Hi. Thanks for following up. We have it; I’ve read lots of it, scanned more and mostly like it. There’s more of the AKC slant than I wanted, but I’m sure many want the breeding information. I wanted a “How to”; teach him to walk on a leash, come when called, stop ‘marking’ on furniture book and I can get a lot of that from your book.We were Campground Hosts at a Louisiana State Park this winter and someone brought our little guy out and ‘dumped’ him. We discovered him several days later, we ‘sort of’ know that because there were some contractors who said they’d seen him since the weekend and we found him on a Wednesday. We think he was ‘dumped’ because he had no collar or ID, and he was hanging around the same campsites until we picked him up. We put up posters and notices locally, with no response. The vet says he’s two to three and in generally good health, although we removed half a dozen ticks and treated him with Advantix prior to seeing a vet and he prescribed Ear Mite Medicine which we continue to administer.
We named him Chicot, after the Park, and he’s captured our hearts; although he is a lot of work. When he gets loose he is off and running after whatever scent he locates and ‘sounds’ joyously as he disappears into the distance. So far, he has either returned, or got ‘close enough’ that we, or someone else, has been able to get a leash on him. We’d like to be able to turn him lose with some confidence that he’d respond to voice commands when we want him back.
When we leave him in our truck, with our other dog, to shop, eat or watch birds, he takes any available escape to get out and run. When it’s warm we leave windows ‘cracked’ and it doesn’t take much for him to get out. We tried tethering him to a seat but he was able to get out, apparently nearly hung himself, and left tether and collar hanging from the nearly rolled up window. I hate having him constantly tethered but it seems the only way to make sure he’ll be there when we come back.
He also ‘marks’ walls and furniture; until we catch him and he then stops…at that location, as he ‘understands’ it. He will be neutered tomorrow and we hope that helps.
Here’s a picture of me, him and our other adoptee in a dog park.
Bill
I love getting the pictures of the week of all the adorable beagles! This is our Beagle Molly. Don’t let the picture fool you, she isn’t as innocent as she looks HA-HA. I am sure a lot of people can relate to that! She is 15 months old. My husband got her for me for an early Valentines day present. My sister in law saw her at the city pound and told us about her. I didn’t think we were going to get her but my husband surprised me one night when I got home from work. She was 4 months old when we got her. She is my second Beagle. She is definitely a handful but well worth the time. She loves us to chase her with socks, t-shirts, and her favorite, empty pop boxes! We chase her around the house and she wags her tail constantly and does her Beagle howl at us. Another one of her favorite things to chew on is my shoes! She won’t touch my husbands! She also has a habit of pick pocketing! She will take anything out of our coat pockets and make us chase her around the house to get them back. She gets a long very well with other dogs. There is a puppy park four blocks from our house and she gets to play with a lot of her friends up there in the summer time. She thinks she is top dog and will try to tackle a Lab or a Retriever! She doesn’t learn though, she keeps trying to tackle any dog that comes in. But she does have her soft side. She loves to lick each of us before we go to bed. She sleeps in the bed with us and snuggles right in. She also knows when you are sick, because she won’t leave our side. She must think, well mama and papa take care of me now I need to take care of them. I wouldn’t trade her for any other type of dog out there! She is definitely my baby. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
