Beagle Breed description: Character & Co

Typical character traits of the Beagle

The Beagle is friendly towards humans and animals. Especially as a young dog they have a lot of energy. In training you need to act patient and consistent with them. Expect setbacks, especially during puberty. Your Beagle will always question whether the established commands are still valid.

Due to its past as a pack hunting dog, the Beagle is very greedy. Because in a pack, only fast eaters will end up with enough food. Make sure that your dog does not get overweight. This is an important basis for a healthy and long-lasting dog life.

The attentive Beagle reports unknown noises or people by loudly barking as an indication of danger to to their pack. However, they are not suitable as a watchdog because of their friendly nature.

Typical diseases of the Beagle

Beagles are robust dogs. Nevertheless, there are diseases that are more likely to occur. These include:

• ear infections due to the creation of warmth within their floppy ears
• overweight due to too much food and too little exercise
• disc and joint diseases
• eye diseases
• epilepsy
• the thyroid disease hypothyroidism
• 'swimmers tail'
• reverse sneeze

Always keep a good eye on your dog, this way you will be able to catch diseases early and have them treated quickly.

What should be considered with Beagle breeding?

A good breeder is careful to use only Beagles for breeding that are healthy and free of hereditary diseases. Also the character of the parents should be problem-free. Puppies must be vaccinated and dewormed according to their age.

Beagles from responsible breeders learn good social behaviour and get accustomed to different environmental stimuli within the first weeks of  their life. As a result, they are already familiar with different surfaces, children and vacuum cleaner noise when the puppies arrive in their new owner's home.

A healthy, well-socialised Beagle with all necessary documents provided by a registered breeder costs around 1,200 to 1,500 Euros. Adopting a dog from a shelter or rescuing a laboratory Beagle is much cheaper. However, these animals often have an unpleasant backstory. Therefore, you should be familiar with dogs if you want to buy a Beagle that was taken out of these conditions.