
but small house and Don fell in love with this huge queensized stuff in
Sasebo Japan so it's jammed in there so tight now, we cant get a night stand
in g. A 2 ft clearance between the foot of the bed and the dresser.

Forgot one thing. I need a water device for inside his den I think? I'm
worried I may have gotten a den too small but the books say if too big,
he
won't be happy. It's 3/4 covered with a blanket with the side nearest
our
rooms open so he can hear us snooze.

We don't have water in the crate because the dogs have access to a water
dish. They don't need a drink (usually) when they are sleeping. Their last
out is around 10:30 PM and they go out at 7 AM. They are not normally
thirsty between those times.

Got same advice as we picked him up. Foster parents said with a beagle,
it's actually not a very good idea unless we want to get up at 2am and walk
him every night.

We also don't feed in the crate although many people do.

Not recommended for beagles. They eat themselves silly til they throw up if
given the chance.

Next is how much to feed him. Looks like 1 cup per meal.

Most food instructions suggest way too much food for dogs. I'd weight the
dog A.S.A.P. and feed it a certain amount for a week and see if the weight
is the same at the end of the week.

Thats a good idea! Will do. I saw the bag recommended 2.5 cups a day. One
book said 1/4 cup twice a day. I suspect a middle range is best.

(He's been here now about 1 hour, and laid down for a nap).

He'll get a wet
treat at night (looks like about 1/2 cup in a pouch) along with 1/2 cup
dry.
The wet treat is to be given the same time Daisy (cat) gets her wet treat
so
he doesnt get jealous g. Too bad we cant leave food out all the time
but
Beagles are known to eat themselves silly if you do that. The cat food,
will be in a room he can't get into (but she can).

What time at night? This may cause trouble with house training/elimination
schedules if you feed too late. Problems with house training make people
unhappy with their dogs. Why do you prefer wet food?

Our normal schedule when we had cats, was to treat with wet about the same
time we eat which would be 6pm. Bedtime is 10pm or later. If we wet treat
Daisy (cat), it seems unfair to not let Cash also have a wet treat as part
of his evening dinner. With cats at least, they really like that daily
'bit' and Don say's he's used to doing the same with dogs when he had them.
It's only part of the diner meal, the rest is dry food.