Re: beagle dogs
This message is from: John and Martie Bolinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Terriers 'irritating'? surely not?! :) My 'terriers' are Yorkie/Poos and 'irritating, aggravating, anoying, snippy' and on and on just can't describe them . And they are the BEST little farm dogs we have ever had. So scrappy. So loveable. So cute. So darn little. I love terriers of all types, but my hubby's allergies dictate a non-shedding type. (Oops, we also have a Lhasa that sheds like a persian cat! and doesn't seem to cause hiim an allergy.) Would have a beagle for sure except I had one when I was growing up. She was the world's best, most loveable black and tan beagle. but ALWAYS running off. Hubby says NOO hounds of any kind. Oh well. Any dog is nice. Martie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In a message dated 12/15/99 5:54:54 PM Mountain Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << beagles are a pain in the butt. >> > That's why there are so many breeds -- a different fit for everybody. Most > people find my terriers very irritating, including me. But my other love is > Irish Setters so being irritated just must suit me. Gail
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This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 12/15/99 5:54:54 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << beagles are a pain in the butt. >> That's why there are so many breeds -- a different fit for everybody. Most people find my terriers very irritating, including me. But my other love is Irish Setters so being irritated just must suit me. Gail
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This message is from: "Frederick J. (Fred) Pack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dear List, We had to get rid of a Basset Hound (same family as a beagle). It would bite any young animal that tried to sniff it. Tore open the nose of our resident deer, Hucklebuck. The final straw was when it tore open the nose of a young Llama. Sneaky and devious dogs. We have three beautiful Great Pyrenees ladies that sleep all day (except when they hear a hawk or trouble), and guard all night. Although we have plenty of bobcat, coyotes, cougar, and bearnone have ever entered our perimeter. Possums that are dumb enough to try to get to our birds, end up as a dead present on our front porch.. We can't recommend the Pyr's more highly. We also have two "yappers", Maltese. Happy Holidays, Fred and Lois Pack Pack's Peak Stables Pack's Llama Way Wilkeson, WA USA
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This message is from: "saskia schoofs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi all, I don't know any Beagles personally, but I can recommend (BRAG ALERT!) a breed of which I have the fun and love since two years. It's a Catalan Shepherd (Gos d'Atura Catala). They're the size of Border Collies (I think) and look like Bouviers (Flemish Shepherds), but with ears and tails. And they exist in several colours, from black/grey to beige. They're very intelligent. "Gossie" (his official name is Vasco, but names like "Gossie" are what jump into your mind as you see him) is the sweetest dog I ever met. Without any education, he knows how to fetch the horses and to keep them together (sometimes he's rather too enthousiast about that). He feels exactly when I'm sad and invents things to make me laugh, but when I'm in a happy mood, he's ready immediately to dance through the house with me. And he eats everything that accidentally fell on the floor! This breed originates from the Spanish Pyrenees, that's why they can both be perfectly happy with very cold temperatures and very hot and sunny days. They're playful and like to please and they love children and other dogs. The only problem I have with him, is that he knows he's cute and universally lovable. If a perfect stranger would open the gate, he would follow that person without hesitation. He can't imagine someone wouldn't adore him, and he seems not to care about whom he is with, as long as he's loved. But when he's with a person, he tries to make that person very happy. Saskia
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This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dear susan, try a warm soak in soda bicarb, rinse and dry and then spray with vanilla. i really worked on my crazy australian shepard that loved to torment skunks. denise
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This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ha Ha got a kick out of your message on beagles. My husband grew up with one and everytime he would pet another dog or cat and the beagle smelled it on him, he would go pee on Doug's pillow! Glad I wasn't his mom to clean up that mess! Of course, I have my share of messes such as trying to get the skunk smell out of a long haired barn cat. Yes, I tried tomato juice which everyone recommended but no one had tried themselves. Imagine, a long haired black and white cat in our sink "screaming" for mercy while we soaked him in tomato juice!! We did take a pretty funny picture and the kids got a good laugh out of it. Unfortunately, the tomato juice did little good. So much for that wives tale! Susan in MN
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This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 12/15/99 3:24:22 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Our border collie is sooo lonely since we had to put his buddy to sleep. So, we are thinking about a little beagle. Do any of you have any experience with the beagle breed or know of any breeders??? We are located in sunny California... >> Hi Laurie- I have lots of experience with Beagles, as a professional pet sitter! I love them, but don't know if I'd want one for myself. They are lively, active, attentive dogs. On the bright side, they love to be with you all the time, love walks, loving etc. On the other side, they do not like to be left alone and may bark. Many Beagles have a VERY loud "bay," somewhat different from a bark, and very irritating to neighbors. They always follow their nose, and will run right in front of cars to follow a scent. Needless to say, that leash has to stay on all the time! I could say lots more, but won't bore the list folks with dog stuff. You can email me privately if you want more Beagle talk : ) Brigid
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This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debby, I have had a few different breeds but the best so far is the Corgie. The neutered males are so kind, they get along with everyone and are very easily trained. I use them to herd the horses who have great respect for them. They run the fence line menacing anything that looks dangerous. But if the dangerous things come in they are welcomed. Not the best watchdogs but they will bark. They live to 13 or 14 and are truly loves. Jean Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] http://www.techline.com/~jgayle Barnes & Noble Book Stores
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This message is from: Debby Stai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A beagle puppy had strayed from its home and been, we think and the vet thought, hit by a car and had its tail partially amputated. We took him in and the vet surgically removed the tail, was quite cute really. Although we knew we couldn't keep him as we were moving, we wanted and did find a good home for him. He was the sweetest, I don't think there was a mean bone in his body, he just loved everyone and everything, even my cats. BUT! We couldn't stop him from digging under the fence and getting out, which is what we suspect is how he happened to be running loose to begin with. An electric wire put at ground level did the trick but it had to stay on as he would test it. Its true, their noses are to the ground constantly but I guess thats whay they were bred for. I think of him when I'm walking my little pony, whose nose is always to the ground and who's always thinking of food. I call him my little beagle pony. Good luck in your decision, I myself am toying with getting a Fox terrier. Anyone have any thoughts of that breed. Thanks. Debby in TX Denise Delgado wrote: > This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > i had a friend who had a beagle. she said and i saw, he was a royal pain. > he would get out of her fenced yard all the time!! then just follow his > nose. be gone for hours and sometimes days. what a bother. no beagles for > me. denise
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This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> i had a friend who had a beagle. she said and i saw, he was a royal pain. he would get out of her fenced yard all the time!! then just follow his nose. be gone for hours and sometimes days. what a bother. no beagles for me. denise
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This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 05:06 PM 12/15/1999 -0400, you wrote: >This message is from: "linda hickam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Just remember..beagles are NOTHING like border collies...they are >hounds and follow their noses...if I had one I'd have a fenced yard.I >find that the males can be pretty stubborn but there's always the >exceptionor two...don't get the dog for your b,collie get him[or her]for >you!.good luck.Linda I don't want to malign beagles - but that is my experience. Very food and smell oriented. I agree about the fenced yard. There are miniature beagles - some of which - I've been told - think about people as much as food and smells. They may also have an oilier (and smellier) coat that your border collie. I once had the pleasure of waiting around in a dog run for a basset HOUND to "produce" a diamond ring he had swallowed from off the bedside table. He thought it was a treat. That is the hound attitude about food for you. And they will put their nose down and follow it .. wherever the smells take them. Sweet otherwise though. :) Gail Russell Forestville CA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Clicker List Web Site : http://clickryder.cjb.net
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This message is from: Joanna Crell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Risking hatred; beagles are a pain in the butt. They are small,(good or bad) cute,brave, cowardly,generous, thieving, noble, sullen, playfull,sneaky biters, gentle friends. in short, all of the above are true and false, they are creatures of extremes. I can think of MANY dogs I'd choose over a beagle but I did grow up with one that I will never ever forget. === Joanna Crell - David Folger Willowind Therapeutic Horseback Riding Center Phone & FAX (207) 288-9506
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This message is from: "linda hickam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Just remember..beagles are NOTHING like border collies...they are hounds and follow their noses...if I had one I'd have a fenced yard.I find that the males can be pretty stubborn but there's always the exceptionor two...don't get the dog for your b,collie get him[or her]for you!.good luck.Linda -- >From: "Fred & Lori Osmond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "fjord list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: beagle dogs >Date: Wed, Dec 15, 1999, 3:31 PM > >This message is from: "Fred & Lori Osmond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Hi all, > >Our border collie is sooo lonely since we had to put his buddy to >sleep. So, we are thinking about a little beagle. Do any of you have >any experience with the beagle breed or know of any breeders??? We are >located in sunny California... > >Thanks, > >Lori >CATSOFOZ >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.geocities.com/MadisonAvenue/8660 > > >
