15 Cool Facts You Didn’t Know About Beagles

Beagles are smart and they’re also difficult to train. These are the very same reasons why they need a lot of discipline as pets. First off, if you’re looking to have a Beagle for a pet, make sure you take into consideration the temperament of both parents. Beagles are considered to be unreliable when it comes to having a more generalized temperament, and they typically need discipline either way. Without discipline, your Beagle can become quite disastrous. You’ll want to make sure that you get your point across to your Beagle. If not, your pet will think that everything is just a big game and that you’re not being serious. You’ll have to lay some ground rules with this pet.

Some people may think that Beagles are the perfect apartment or loft pets just because of their size. This thought could never be more wrong. Remember that these animals were bred to hunt. This is why they need more running and exercise than the average dog. Beagles have to run a lot, and they have the stamina that can outlast yours at any given day. They’ll have to be walked daily, and if they don’t get their walk and run time, they’ll figure out ways to do it in your house—no matter how small or big it is. Beagles who don’t get the exercise they need tend to get bored and destructive. Not getting enough exercise also tends to put stress on their bodies.

Beagles gain weight easily. That’s a fact. It may be because they just don’t get the amount of running that they need. If you think that you’re giving your Beagle enough running space and activity, you’re probably still not giving it enough. But there’s another reason why Beagles might gain weight easily. That’s because they have a tendency to overeat. Remember how Snoopy always worried about his food bowl? Beagles are actually like that in real life. If given the chance, they will eat way more than they actually need or can handle. Besides monitoring the food that you give them during mealtimes, you should also make sure that you put all food away from where your Beagle can’t access them. Your Beagle will sniff out all the foods that it likes and it wouldn’t matter if the foods were in the refrigerator, the cupboards, or the trash bin; it will find a way to get to the food—so lock your food away.