beagle/springer cross

fruitycar

nosbod wrote: »

The boy has a single minded determinatione to destroy any soft toy he could get hold of, They both have a lovely temperment, are very loving (like to lay close to you on the sofa and on the bed), love all dogs (but not cats!) and love children. They were very hard work as puppies as lead training them was impossible. want to be in the lead and keep swapping sides so their leads constantly get tangled - with me in the middle. However, once off the lead, they like to run and run and if they do get a scent of anything (cat, hedgehog, rabbit) that's it - they're off and getting them back is quite difficult. Also, they are very nosey. When I bring in the shopping bags from the car, they have to have their nose in every bag. However, I love them to bits and would certainly have them again. However, as others have said, if you are first time dog owners or have timid children, I would suggest a much calmer breed.

this sounds so much like our springer/collie cross

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Beagles are wonderful.

And will be the greatest friend a ten year old can have - ever.

And can be trained to do anything as long as food is involved.

And will happily accept sparkles, glitter, frilly pink tutus, bows, dolly tea parties, being the big scary monster than Action Man has to defend against and towing little carts (delete as applicable)

But hate hate hate being left alone.

And will go wowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowwowowowowowowowowowowwowowowowo

all day long

and go deaf to all sounds other than the food bowl or the clinking of a lead.

and will go walkabouts for hours following an interesting scent (it's their genetic job, after all)

And will eat all your teddy bears.

Then sleep all afternoon on your feet.

Springers - lovely but take the calm caring friend bit out of the Beagle and swap it for a psycho pill!

POSSETTE

This thread was started over years ago! I wonder if they did go for the pup..and have they still got it???

merlin68

My mums first pet was a beagle, dad bought it home for her when i was six months old, it ended up in a rescue. Mum said all it done was bark at her all day long, in the end she stuck it in the playpen.
Her next 2 dogs were springers and they were perfect dogs, but were kept outside in kennels together.