Beagles and Hiking the AT

[SunnyWalker]

OK, Uno is a hit! So how about it? . . . Anyone hiking with A Beagle dog? How does the Beagle do, get along, endurance, attention to hiking, ability, etc., etc.?

[desdemona]

OK, Uno is a hit! So how about it? . . . Anyone hiking with A Beagle dog? How does the Beagle do, get along, endurance, attention to hiking, ability, etc., etc.?

We'll find out won't we?? With all the big to do about Uno, I'm sure we'll see many more Beagles.

I'll say this. It would be better having them get exercise hiking than spending their time digging up your backyard and howling.

--des

[dessertrat]

Beagles are a popular breed, but my lord, are they difficult housepets. I hope people will start to realize that.

[Tipi Walter]

How much gear can they carry, and will their dogpack even clear the ground?

[Mountain Dew]

A female hiker named Bookworm has hike alot with a beagle. I think she is a member on WB as well.... I've never heard her say that her dog was trouble for her on the trail.

[Nearly Normal]

A popular hunting hound.
May be difficult to keep him from doing what he was breed to.

[Mountain Dew]

Not difficult is kept on a leash !!!

[Nearly Normal]

Not difficult is kept on a leash !!!

Perfect solution.
Thanks!

[aaroniguana]

I love them but they are loud and very difficult to train. I prefer larger, silent breeds.

[Phreak]

I'll say this. It would be better having them get exercise hiking than spending their time digging up your backyard and howling.

--des

Not getting enough exercise is exactly why dogs dig up their backyards.

[Phreak]

I love them but they are loud and very difficult to train. I prefer larger, silent breeds.

True, Beagles are one of the most difficult breeds to train and they are not a breed I'd recommend for the average dog owner.

[Phreak]

OK, Uno is a hit! So how about it? . . . Anyone hiking with A Beagle dog? How does the Beagle do, get along, endurance, attention to hiking, ability, etc., etc.?

I hike with a Beagle/Ridgeback mix, and she can go all day long and then some. No issues on the trail. But I have done a couple hundred hours of training with Maggie, and it was a long process to get her to properly behave on the trail. Their sense of smell is what makes them so hard to train and remain obedient. They catch a scent and everything else is forgotten.

[Frau]

i swear by my WONDERFUL German Wirehaired Pointer. One could not ask for a better trail dog. He was a wash as a hunting prospect (gunshy), and as an SAR prospect (that same fear of loud noises) but is extremely athletic, quiet, non-frontive and at the same time attentive to me on the trail.

He ranges off, then comes running back close enought to see me then off again. He does not trouble with other people/dogs on the trail. When dog replacement time comes around, I will get anough one, but will make sure THAT one is not gunshy and is suitable as a working dog, too.

Beagles and Bloodhounds, Whippets and Greyhounds, Coonhounds--many of the hounds are difficult to train.

Frau

[Frau]

I will get another one... I really need to carefully proofread since I cannot edit my posts!

Sorry,

F

[hopefulhiker]

In 05 I hiked with a couple of random loose beagles. They would just pick up with the first hiker that left camp....

[Groucho]

In Hiking the Appalachian Trail, v.1, p.400 begins the thru-hike of Chuck and Johnny Ebersole and their beagle Snuffy. He needed help only a few times and was allowed to summit Katahdin. There is a picture of him with a pack facing page 416.

[MOWGLI]

The only problem with beagles is that their blue ribbons tend to drag in the mud. They are cool dogs, but their bark can be really annoying.

[sarahjean211]

I have hiked with my beagle, and it's challenging. His hunting instinct is very strong, and he's wandered off following his nose and not showed up for several hours before. You have to keep your eye on him all the time. He doesn't get to come with me anymore. Based on my experience with Sam, I don't think beagles are great hiking dogs.

[Jaybird62]

I hike with my beagle Brooke all the time. I won't deny that she can definatly be boneheaded sometimes, but she is a great trail partner. Some pics of her in my gallery.

[tazie]

They are cool dogs, but their bark can be really annoying.

Their barks are annoying...but they are soooo cute. Yay to Uno!