Do you have a Beagle? Is it a trouble dog? =)

properly trained dogs won't be trouble...

Do you have them indoors or out? They are really outdoor run free types of dogs.. they are mischevious, but great and loyal and smart dogs to have.

I've had beagles since I was a little girl. They are my absolute favorite dog. My dad would hunt them and we had two females who had 7 puppies each one year. Imagine 14 beagles! As with any hunting breed, exercise is so imparitive and when I read about people having trouble with barking and chewing I always tell them that bordome is their worst enemy. Much like a child who gets bored with school because the classes are too easy, and start acting up in class, beagles get bored when they can't run and hunt, and they act up too. Just imagine having such a strong instinct inside of you and not being able to do it! Luckily, we live in the country, which makes keeping the dogs occupied a lot easier. The only time my beagle barks, is when a stranger comes to the house and she rarely chews. (if she does, it's only her toys) I have responded to a few comments about occupying beagles here. Such a smart breed can be hard to handle, but I think with a little time and effort, they are always a great dog.

I say yes! I've had my beagle since she was 6 weeks old, she's now about 5 and a half years and my best friend, but boy have we had our issues! She has always been an indoor dog, so the biggest problem I had was with her being an escape artist. Sh never really chewed anything up, and i didn't have problems house-breaking her, but if there was ANY way for her to get out, she would. I live in a city, so this would entail chasing her through the neighborhood, which quickly became her favorite game... running from me! I moved around a lot, and travelled quite a bit, so she got to go with me everywhere and became a great travel dog. She loves long road trips, camping, hiking, etc. Now that she's a little older and I'm about to have a baby, she's calmed considerably. She gets one good walk everyday and if the weather permits we take them (we have a lab as well) to the lake on the weekends. She hasn't been an escape artist for the last three years and I can trust her, though that took a while. She is the funniest dog... she doesn't give 'kisses' and prefers to sleep on my bed with the covers up to her chin, head on my pillow next to mine. She's friendly to people, gives hugs, but suffers from 'little dog complex' and I've never seen her acknowledge any other dog as dominant. SHE is alpha, even though she is small. I think beagles do require more patience and attention than other dogs. The reward is wonderful though.. I love her more than anything!

The only trouble I had with my beagle was that he liked to roll in stinky things outside. I had to give him a lot of baths, and I could never get the stinky smell off of his leather collar.

Yea i have had similar experiences. We rescued my beagle off the street and have had him for about a year. I believe he was abused and there is a huge slit in his ear. It really looks like someone took sciccors to his ear. But he has a really bad case of seperation anxiety. I had to take him to my fiance's parents house because my neighbors complained he barked and howled to much. Now he knows how to escape their back yard but he never really runs away. He will run around for a while then he will come back to the door. I guess this is a good thing but I just dont want him to get hurt while he is running around the neighborhood so I keep him on a rope when he is in the back yard alone.

You've said exactly what I was coming here to say! Well not exactly, but I did want to hear other people's experiences with their beagles. Now, don't get me wrong, I love our little girl to bits! I'd never, ever, ever, trade her, but she can be tiresome! Fortunately she doesn't bark all day, but she does howl at possums at night, which necessitates us bringing her in when darkness falls. She won't just sit quietly as she is so inquisitive and curious, so we can usually only handle her being inside with us for about an hour or so before she gets put in her crate to sleep for the night. So usually she's in the crate at about 9, but we always let her out at least once or twice before we go to bed, so she's never in there longer than 7 hours or so at a time. She went for a long walk this morning, but then this afternoon we set off on her walk, and she acted as though she'd never had a walk in her life. Dragging my husband along behind her like a skier! The only problem is that she then ends up wheezing from the strain the collar puts on her throat. We tried a 'Halti' halter, but because she sniffs a lot, it was really awkward for her, and she also spent practically the whole walk trying to get it off. I am planning to try a new halter called an 'Infin8' which is a figure 8 halter, but has the ring behind the neck, so whilst working like a bridle on a horse, it is more difficult for her to try working it off. We are planning to get her a playmate some time in the future (we'd like to breed her), but we need to get her under control first. One thing we'd like to do for her though is take her to a 'doggy daycare' here in Melbourne, where they have an indoor area, for the dogs just to interact together, no leads necessary. She so loves being with other dogs and meeting new people, and I think if we gave her this opportunity once or twice a month or more, we'd have a calmer dog!

my beagles love to go out in the streets and i mean really go out, they will do anything just to be out there.

Your right, Beagles are full of mischief however they are also playful an faithful. There stomachs get them into trouble and they will steal food if the opportunity arises. This can however, be an advantage in training them as they are so food focused. You can use dried liver treats to train them quite easily. This why they are used at airports to detec illegal importing of food stuffs

We rescued a Beagle about two months ago from the pound and so far it has been the best thing we have ever done. I have not had any problems with him. I have had alot of dogs of my own and my parents have always had dogs. Out of all the dogs, this dog is by far the most well behaved and good natured dog I have had. He listens the first time I tell him something, never gets into anything he is not suppose to, does not chew on anything but his toys, and only barks when someone comes into our house that he doesn't know. They are also great to have around kids. They have a very high tolerence level. I have three children and two of them are only 4 and 5 years old. They climb all over our Beagle and he will just lay there without a care in the world. He won't even bark or snip at them if they are around him with his favorite toy or eating. Like someone else stated. Beagles were breed to hunt. They require lots of excercise and are very active dogs. If you don't let them get the proper excercise then yes they can be troublesome. Beagles are also prone to have seperation anixety, the reason for this is because a Beagle is a pack dog. Beagles don't like to be alone and if left alone they will get into trouble.

Hello megayo. I have four beagles. One of them who is a girl is a trouble maker. She loves getting things and destroying them. I would say that she is very curious with new things that she sees. One time, she pulled down of our clothes in the clothes line. Good thing it isnt destroyed. We just got it washed again.

We have a beagle at home. He is naughty at times because he likes to roam around the place and go upstairs and take that tiger stuffed animal. But he learns easily and that's what I like about him.