Wednesday 4 January 2017

Some Things To Know Before Buying From Beagle Breeders In California

By Rebecca Sanders


Nothing beats having a pet and many people have either chosen a cat or a dog for the sole purpose of companionship. You may have decided on getting a dog and some of your friends have suggested that you visit the nearest beagle breeders in California for a possible puppy purchase. However, before you do decide on the beagle do read on in this article for more information.

Before the 1700s the beagle was used as a hunting hound, and it currently is still classified as such. However it came into disfavor due to its slow speed when compared to the foxhound, which later replaced it as a hunting dog of choice. Many however still retained the beagle as a hunting hound when it came to hunting smaller prey such as rabbits, while most however became just pets and household companions.

Since it is really a hunting dog, expect it to have a lot of energy, thus it may have a hard time adjusting to indoor living and small space living. They will require regular walks of over an hour a day and they will usually chase anything that catches their interest. It is a dog that barks a lot, so you may have a problem with neighbors. Do not think of getting this dog if you plan on living in close proximity with a lot of people.

This breed is very intelligent and needs a lot to keep it occupied. Should it have nothing to occupy itself with, it will start to chew things and dig wherever it pleases. If left alone to their own devices they will become destructive. They need to be mentally occupied a majority of the time and they also need a lot of attention.

Despite its intelligence, it is a dog that is quite difficult to train as it seems to have problems associating rewards with commands. It is therefore a stubborn breed and really not meant for an inexperienced dog owner A lot of patience is needed in owning this breed as it also takes a while for it to be housebroken as well.

Depending on how much exercise you give it and how you feed it this dog can reach anything between eighteen to thirty pounds when it reaches maturity. It also has an average lifespan of around ten to fifteen years and will stand a little over one foot at the shoulder when fully grown.

One of the best skills that this dog has is that it is a super sniffer, and many say that it is a nose on legs. It likes to sniff a lot of things and these dogs have been known to be great drug and bomb sniffer dogs. Thus you will always see this dog sniffing all the time looking for something interesting to sniff at or smell.

As these dogs are very friendly to anyone around them, they really do not make the best of guard dogs. This friendly nature makes them very easy to steal. Thus they should be kept inside as much as possible to avoid any incidence of dog napping from occurring.




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