The name ?Beagle? comes from the word ?beagle,? meaning small. The Beagle is a hunting breed. Although it is compact in size, it was once an excellent helper for hunters and earned the nickname ?rabbit hound.? Today, very few city families keep Beagles. Why is that? Here are three main reasons many people decide not to raise one.
Loud barking
First, a Beagle's bark is sharper and more penetrating than that of many other hounds, which is why it is called the ?bell of the forest.? In a city environment, this kind of barking often creates an unpleasant experience for both the owner and the neighbors.
A huge appetite
Second, Beagles have a very strong appetite. Once they smell food, they may become excited and start making a mess. They are famous for being big eaters. Some tests have shown that no matter how much food is offered, a Beagle will keep eating until it physically cannot continue. Among Beagle owners, the idea that they are true gluttons is already common knowledge.
Too much energy
Third, Beagles are naturally lively and active. This makes them friendly and sunny in personality, but when their energy is not properly released, it easily turns into destructive behavior. Many owners experience this directly. Beagles become overexcited very easily and, once they start playing wildly, they can be as hard to control as a horse that has broken loose. Their curiosity may be the strongest in the dog world. They want to inspect everything by pawing and biting it, and because their teeth are sharp, the things they chew often end up badly damaged. Combined with their excess stamina, furniture and other household items can easily suffer.
Our own Beagle was the perfect example of a loud barker, a glutton, and a destroyer of the house. In the beginning, raising it was very difficult. It was smart enough to understand what we wanted, but after learning a command it would often deliberately ignore it or intentionally do it wrong. The most exhausting part was that once we took it outside, it became a ?dog vacuum cleaner,? nose glued to the ground, impossible to communicate with or train. When in a bad mood, it would howl loudly, and the sound could be heard all the way to the entrance of the residential complex. New shoes, to it, were irresistible delicacies, and the final result was usually a disaster. At that stage, we often felt completely helpless.
This is probably why many people end up giving up on Beagles. Even so, many of these problems can be improved with the right methods. Later, after trying many approaches, we finally found a good way to turn our ?little demon? into a much gentler dog, and sometimes even into a ?little angel.? We will share the specific methods next time. Feel free to leave a message and tell us how naughty your own dog is, and let's exchange ideas together.