Beagles

Hi, does anyone own or love beagles? I have two funny little dogs that are such a joy to be around. Bailey is the oldest at 2 and a half and was a Valentines gift to me from my husband. Boudreaux is 8 months and was my gift to him (just because). These dogs are so funny!! Bailey may well be the ONLY dog I know that LOVES OKRA!!!! She eats it like it was candy!! And she talks up a storm telling me how her day went and how much Boudreaux gets on her nerves, LOL!! On the other hand, Bourdreaux is just plain silly and still quite the puppy but you wouldn't know it looking at him. He has barked maybe 3 times his whole life but LOVES to torture Bailey. He is always happy and thinks he only weighs 8 lbs instead of the 20 he is at now, so he ambush's you while you are sitting in your chair by jumping on you without notice. We are trying to break him of this habit and he is getting better. These guys are my babies and I love them dearly.....Just had to write about them!!!! If you have beagles or even other "children" please tell me cute stories about their antics....

Ahh yes, I too have the beagle bug... My little monster's name is barry. Hes a old guy and a chocolate tri beagle. He looked so funny at first but now regular beagles look funny! I aquirred him from my grandparents. They are one of those people that expect dogs to be queit and always obediant, exactly the oppisit of a beagle. He's got epilepsy, not fun, but we're working with the vet on it! His favorite game besides snoring as loud as he can while sleeping is Can't catch me, funny as heck to watch that lol. This weekend we had a party with some freinds and there was a peice of duck on the table (One of his favorite foods) and needless to say he snuck right up there with all of us there... took 3 of us to pry the bones from his mouth and just give him the meat silly beagle... I just love the beagle personality. People say hounds are dumb, But I think hes too smart for his own good!!!! Do your beagles reverse chase there tail?? By that I mean on there back LOL. Its so funny to watch... maybe he's just weird.... Roshelle

I am so tickled to hear from you Roshelle!!! I am sure I would LOVE your baby since my husband's name is Barry, LOL!!! Bailey is the smart one, she knows what you are talking about when you tell her things, and is so sweet in disposition. She is Momma's puppy and she knows what she can get away with, and tries as often as she can. Otherwise, she is pretty calm except when we get home, she commences to howling like she is scalded. Oh, that is the other thing, she is very adept at talking to us. It is a riot!! You can almost hear her saying "Daddy please don't tease me" or "please give me my toy back". My husband loves to torment the both of them, LOL, he steals their toys and hides them..... On the other hand, Boudreaux, he is the clown, both of mine are tri color, but my baby boy is a real MESS!! He is only 8 months old and is HUGE! By that I mean stocky and solid as a rock. Now he will chase his tail, then lay on this back and battle his toys. But he is the BIGGEST chicken and hides under Bailey if he gets scared, or jumps on my lap and climbs up me to my head. Bailey has tried to pull things off the table before but she got in trouble so she isn't about to try it again. Boudreaux also thinks he is FAST as lightening, and runs around the house at full speed, it cracks us up every time. He is not a barker, so when we babysat my Mom's schnauzer, Gabby, Bourdreaux would come very close to barking. See, he thought that Gabby (who is 11 years old) was his new best friend and he wanted her to chase him. When she ignored him, he puts his butt in the air and jumps around like a fool. I adore Beagles!!! If you have any pics of Barry send them to me, I would LOVE to see him!!! Keep the stories coming!! Vicki

I love beagles and all hounds myself. I have a beagle and beagle/terrier mix. Little Joe is 7 1/2 and Ginger is 4. I call them my K-9 kids. Little Joe still chases his tail, too funny (lol). Ginger, the terrier mix, well she is a hand full. Looks like beagle, acts like Jack Russel (her dad). Any one who said beagles or hounds are dump, don't know the breed. Mine love bread and have gotten it off the counter, out of a bread box, and out of the first shelf in the cabets. I now keep my bread in the fridge with nothing on the handle. I sure they would open it if there was a way. Ginger lives to torture Little Joe, and all the dogs at the local dog park. I named her right, she is spicey. Mary