Yep - I can agree with most of the above. We have two beagles, male - 11.5 years & female 2 years old. They are smart but stubborn when they want. As said before they dig, escape, & bolt after scents when you let them go off the lead when taking them for a walk. I can catch the old guy but the female is just too fast & will not come back except for food. So we never go for a walk without some biscuits. Ours only bark when somebody comes snooping around so that's good. I think barking dogs suffer from a lack of attention & exercise.
The smelly dog as mentioned before will be "scenting" -we called it "metal bum" - because that's what it smelt like. Our male was the same & we had the vet remove his scent glands from around his back side & that fixed the problem. It's all to do with territory & the more they go out & mix with other dogs the less smelly it will be at home.
"Dr Harry" said if everybody owned a beagle no one would need a vet. One of ours gets bad ears when hayfever season but a couple of drops of stuff once a week fixes that. But generally they are pretty sturdy animals.
Don't feed them too much - they get fat, our two share a
410g tin at night & one handful each of dry food in the morning - they cost less in food than the two cats. They need exercise because they get bored easily.
Ours think living at our place is a five star doggy resort.
Anyway they are worth having - great pets especially with kids & cats:).
Get a dog - doesn't really matter what sort & enjoy!
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Steve
