I have a beagle that will be 2 years old on 10/5. I've had her since she was about 6 weeks old. I got her from a breeder in Charlotte, NC who raises beagles strictly to hunt. I was told she is full-blooded but I don't really know. I certainly don't have any papers for her. I didn't care about that when I was buying her.
I wanted her to have as a family pet and to take her out in the woods sometimes to hunt rabbits. She is an OUTSTANDING tracker. Seriously. She's a natural tracker. She'll track rabbits and squirrels, etc. Her nose always impresses me.
Unfortunately she only wants to go full-bore all the time and she is too aggressive for my 8 year old daughter. The beagle has nipped at her a couple of times and my daughter is scared to death of her. Won't even be in the same room as the dog. The beagle is nice to everyone else in the family and even loves sleeping with my 11 year old son but the dog and the daughter are irreconcilable. My son loves this dog to death but he's come to realize that this dog just won't work with our family. This beagle is more like the hunting kind than the kind that just lays around lazily, she always wants to be out running. I did a lot of research before I chose a breed and most people told me how chill beagles are with kids. Mine is not really chill, she wants to be running in the woods nonstop. Or, maybe I just don't have a clue how to handle her? I don't know.
I've tried training the dog the best I could and she can go to her crate, sit, stay, come (sometimes!). But, if her nose is really interested in something, there seems to be little I can do. Like many other beagles, she's extremely stubborn.
I'm looking to get this dog in a good family, preferably somewhere where she has some room to be outside, maybe with some other beagles where she can train with them, acclimate to them. Maybe with someone who has experience handling beagles? Maybe a place she can hunt rabbits, etc. I'm not sure.
I'm not looking for any money, I'm just really concerned that the dog is well taken care of and develops her potential. My son's going to cry a river when we get rid of her so that's my promise to him that we get the dog somewhere where she'll be happy.
She has been fixed, she has all of her shots, she's never been sick or had any health problems. We've routinely taken her to the vet at Petsmart and can get all records since we've had her.
I live in Indianapolis and am willing to travel to the right place.
Anyone interested in her? Or can point me somewhere where I could take her where she'd be happy?
Thanks, guys. I really appreciate it. It'll be hard on our family to let her go but it has to be done.
I wanted her to have as a family pet and to take her out in the woods sometimes to hunt rabbits. She is an OUTSTANDING tracker. Seriously. She's a natural tracker. She'll track rabbits and squirrels, etc. Her nose always impresses me.
Unfortunately she only wants to go full-bore all the time and she is too aggressive for my 8 year old daughter. The beagle has nipped at her a couple of times and my daughter is scared to death of her. Won't even be in the same room as the dog. The beagle is nice to everyone else in the family and even loves sleeping with my 11 year old son but the dog and the daughter are irreconcilable. My son loves this dog to death but he's come to realize that this dog just won't work with our family. This beagle is more like the hunting kind than the kind that just lays around lazily, she always wants to be out running. I did a lot of research before I chose a breed and most people told me how chill beagles are with kids. Mine is not really chill, she wants to be running in the woods nonstop. Or, maybe I just don't have a clue how to handle her? I don't know.
I've tried training the dog the best I could and she can go to her crate, sit, stay, come (sometimes!). But, if her nose is really interested in something, there seems to be little I can do. Like many other beagles, she's extremely stubborn.
I'm looking to get this dog in a good family, preferably somewhere where she has some room to be outside, maybe with some other beagles where she can train with them, acclimate to them. Maybe with someone who has experience handling beagles? Maybe a place she can hunt rabbits, etc. I'm not sure.
I'm not looking for any money, I'm just really concerned that the dog is well taken care of and develops her potential. My son's going to cry a river when we get rid of her so that's my promise to him that we get the dog somewhere where she'll be happy.
She has been fixed, she has all of her shots, she's never been sick or had any health problems. We've routinely taken her to the vet at Petsmart and can get all records since we've had her.
I live in Indianapolis and am willing to travel to the right place.
Anyone interested in her? Or can point me somewhere where I could take her where she'd be happy?
Thanks, guys. I really appreciate it. It'll be hard on our family to let her go but it has to be done.