The title might have been ‘How to Train Your Beagle NOT to Howl’. But that would have been misleading. Beagles have been bred for hundreds of years as hunting dogs and their barks, bays, and howls are an important part of that practice. Trying to train a Beagle to remain completely quiet all the time…
The title actually has a double meaning. The well-known Peanuts character, Snoopy, is supposed to be some kind of Beagle. True, he doesn’t look much like one, but when was the last time you saw a kid that looked like Charlie Brown, either? The other meaning is a little more to the point: Beagles are…
Perfect Beagle diet? Ok, there may be no such thing. But you can get very close with the right mix of nutrients from the right sources. Proteins Beagles, like all dogs, need proteins. They are broken down into amino acids then built back up again into the kinds of proteins their bodies use to make…
Beagles are a paradox. They’re among the friendliest dogs around, similar to Golden Retrievers. Yet, they can be very stubborn and even assertive, especially with other animals. Reinforcing the desirable traits and suppressing the ones you don’t want can be a real challenge. But when it comes to Beagles, the struggle is well worth the…
Because they have floppy ears that hang down over the ear canal, Beagles are subject to a number of potential ear problems. That includes a higher chance of wax buildup, yeast, and infections. Fortunately, none of those is inevitable and they are all easy to prevent or treat. Waxy buildup, leading to yeast growth, is…