BEAGLES - gimme all you know

[*charmalea*]

• Do you have a JUMP proof, DIG proof, CHEW proof fence which completely encloses your backyard and is at least 5 feet high? YES
• Will your new dog have company for most of the day? This can be either human or another dog (preferably a beagle of course!)? YES
• Are you prepared to walk your dog on a lead AT ALL TIMES? YES
• Are you happy to live with a back lawn which may at times resemble a lunar landscape, covered in craters and pot holes? ERRRR....
• Are you prepared to make sure all your shoes, toys and anything else you don't want chewed are not left within beagle range?YES
• Are you able to resist pleading brown eyes that try to convince you they are perpetually hungry? NOPE .LOL
• Are you prepared to put some time and effort in training your new dog, letting them know who is in control? YES
• The average lifespan of a beagle is 10 to 15 years. Are you sure that any long term plans you might have will not effect your beagle? NO PLANS

Your hubby could have the dog at the workshop, but it'd be a few years before he could have it there off-lead. YEARS !! lol . its ok there is plenty of shade and area for it to still play on a lead .



Oh, and the agility club was near long pockitt / kholo area if you wander down there ... this one is the one we will be going to

SC - i am worried about the barking you hardly notice other dogs in my area cept for the occasionl disturbance . and i have witnessed the barking for the mum and dad beagle when the are out the front and another dog goes past . i do like the idea of a citronella collar , i did nt know you can borrow them from a council . i was going to buy one .

also i know its not going to be cheap either , luckily we have a big yard , 2 adoring kids and me whos looking for a bit of a challange in regaurds to training , eventaully we would like to go camping and beach walks with her . so im prepared for puppy preschool and puppy primary school and the agility club .

[amber]

Beagles are such wonderful, sweet dogs but are more like children than pets

Our beagle has eaten cough lollies, a whole avocado seed, ratsac (at my mother's house, she didn't even know it was there) and a whole load of other stuff that dogs shouldn't eat.

She also can't be at home alone for more than 3hrs (seperation anxiety) and can NEVER be off her lead for a walk.

They are great dogs but are soooo high maintenance, you really have to be prepared for a dog you can never take your eyes off!

They are so great with kids though, DD dresses her up and she loves it

[AnyDream]

Our beagle has eaten cough lollies, a whole avocado seed, ratsac (at my mother's house, she didn't even know it was there) and a whole load of other stuff that dogs shouldn't eat.

Our beagle ate: an entire garden's worth (several times over) of sprinkler heads, and entire palm tree (several times over), ****roach baits, 3/4 of a tube of berocca, a number of scented bath and beauty products, raw banana peels, my DH's old teddy from when he was a baby, garden fertiliser, raw pumpkins off the vine where they were growing, etc.

[~ Mylitta ~]

I was going to put the exact same info that Kazbah put from beagle rescue vic. My DH and I nearly fostered a beagle pup for them (it fell through when a more desperate little puppy came into our care) and they gave us a mountain of information and even came out to the house to make sure our yard was "beagle proof". Their recommendation was to half bury wide planks of wood along the fence so that if the beagle tried to dig under the fence they would also have to dig the extra distance under the planks of wood you buried.

One of the most important things to remember is to NEVER EVER let a beagle off leash in an area that is not completely fenced off. The just catch a scent and run with it and nothing will stop them. Give your local councils a call and ask if there are any completely fenced off dog parks in your area. They are great for beagles

If you are planning on pup travelling in the car a bit, then best to get it used to the car ealy. Lots of pups get car sick to begin with and then grow out of it. If you pup seems to get anxious about getting into the car, start slowly by taking it out to a the car (with the car turned off) and give it some food in the car. Do that for a few days. Then do the same for another few days, but with the car running but stationary. Then you can move up and down the driveway, then around the block etc etc ...

Most of all, just enjoy the new addition to your family!

[*charmalea*]

Their recommendation was to half bury wide planks of wood along the fence so that if the beagle tried to dig under the fence they would also have to dig the extra distance under the planks of wood you buried. DH planned on doing this already over the next 6 weeks !

Give your local councils a call and ask if there are any completely fenced off dog parks in your area. They are great for beagles there is one about 2ks from my place, we always pass it or walk past it

If you are planning on pup travelling in the car a bit, then best to get it used to the car ealy. Lots of pups get car sick to begin with and then grow out of it. If you pup seems to get anxious about getting into the car, start slowly by taking it out to a the car (with the car turned off) and give it some food in the car. Do that for a few days. Then do the same for another few days, but with the car running but stationary. Then you can move up and down the driveway, then around the block etc etc ...thanks will try this !

Most of all, just enjoy the new addition to your family! i cant wait !!! 6 weeks is a long time , but seeing as shes just in the street behind me i can visit her when ever !

ive just been on google and seem beagles can have puppies with dwarfisim , i hope that bombom is ok , she is the smallest girl ( only 2 ) i guess i will have to see .hopefully they dont detect it at her vet check when shes getting her papers

[MistyFying]

Oooo charmalea they are adorable dogs - ours is now 4 years old. But do be warned they are very high maintenance. Chocolate (our dog) still runs away, barks, chews up anything that is left in the back yard and digs, digs, digs. Yes we have trained him - but consistency is a challenge for him.

But he is fantastic with kids and will love you back

[1MOREPLZ]

digging, barking, whinging, whining, pigs of dogs, food obsessed, noisy, smelly, pains in the rear end!!!!!!! chewers aswell!!!
food obsessed!!! didn'ti say that already???

and i hope you aren't getting your puppy when it's 7 weeks old!!!!! not a very good breeder if they are letting you take your puppy home at that age !!!!! starting from 6 weeks right up until 12weeks they need to be with their mums!!!! as that is a crucial learning/socialising time for puppies