My niece's family got a seven week old male Beagle pup from a breeder in Southern Cal. about a year ago. They live out in the country in the San Joaquin Valley. A year later he's IMO small for the breed, kind of timid/anti social with other dogs. He's marked well, has a good voice, very smart and is a great family pet that's never tried to get out of a one acre fenced yard. This is what they wanted so no problem.
I used to have two Beagles around 50 years ago. They were probably ok pets but I didn't have them for that and didn't know anyone that would have. They were basically hounds & rabbit hunters that would sometimes wander off if I let them run loose in the yard and would dig their way out of any kennel that didn't have a concrete foundation or counter sunk chain link. I've never thought of hounds as pets. Have Beagles been bred down to be more of a pet than a hunting dog?
