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Expert: - 3/30/2009


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Hi Have4Paws! First, let me say, thank you for donating your time and efforts to this wonderful site. Ok, now on to the question. I have a female beagle, Shayne. Shayne is a wonderful friend but I'm concerned. Last night I woke up thinking someone was knocking on my door but it turns out the noise was coming from Shayne's nose! Her nose was literally "knocking"! I've never heard her do this before. Is this something that is typical of beagles? Do all of their noses make this noise? If so, what causes this to happen? I'm just worried that something might be wrong like stuffy sinuses or something to that effect. Any insights you can provide will be greatly appreciated. Thanks again, Angie.

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Hi Angie. thanks for the comments, it is nice to know that what we all do on this site is appreciated.

Two thoughts come to mind about your girl. One is the sinus thing, it is possible for her to have swollen membranes just like we get. My female beagle (15) has snored all her life and it is an anatomical issue but it is worse when the pollens are bad. I can't say I have ever heard of a knocking sound though which is why I think if it persists a visit to the vet is needed because I wonder if there is something stuck in her nose like a burr or something.

It is not typical of a beagle to make this sound. Also are you sure it was not reverse sneezing? Let me know if you want to explore this question further by giving me some more really detailed info if it occurs again, ok? As always I feel when in doubt check it out with the vet though.

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I am happy to answer BEAGLE BREED SPECIFIC behavioral questions. Please DO NOT ask CRATE TRAINING OR MEDICAL questions! I am not a vet nor an expert in the use of crates.

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I currently have one beagle, a male age 5, an 12 month old Pit Bull, and a 8 year old min. poodle. I have had to let go of three of my dogs, 2 beagles and 1 whippet/rat terrier mix in the past 5 years, most recently my whippet mix. The two beagles lived to 15 and the whippet mix to 13.5, it has been hard to say goodbye to them. I have done rescue work on and off for years as well as fund-raising for the local animal shelter. I worked for a dog magazine in the past (Southern California Dog Magazine). Being a psychotherapist has encouraged me to do in depth studying of animal behavior as well. I have worked with many people to help curb undesirable behaviors in their dogs (or them!) or to form good behaviors. My life is devoted to and surrounded by my dogs........The picture you see here is Zeppelin but we also call him the "miracle dog". He was hit by a car April 2010 while out with the dog walker and had very serious injuries... 4 surgeries and $17,000 later my boy is whole again and back to loving life. He is so special to me and he weathered a lot of pain and trauma yet is still the sweet boy he always was! I also work to stop Breed Specific Legislation and help to get pit bulls adopted.

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