The American Beagler Forum

Just curious how everyone finds the time to work and run these little dogs we love so much seems like everything in the world trys to permit me from running mine either its been work and no time or its been so hot this summer, can't run of a night in fear of the coyotes. and now that the weathers cooled down all of my females are in heat what next and the funny part is about 10yrs ago i used to just keep a few dogs and didn't work so much always said ever get a better dog id improve but the truth be told when i didn't work so much and made alot less money i had better dogs because i actually got time to run them i used to run dogs 4 or 5 times a week now im lucky to get out once a week so how do you guys do it.

Don't feel bad, I haven't been out in over a month. Between moving, getting rid of a dog and then getting a rescue beagle that I owned once upon a time and getting him back into some kind of shape that I wouldn't kill him if I ran him.... I haven't had the time. Not to mention that I don't know where to run around here yet.......

Emery

I decided to stay on 3rd shift so I could run my dogs more. I like the shift anyway so it works real well for me. I do have to take off a day or two to keep things caught up around the house.

I also work 3rd shift and that does work well for running hounds, at least for me. I get out at 6:30am. and I can have hounds on the ground by 7:30.

Reddog1

reddog1 wrote:I also work 3rd shift and that does work well for running hounds, at least for me. I get out at 6:30am. and I can have hounds on the ground by 7:30.

Reddog1

Same here!!!!
BUT between it being so hot and tryin to get the runnin pen Fenced in the barn repairs the Chicken Coop. Ect Still dont seem to get much runnin done..
Well I got the Fence up around the new Startin pen So pups can get trained and i can RUN SOME DOGS maybe they will do a little better at the trials if they get run a bit

I work at a catering business which is owned by my mother. I just have to get up a lot earlier and run em when the sun isn't even up.

i just give it up last week
no family time at all

Well here is where I am REAL LUCKY We make it a FAMILY Affair My Wife (JC) likes runnin the Dogs as much as I do!!! She and My Daughter(KC) and Oakhill (Sally)Start all our Pups and get them Ready For the Show Ring Then my Wife and her will show em... I get to run the Big Dogs and the freshly Started pups to evalute them My Wife handles Dogs at the trials and KC is showing an intrest in trialing also.... So OUR family Time also involves the Hounds What more can you ask For!!!!!!
I Myself can never See my Givin up My Hounds For anything my Wife knows this and after 22 years of marrige UNDERSTANDS
So TRY to make it a family thing..
Who knows if you ask maybe they will Go!!!!

TRY THIS WORK SQUEDULE ON FOR SIZE:

3:30 AM WAKE UP
4AM LEAVE HOUSE
5AM ARRIVE AT SHOP,JUMP IN COMPANY VAN
7-730AM ARRIVE AT JOB SIGHT START BUSTIN YOUR A$$
NOON LUNCH
7 PM SHIFT OVER,JUMP IN VAN,HEAD BACK TO SHOP
9PM -930PM BACK AT SHOP,JUMP IN TRUCK,HEAD HOME
10:30 GET HOME,FEED DOGS,SHYT,SHOWER,SHAVE,BLOW A POUND OF BLACK SNOT OUT OF YA,KISS YOUR WIFE IF NOT TOO TIRED
11:30PMLAY DOWN TO SLEEP A WOPPIN 4 HOURS
3:30 AM DO IT ALL AGAIN

THIS IS THE JOB I STARTED TWO DAYS AGO,THEY EXPECT YOU TO DO THIS FOR 8 BUCKS AN HOUR,TIME AND A HALF AFTER 40,YOU PUT IN WITH TIME IN VAN AND WORK,112 HRS A WEEK,GET PAID FOR 98,WHEN SHUT DOWN IS OVER IN 3 WEEKS,I AM LAID OFF TILL NEXT SHUT DOWN,NEEDLESS TO SAY,I DIDN'T LAST,TOOK ANOTHER JOB,NOT MUCH MORE PER HOUR,40 TO 60 HRS A WEEK,OFF MOST WEEKENDS,SITTIN ON A FORKLIFT.CALL ME A WOOSE OR LAZY,BUT I LOVE MY WIFE AND KIDS AND LIKE SEEIN THEM AND I LIKE RUNNIN MY DOGS,IT TAKES A HELL OF A MAN,OR A POCKETFULL OF HARD DRUGS TO KEEP GOIN ON A JOB LIKE THAT,AND I AINT EITHER ONE I GUESS

I know what you mean! Work 50-60 hours a week-leave home before daylight, get home at dusk, can't run at night because of all the "wild things" out there. I do get out a few times a week and it is a family affair. When the weather is cooler, on the weekends, l still leave home before daylight and get home at dusk, but I'm out with the dogs the whole time Of course there are times when regular life (as opposed to beagle life) gets in the way and you can't run as much as you want, but I won't give it up for ANYTHING

wildcatfan0309 wrote:i just give it up last week
no family time at all

Real sorry to hear about that. I'm fortunate that my wife understands and doesn't mind about my "other life". She was raised in a hunting family and knows what it is like. I have an almost two year old boy and I can't hardly wait to start taking him with me. He already loves the dogs. As much as I love hunting and fishing and running dogs, if it meant my family, I believe I would be done.

Well I work Mon - Fri and don't run dogs till the weekend. Saturday and Sunday morning are reserved for running dogs. I have been running every Saturday and Sunday thru out the whole spring and summer. Saturdays and Sundays are the only days I rabbit hunt too during hunting season. On holidays I'll take a day OFF before or after the holiday and have an extended rabbit hunting holiday.

Run them when you can... what can you do.

I am really fortunate in that I have worked the same job for 20 years. Started on 3rd shift and progressed to 1st about 15 years ago. I work 7 to 3:30 and probably less than 50 hours of overtime a year. I had my hobbies when I met my wife so she new what she was getting and I think she loves the hounds as much as I do.Friday night is her night we do what she plans. The rest of the week based on what I need to get done around the house I plan as much running time as I can. I'm a lucky man.

Emery wrote:Not to mention that I don't know where to run around here yet.......

Have you tried Canaan CA over north of Bland? It's probably not the best for gunning but it could be an adequate place to run your hounds. I've never been there but just read the MDC description and looked at the map on the MDC website.