Puppy Dog Breed Beagle
The Beagle is a breed of small to medium-sized dog A member of the Hound Group it is similar in appearance to the Foxhound but smaller with shorter legs and longer softer ears Beagles are scent hounds developed primarily for tracking hare rabbit and other game They have a keen sense of smell and tracking instinct that sees them employed as detection dogs for prohibited agricultural imports and foodstuffs in quarantine around the world They are popular as pets because of their size even temper and lack of inherited health problems These characteristics also make them the dog of choice for animal testing Although beagle-type dogs have existed for over 2 000 years the modern breed was developed in Great Britain around the 1830s from several breeds including the Talbot Hound the North Country Beagle the Southern Hound and possibly the Harrier Beagles have been depicted in popular culture since Elizabethan times in literature and paintings and latterly in film…Read More about Beagle at WikiPedia
Latest Beagle Frequently Asked Questions:
douse anybody know a good website to get beagle puppies from? (a responsible expirienced breeder)also douse anybody know of any Beagle clubs? i live in the Uk and love them! X) sorry about the title lol. serenade whats AKC and Wkc?
Answer:If you go through the AKC (or the WKC or whatever you prefer) and look for beagle breeders, that's where you'll find the best breeders. You should be cautious when adopting a beagle, if you're a first-time dog owner. Unless you're willing and knowledgeable enough to start training from the second he's in your house, you'll have some difficulties training them. There's a reason that many "doggy-kindergartens" welcomes beagles with open arms. But if you're willing to start work early, you'll be fine.
I'm getting a beagle soon and I need to know a little more about them. I know they are great dogs I just want to make sure they are good around children,strangers,and older people. Also I would like to know some other great things about beagles.
Answer:Just make sure you carefully research all of the characteristics of a beagle before you get one! I have fostered beagles and I own a beagle/dachschund mix, and I will tell you this: like all hounds, they like to follow a scent. Make sure you have a fenced in area for him or her to play in, but don't ever leave a beagle (or any dog) unsupervised outside all day. Beagles love to dig, and they love to run. You will definitely need to have your pup leashed at all times while on walks. And do be aware they that have a tendency to "bay" when they are playing, and sometimes when they are left alone. Other than that, they make wonderful pets. If you are getting a puppy and you socialize him well, you can be reasonably sure that he will do well with children and other adults. But I will tell you this: keep a tag with your info and phone number on him always, and microchip your pet as soon as possible. Don't forget to register your information with the microchip company immediately- the vet does not do that automatically. I found a wonderful beagle a few years ago; he was just walking down the street all alone and his nails were so worn down and dirty I just knew he had dug out of someone's yard. I never did find the owner (he had no collar or tags on) but I was able to place him with a wonderful family that had two young boys that adore him. Good luck!
My beagle is 1 1/2 years old. He basically wants kill everything thats not another dog or person,(cats,squirrels,chipmunks,birds flying,skunks etc.) i was wondering if this a result of prey drive bred into these hunting dogs to kill.He weighs roughly 36 pounds and is 16 inches at the withers
Answer:It is because he is a hound. This is what they were bred to do. It is very normal for them to be this way.
Going to visit a litter of beagle pups on Monday and want to know what other beagle owners think. I'd like to hear from anyone who has a beagle and a cat! What are the pro's and cons of the breed? I have a 4 year old daughter who is going to be over the moon! I have had a beardie collie x and a border collie before and both were fine with cats - the beardie collie x was about 6 years old when we got a cat and after a week or so they got on great. hope this will be the same!
Answer:Hi I have two beagles and am a dog trainer. As long as they are introduced to the cat as a pup than you shouldn't have any problems. They are friendly out going dogs with an even temper. But they have the most annoying bark i've ever heard, almost like a dying seal. They have a very strang tendancy to wander and if you leave the gate open and unattended, don't expect to have a beagle for too long. They are massive pigs and get fat very quickly so watch that and don't over feed them. Have fun with your pupppy, my two are gorgeous although slightly excitable.
My beagle knows to come, but I've heard that when they are outside it is a completely different ballgame. Anything I can do immediately to make beagles come back and not continue to follow smells. I am worried that one day Jaeger might get loose and he'll run away because I know beagles tend to be more interested in following sents outside.
Answer:Your beagle is going to follow SCENTS no matter what you do-it is in their nature! Beagles know only one direction- AWAY. Unless you have taken him through some real intensive training, he is going to follow his nose. We've had that problem with our 6 year old beagle....and the only thing we are lucky about is our older son had taught him to know what 'Scooby Snacks' meant. (he was a Scooby Doo addict as a kid and found Scooby Snacks for dogs in the store). It didn't take long for 'Woody' to realize that if someone said 'scooby snack' it meant a treat for him! So if we yell out 'scooby snack' and hold up anything between 2 fingers and he sees it, he makes a beeline back to us to get his snack! And sometimes he's a dumbdog...I've tricked him with a keychain, bottle cap, anything he thinks is a treat. So get a box of some sort of low calorie treat, and RESTRICT him to only getting a couple a day-get him to do SOMETHING to earn it-sit, roll over, lay down...don't just give them out for nothing. Then it will make it more of a treat to him. Then get one of the 'windup' lead ropes and let him all the way out-get him exploring smells and stuff...and try just holding one up and calling 'scooby snack' and see if it works. Eventually he'll know that phrase means he gets a snack for doing something good-and you have a chance of getting him to come to you when he escapes! My dad had a beautiful beagle bitch for years-and I remember many times going rabbit hunting with him and she'd take off in a straight line AWAY and never come back. We'd wait around for a long time-go home, and come back the next morning...she'd be sitting by the edge of the woods waiting for us!
