Getting A Dog

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

Too intelligent for their/our own good hehe.

Numbers, you talk about getting a beagle as they're "smallish anyway". Don't matter what size they are, they all have "big spiky teeth"

Indeedy, its more about people suggesting other breeds, we have our heart set on a beagle ideally but it will wait for the right dog.

Originally Posted by 454697819

Indeedy, its more about people suggesting other breeds, we have our heart set on a beagle ideally but it will wait for the right dog.

What about a Puggle (pug beagle x)?


I'm sure people only cross breeds so they can use daft names. Saw a lady the other day with 2 "Cockapoos" (cocker spaniel and toy/miniature poodle), stupid culture.

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Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

What about a Puggle (pug beagle x)?

Aww that's just like a mini mastiff! Scale it up to 80kg, remove the brains, and you've got Kaiser

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

I'm sure people only cross breeds so they can use daft names. Saw a lady the other day with 2 "Cockapoos" (cocker spaniel and toy/miniature poodle), stupid culture.

Indeed and some dip ****s will pay upwards of 2k for them, why? Because it's a designer 'breed'

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Originally Posted by 454697819

Indeedy, its more about people suggesting other breeds, we have our heart set on a beagle ideally but it will wait for the right dog.

Whatever you get you need to research it properly and make sure it fits within your lifestyle / homelife.

Also if you are getting one dog, two isnt alot more hassle / work that way they are company for each other if you do go out / have to leave them.

Also if you get two puppies they play, bite, chew each other rather than your possesions or you !

I was very resistant to getting a dog, but Liz did her homework thoroughly and shes done an excellent job of training them, looking after them and apart from the odd incident, well TBH they arent any trouble at all. I think for me its really helped that we got them when I was ready for them, so I'm more prepared now to make compromises etc. If we had got them before I was ready I think I'd be quite annoyed with them, not want them in the house or do play or do stuff with them and that from what I've read on the Labrador forum is when the trouble can start.

Originally Posted by 454697819

Indeedy, its more about people suggesting other breeds, we have our heart set on a beagle ideally but it will wait for the right dog.

Have you looked to see what breeds are good with children?

Believe it or not, Springers are fantastic around yound children. Set the ground rules and bounderies from the get go and you will have a great dog that will make you laugh your socks off at least 10 times a day.

If you dont want a really bouncy one stay away from working lines and stick to show lines, two totally different looking dogs aswell.

Springers from show lines tend to be very very laid back. They are THE cutest pups in the world too

Stay away from working lines (of any breed) unless you know what your doing.

I only know of one person with a Beagle and they refuse to let it off lead as it just ****s off as soon as it gets a scent.

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Springers are very hard work, and are working dogs. I had one and at five months old gave it back to the breeder as it was certainly not a family intended pet. This was before we got Honey. Wether a Springer is from a show line or not, they are no way laid back. Ultimately they are shown as 'working breeds'

As for Beagles, do your homework on those too. They are a dominant breed and can be a handful, they are a Hound. Once they get a smell for something they want they will totally and completely ignore you and beggar orf in persuit of whatever got their attention!! Their stubborness makes them difficult to train.
Had a hound myself, Bassett Hound, totally different breed(even though people think they look similar), but still a hound type and some charactoristics are similar in the way of stubborness, and are I suppose a working type also. However I'd trust a Beagle over a Bassett with children as they are a slightly less dominant breed.

I would suggest looking into rescue. I got my Bassett from Bassett rescue, and found when searching there is a Rescue for practically every type of breed in this country somewhere, they even have an Afghan Hound rescue!

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

I'm sure people only cross breeds so they can use daft names.

Google "Labradoodle".........

Fantastic dogs, great with kids, one of the most intelligent dogs around and don't drop hairs

Failing that, we had a poodle when we were kids. Not one of those nasty little "yapping rat" ones, but a bigger, somewhere between minature and standard. Best doggie ever, very gentle, great pet.

thanks for the advice guys and gals, I have researched the beagle breed very well, but agin each dog is veryu different, Ill see what happens.

[Biker Biggles]

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

What about a Puggle (pug beagle x)?


I'm sure people only cross breeds so they can use daft names. Saw a lady the other day with 2 "Cockapoos" (cocker spaniel and toy/miniature poodle), stupid culture.

Guilty
Ive got Springer Cockers (Sprockers)and obviously one has to be called "Sprocket"