For starters I have been wanting to get a dog that I could train to blood trail for several years now but could never figure out what breed that I wanted to get that would accomplish my needs in the hunting department as well as being a family pet.
Beagles kept on popping up as a possible breed that would fit the bill and my wife and I decided that a Beagle it would be :thumbsup:
Now the search was on to find a credible breeder and after inquiring on here I had "Centaur" contact me about a breeder that he got their Beagle form... ( Thanks Centaur!!!! )
He said that their Beagle was a fast starter and is the best dog that they have ever had, that's all I needed to hear :goldtooth:
Well, Yesterday a friend and I made the 6 hour trip to Southern MO, to pick up this little lady, "Miss Bianca" AKA "B" for short......
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We wont need to clean the floor after supper anymore!
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The kids had no idea that we were getting a puppy so to say that they were ecstatic when I walked in the door with her would be an understatement :biglaugh:
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Now the training begins.....
A had 5 beagles for rabbit dogs. I only had one that would not run deer.
Nothin better than a beagle pup....CONGRATS :goldtooth:
She's a cutie, for sure. I'll bet she can sniff up a rabbit, too. Congrats!
Here's Huey back when he was a pup.
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And what he has turned into. Beagles are great dogs.
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Careful using a beagle to blood trail deer and not run them while rabbit hunting. It is usually one or the other. Both these beagle look like great dogs. I have 2 and they make some great family pets.
P.S. Nice banjo in the back ground.
I have a gold tone that should get more attention. I love that sound nothing like it!
Boy that sure is a fine looking pup, congrats. Looks like your kids love her. I have been wanting a tracking dog myself. Good luck with the training.
Too cute.
If I were to ever get another dog, which probably won't happen, it would be a beagle. Great pets.
best dogs there are, had beagles for 38 years killed a lot of rabbits with them and had them as house pets at the same time..
That's a great looking pup. Take it everywhere, use a leash a lot, and give it tons of affection and she will become a great dog. Above all, be patient and kind in training so she doesn't get confused. about five to ten minutes of training at a time several times a day is best. Keep things fun and she will always want to work with you and learn new things.
QuoteOriginally posted by smokin joe:
That's a great looking pup. Take it everywhere, use a leash a lot, and give it tons of affection and she will become a great dog. Above all, be patient and kind in training so she doesn't get confused. about five to ten minutes of training at a time several times a day is best. Keep things fun and she will always want to work with you and learn new things.
Thanks for the tips Joe :thumbsup:
we started with one.
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My wife then decided Missy was lonely, so we got Emma. I will say, there is nothing cuter than a Beagle pup and when our son came along it only got better. He loves his pups and they adore him!
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Beagles are great dogs. Loving, fairly easy to train aside from being damn stubborn. Completely food driven, use it to your advantage. They are SMART! Missy learned to open the fridge, stole a half loaf of banana bread and a Tupperware of Chorizo and yam soup before we realized what she was up to. Not only did she open the fridge, she opened the Tupperware, ate the soup and hid the lid and container under the couch. Had to put a child lock on our fridge 5 years before our son was even born!
Beagles are great little dogs. Do they have any tendency to leave a blood trail when they run across a live deer? I had an Irish Setter once that loved to hunt birds, that is, unless he came across a deer. Then it was off to the races.
All these Beagle pictures are great. It just seems that they belong in pictures with kids.
This all makes me want to bring one of those home.
Just about the best dogs ever in my book. Sadly my wife thinks their too loud. :eek:
Congrats on a great choice. My little female we call Moose. Here she is as a pup.
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And now all grown and interested in deer.
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A cute pup for sure. I have run blood dogs for over 30 years and had a legendary blood tracking beagle back in the 80s. They are also wonderful family dogs.
We have had beagle my whole life. All would run rabbits great. We only had one that would after any deer trail he ran across. He would end up taking the others with him. But the rest never cared about trailing deer on their own. They are some,of he breeds for pets and especially great with kids. As a matter of fact I don't believe I have ever seen a mean beagle.
I'v had beagles for 30 years, great dogs..
We had to put down our beloved Shoey last Sept and have been resisting the urge to get a new pup. My wife and I melted when we saw these photos.
I have never seen a better dog around kids. You gotta love a Beagle!
I've been a Beagle man for over 50 years. There's no other kind of dog for me, I love em. I lost my last beagle Dolly last June, she had a bad heart and was only 10 when she passed. She was a great rabbit hunter and companion. She went everywhere with me and I really miss her
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Cool :) . I love beagles. Had one most of the time growing up.
Looking Good Ben :thumbsup: Can't wait to meet her.... :goldtooth:
Great Looking Pup. Let us know how the training goes.
Thanks for the post and everybodys pictures of their beagles made my day. jb
Before Huey, there was Hoback..the biggest chow hound ever, and another rabbit chaser par excellence. He lived to the ripe old age of 15.
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Nice dogs......cutest pups ever!!
Makes me want another Beagle!!!!
I have one he is under the covers right now as am I. He can open any door with any shape door knob. We mostly have depressable thumb latches on the outside doors he can open that faster than I can and he knows which way each door opens he will pull or push appropriately. He is also very vocal, not loud but talks a lot. My friends are amazed. I have almost killed him a time or 2 when he jumps out through the front of the moving ranger at the smell of a rabbit. Great dogs.
A couple more pics of Bianca from this weekend.
Out for a shed hunt.....
Already tuckered out :help:
Good looking pup! You and your gang are in for years of fun . Females are less head-strong than males, especially after they're fixed, and that's no small thing in a beagle. I'd try to keep the table scraps to an absolute minimum...beagles live by their noses and that face is hard to turn down, but they tend to put on weight that goes un-noticed and even 5 extra pounds is a load on their joints and hearts.
And on that note if it's a male avoid getting it fixed. Unless,you have to. We got our beagle fixed in hopes it would calm him down and keep him from barking too much. Well it changed nothing. But he has put on weight. Come to think of it I put on some,weight since my vicectomy too. Hmmmm. :rolleyes:
Too funny Mr. Fingers :biglaugh:
23...with the way shes tucked in under your arm and the look on your boys face I believe Bianca has found a great home.
Well that didn't take long! You guys started posting puppy pictures and we just had to go get one for ourselves.
She's a pure bred Amish female so we named her Esther. :)
It's been six months since we had to put down our Shoey and have been discussing getting another beagle ever since.
My four granddaughters almost came unglued when they saw her today. You gotta love a beagle!
QuoteOriginally posted by Red Beastmaster:
Well that didn't take long! You guys started posting puppy pictures and we just had to go get one for ourselves.
She's a pure bred Amish female so we named her Esther. :)
It's been six months since we had to put down our Shoey and have been discussing getting another beagle ever since.
My four granddaughters almost came unglued when they saw her today. You gotta love a beagle!
:goldtooth:
Got any pics?
Posting pictures is beyond my skill set.
We just had a celebration. She pooped outside instead of beside my bed! Wahoo!
My first dog was a Beagle.
Used to take her around the paper route on my bike.
Great, friendly dogs.
Never could figure out how to make her come when I whistled.
Stubborn, someone mentioned....
QuoteOriginally posted by Red Beastmaster:
Posting pictures is beyond my skill set.
We just had a celebration. She pooped outside instead of beside my bed! Wahoo!
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We arnt a week into it yet and she's slept 7 hours strait for the last two nights!
She appears to be a quick learner!