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Expert: - 12/21/2010


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This is more of a statement then a question.

I have a 7 month old Beagle who DOES NOT bark or howl, when she does bark its a soft quiet one.
I have never had a beagle before in my life I have always owned large breed dogs. My husband and I have done only basic training with 'Mya' (sit, stay, lay down) and we live in the country she goes off leash and she has never ventured far from us or our kids. She is a sweet well behaved girl and I must say that when we went to pick her up I was having second thoughts about getting her especially after reading about them online but I wouldn't trade her for a million dollars. The only problem we have with her is she constantly chases our cats until they lay down and then she will bath them.

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I have to say if she doesnt bark you are very very lucky. Beagles live to bark/bay just like they live to eat and sniff. As far as the cat chasing they are prey driven, remember that they are used to hunt rabbits so this is hard wired into them, when they see something run or not canine they want to run or chase after it, not to hurt them either, often just to provide a good bath, hee hee, no seriously this is common behavior and is part of their instincts to chase, it is great fun for them. Cats are big enough to fend for themselves but watch them around smaller things like little kittens, rabbits, birds, guinea pigs, mice etc, they WILL chomp on them!

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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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