If you are searching for reliable information about your dog’s health, this is the right place for you. You will find solutions and suggestions from an expert with a thorough explanation. However, I would like to make it clear that all the health issues and the remedies I have explained here are only for your primary information.
I strongly suggest you consult a certified veterinarian for any kind of medication or critical health problems you see in your beagle. Trying to fix issues at home or not giving the required attention may lead to a more risky situation.
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Contents
- 1 Beagle’s Common Health Problems and Issues
- 2 Does your beagle get jealous?
- 3 Why does the beagle need a lot of attention?
- 4 How to solve their attention behavior
- 5 Beagles love to fetch
- 6 Why do beagles change color?
- 7 Why do beagles run away?
- 8 What is the use of dewclaws in beagles’ dew?
- 9 Do beagles kill small animals?
- 10 Why beagles drool
- 11 Why do beagles get cold?
- 12 Do beagles like water?
- 13 Why do beagles attack?
- 14 Do beagles have whiskers?
- 15 Do beagles bark a lot?
- 16 Why do beagles bite?
- 17 Beagles’ growth chart
- 18 Final thoughts
Beagle’s Common Health Problems and Issues
As a beagle owner, you must have sufficient knowledge about common health issues & general animal diseases. You might hear that golden rule, “Precaution is better than cure.” So, recognizing the symptoms is vital to maintaining your beagle’s health.
According to veterinarians, common health problems in beagles are allergies and fleas, including vomiting, limping, worms, and bad breath. Your lovely pet can suffer from epilepsy, hip dysplasia, and arthritis.
Consult your local licensed vet for any physical treatment; this article only arouses concern for common diseases.
- Dry Skin
- Allergies
- Contact Allergy
- Food Allergy
- Fleas
- Vomiting
- Limping
- Worms
- Bad Breath
Beagle’s Dry Skin
The dry skin of beagles is uncomfortable for both the pets and their owners. In addition, it causes skin allergies, parasites, and infections. So why do skin allergies grow in beagles? The reasons include several caused by food, grain, pollen, grass, and fleas.
To cure dry skin, apply anti-flea spray and shampoo; these are effective every 2-3 months for parasites or bugs found in scalps and furs. Besides, fungus infections are another major cause of dry skin.
Remember, sometimes it’s just dry skin; the reasons behind it can be winter, unpleasant soap, bathing, etc.
Beagles Allergies
Allergy is an extensive reaction from the immune system to dust mites, foods, furry animal irritation, or plant pollen; it can even happen due to medications. Basic allergies are contact allergies, food allergies, and environmental allergies.
Let’s follow the variations in detail.
Contact Allergy
Contact allergies are a very uncomfortable issue for beagles. It’s caused by coming into contact with allergic substances like floor carpets.
Significant Symptoms of Contact Allergy
- Extreme itching
- Fur loss
- Nasal flow
How You Can Deal With Contact Allergy
- Some beagles might be allergic to the fiber of carpets. Whether your dog does not show any allergic symptoms, still, you should clean the house carpets regularly with a branded vacuum machine.
- Don’t forget to replace an old carpet. Carpet replacement times vary from 5 to 15 years based on the quality.
- Floor cleaner or carpet cleaner has ethanol. Its odor might sometimes be irritatable to your pet. Try to use a cleanser with hypoallergenic, unscented all-purpose cleaners.
- Fleas are another vital source of contact allergy. It may lope onto fur from other animals or infest dirt and grass. Don’t take your pets to an unclean park.
Treatments You Can Give Perform in the Home
- Every time your pets come home, wash their paws.
- Use a good and odorless anti-itching shampoo.
Food Allergy
Sometimes beagles become sensitive to a specific food or are allergic to it. It’s because of ingredients like added flavor, chemical preservative agents, or food additives. Beagles may be allergic to eggs, beef, dairy, wheat, chicken, rabbit, soy, and fish. Please be aware that food intolerance is different from a food allergy.
Some Significant Symptoms of Food Allergy
- Swallowing difficulties
- Skin rashes
- Digestive reactions
- Shortness of breath
- Constant shaking head
- Diarrhea and gas
How to Deal With Food Allergy
- Try to avoid commercially cheap dog food, and it can be prepared with economical ingredients to reduce the product cost. Hence try to switch to premium food
- You can try homemade food, but take a veterinarian doctor’s advice as you can make a disproportion in the elements.
Environmental Allergy
Beagles tend to become allergic to seasonal changes or weather misbehavior, which is generally recognized as environmental allergy or atopic dermatitis. In summer, dust, dust mites, flower pollen, mold spores, grass, and weeds can cause allergic discomfort. In winter, fresh air circulation reduces as houses are closed, and dust mites grow inside the house, which leads to allergies.
Some Common Symptoms of Environmental Allergy:
- Sneezing
- Hair loss
- Snoring
- Rashes
- Itching
- Runny eyes
- Dry coughing
- Bruise on the top underside of paws
Dealing With Environmental Allergies
- Wash the doggy’s paw while it enters the home from outside.
- Also, wipe the beagle’s fur when it returns home.
- Use a HEPA filter in your air conditioner.
- Walk your dogs around the different areas to avoid grass.
- Applying antibiotics to cure infections
- Provides immunotherapy.
- Avoid walking with your beagle during days of high pollen.
- Close your doors in summer to prevent entering pollens.
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Arthritis
Osteoarthritis is the most common arthritis in beagles, which causes the joints to be augmented and painful. There are other types, including rheumatoid arthritis and septic arthritis, caused by joint infections.
Some Symptoms of Arthritis
- Laziness: Your pet will love lying in bed instead of doing anything
- Painful moving: The dog will get hard to walk or move the body parts, especially the leg. So, it will not want to move much.
How to Cure Arthritis?
- Don’t let your pet be overweight; maintain a healthy weight.
- Check his joints and watch his moves when he likes to lie on a bed instead of playing and running.
- Limit high jumps.
- Beagles love to jump from bed or sofa, sometimes causing injuries from the height or slippery floors. Place a cushion or ramp to avoid injuries.
Epilepsy
20% of beagles are vulnerable to epilepsy, and they get arrested usually within six months to three years of age. The positive side is that even epilepsy-detected dogs can live happy life. Generalized seizures last from a few seconds to a few minutes.
Generally, epilepsy can be classified as ‘structural’ (where an underlying cause can be identified in the brain) or ‘idiopathic’ (where no underlying cause can be identified, and a genetic predisposition is often presumed or the cause is unknown).
Causes of Epilepsy in Dogs
- Accidentally taking poisons
- Liver disease
- Low or high blood sugar
- Electrolyte problems
- Anemia
- Head injuries
- Encephalitis
- Strokes
- Brain tumors
- Kidney disease
Few Symptoms of Epilepsy
- · Beagles may fall to the side and act like they are paddling with their legs.
- · Your pets sometimes poop or pee at the time of seizure.
- · Can become non-responsive or confused
- · A lot of drool or foaming around jaws
- · Try to hide
- · Tongue chewing
- · May fall on the ground and become stiff
Taking Care of Seizures
- Beagles are responsive to the master’s mood, so stay calm and behave naturally.
- Hold your pet smoothly; it will feel comfortable.
- Most of the seizures are mild and brief. But if the duration is over three minutes, it may happen to overhit and need some wet treatment to make your dog cool.
- Epilepsy is not that harmful, and your dogs may not even notice. Still, check with vets for medication to reduce the length of seizure experiences.
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Vomiting
Vomiting happens no matter how hard you try to keep it from swallowing uneatable or indigestible substances. Whatever it is, you don’t need to be worried; in most cases, it’s one-time vomiting and not really a concern. But still, this is a sign of your pooch’s health, and more than once a day or continuous vomiting for more than a day is a sign of severe health issues, and you need to call the vet.
Causes of Vomiting in Beagles
Generally, causes of vomiting fall into two major groups – primary gastrointestinal and extra gastrointestinal. Primary GI happens due to dietary indiscretions and infectious elements, i.e., parasites, bacteria, and viruses. It can also be caused by the ingestion of foreign substances, irritant bowel illness, heartburn, and other conditions. Various reasons, including metabolic, endocrine, and systemic disease (kidney or liver failure) and pancreatitis, are responsible for extra GI
A Few Specific Causes of Vomiting:
- Dietary indiscretion (eating something they shouldn’t have)
- Various worms like tapeworms, roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, heartworms, ringworms, giardia
- Allergies from food typically protein
- Contaminations
- Medicines’ side effects
- Food poison
- Rotten food
- Infection with parvovirus
- Rabies
- Bloat (gastric dilatation-volvulus)
- Pancreatitis pain
- Acid reflux
- Puddle cough
- Sudden eating of various foods
- Commercial highly processed less-nutritious foods
- Bloat
Remedy of Vomiting
Most digestive issues are not significant and will resolve within a few days. Anyway, treatment will depend on the cause of vomiting after a visual check or diagnostic tests. Sometimes ultrasound tests may be required to detect the actual cause. Your vet can give you the best advice.
Treatments You Can Do at Home
- Sometimes adjustment of feeding or fasting can do good. Remember, wild dogs go for even a few days without food, and these no-food days do not harm or kill them.
- During fasting, do not remove the freshwater. It may cause dehydration.
- Give a natural diet, less processed food.
- If vomiting with fever continues for over 48 hours, it’s time to go to the vet.
- Give ginger (powder) mixed with coconut oil or bread; it has a carminative quality that calms down the stomach.
- After fasting, give easy food like plain rice or chicken on the first days. After a few days, regular days can resume.
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Limping
Like humans, beagles can limp for various reasons. As they can’t tell where it hurts, you have to carefully observe your pet when there is any abnormality.
Causes of Limping in Dogs
Injuries and trauma are the leading causes of limping in dogs. Your pets are prone to sports injuries and car accidents just as you are.
Limping forms in two ways, either an acute and sudden onset or a chronic or gradual onset.
Some of the common causes of limping are:
- Bone fractures and strains are common causes of limping.
- Sprain muscles
- Tearing ligaments
- Injured paws are the most common cause.
- Arthritis and Congenital anomalies or birth disorders are the main threats.
- Limping can also result from conditions that damage the central nervous system, such as cerebral palsy.
- Bone tumor
- Spinal cord tumor
- Kidney infection
- Joint diseases like Osteoarthritis, hip or elbow dysplasia, ligament disease, intervertebral disk disease, and osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) can cause limping on the affected body parts.
- Infections such as Lyme disease
Signs of limping
· Difficulty in walking, running, jumping, running, and climbing stairs are the first sign of limping
- When you see your dog stumbling, immediately check its paws for any cuts, thorns, pebbles, burns, or scratches.
- Hip dysplasia is a common skeletal problem in larger dogs, and your beagles may develop complications due to imbalanced weight and malnutrition. It may also happen through genetics.
Treatment of Limping in Dogs
- Sometimes, it’s just tiny gravel or flower thorns, which you can easily remove at home. Else a few days, it will lead to a bigger infection
- Based on the exact reason, limping is treatable in most cases
- Its seriousness can be reduced by the use of medications.
- Sometimes, in case of severe illness, surgical interventions can be needed
Hip dysplasia
Hip joints, which consist of balls and sockets, take the most load and pressure on the dog’s upper body during all movements, from walking to jumping off your dog. Hip dysplasia starts when the balls do not grow in equal amounts with the sockets, or vice versa. Later, the puppy starts to grow; gradually, the two bones’ ties, or ligaments, become weak. This abnormality leads to pain, and hip joints may break. It’s a birth problem, and it can’t be visible until the baby becomes fully grown up.
Causes of Hip Dysplasia
Hip dysplasia may not be visible or recognized until the dog starts to limp or avoid pressing on their hind legs.
Some significant symptoms of hip dysplasia are:
- Any one of the back legs looks shorter.
- Doggies seem to stumble often.
- Thigh muscles became lean.
- Decreased activity
- Unwillingness to rise in the morning or climb stairs.
Reasons for Hip Dysplasia
- Genetics: The problem is genetic and passes to the next generation from the parents.
- Weight: Excessive body weight that puts extra pressures
- Exercise: Extreme exercise from a significantly younger age
Treatment of Hip dysplasia
- Maintain a healthy diet along with limited exercise
- Don’t overfeed and make them overweight; check with a nutritionist and give them a balanced diet.
- Vets may prescribe a daily pain-relieving medication program.
- Physical therapy can be another way to make the doggie happy.
Bad Breath
Beagles are pretty, they love to lick your face, but it can be disturbing when they have bad breath. Foul breath, scientifically known as halitosis, can exist for various reasons, from harmless to invasive.
Some common reasons for bad breath
- Teething: it’s a temporary reason that goes away once the teething is completed. The odor seems acidic because of saliva and blood from the tooth ejection.
- Food wastage: if the breath smelled like food, it’s probably because the dry food got caught in the teeth’ enamel.
- Swallowing poop: it’s also called coprophagia. Your beagles may be guilty of having the smell smelling like poop. It sometimes swallows its own poop or someone’s dung, and it’s a behavioral problem, not a disease to be worried about. You will find the cure in the following para.
- Oral infection: beagles, like all other dogs, have a habit of chewing any substances. Sometimes the gums and tongue get hurt by complex objects or sharp edges. Days passed, it became an infection, and you got an awful smell of poo.
- Diseases: some other diseases like diabetes, kidney disease, or liver disorders can cause bad breath; a sweet smell may be a sign of diabetes; in the case of kidney disease, a strong odor of ammonia can be found
- Worms: worms can cause other health issues also like diarrhea, appetite
Treatment of bad breath
- Freshwater: Always provide fresh filtered water to your pet. Don’t let them take from open water, toilets, or tap water.
- Remove food waste: don’t keep the food bowl always in the doggie’s home. Get them disciplined in their food habits and remove the pots once they are done.
- Swallowing poop: Since Coprophagia it’s a behavioral concern, you let them train to avoid animal feces. Cleaning the surroundings and its own den is a must. Besides, train them to poop out of their den.
- Brushing teeth: brushing with fresh water can be a solution for mild odor.
- Yellow teeth: check your pet’s teeth; if they become yellow, it seems they need a bit of cleaning operation.
- Medication for diseases: for significant health issues like kidney or liver problems, consult with vets and treat them accordingly
- Breath fresheners: apple cider vinegar and coconut oil can be an odor-remover; put half a teaspoon in drinking water.
Fleas
Even after taking so much care of your beagle, it can still get fleas because this wingless insect can spread from one animal to another, and you can’t tie up your pet all the time. The flea problem mainly occurs during the summer, but in high-humidity areas, it can disturb them throughout the year.
Symptoms of fleas
- Itching: your pet will be itching at the belly and under the thighs, as fleas do not like light much and prefer to stay in dark areas
- Often scratching: if the doggie often scratches its ear and tail, it’s a sign of flea effects.
- Fleas’ waste: check fleas’ waste that looks like little copper stones, take some of them, and keep them in wet tissue. If the little specks become bloodstained, your pet has been fleas affected.
- Fur loss: due to allergy to flea saliva, extreme scratching can cause fur loss
- Infection: extreme attacks can cause infection
A home remedy for fleas
- Flea Shampoo: Bathe your pet with flea shampoo, but this is a temporary solution for 1~2 months. Shampoo only kills living insects but can’t stop the thatching of laid eggs. After bathing, comb the fur to get rid of the dead insects.
- Flea Powder: Apply flea powder.
- Anti-Flea Spray: Spray it before going out for a walk with your doggie
- Flea Tablet: It’s taken orally and kills the adult fleas
- Oil-Spray: Keep the sofas, chairs, and carpets. Fleas can lie there and affect your pets.
- Clean Doghouse: Keep the doggie’s home neat and clean
Worms
It’s unpleasant when you think worms are crawling inside your loving pet, sharing its nutrition, and making it weaker day by day. Untreated worms can burst into uncontrolled situations and cause serious health issues.
Symptoms of Worms
Some of the significant symptoms of worms are coughing, diarrhea, vomiting, decreased weight, dehydration, snoozing, blood in poops, stomach pain, hair loss, etc. Worms can be found in fur or stools.
Some of the main culprits are tapeworms, hookworms, heartworms, and ringworms.
Tapeworm
Living in the intestine, an adult tapeworm can reach 20 inches. Those long worms attach themselves to the intestine inside the wall and suck nutrients.
Reason for effect:
- Beagles can get tapeworms by eating infected fleas.
Spotting tapeworms:
- Can be found in the doggie bowl.
Prevention:
- Regular deworming
Hookworm
Hookworms are very small and can grow up to one-eighth of an inch; they make holes in blood vessels and ingest a significant amount of blood, which causes anemia in the beagles.
Reason for effect:
- Dogs can get affected by the stool-mixed soil that they lick under their paws.
Spotting hookworms:
- Hookworms can be detected by the microscopic experiment of the infected poops
Prevention:
- Regularly clean the poop in the den and yards.
- Besides, don’t allow your dog to lick the soil.
- Avoid dirty parks
Roundworm
About 4 inches long, this worm is the most common among beagles. This also lives in the intestine and consumes digested food.
Reason for effect:
- Puppies get it by birth; they get a few from the start.
Spotting roundworms:
- Can be found in a beagle’s stool and vomiting.
- Pneumonia and stomach pain are minor symptoms.
Prevention:
- Deworming regularly
Heartworm
The most alarming worm stays inside the heart. They can even grow up to 14 inches and cause lung disease, heart failure, and multiple organ damage.
Reason for effect:
- Spreads by infected mosquitoes only.
Spotting heartworms:
- Can be spotted by a blood test.
Prevention:
- Prevention is the best way to get away from heartworms. Its treatment is lengthy, expensive, and not without side effects.
Ringworm
It’s basically a fungus that lives on dead skin tissues.
Reason for effect:
- Spread through direct contact.
Spotting ringworms:
- Spotted by visible naked spots on the skin.
Prevention:
- Keeping a neat and clean environment
- Walking to a healthy park
- Staying away from dirty pets can keep ringworms away.
Deworming Schedule
Regular deworming obstructs worms; make sure you maintain a regular deworming schedule. Baby beagles should be dewormed at 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks. Adult beagles need deworming every 3 to 4 months. Always take advice from licensed vets.
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Does your beagle get jealous?
Sometimes you can see that your beagle is barking when he sees you playing with any other dog, and he even becomes jealous when he sees you playing with his mate.
The usual reason for a beagle’s jealousy is insecurity. Beagles love your company; they love to play with you and love you. He wants your full attention while you are around him. Therefore, when they see your attention and care given to someone else, they feel insecurity and jealousy.
Even after spending quality time with him regularly, he may feel jealous of other pets. Sometimes mother dogs can feel the same way when you give affection to the puppies.
When beagles become jealous, they bark to get your attention, and you can say barking is their protest. In some cases, when he feels left out, he can howl mildly or whine about grabbing your affection. He even tries to push the opponent’s pet or becomes a barrier between you and others.
Sometimes beagles become jealous when they see you interact with your friends or family members or cause trouble while you watch a movie or play games on mobile devices or computers.
Jealousy is good, but often it may create unwanted issues, like when your puppy pees or poops inside the home on a bed or sofa. They do all those things to get more attention from you.
Why does the beagle need a lot of attention?
Various dog breeds require different amounts of time, care, and attention. Before taking a beagle home, you must consider whether you can give him ample time. Beagles come from a hound family that lives in a group; that’s why they cannot keep a happy mood for a longer time without company; they need plenty of time compared to many other breeds.
- Lots of activities: Beagles have high energy; they can perform various activities for a longer time. You must go with your dog for a walk every day, besides including jumping and running in its daily routine. Mobility will keep them spontaneous.
- Play with him: Beagles love to play, jump, run, and roll. They just love the master. You should spend some quality time every day playing with him. Playing fetch, tricks, and reverse schemes, swimming will make him happy and healthy.
- Avoiding Obesity: Beagles eat a lot. Fewer activities will make them prone to Obesity; Obesity will lead to several health problems.
How to solve their attention behavior
Beagles are happy to run and chase; keeping them busy with physical activities will drain their energy. Moreover, they will not ask you to be with them all the time.
It is also essential to train them to be single when busy or out of home, but remember that long, lonely hours will lead them to depression.
Beagles love to fetch
Since they come from a hound family, beagles have a strong desire to chase anything. Maybe you have been amazed to see a Labrador playing fetch and wish to have your beagle do the same. It is not complicated.
Sitting on the parking bench, you can play with your dog for hours without moving much. Just throw a stick or a ball, and ask your beagle to retrieve it. He will always be happy to chase the ball and bring it back. He will get so many benefits from fetching; his daily activities, getting your attention, and running will be accomplished through fetching. Also, chasing anything, which is his basic instinct, will make him happy. Playing fetch builds a better and stronger relationship with your dog.
Teach fetching:
- Got to your backyard or in a park with soft grasses
- Take the beagle’s favorite toy and some treats.
- First, take out the toy and grab his attention.
- When he tries to get the toy, throw it a little distance.
- Say ‘Fetch’ while he runs to catch the toy.
- Show a treat and say, ‘Fetch.’
- Praise and reward him while he brings back the toy to you.
- Practice multiple times until he gets the fetching game on your command.
Why do beagles change color?
You have seen the magical change between a week-old baby and a six-month-old baby. Usually, beagles change the color of their coat several times in their lifetime. But it was seemingly more visible during his childhood, and as he has grown up, color changes seem unnoticeable.
There are more than 20 color combinations found in beagles. The colors and their shades make a number of combinations. The standard primary colors of beagles are:
- Brown
- White
- Lemon
- Black
- Tan
- Red
- Blue
- Fawn
Beagles’ babies are generally black and white. As days pass, the color becomes brighter or lighter, and the patches get different sizes. As an example, white can turn into lemon and black into red or brown.
Color changes in beagles happen for various reasons, including hormonal problems, sunlight, food habits, Obesity, vitiligo, etc.
Why do beagles run away?
Beagles are complementary in nature. Whenever they get a chance, they may run away. Sometimes they do not even care about your commands or training.
Reason for the runaway:
Curious scent: Beagles are from the hound family; they have an extreme sense of smell. You may observe me while walking on the road, and your beagle seems very curious. It is their basic instinct to follow the source of the scent. If the source is a small animal like a rabbit, he will forget you and run to chase it.
You cannot train him fully to forget his natural behavior of chasing, but it can reduce his chances of running away. You have to keep your dog on a leash while walking in a park or outside your home.
- Monotony: Beagles love to play and run. They enjoy any kind of activity till they are exhausted. When they face a lack of activities, they get bored, which makes them do something to be free.
- Anger: beagles love their handlers, always try to seek their attention, and love to be praised and treated. When his master is too busy, and he is alone for long hours, it makes him frustrated and angry, and he tries to be unleashed, forced to tear the leash, or run out from the crate.
- Mating: Male beagles can run away to mate while walking on the street or in the park. If you want to avoid issues, your doggie needs to be neutered.
To prevent running away, follow the steps below:
- Give him ample time
- Allow him lots of activities
- Provide him with plenty of toys
- Take him for a walk every day
- Play with him
- If you don’t want to neuter him, allow them to mate
What is the use of dewclaws in beagles’ dew?
Like other breeds, beagles have dewclaws on their front legs. Breeders choose to remove them within the first week to avoid the risk of injury in adulthood. Now you may ask if there will be any health issues raised if dewclaws are thrown up. Well, it is the fifth thumb that is located above the paw on the rear side and does not touch the ground. In some breeds, it is just connected to the flap of skin. However, it is not entirely unnecessary; dogs can use it to lightly grip any object with their paws.
However, beagles do not use their dewclaws; they use both of their front paws to hold any objects tightly. Some people think it can be used to avoid slipping and provide traction during running and jumping.
Beagles are heavy compared to their moderate sizes; they cannot climb trees like Jack Russell Terriers. In addition, it is way above their feet to provide a grip. Hence, it is not required for a beagle to climb a tree.
Advantages of cutting dewclaws: Beagles are a breed that just loves to run and jump. Dewclaws with little use increase the chances of injury as the toenail-like thumb grows and curls up. Cut the nails regularly.
Advantages of Removing Dew Claws: Basically, you can let dew claws stay in your dog if you cut them short regularly. If you want to remove it, do it within the first week. In the early days, dewclaws are connected to the foot with fragile skin; removing them at this time causes very little pain to the puppy.
Do beagles kill small animals?
Beagles were a hunting breed. Later, they were adopted as domestic dogs. Now they are familiar with city apartments. They have passed through many generations; however, they have a natural hunting instinct in their genes.
Beagle’s Relationship with Cats
Beagles do not attack your cats. In spite of being a hunting breed, they are intelligent too. Like other breeds, they do not chase after the cats; instead, they develop a good friendship with pet cats.
Beagle’s Relationship with the Fox
Beagles were bred to hunt smaller animals, like rabbits. They do not chase foxes or any other larger animals. It can only assault a larger animal; if it is attacked or needs to save its own life.
However, your dog can accidentally harm any smaller animals, get some scratches, and get hurt. In this case, take him to the vet immediately. Also, get him all the required vaccinations on time.
Even if you train your dog to hunt rabbits or small deer, do not let him eat the prey. It may lead to injuries from the raw bones of the animals. In addition, it may make him addicted to the animal’s blood, and often it may prey without your allowance or in your absence.
You can socialize your dog with pet rabbits at home. Put the beagle on a leash and allow him to walk around with rabbits or chickens. You have to observe him all the time; if he gets familiar with them calmly, there is no need to be worried. If he gets excited, use your commands like ‘sit’ or ‘wait.’
Regular training will teach your beagle to be friendly with smaller animals.
Why beagles drool
Beagles drool when their body temperatures increase. However, the emission is not as high as in bloodhounds or bulldogs. Excessive drooling may be a symptom of several diseases. Remember, drooling is their natural saliva.
It is not a usual habit or symptom to drool; people do it to cool down their body. In addition, they drool when they see delicate food. Sometimes they may drool from sleep and joy.
The usual cause of drooling
- Drooling before eating: Like humans, beagles get water in their mouths when they see food coming or waiting for them. They just love to eat. In addition, they can eat anything that fits in their mouth.
- Drooling after exercise: Drooling causes a cool body temperature. Running, jumping, and other activities that require many calories to be burned; increase the body temperature. Beagles start to paint their mouths open, and heavy breathing causes saliva to roll out.
- Drooling while Sleeping: During sleep, saliva can come out of the open mouth. But it is not a usual scene.
- Excitement: Beagles love to accompany you; when they see you or any of the people they like, they may have an open mouth and tongue and get some drool.
- Others: Apart from the main reasons mentioned above, motion sickness and oppression may cause drooling.
An unusual cause of drooling in Beagles
- Dental infection: Infections in the teeth and gums can cause a lot of drooling. Also, tooth decay or plaque buildup can cause the same thing.
- Throat Infection: Due to an infection in his throat, the beagle cannot swallow food, and saliva comes out of his mouth.
- Toxic stomach: when beagles swallow an object that is hard to digest or food that is not fresh, they may get stomach failure or digestion problems. In this case, drooling may cause.
Why do beagles get cold?
Beagles have thick fur coats and can manage general weather; however, short fur is not capable of extreme types of cold.
The suitable temperature for beagles is between 100 and 102 Fahrenheit. Hypothermia and frostbite can happen below 100 degrees.
- Hypothermia: It usually occurs when a beagle’s body cannot produce enough heat while losing heat in the cold. Hypothermia can cause internal hemorrhage with symptoms like shivering, low breath, and snoozing. The main reason for hypothermia is staying in severe cold for a longer period of time, like sleeping outside the home at night in winter. It may happen due to a car crash, falling from a high place, or an intense dogfight. Cover the doggie with a thick cloth or blanket; if he is drenched, get his fur dried off.
- Frostbite: Your Beagle can lose its external organs like the ear, nose, or paws. It happens in extreme colds when blood cannot flow into tissue, and the cells start to die. After giving the dog a warm cloth, immediately contact your local vet to treat the dog.
Do beagles like water?
Beagles do not like water, and they show reluctance while taking baths. Making him habituated to bathing will require the same effort as making him a swimmer.
The question is why beagles are reluctant to drink. Well, the answer is the reason for their breeding. They were bred to hunt small land animals like rabbits. They were not grown up for ducks or water birds. Sometimes bad experiences during a bath, like slipping or getting shampoo in the eyes, make him frightened.
So how do you make him interested in water? As usual, it will start by associating him with water.
- Associate with water: While taking a bath, do not pour the mug full of water on him or stay under the falling shower water. Start with a little sprinkle of water; let him think it’s a play. Once they love to enjoy a little water, get him drenched in the pool. After bathing, always properly dry his body and paws.
- Use a puppy pool or bathtub: Do not bathe them in tap water or in a shower. Also, do not bathe outside. Instead, put them into the bathtub, and pour a little water so that only the water reaches knee height. Show your interest in him; as if sprinkling water is a game, praise him.
- Using good shampoo: You have to use quality shampoo, do not buy a cheaper one that may make him tear. Tearing can be a bad experience for him; later, when he sees water, he will not even come close to the bathtub.
Why do beagles attack?
Beagles are a friendly and happy breed. They rarely attack when pain triggers their mood. Beagles shout loudly, and barking does not mean they are angry or in an aggressive mood. It may bark to get your attention or make you aware of something unusual.
Beagles’ bite is not harmful; they seldom attack unknown passers-by on the street, people, or a stranger at home.
Without necessity, do not touch your beagle’s mouth, paws, or ears. It gives them a feeling of insecurity. Also, they do not touch over the head, which they think of as a threat.
Your beagle loves to jump on your lap, just like your warm hugs. However, do not hug it tightly, which makes him uncomfortable.
Sometimes it may chase a running person, but it will not attack if it is not invaded. Sometimes it may chase kids as well. Beagles only bite when they get frightened and need an escape.
Do beagles have whiskers?
Usually, beagles of all ages have whiskers. Whiskers are like sensory hair that helps them discover things that make them curious. This grows in different parts, like on the chin, eyebrows, cheeks, and upper lips.
Whiskers are more critical than we think, though some people cut them to be more presentable at shows. Before you do something like that, consider its importance in your beagle’s life.
Whiskers have enormous neurons that help them identify objects and detect any movements. Whiskers can also allow airflow and estimate the surrounding objects’ shape, size, and speed. Whiskers provide them with a better understanding of the environment.
Beagles have a great smell, but their vision is poor. They cannot see closer objects clearly, and then the whiskers’ role comes to help them realize. Those also help them in the dark.
Whiskers on their eyes and lips help them protect their faces. When they smell something unusual or dangerous, the whiskers become pointy; and you can get the awareness. Relaxed whiskers may indicate their happy mood.
Whiskers are also an indication of health issues. If there are drops around the whisker, it may be a symptom of something wrong in his body.
In spite of lots of health benefits, you can cut or trim the whiskers. It is better to keep them smaller. Fully trimmed-up whiskers may make the surface vulnerable to bacteria. Remember, these thin hairs are not unnecessary at all; they help your beagle sense his surroundings.
Do beagles bark a lot?
Beagles are highly vocal and bark a lot. Their barking is not an expression of an attacking mood; instead, they bark at you to get your attention. All their emotions, like happiness, anger, stress, or excitement, are expressed through barking.
Beagles just want your attention all the time. When he sees you doing something but you are not playing with him, he gets bored. He then starts barking to get attention from you. In this case, spend some time with him, give him some rewards, and train him to stay alone with his toys.
Beagles are fond of eating, and they eat a lot. They often eat the whole foods presented to them and ask for more. They can bark at you to express their need for more food or their hunger. Do not miss their mealtime.
Sometimes they bark in excitement. When you return to him after long hours of absence, he feels happy; and starts barking to express his excitement. You may praise him, and a little hug will make him calm down. Sometimes your beagle may become anxious from being alone and waiting for you for a longer time. He may bark continuously.
Loud noises or strangers may sometimes frighten your puppy, which may lead him to shout very loudly. In some uncommon cases, beagles may be afraid of umbrellas, black clothes, paintings, etc.
Stopping a beagle from barking requires attention and patience. You have to check if he is in need of food, bored, or afraid of something. Provide him with quality time regularly; in most cases, it will solve barking issues.
Why do beagles bite?
Despite being a friendly dog, beagles sometimes become aggressive, but biting people or their handlers is rare. Like any other dog, he bites mildly as a sign of affection and plays.
A Beagle puppy bites your fingers or toes as a medium of interaction. They bite, as teething may cause pain and discomfort. He may bite everything he can have in front of him during teething, including the handler’s fingers.
Let your puppy be introduced to strangers at the park and guests at home. It will make him accustomed to new faces. Lack of socialization can make him fearful and worried about new people.
To train your puppy not to bite, train him in several ways. You can use a muzzle if it bites all the time, especially during teething. You must introduce him to your family members, neighbors, and regular friends and let him play with them.
Fear and stress are two of the most vulnerable reasons your dog can bite. Do not let him be lonely for long hours, and do not hold him captive in the crate all the time. Take him regularly for a walk, play, run, fetch, jump, and swim. Teach him to chew on his toys.
Beagles’ growth chart
Beagles’ growth rates are because of different metabolisms, so it’s hard to predict the exact weight-height ratio. Anyway, the below chart will give you a common idea:
Age | lbs | lbs | lbs | lbs | lbs |
8 weeks | 4 | 4.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 6 |
9 Weeks | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.8 |
10 Weeks | 5 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.5 |
11 Weeks | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 8.3 |
3 Months | 6 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 9 |
4 Months | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
5 Months | 11 | 12.4 | 13.8 | 15.1 | 16.5 |
6 Months | 13 | 14.6 | 16.3 | 17.9 | 19.5 |
7 Months | 15 | 16.9 | 18.8 | 20.6 | 22.5 |
8 Months | 17.5 | 19.7 | 21.9 | 24.1 | 26.3 |
9 Months | 19.5 | 21.9 | 24.4 | 26.8 | 29.3 |
10 Months | 21.5 | 24.2 | 26.9 | 29.6 | 32.3 |
1 Months | 24 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 36 |
Adult | 26 | 29.3 | 32.5 | 35.8 | 39 |
Beagle’s growth chart
Final thoughts
Beagles are cute, and they’re a fit breed that kids and adults like to have as active companions. They are intelligent, compact, and rugged. They love their master with their hearts. Like all other breeds, the beagle needs proper care for a healthy and sporty life. So before taking a beagle, get some information on their health and diet plan; it will make your pet’s life comfortable.