Crate Problem

Hi and welcome to Idog.  Can you please give us a brief history on the pup.  When you got him?  Where he has been sleeping?  What are you feeding? Are you doing training yet?  How is the house breaking coming?  And any other details you can give us about him.
 
Anxiety based crating issues can be complicated.  More details are needed for a plan of action

Where did your pup come from?  A breeder or a petstore?  Pet store pups don't leave their crates so really don't have a choice about eliminating in them. 
 
Even if from a breeder, if the pup wasn't crate trained AT the breeders, you can't just bring him home and stick him in the crate....he has to LEARN that this is a great place to be.
 
Welcome to idog!

We got him at the local animal shelter about 2-3 weeks ago.  He has been eating  IAMS Smart Puppy food.  Unfortunately, my parents have been letting him sleep in their bed, which is most likely another problem.  They couldn't put up with the whining all night long, so they took him to bed with them.  He doesn't pee in their bed, but he will go near the crate, sniff, and then pee near or in it.  We are having been trying to house train him by watching to see when he needs to go, and then taking him outside to go.  However, since he is still new to the whole process, he still goes in the house. 

Thanks for the help!

~Ryan

Ryan - your beagle is young. Try to walk him before you have him go into
his crate so that he will have eliminated already and won't need to go.
It is good that you are crate training him.
For our beagle, he knows the command "go inside" and then he gets a treat.
Just like sit & stay, after awhile they will do it without any fussing.
For now, maybe just throw a little treat in the back of the crate so that he
can get the treat without the door being shut. Gives it a positive spin to
going inside of the crate. Also try to leave a TV on for him to hear or watch.
 
Sleeping with your parents might not be such a bad idea, once the whimpering
stops. Maybe he needs a midnight walk. If he will possibly be crated when
the family is at work/school, additional crating at night is too much crate time.
 
One more thing, a bit off topic...... beagles are wonderful dogs, but please do
not walk him without being leashed. One really good smell and they will
run away fast & not listen anymore - selective hearing. Also the teenager
stage of their life is a bit challenging, hang in there, our beagle began to settle
down about the age of 2.
 
Try to walk him frequently. My beagle loves the outdoors.... our other
dog is the exact opposite.
 
I would love to see some pics of your beagle. 
 

I have gotten him somewhat used to the crate now, however, he has just started urinating randomly in the crate again.  The other day he went into his crate on his own and went to sleep with the door open.  However, today he went in and immediately urinated.  This is after having him outside for about 45 minutes without him going.  I can't seem to figure out why he randomly decides to urinate in his crate.

Here is a picture of my beagle.  This is the only one I have at the moment.  I will try to get some more if you want to see more.

Another question that maybe somebody could answer: Why does my puppy just walk right into his crate and pee.  I got him to stop doing this for awhile, but now he has reverted back to peeing in there.  Anybody have any answers?

~Ryan

Is the crate just big enough for him to walk into, turn around and lay down?  It should be just big enough for him to lay down in, nose to one side, tail to the other.  And when you clean it, do you use an enzymatic cleaner that removes odors as well?

When you go outside to take him potty, do you have a party when he does?  I mean really praise, good boy, etc...?  If you go outside to potty, try to go to the same place every time and going out to potty should be outside for 5-10 minutes, then back inside.  If possible, don't play outside where he should be pottying. 

If he came from a shelter, he pretty much lived in his cage and when he's gotta go, he doesn't know NOT to go in the crate, because that's what he did at the shelter.