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I just read one of the articles on a beagle dog that barks a ton when the owner leaves the house. I know that my sister has a lab and that thing honestly doesn't bark when no one is home, it just sits and lays around. Maybe she is lucky but I'm looking at getting a beagle and I live in a house that has walls connected to houses to the side of me. Are beagles not appropriate for this type of style housing? My neighbors do say that when my parents had their 2 dachshunds to visit that they couldn't hear them bark when we left and i promise you they go crazy. haha. Thank you

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Hi,thanks for writing. If you are looking for a quiet dog, a beagle may not be appropriate. They are very vocal, it is part of their genetic make-up to alert when they smell or hear something. This has been bred into them for hunting. It is possible to have one that doesnt bark excessively with good training and at minimum twice a day walks/runs but they are notorious barkers when left alone and their bark is more of a bay/howl and is hard to ignore. This may not be the ideal dog for you.

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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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HSUS, PETA, SPCA DONT SHOP...ADOPT!!

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I am a Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in the state of CA and am also credentialed as a Certified Addiction Treatment Specialist

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Honored by the Agoura Animal Shelter for my volunteer work.

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