Hey Everyone Just want to start off a Beagle thread! Please post any pictures and any stories you wish to share about our gorgeous pets! I will start..... This is Monty, he is nearly 6months old, pics are a little older! 7 Weeks old Monty is one of the most loveable, playful and happy dogs I have met! The term 'MERRY' that is often used for Beagles really does sum him up! Although I would also add naughty and cheeky to that! I really couldn't be without him now! I am sure you all feel the same about your Beagle/s........so lets see them!
Thanks! Looking forward to seeing your pics when you can get them up! Awww that is lovely, thanks for posting! Don't suppose you have posted a pic of your puggle anywhere? I would love to see a pic of him/her, what are they like character wise? Pug or Beagle? p.s Welcome to Dogsey!
I just wrote an article on beagles on my new dogs page on examiner.com. As you can see from the black and white image I posted, I do have something of a history with the breed. My first beagle walked out of the wilderness into our back yard when I was 12. I am afraid that a lot of people who buy the cute little puppies with the velvet ears do not know what they are getting into. A whole lot of beagles in up in shelters. Beagles are hunters and scent trackers. They do not have a territorial bone in their body. They need a lot of exercise. Ideally, you should have a big back yard with a tight fence. Otherwise your boy may just go for a run and end up hopelessly lost. Beagles also make a lot of noise with baying like Enrico Caruso with they see something they consider prey. They are solid pack dogs and very affectionate and sociable, but a lot of newbies mistake their various noises for aggression. Little Max, the beagle you see above is a shelter rescue. Some idiot bought him for several hundred dollars--he is a classic beagle. They then gave him up to a shelter tagging him as aggressive. He is, if you count jumping up and kissing your hand. In my experience, it is particularly important for an owner to be the pack alpha with dogs with strong pack instincts. And, I am afraid, a lot of people just do not know how to do that--it is pure voice and theater. A pack is NOT a fight club. Pack behavior is about avoiding conflict by establishing a chain of command, not about fighting. A lot of owners let the dog run the house and that never works out well with any breed, much less a beagle. Max is a good little boy, but he knows who the big dog around here is. I am just saying that you have to know what you are getting into and how to deal with it.
I wrote a piece on puggles too. I would post the link, but they do not seem to like that here. The question is: What do you get when you cross a scent-tracking pack hunter with a little fellow with several centuries of breeding as a lapdog. I am an old-fashioned dog person and I do not approve of the notion of breeding dogs for appearance. Designer dogs like the puggle end up with some very confusing genetics. My adopted puggle is highly territorial and very stubborn, but also occasionally exhibits some beagle behaviors like following Max when Max gets a scent. I do want to make it clear that I do not blame the dog for this kind of thing. Most dog problems are, in fact, caused by people. A designer dog is a high-priced mutt. Nothing wrong with being a mutt, but the choice of breeds to cross can create some problems. I would not buy a puggle because I would not want to encourage this kind of behavior, but Beau is my dog and being a pack member seems to be helping him a lot.
Just had a quick look at your articles, I have read the one on Max, Bosco and Beau! I think when getting a Beagle you do need to know what to expect, so I agree with you on that one! Thanks for posting a pic of Beau, he is lovely! I was just interested in seeing which breed he took after more, it seems he is a definate mix between the two - in character and looks! So anyone else got any Beagles pics and stories etc............
I wish I had a picture of Sarge, my first beagle. He came to us out of the wilderness in Central Washington. My father did not want my brother and I to get attached to him, so he took him to his unit in case the owner showed up. His troops named him "Sarge" because they said that he looked like my father. After a while, when it became clear that we would not find the owner, dad brought him home. He disappeared into the Mojave desert two years later. I guess that was my first beagle lesson.
For years afterward, I felt that he was still out there wandering. I was about nine years old when he showed up and eleven when he left. He became something like the magic beagle for me.
aww this is a good idea i never see beagles out on walks although theres isnt many people near me but heres some piccys, i take mine biking with me they love it coz they love running - they are both quicker than me too!! Penny is the brown one 3 years old nearly and Cookie is the white one 2 years old. they both have different characters. this is cookie in the snow up snowdon! it took 5 hours to get up coz the snow was so deep i nearly killed my boyfreind for taking them but they still had energy when they come home - beagles for you . heres penny taking the spot light as always my head is blocked out of the pic and heres some more this was us at a castle ruin penny when straight to the top of the wall - if you can make her out shes in the middle
This is one of my Beagles, He is called Roman and i rescued him 2 and a bit years ago from Manchester, we are pretty sure he came from a puppy farm in Ireland and sold through Dogs R Us in Manchester. This is on the Beach in Liverpool
Lovely pics Jimmy and Hannah! Thanks for sharing! :grin Any more Beagle owners hiding out there anywhere? I know a couple are!
There is one thing I wanted to mention. I note that the UK beagles in this forum are what we called "English Beagles" back in the day. There were also "French Beagles" who had pretty much the same instincts and behaviors, but were more lithe than stocky like the Brits. In the US now, it seems to be just "beagles", who seem to be a mix of both. Max has most of the English beagle characteristics, but is built somewhat lighter. When he takes that stance, with his shoulders squared, his ears up and flying that white-tipped flag, he looks classic.
This is my four year old boy, Murphy. He's a rescue (of sorts), we've had him almost a year now. He wasn't socialised properly as a pup and so has a few minor issues, but other than that, he's an absolute delight. I love him to bits and he's mostly very easy to train... apart from the recall, that is. I don't care what anyone says... I'll NEVER be able to win over that scent hound breeding. Not with Murphy, anyway. He does respond better to a whistle, but it's not just the recall that's the problem with Beagles... It's getting them to stay close. "Close" just isn't in a Beagle's vocabulary! This is the only puppy picture we have of him, sent to us by his previous owner.
I have 54 years of history with beagles, and I can tell you plainly. They train well, but nothing you do can change the fact that they are scent tracking hounds.
you will never train a beagle not to scent track its bred into them however i totaly disagree with people saying you will never train a beagle good recall. when i was looking into what dog i should get lots of people said never let them off the lead but they are bred for running all day long and night and ive had other dogs before mainly jack russels and beagles are far the best with recall - im only judging that with my two but they a brilliant especialy when we are the bikes with them they stay close to my back wheel (not on lead) and i know that jimmylaws' beagles are good too from a prev thread. as long as you train them they are fine - ignore people who say keep them on leads!!
Brilliant i love looking at pictures of other beagles Well this is Ruby, she is 7 1/2 months old. Pictures are of when she was 8 weeks old up till now. Im having to use my phone camera so some arent great. I havent managed to master recall with Ruby as yet, we are going on walks with an extending lead and working on recall as we go and it does seem to be getting a bit better, although i still couldne trust her off lead. Other than that she has been a dream to train and knows all her basic commands. She is a great little character and likes to get up to lots of mischief although it is all alot more managble now 8 Weeks About 4-5 months This is a new trick were working on. (Note the choc drop!) Taken just now, fast asleep for the evening!
