what are beagles good for?
02-20-2008, 07:42 PM
#11
Nontypical Buck
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RE: what are beagles good for?
ORIGINAL: EODLT
Hmm, if you even have to ask what they are good for, Im not sure you should be getting one..... [&:]
Is this a serious question?
If it is, how could you possibly be thinking about getting a beagle when you dont know what they are for?
Hmm, if you even have to ask what they are good for, Im not sure you should be getting one..... [&:]
Is this a serious question?
If it is, how could you possibly be thinking about getting a beagle when you dont know what they are for?
02-20-2008, 09:11 PM
#13
Join Date: Nov 2007
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RE: what are beagles good for?
Would they be good for anything else besides hounding, i.e. bird hunting? Also, because they are hounds are they prone to bay. I heard somewhere they were good hounds to get if you dont have a lot of land because they are not as prone to be loud as other kinds of hounds. Is this true?
02-23-2008, 05:45 AM
#15
Nontypical Buck
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RE: what are beagles good for?
ORIGINAL: nc1234
Would they be good for anything else besides hounding, i.e. bird hunting? Also, because they are hounds are they prone to bay. I heard somewhere they were good hounds to get if you dont have a lot of land because they are not as prone to be loud as other kinds of hounds. Is this true?
Would they be good for anything else besides hounding, i.e. bird hunting? Also, because they are hounds are they prone to bay. I heard somewhere they were good hounds to get if you dont have a lot of land because they are not as prone to be loud as other kinds of hounds. Is this true?
P.S.- from what I've seen and heard, this isn't the norm though.
03-12-2008, 01:20 PM
#17
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2007
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RE: what are beagles good for?
ORIGINAL: SwampCollie
They are good for winning dog shows apparently.
Beagles are hounds, and hounds chase just like goldens retreive and setters point. Its instinct. They make fantastic rabbit dogs, and are my personal choice in a deer dog as I am not a fan of long legged dogs for deer hunting, espeically as of late, but that is southern politics.
They are incredibly stubborn (most of them) to train. Which is why they make good chase dogs. All you need to do is teach them to come to your call when you want them to come to you, at least thats a start. Much more to it than that.
Best advice I can say is give it a try. As a pet they are cute, and often very very sweet, but they are very hard headed.
They are good for winning dog shows apparently.
Beagles are hounds, and hounds chase just like goldens retreive and setters point. Its instinct. They make fantastic rabbit dogs, and are my personal choice in a deer dog as I am not a fan of long legged dogs for deer hunting, espeically as of late, but that is southern politics.
They are incredibly stubborn (most of them) to train. Which is why they make good chase dogs. All you need to do is teach them to come to your call when you want them to come to you, at least thats a start. Much more to it than that.
Best advice I can say is give it a try. As a pet they are cute, and often very very sweet, but they are very hard headed.