any idea what a beagle crossed with a labradour would be like, in looks and in temprament. thanks?

Question

im not bredding. iam thinking of adopting a pup.

andgetam gang who are you talking to. ive have very good reasons for not wanting a pure breed dog so if youve got nothing inteligent to say then keep it shut. duh????

Answer 1

I prefer cross bred's myself, though I have gotten very lucky with my toy poodle and his tempermant.

When you are cross breeding you could end up with just about anything. Check the site below at the different hybrid dogs to see what I mean. You might have all the puppies looking like a beagle.. or the lab.. or.. well its a trail mix.

Labbe = http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/labbe.htm

Answer 2

Who knows exactly??

It will have a short coat, long nose, long tail and fold down ears.

Whether it will have lab length legs or beagle length legs?????

May get as big as a lab, maybe as small as a beagle, Depends upon which of the 'size' genes dominated.

I would guess that probably somewhere in between the beagle and lab on size.

Reltively stocky body.

It may be black (or whatever color the lab was); it may be white with beagle markings; it may be the lab color with markings....


Whatever it looks like, it will

(1) need LOTS of exercise - romping in the yard, brisk walks so he is at a sustained trot, chase the ball or frisbee - probably will ADORE swimming and retrieveing (that all seems to come through in a lab mix)

(2) you will always have been on guard against the beagle tendency to run - for miles - if they get a chance to make a break. The lab should help mellow the tendency but don't trust the dog in an unfenced yard until he has proved otherwise or been trained to not leave and is 100% reliable

(3) should be a happy soul with an equitable temperment and friendly and loving -very loving. Very much a really really nice guy and excellent with children.

I give this cross a thumbs up as a family pet or a hiking buddy

Answer 3

With looks it is pretty hard to guess, That is more or less whatever happens. Assuming both parents are pure-breed dogs themselves and you are making a mutt dog, the puppies should be quite friendly and intelligent, and pay attention very well. Both beagles and labrador retrievers are known for their intelligence and tracking ability (so this puppy should be pretty awesome as a hunting dog) but both are very friendly dogs. If it gets a little more labrador in it you may have to do a little more in the way of training to keep the puppy from constantly jumping up on you and others it wants to meet. It should be a medium size dog, but on the small size of medium dog (between 20 and 25 lbs.).

Answer 4

I fostered a beagle/lab mix once. He was black from the lab but otherwise was very beagle-ish. I'd say he was about 35/40 lbs, and had a typical beagle personality. Happy, hyper, and just full of beans. He was a wonderful dog, but high energy.
I currently own a black lab/basset cross. She is the second one I have owned, and even though they were the same cross breed, the two dogs were very different in temperment. It really all boils down to the individual dog.
Good for you for considering adoption!

Answer 5

You could end up with a dog the size of a lab that looked like a beagle. Or a dog the size of a beagle that looked like a lab. A dog that looked like a lab with beagle ears. Temperamant could be anything. Thing is with mixed breeds, you never know what you are going to get.

Answer 6

It depends what genes were dominant. The only way you would have a general idea is if you were to see a dog from another litter that was the same male female cross. Anything can happen with a cross though.

I am currently fostering a Dalmatian / Pit Bull mix who is built like a pit but is black and white spotted. She recently gave birth to 9 puppies (poor thing). She was rescued (she was STARVING). We have no idea who fathered the puppies although she has some black puppies, some black and white with HUGE splotches, some black and white with small spots, some brown and white, some brown with white splotches AND black spots, etc. You get the point I'm sure!

And to the other person who is against mutts.....mutts are the best of everything. And they are generally healthier than purebreds!!! I LOVE mutts!

Answer 7

The pups will take some genetic material from the sire (father) and some from the dam (mother).

It is impossible to predict which genetic material it will take from which parent.

So in answer to your question, the pups will look a bit like a labrador in some ways, and a bit like a beagle in others. It's temperament will be a bit like a labrador in some ways, a bit like a beagle in others.

Answer 8

Beagles are hyper dogs and labs are peaceful and loyal. I think you would get a honey colored do g that is shorter than a lab, loyal and loving as nothing else. Good idea for a cross breed. Labs havealways been my fave dogs.

Answer 9

It would look like most other mutts. Probably smaller than a lab, longer ears.

I hope you're not considering breeding these two together. The shelters are FULL of mixed breed dogs, and the extras get put to sleep. :-(

Answer 10

That would be a strange mix. Ugly probably, but you're asking about temperament? Mix-breeds are unpredictable, but you can expect lab intelligence and size combine with beagle stubbornness.