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When talking to the person wanting the dog rehoused ask very pertinent questions e.g.
1. Is he lead trained, vaccinated, desexed or microchipped?
2. Is he an indoor as well as outdoor dog?
3. Why are they wanting the dog rehoused? Please be quite assertive in your questioning, as in many instances the first reason is not always the problem.
4. Does he jump fences, dig, or have any other "naughty" habits?
5. Does he play happily with other dogs? Beagles are renown for their ability to run with other dogs without aggression.
6. How does he react with children? Does he bark/jump up?
7. Does he know simple obedience?
8. Who gives him instruction/commands in the household?
9. Is he housetrained?
If you are in any doubt there is no compulsion on you to take the dog just tell the owner that you are declining the offer and
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Many people buy puppies on a spur of the moment decision or for birthday or Christmas presents and have not researched
the idiosyncrasies of our breed. These puppies often do not receive the care required for a "scent hound" and they do not fit into the family's lifestyle. In other situations the family no longer want to care for their beagle or their family situation changes and they no longer want him.
It is of interest that over the past two years most of the beagles surrendered to the B.C.O.V. have been bought from pet shops or from non V.C.A. (beagle club) members.
SHOULD ANYONE BE INTERESTED IN AN OLDER BEAGLE LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME FIRST OF ALL RESEARCH THE SUITABILITY OF THE NATURE OF THE BEAGLE AND THEN CONTACT THE PUPPY/RESCUE OFFICER.
The officer will then put you in contact with the person surrendering their dog.
PLEASE NOTE - The B.C.O.V (inc) is not necessarily recommending these dogs and cannot guarantee that the dog is a pure bred beagle or typical of the characteristics of our breed.
The B.C.O.V. does not charge the person taking the dog for the service.
Many beagles with thanks to loving and caring people have been happily rehoused with new families and many have reported how fulfilling it is to help these poor dogs.
The other rehousing carried out by the B.C.O.V. is for members who for one reason or other want to place one of their purebred beagles with a new family.
Reasons include e.g. a bitch that has had a litter and the breeder then wants to place her in a loving family situation.
These bitches are usually desexed. There are other reasons, which the breeder would make known to you at the time. 
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The Beagle was never hunted to supplement his masters food table. He was therefore a dog belonging to gentry. The Hunt Master took great pride in his pack and placed particular importance on the "levelness" of his pack,that is the uniformity to size, hunting ability, colour and voice. It is well documented that the average heights of packs ranged from 10 inches 25/26 cm through to 16 inches 40/41 cm. Why a variation of 6 inches (15 cms) ?
Remember he is a sporting hound and the enthusiast followed by foot. The pleasure of watching Beagles puzzle over a scent to track a wily hare that has twisted and turned, even backtracked over fields is what Beaglers found most enjoyable. Hence the size. Different sized Beagles worked over different terrain, from open fields for the smaller hound to the high and mountainous terrain of the Border Country of the UK for the larger hounds, and a variety of sizes for the in-between terrain. If the hounds out paced the huntsmen and got too far ahead then the thrill of the chase was lost to the followers. So the smaller slower hounds worked open country and the larger faster hounds worked rougher and steeper terrain. This is important remember today when Beagles in the ring, both the 13 inch and 16 inch are correct.
He is a merry, versatile and adaptable hound that can be used to hunt in the morning, be your children's companion and playmate in the afternoon, then curl up and play the part of the lap dog in the evening. He is ideal as a house dog as his tight feet leave the dirt where it belongs, outside in the garden. His short coat will repel dirt and he does not leave hair on the carpets, furnishings and your clothes. So to sum up, he is a good "all rounder". |
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