breed advice please!

[Alysser]

I can tell you alot about beagles, my dog is only half beagle but he might as well just be full beagle:

ANYWAY, if you don't like howling, barking and "baying" do not get a beagle. This goes on all day in our house, and I know many people with beagles too. They are curious about EVERYTHING, and when I say EVERYTHING, I do mean it. Alot of them are hard-headed, my dog thinks he can take on cars, and bigger dogs. They tend to enjoy picking on little backyard critters although since they're considered "soft-mouthed" hunters they will not kill an animal as easily as another dog, but they can kill and I am sure some will. My dog once had a baby bird in his mouth, he didn't harm it in the least and didn't kill it but he did make it squeak. Mikey barely listens to drop it, but when my dad told him to that time he did. That is something we like to call instinct. Letting them off the leash is not a good idea by any means, they will follow a scent till the end. They tend to be little wanderers. They're personality is amazing, they're wonderful animals and love people. They're pack hunters which makes them very social and loving toward people.

[charlie116]

I can tell you alot about beagles, my dog is only half beagle but he might as well just be full beagle:

ANYWAY, if you don't like howling, barking and "baying" do not get a beagle. This goes on all day in our house, and I know many people with beagles too. They are curious about EVERYTHING, and when I say EVERYTHING, I do mean it. Alot of them are hard-headed, my dog thinks he can take on cars, and bigger dogs. They tend to enjoy picking on little backyard critters although since they're considered "soft-mouthed" hunters they will not kill an animal as easily as another dog, but they can kill and I am sure some will. My dog once had a baby bird in his mouth, he didn't harm it in the least and didn't kill it but he did make it squeak. Mikey barely listens to drop it, but when my dad told him to that time he did. That is something we like to call instinct. Letting them off the leash is not a good idea by any means, they will follow a scent till the end. They tend to be little wanderers. They're personality is amazing, they're wonderful animals and love people. They're pack hunters which makes them very social and loving toward people.

I currently own 2 Beagle mixes myself. they're mixed with Basset Hounds. they bring dead animals into the house all the time! I also owned a purebred Beagle. we took her to west virginia & she took off after a turkey!!! she came back with a feather in her mouth! haha