The reason I started this thread was that I came upon Pocket Beagles while attempting to select a breed that would work well for people with musculoskeletal diseases and serious orthopedic injuries, the main treatment of which is frequent daily walks. A medium active dog small enough to live in an apartment happily, but not so small they could be carried or cleaned up after inside would help tremendously because these illnesses produce pain and sometimes depression which amotivates the client from the activity necessary for the slowing and treatment of their disease. For complex reasons, a small hound (Dachshunds are sometimes too small or not active enough, Beagles too active and large, toy Q.E.'s are out of the question, but mini's seem promising) would do the trick. That's when I learned about Q.E.'s and the controversery. If only a "small number" of dogs are bred for working, why not limit deliberate breeeding of dogs to working dogs only?
2007-02-22 13:12:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Not all dogs of ANY breed are suitable to be trained as a working dog. Working dogs need to have a specific temperament for the type of work they will be doing. Only a small percentage of dogs are capable of becoming working dogs.
If you were able to deliberately breed a dog to become working dogs, then all labs would be able to be guide dogs and all GSDs could be police dogs. Truth is, many dogs fail training.
Beagles as a breed are stubborn dogs who follow their noses. Their strong sense of scent is why they are used at airports to sniff out agricultural products. They are not often a breed associated with assisting disabled people. I've never heard of Pocket Beagle. To me it sounds as if someone is trying to pass off a hybred or Beagle cross as a legit breed.
There are many dogs that are capable of assisting those with a disability. I have a mini schnauzer who is small enough to be kept in an apartment and active enough to keep me going. My disability is a pain related one.
Frequent daily walks is not the main treatment in musculosketeal diseases and orthopedic injuries. I don't know where you came up with this. Yes, daily exercise is needed, but what exercises a person needs is different based on the person and the illness or injury. Surly a person with an arm or shoulder injury wouldn't need to exercise in the same way a person with a hip or knee injury would.
2007-02-22 23:36:46 · answer #1 · answered by Just Jess 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have been watching your posts on the Q.E. pocket beagles. They really do not exist. This breeder's claiming to have these now are breeding in another breed like a Dachshund to reduce size in a beagle. You will see pictures of pups from these breeders that look more like a Dachshund than a beagle. They are mutts. You do not see uniformaty in a litter from these so called breeders of these dogs. I would beware of these claims of pocket beagles. You can look at this website here. http://queensbeagle.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=42
2007-02-22 13:43:24 · answer #2 · answered by bear 2 zealand © 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋