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I have a feeling that my beagle "Rocky" is of high enough quality to become a showdog. In his bloodline there are many grand champions. He is 8 weeks old and once he reaches 3 months we are going to enroll him in obedience classes and training. He can already sit and stay.
We are in Australia not America, sorry! And our beagle follows the breed standards shown on the ANKC website.

OMG stay away from that whole show dog scene if you are any type of normal person! To begin with showing dogs is VERY political. It is rare for people to just walk in to the circle of showing dogs. You are usually entered by association. The judges are very tight with breeders and it would be rare for a newcomer to win when you are up against someone who has been showing dogs for a few years and knows the judge.
Plus you have to have a handler and that is very expensive. It is very expensive to show dogs and a huge financial loss. You have o travel non stop and pay a handler and you have to do so many shows a year to stay in the actual “Showing dog” business. You cant really do it as a hobby.
Also AKC/ANKC means nothing to these people. I mean of course they have to hold those papers, but that means nothing at the end of the day.
So I used to work for a family that owned a Vet clinic and his wife was a handler that showed their German Shepherds. Their grown children worked at the Vet and were the biggest geeks I have ever seen and they were really into showing dogs. They and all their friends would laugh their azzes off and my AKC beagle because she was not of show quality. This family and the entire show dog group (Which is thousands and thousands of bizarre people) didn’t understand that the average person thinks an AKC beagle is just the same looking dog as a champion beagle and vise versa with every breed.
Anyways, I am a dog lover and I don’t have children yet so my beagle is like my child for the time being. I was invited to a big dog show that came into our city and I was excited to see what it was like. They even told me I could bring my beagle and she could hang out with the other pups up there. So I show up with little beagle and she is all wagging her tail and so excited and I could not believe the responses I was getting from complete strangers that call themselves “Dog Lovers”! I was getting stares, points, laughs and ugly faces. I saw the girl that I worked with and went over to her and she was standing with a woman who was some top handler, named Malerie and Malerie said to me (She didn’t ever introduce herself).. “Dear God, is that a beagle that you are holding?” and everyone started laughing hysterically. I could not believe it. How weird and terrible that these people were judging my little, sweet, friendly, cute beagle! So I put my beagle down in the pin to play with my co-workers dogs and about five minutes later some dog groomer comes up to talk to some of the people hanging around and goes “EWWWW, what the hell is that?” pointing to my beagle and being all dramatic. People were laughing so hard. My co-worker was like “Oh that’s my friend’s beagle.” And the groomer said “Oh my gosh, that scared the life out of me. I actually thought someone was going to put that ugly thing in the ring!” People were laughing and I was just in shock that this is how these educated, wealthy people who are driving BMW’s and have ½ a million dollar RVs outside were acting.
Needless to say I wasn’t rude but I told my co-worker I needed to leave early and I was very polite and took my beagle and left and people were pointing. MY GOD, you would have thought I had a dog with no head or eyes because of how people were acting. I was honestly in disbelief because of how these ADULTS were acting, all snooty and rude and my freaking little beagle. Give me a break and get a life.
As I left I couldn’t help but laugh actually because these people were so clueless. They really judge an innocent animal on whether or not the animal is of “High standards.” It’s a freaking dog, a companion! Plus its not like these people did anything great, they just drove somewhere and purchased a dog that was of “Show quality”.
When I got back to work the next day I was talking to one of the girls is a Veterinarian that works there about how weird it was and she said “I KNOW!! It is the weirdest environment I have ever been in. That’s why I refuse to go to any of those ridiculous events. I prefer a good ol’ mixed breed because I AM really an animal lover.” I was just so shocked on how weird the whole thing was.
I enjoy people and want a family and like “Human contact.” The people that show dogs are all about dogs and that’s it and they truly lack people skills.
If you haven’t watched the movie “Best In Show” I truly recommend it, because it is no joke. That is really how people act.
Go figure!
Good Luck, and I am really not trying to be negative, I just couldn’t believe how bizarre the whole experience was. It may be totally different for you.

Here is a picture of my "Ugly" beagle: http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r38/rcallejas/bella2.jpg

I am looking for a quality puppy, please give me suggestions of specific breeders, not general sites like petfinder. The beagle breeder can be anywhere, I amwilling to fly. THANKS!!
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No one is going to do YOUR work. Stop spamming the boards and go look at the previous answers you were given one of which being the national breed club.

pzn: who the hell pissed in your coffee this morning?

The first video of my dog snoring.

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We've tried everything to get our 4 mth old beagle pup to stop peeing in her crate but nothing works. It kind of defeats the purpose of crate training.
She is doing most of her business in the crate after we put her in to leave to go somewhere - we watched her on numerous times. We take her outside before we put her in. Also, the crate is so small that she is barely fitting so the crate size has nothing to do with it. She barely fits into it the way it is, making it smaller will only allow her to stand the entire time she is in there.

If all else fails, take her out as soon as she wakes up. When she starts to get sleepy take her outside to use potty. Give her time to use it outside. She will sooner or later squat to do her business. You gotta have patience. You can usually tell when a dog is about to pee or even poop. When they are playing with you, and puppies will hang around you because they are learning there enviroment and they feel safe with you, so when they all of the sudden wanders off or turn from you, and you see her sniffin hurry and get her and take her outside to do her business. Now at nights you do need her in her crate. The crate you are keeping her in does it have a wire floor so the waste can fall below? Also she will want to be comfortable. I would not place a blanket in there on the floor she will tinkle on it. Best thing to do, if space permitted, would be get a box like those plastic kitty litter ones and place her blanket in it. That way she can hop in it to sleep. If you keep her in there a really long time she will probably end up playing and dumping the box over and there again using potty it. Your gonna have to check her often during the next few weeks. At least untill she gets the hang of your everyday life. Slip ups happen, but just try to get a schedule going for her now.

I have an 11 year old beagle terrier who gets along with a few dogs but mostly tries to fight strange dogs. We want to get another dog but don't know how he will react.

I would let him pick the dog, Try to find on who is around the same age as he is and very submissive.

While there are no essential personality differences between the sexes of dogs, there is no doubt that some personality variations exist among the various breeds. Though rather minor, they are significant enough so that they should be inquired into in order that the particular breed can meet individual needs. This fact may be of special importance where there are children in the household. The disposition of an animal certainly must be compatible with the personality of the child. Some breeds have a tendency to be peppy, alert, excitable, or noisy, while others are generally quiet, lazy, or phlegmatic. Some are more likely to become one-man dogs, while others seem to want to encompass the whole world in their sphere.

There are, however, enough breeds to satisfy almost any requirement. Once the breed has been definitely decided upon, it is advisable to get in touch with a recognized kennel club agency. It is especially important that the breeder be highly recommended, for occasionally breeders have been guilty of dishonest practices, though these are the exception rather than the rule. In the final analysis, however, there are reliable and unreliable dealers in all fields and the discretion of the purchaser must ultimately decide the issue.

When the animal is purchased, a ten-day trial should be insisted upon, in order to have time to get veterinary certification of good health, and to ascertain whether the animal is of suitable disposition - that is, to find out whether the animal gets along with your family. The reliable breeder will agree unhesitatingly to such a reasonable request. Less reliable breeders will agree to a trial of only 24 to 48 hours. Since latent diseases often do not arise for several days, and since it usually takes more than a couple of days to decide whether an animal's disposition is suitable, the prospective owner is advised to proceed with extreme caution when he has only a day or two to make his final decision.

A reference list of the recognized breeds of dogs follows. The various breeds were developed to adapt these animals to different activities; to learn to distinguish one breed from another; the best method is to attend dog shows. The official publications of the American Kennel Club give detailed information on the history and standards of the various breeds.

The American Kennel Club recognizes six major classes of dog breeds, as follows:

Group one: sporting dogs.

Griffon: Wirehaired-Pointing. Pointer: German Shorthaired. Retrievers: Chesapeake Bay, Curly-Coated, Flat-Coated, Golden, Labrador. Setters: English, Gordon, Irish. Spaniels: Brittany, Clumber, Cocker, English Springer, Field, Irish Water, Sussex, Welsh Springer.

Group two: sporting dogs, hounds.

Afghan, Basset, Beagle, Bloodhound, Borzoi, Dachshund, Deer-hound (Scottish), Foxhound (American), Foxhound (English), Greyhound, Harrier, Norwegian Elkhound, Otterhound, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Saluki, Whippet, Wolfhound (Irish), Wolfhound (Russian).

Group three: working dog.

These include some of the largest breeds in the dog world. They are best suited to being used as guard dogs for police or army purposes, watchdogs, herding dogs, sled dogs, etc.

Alaskan Malamute, Belgian Sheepdog, Bernese Mountain Dog, Bouvier des Flandres, Boxer, Briard, Bull-Mastiff, Collie (Rough), Collie (Smooth), Doberman Pinscher, Eskimo, German Shepherd, Great Dane, Great Pyrenees, Komondor, Kuvasz, Mastiff, Newfoundland, Old English Sheepdog, Puli, Rottweiler, Samoyede, Schnauzer (Giant), Shetland Sheepdog, Siberian Huskie, St. Bernard, Welsh Corgi (Cardigan), Welsh Corgi (Pembroke).

Group four: terriers.

These breeds have a sporting background. They are adapted to hunting small game, especially where a considerable amount of digging is required.

Airedale, Bedlington, Border, Bull, Cairn, Dandie Dinmont, Fox (Smooth), Fox (Wirehaired), Irish, Kerry Blue, Lakeland, Lhasa, Manchester, Norwich, Schnauzer (Miniature), Schnauzer (Standard), Scottish, Sealyham, Skye, Staffordshire, Welsh, West Highland White.

Group five: toys.

These have been bred as novelty dogs and have no work or sporting function.

Affenpinscher, Chihuahua, English Toy Spaniel, Griffon (Brussels), Italian Greyhound, Japanese Spaniel, Maltese, Mexican Hairless, Papillon, Pekingese, Pinscher (Miniature), Pomeranian, Pug, Toy Manchester Terrier, Toy Poodle, Yorkshire Terrier.

Group six: nonsporting.

While some of these breeds have a sporting, guard-dog or hunting background, they are now bred mainly as pets. They include some of the most distinctive and handsome animals in the world of dogs.

Boston Terrier, Bulldog, Chow Chow, Dalmatian, French Bulldog, Keeshonden, Poodle, Schipperke.

Jimmy Cox
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Bean the Beagle goes nuts any time she's up against a plastic bottle.

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I adopted a 3 yr old beagle a month ago. I have to leave her in the house alone for about 8 hrs tomorrow. Of course, I'll turn on the air conditioner and leave her water and food, but I'm worried about her being lonely! She's not the type of dog who will tear the house apart.
Words of reassurance will be appreciated!

When we first got my beagle, my brother and I were in school, and my mother and step father worked. she was alone for vabout 7 hours every weekday, not counting when we went out on the weekend. Your dog should be fine. My beagle was. sometimes we left the radio on a talk stationg so she would have voices to listen to. Here are some tips.

"Create an indoor den

Leaving a dog alone outdoors all day is a terrible idea. It guarantees problems with the neighbors and behavior problems from your dog. Further, you can't protect your dog from sudden, bad weather.

Use a crate if you or a surrogate come in during the day to let him out for a break. The rule of thumb is don't keep a dog in a crate longer than 4-hours at a stretch.

If no one is home, use a gate, that he can see out of, to create a den in a room such as the kitchen or laundry room.

Arrange a toilet area in the farthest part of the room using a doggy door to the outside or newspapers, pads or dog litter tray.

Create a haven

Don't let him have the run of the house especially if he's a puppy. A bored dog is a destructive dog and one that can harm himself by chewing or swallowing dangerous objects.

Have a favorite blanket, toy and comfortable bed in his crate or the room where you leave him during the day. He needs a comfortable place to nap during the day.

Create mental stimulation

I like to leave a Kong toy filled with peanut butter or other gooey treat. My dog happily spends the afternoon trying to get the treat. Another good toy is the Buster Cubes which can be filled with dry food.

Create pleasant sounds

Do you like to be a quiet house for hours on end? Leave the radio, TV or CD player on. Some owners tape their own voices and leave that playing all day. My dog loves classical music. Just make sure it's soothing music, no heavy metal bands, please.

Create sustenance

I don't like to leave food out. Bored dogs can overeat just as bored humans do. However, I do think dogs should have drinking water available any time they want it. Try leaving a bowl or two of water for him. If you can afford it, use a water dispensing product.

Create a soothing environment

One of the newest products available is an electric diffuser that releases Dog Appeasing Pheromones (DAP). These mimic the natural pheromones produced by lactating bitches to reassure puppies.

One study showed a 70% reduction in barking and whining when the DAP was used. Sounds weird may be a scent-sible solution for whining puppies.

Create unemotional leaving and return

Don't make a production when you leave and come home. Spend time with your dog (playing to tire him out and taking him to the potty) before you leave in the morning.

When you get home at night, try to wait 5 or 10 minutes before acknowledging him when you get home.

Consider - as a last resort - mood stabilizers

The drug clomipramine is sometimes prescribed for dogs that exhibit extreme hyperactivity or destructive behaviors when their owners are absent and when other treatments haven't been effective.

Think of it as Prozac for dogs. It's not addictive, but it's a last resort that should only be used under veterinarian control."

I've been very conscientious and followed all the suggestions in the beagle training book, but this dog just doesn't get it. She's almost six months old, and although I'm seen a little bit of progress, she's nowhere near housebroken. Any suggestions for unusual methods that have worked for you?

Unusual methods are not necessary. Take your pup out at least every hour, and after eating, playing and sleeping. This will work if you are consistent. Make sure you praise her once she pees or poos outside.