Beagle Puppy behavior problems

Question
QUESTION: Hi, I have a two month old beagle puppy. She is getting progressively more aggressive. She bites and growls before I pick her up to take her outside. Outside she won't walk, instead She lays on the ground. I have tried enocouraging her to come with treats, praise etc, nothing is working. She frequently bites out of aggression when you take something out of her mouth that is harmful for her (she eats everything outside. I try my best to prevent her from eating stuff on the ground). I have tried offering something else instead of what she is eating, picking her up, distracting her etc. She won't listen. She frequently gets very aggressive and bites hard! She took almost half my hand in her mouth and grabed and pulled it while growling. She also bullies my friends dog who is larger than her. The other dog is very sweet and only trying to befriend her, instead my dog attacks the dog who is larger than her. She is left alone during the day when I work. Maybe this is creating these behavior problems? Will training even help? I am thinking about giving her up to a family who has people home all the time. I live alone and I also work full time. I come home every day to walk her etc. I don't know if that is enough... When I get home I spend tons of time with her and on weekends as well. Is her bad behavior due to her temperment or due to her acting out because she is alone? or due to lack of obedience?

ANSWER: Hi Angela,   This is highly unusual behavior, especially for a Beagle!   Having said that, let me not jump to conclusions.   Instead, I'll run down some of these things that are not unusual, especially for a Beagle.  Most Beagles are only interested in whatever is in front of their noses at the present time, sometimes it's hard to get them to focus on anything else.  Pups this age (8 weeks?)  have sharp milk teeth & they want to chew on everything they get ahold of.  This is sometimes interpreted as "biting" when it's really playing.   Most young pups don't lead well & lay on the ground ect.  They love to pick up & try to eat as much trash as they can get their mouths on.  This is normal & most pups have to eat a peck of dirt before they grow up anyway, so don't sweat this too much.  I don't think anything you are "doing" is "causing" this unusual behavior and I do feel she would do better with someone who has more time, BUT I don't believe passing off problem dogs is the responsible answer.  If you got this pup from a breeder, they need to know about this.   For now, I'm going to give this pup the benefit of the doubt.  If you don't feel you were exagerating this pup's aggression, and I'm not saying you are, write me back & I'll tell you what I really think.
Thanks for asking & showing responsibility & honesty.  Rob

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QUESTION: Thank you Rob. I would like to know what you really think. I really believe this is aggression. For example, I tried to encourage her to come to take her for a walk by calling her name cheerfully. She ran wildly in all different directions. I waited a while for her to calm down and came over to pick her up. She growled at me and bit me very aggressively. She bit down on my hand hard and growled and barked. In addition, it is very difficult taking her out for a walk. she bites the leash and pulls it where she wants to go and growls and bites when I try to take it out of her mouth.

Answer
Hey Angela,   Unfortunately, we're all in this together.  Sometimes people are born with various genetic defects.  With humans,we devise all kinds of treatments and therapies.  Some work (sometimes) some don't.  Dogs are lucky no one has devised a lobotomy for them yet, I hope.  I'm really not into passing problem dogs off to others in the name of kindness or whatever.  This really is a job and an expense that should fall on the humans who bred this dog, but I would do the pup a favor and have it euthanised.  Sorry about this,  Rob