The American Beagler Forum

Hate that for you........are you SURE the dog is gun shy?? How old is the dog?? Could just be that he has never been gunned?? What was the circumstances when he shied from the gun? Was he close? was he in full chase?? Details please? Why did you trade a dog that you liked "Even Steven" without compl...

Started with Black gold, changed to Enhance Endurance formula, then purina Puppy chow because it is easier digestable...............No difference. Protien ranged from 26-28% Vet gave me some liquid suppliment to put on his feed.............no difference. Laneline, thanks for the suggestion but I wil...

I posted this question on another board and found that many people are going through the same thing with thier dogs. Usually its just one or two in the kennel. I have had a couple of suggestions like flax seed meal and peanutbutter and I will try anything but am looking for the cause of the problem ...

We used to trial in the ARHA back in the day that Tadpole was competing in the ARHA PP. George judged him on several occasions. Tadpole was a good sized dog from what we can remember maybe 14 1/2 to 14 3/4. Tadpole was about as good as they came for rabbit hunting. It would take a strong pack of dog...

Can't wait to hear how you explain the smell to the Church on Sunday.

"Honest!! I don't have gas!!! Its the WATER!!!!!"

How do you guys pick a pup out that you want to keep? I can't just pick a pup and KNOW. I have to do it the hard way. I just keep them all and sort over time. Conformation first. What makes the cut out of the conformation I start then sort on ability of which one(s) will suite my pack best. Takes a...

Yes, Akc will register the pups. Father X Daughter crosses are used to lock in traits. I consider breeding this close Inbreeding. (Some call the Father X Daughter cross line breeding). Both are very useful tools in evaluating your breeding program. You could get some outstanding pups from this cross...

In my situation, I went to my regular vet and had him "work me in". No extra charge for that. The tests that were performed I asked for in advance. I didn't wait around until my dog so bad he couldn't walk or lost a lot of weight or until it became an emergancy. Now I have delt with the Emergancy cl...

Now, back to the topic at hand. :oops: Do you seek Vet care for a hound that is not eating, running a low grade fever, and has the "I don't feel good" look? OR do you experiment with online advise or home remides? I chose a vet and I am glad I did. We can debate all day long about the immune systems...

There are people who would spend good money to a vet on a worthless physical wreak of a hound, but would lie to a man that a pup died to get his money back because he bought a line of hound that he knew nothing about and didn't turn out to be what he expected. If you aline yourself with this kind, ...

Sr Patch, I agree with you to a point BUT treating a dog for injury, infection, or parasite prevention is not a problem to me and has nothing to do with natural selection. I am not raising wild animals that have to fend for themselves, hunt their own food for survival and find their own den to survi...

Total vet cost for first visit $130.00 Includes stool check, bloodwork heartworm test, rectal exam, office visit, and medication. I asked before the vet ever got in there for all of these tests except the rectal exam ($7.00) although I KNEW the dog would be negetive. Just HAD to be sure. Recheck $26...

I know that many of you try to solve issues with your dogs by treating them yourselves but I want to share my last weeks experience with you on why vets are improtant. I took my male to the vet Friday. His symptoms were slight elevated temp, not eating, just had a look in his eyes that said he felt ...

Is this issue one more thing one should carefully check in a blue tick line? The answer is no. This is not an issue in bluetick lines. The only form that I am aware of in beagles is the Color Dilution Alopecia. http://www.furrycritter.com/health/dogs/Follicular_dysplasia.htm The "Blue" color like p...

Eightball is NOT a "true blue", he is a bluetick. PEPPER is the "true Blue". Are you sure you ment one colored like Eightball? My opinion????? Spay, nuture, remove from the breeding program. It is unethical to knowingly breed a dog with a known serious genetic fault. Doesn't matter HOW good the dog ...