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A fellow beagle lover named Peggy has a unique issue with her beagle, I was wondering if the readers could help her out.

Here is her dilema:

I’ve been trying to find out why my dog hums or sings.  At night or when he doesn’t want to be played with or petted he hums.  It’s definitely not a growl, but a high pitch, to a low pitch hum, like he’s humming a song.  I assume it’s because he doesn’t want the attention.  He’s never nipped at anyone.  Just wondering if that’s a natural beagle trait?  thanks

I have never heard my Beagle ‘hum’, but maybe yours does.
My thoughts include:

Maybe its a friendly way of saying “I want my space” (beagles are usually of a very friendly nature so growling does not come as naturally as other dogs (when I annoy my dog, he will whine, but he won’t growl, at most, he will bark (almost cheekily) and then run off).

The only other thing I can offer is maybe the dog is humming, as he may be in pain or discomfort, and may want to be left alone. In this case of course medical attention should be sought.

What does anyone else think?

Hey all,

After many conversations in the break room about my unruly beagle, I think most of my colleagues think I’m mad for owning one. However I do think people realise the fondness we beagle owners have of these lovable creatures. I got an email from a lady who works on my floor, after all the tales I had told her of my beagle escaping, she saw this and thought I could appreciate it. Check out this video: Its funny, frustrating, and amazing. This beagle needs a good smack!

Please share any exciting stories of your beagle’s attempts at escaping.

Jono.

A lady named Rose contacted us about crating beagles, she wrote:

“My husband and I are wanting another beagle and we currently have a 4 1/2 month old male.  We are wondering if we should keep them in one crate when we are away or have one crate for each puppy?”

This was my reply to her:

“Hi there Rose,
I’m not really experienced in crating dogs as I do not do this myself (someone is always at home during the day to look after my dog). If it were me though, I would think that the 2 beagles would become distressed if they could not be together. As I said, if it were me, I would get a large crate for both dogs, that way they can entertain each other, have a play, and take
comfort in each others company. Hope this helps.”

I am not a ‘certified beagle expert’, just an enthusiast. I own a beagle, and am learning from him.  I realise that there is a beagle loving community out there with plenty of experience and thoughts on raising beagles. So I ask anyone who thinks they can help, to leave comments and advice for people to come across this site. LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK! BECOME PART OF THE COMMUNITY!

Thanks.