Anybody interested in beagle puppies?? OT

[ICCYFAN]

if a beagle sees game or gets on a scent, they could quickly move through the "shock zone" and then beyond the range of the fence. Once that happens once, your dog has learned it can cross the boundary and be free.

I've heard of beagles scaling chain-link. When we lived in Ames, our beagle tunneled out the back yard. But her digging phase is over now.

We had to put our family Welsh Corgi down about six weeks ago and the kids are clamoring for another dog. The best dog I have EVER owned was a beagle. He was Ohio-bred hunting stock; when he was a puppy he'd dig out from under our chain link yard fence. We moved to Minnesota and he learned to climb over the chain link fence. I didn't like the fence anyway, so I removed it and put in an underground dog fence. In less than two months he'd picked out the weakest point in the signal (farthest from the transmitter) and he'd run thru. I saw him gathering himself one day for "the attempt" and ran to the back door. I yelled just as he went thru and the goofy dog turned around and came back thru again! We later learned that he'd been leaving and coming home (thru the shock fence) on almost a daily basis. A neighbor called and said my beagle tore up his garbage. I said, "can't be, he's in the back yard and we have a fence." I went out to check him and he had a Chef-Boyardee can stuck on his snout!

Beagles are great dogs from every standpoint, but they are major league escape artists! Wonderful dogs and I wish I could take one off your hands, but my wife's just not ready after what we went thru with the Corgi :sad9cd: Good luck finding them a great home!

 

[cytech]

for those looking for hunting dogs look no further then the good old german shorthair

That is my soon to be 5 month old puppy. Have had 2 others in the family and both were great hunting dogs and have high hopes for the new one as well. Also with the previous 2 we had a invisble fence and it worked fine even with a scent following dog. They learn the boundries of the yard really quick. As for right now I just have chain link fence and will need to run a invisable fence along the base before to long cause they are good jumpers. They also make great family pets too, but are a larger dog compared to the beagles

 

[HILLCYD]

Or have the larynx removed. It is a simple operation without any danger to the animal.

- keep.

Too bad we can't talk Coltar into having that operation.

 

[tigershoops31]

Just an update...Morgan finished up with just the 6 pups (4 boys and 2 girls) last night. I'm attaching pictures of her with her new pups (don't worry she's feeding them, not sitting on them!), as well as an updated pic of the whole crew of pups that are ready to go next week. That's right, all you need to entertain them is a big bowl of food and they'll be all over it! Before I put the box in the back of their pen they would all be piled into the food dish on top of each other sleeping when I'd come out to change their water and clean their pen :baffled5wh:

 

[Cyclonepride]

We bought shock collars from Petsmart for our dogs and have recently stopped using them. Our terrier hardly barks anymore, except at the neighbor's kids who bark AT our dogs, and the Nazi squirrels that sit on the otherside of our fence and torment the dogs. Our dauchshund, on the other hand, can be sitting on the back deck and suddenly bark at nothing, and then she'll run down the stairs and into the yard looking for something to bark at. The collars don't work well on her, but it's done wonders on the terrier, and that was good enough for us.

Speaking of Nazi squirrels, I have squirrels that do that too. Except a couple weeks ago, one of them got caught hanging off the satellite dish on the side of my house, with the dog under it. It ran into the doghouse to escape. Whoops! My beagle must have thought it was a puppy, because she was sleeping with it pinned under her front legs when I went out later. Eventually she played with it too much, and it died.

 

[SuperCy]

for those looking for hunting dogs look no further then the good old german shorthair

That is my soon to be 5 month old puppy. Have had 2 others in the family and both were great hunting dogs and have high hopes for the new one as well. Also with the previous 2 we had a invisble fence and it worked fine even with a scent following dog. They learn the boundries of the yard really quick. As for right now I just have chain link fence and will need to run a invisable fence along the base before to long cause they are good jumpers. They also make great family pets too, but are a larger dog compared to the beagles

Why does that picture remind me of Al Bundy?

 

[CyinCo]

Just an update...Morgan finished up with just the 6 pups (4 boys and 2 girls) last night. I'm attaching pictures of her with her new pups (don't worry she's feeding them, not sitting on them!), as well as an updated pic of the whole crew of pups that are ready to go next week. That's right, all you need to entertain them is a big bowl of food and they'll be all over it! Before I put the box in the back of their pen they would all be piled into the food dish on top of each other sleeping when I'd come out to change their water and clean their pen :baffled5wh:

Damn, those are some cute pups. If I was needing to replace my Beagle, I'd be all over this deal. However, 1 beagle is enough. I've had people tell me, though, that two can be easier since they entertain each other. I'm not willing to take that advice.

 

[ISUFan22]

I do believe that about 2 beagles is better than 1. Our friends have 2 and they are perfectly behaved dogs.

I think 2 cats and 2 dogs would be overkill for us.

 

[tigershoops31]

Damn, those are some cute pups. If I was needing to replace my Beagle, I'd be all over this deal. However, 1 beagle is enough. I've had people tell me, though, that two can be easier since they entertain each other. I'm not willing to take that advice.

Hey man, why stop at 2? Wouldn't it be fun to see the whole litter grow up together?! :yes4lo: Nah seriously, when I bought the 2 girls, I was only looking for one pup and picked out my favorite...then they had me hold the runt. Big mistake! I ended up walking around the sale with a pup under each arm and smiling like a big goon. Fortunately my wife wasn't too upset since they were so cute. It ended up being better for us to have 2 anyway since they were able to keep each other company and wear each other out when they were puppies. Now they're 4 and sleep all the time anyway, but I still don't feel as bad when I leave knowing they're not all by themselves. Sorry, I just realized that sounded like a sales pitch for you and that wasn't what I intended...just got carried away thinking back to when the girls were puppies.

On a side note, we bought our pug down in Pella last year when the Hawks beat us in football. We were heading out of town and saw a breeder with a stand and picked up the little guy to ease the pain of the loss. He's been easing our pain with his goofy manerisms and "I got hit in the face with a frying pan" good looks ever since :laugh8kb:

 

[CyGal]

Speaking of Nazi squirrels, I have squirrels that do that too. Except a couple weeks ago, one of them got caught hanging off the satellite dish on the side of my house, with the dog under it. It ran into the doghouse to escape. Whoops! My beagle must have thought it was a puppy, because she was sleeping with it pinned under her front legs when I went out later. Eventually she played with it too much, and it died.

We actually have an animal graveyard starting. At least 3 rabbits, 2 birds a ground squirrel, a regular squirrel and nearly a cat that was stupid enough to come into our back yard. When it was just the terrier, the animals would get killed and left alone. But now the dauchshund will tear into them and rip them to shreds if we don't get to them first.
The squirrel that was killed was very interesting. We found it in our front yard, where the dogs can't go. The thing looked like it had fallen out of the tree and just stayed where it landed - something out of a cartoon. I'm assuming it lost too much blood and couldn't live any longer. We had hoped this one was the Nazi squirrel, but no such luck.

 

[Wesley]

Golden doodles can be fun too - low shed poodle and golden retriever mix.

 

[CyinCo]

We actually have an animal graveyard starting. At least 3 rabbits, 2 birds a ground squirrel, a regular squirrel and nearly a cat that was stupid enough to come into our back yard. When it was just the terrier, the animals would get killed and left alone. But now the dauchshund will tear into them and rip them to shreds if we don't get to them first.
The squirrel that was killed was very interesting. We found it in our front yard, where the dogs can't go. The thing looked like it had fallen out of the tree and just stayed where it landed - something out of a cartoon. I'm assuming it lost too much blood and couldn't live any longer. We had hoped this one was the Nazi squirrel, but no such luck.

I haven't found any bodies, but when my wife and lived at the Ames house, I found my dog in the house playing with this fleshy looking pelt. I flipped it over and it turned out to be a rabbit eyeball, part of any ear, and some other rabbit face parts. The eye was still in place and had a cold, black stare. It was quite creepy. Well, I never did find any other rabbit parts. I'm thinking the dog got a good piece of a rabbit that passed through the backyard before the rabbit escaped under or through the fence. Somewhere in Ames is a rabbit missing half of it's face.

 

[CyinCo]

Golden doodles can be fun too - low shed poodle and golden retriever mix.

A Golden Doodle sounds like some sick sexual fetish. I couldn't have a dog called that for that very reason.

 

[CyGal]

I haven't found any bodies, but when my wife and lived at the Ames house, I found my dog in the house playing with this fleshy looking pelt. I flipped it over and it turned out to be a rabbit eyeball, part of any ear, and some other rabbit face parts. The eye was still in place and had a cold, black stare. It was quite creepy. Well, I never did find any other rabbit parts. I'm thinking the dog got a good piece of a rabbit that passed through the backyard before the rabbit escaped under or through the fence. Somewhere in Ames is a rabbit missing half of it's face.

Yeah, the last rabbit our dauchshund ripped to shreds was on the day when we had our first showing for our house that's for sale. Luckily we had a few hours to open windows and burn candles in the room their kennel was in so the smell would go away. She usually eats dry dog food and chewies.... half a rabbit wasn't a good thing to add to her diet.

 

[ISUFan22]

Well, while our cats haven't attacked any rabbit faces...I think our new kitten is like a bull and attacks anything red. Or, she just hates feathers...

 

[Nedrick]

Count me as another Beagle owner. (We actually have 1 pure-bred and another that's probably 75% Beagle) Have to agree with Colorado on all counts. Plus, they are gluttons -- just love to eat. Keep them active so they won't get too big. Our pure-bred weighs as much as my 6-year old! (Around 45 lbs.)

 

[CyinCo]

Count me as another Beagle owner. (We actually have 1 pure-bred and another that's probably 75% Beagle) Have to agree with Colorado on all counts. Plus, they are gluttons -- just love to eat. Keep them active so they won't get too big. Our pure-bred weighs as much as my 6-year old! (Around 45 lbs.)

We have always kept our beagle on a strick diet. We don't give her table food. We feed her a 1/2 cup food in the morning and 1/2 cup at dinner. They aren't the kind of dog where you can just leave food out and they'll eat when they are hungry. Our beagle weigh about 25-30 depending on how much we are walking her. She is very petite, however.

 

[CyinCo]

So here is some irony. Last night our beagle escaped and didn't come home. This was the first time in 6 years (her entire ownership) that she didn't come back. We worried. But she was found alive and well at a house about 3 blocks away. She wasn't wearing her tags (we are bad about that). They were going to call the shelter in the morning but saw our signs we hung.

I kept thinking about this thread and how weird it was that my dog disappears after this thread.

I almost was ready to take a pup off your hands. I had my doubts about our dog being alive.

All is well, however. Good luck with your dogs.

 

[Nedrick]

The problem with our "big" beagle and food is that she's just so demanding. She will hassle you until you feed her. (We taught her to hit a "desk bell" to go outside when she was a pup and she learned she could hit it for food as well). Plus, she barks incessantly at the supper table (I know, we should have never started feeding her table scraps.) The good thing about our dogs is they do a nice job of kitchen clean-up when our young boys make messes at the supper table. :wink0st:

 

[tigershoops31]

So here is some irony. Last night our beagle escaped and didn't come home. This was the first time in 6 years (her entire ownership) that she didn't come back. We worried. But she was found alive and well at a house about 3 blocks away. She wasn't wearing her tags (we are bad about that). They were going to call the shelter in the morning but saw our signs we hung.

I kept thinking about this thread and how weird it was that my dog disappears after this thread.

I almost was ready to take a pup off your hands. I had my doubts about our dog being alive.

All is well, however. Good luck with your dogs.

Wow, well I'm definitely glad you got her back! I know they get to be like members of the family. We always have our dog tags on them, but that is the biggest downside I've found to having more than one of them...they help each other out by chewing them off where they wouldn't be able to reach on their own! I updated our pictures on our website with new ones that I took out in the backyard yesterday with them. And yes, that picture of Hannah is of her peeing...I'd set her down and would run back about 10 yards to take a picture and she'd sprint for my feet...after about 9 pictures of just her tail I finally settled for that one when she stopped running for a minute:growl5cj: Anyway, here is the link.