Are beagles used for hunting dogs? PLEASE HELP!!!?

Question

my dog comes home with ticks and fleas. Are they're any shampoos that prevent and kill ticks and fleas on him. or do i have to buy things seperate? cause i can't keep him on a leash or he'll start howling. so i'm thinking about putting him in a cage with toys and stuff. PLEASE HELP!!

Answer 1

Yes, they were originally bred as hunting dogs, they have an amazing sense of smell, and when they catch a really good scent, they are GONE. They are miserable when confined, and will run every chance they get. So there's your first question. Your second questions (?!) is about fleas and ticks. There are big super stores that cater to pets... Petco, PetsMart... and they have any number of reliable remedies for ticks and fleas, either individual or combined. You may also want to consider talking to your veterinarian and asking them for an oral treatment, or injection. Either way, it's going to cost you, but it's certainly worth it to keep them (and you or your family) bug free.

Answer 2

beagles are notorious for their scenting abilities, and if they smell something interesting they'll take off after it. my advice is to keep him in a fenced yard instead of letting him roam around (if thats what you're doing) because he just might find one new smell after the other and not come back!
Howling when he is on a leash is just a bad habit that you can actually train out of him. If he howls because he is tied up outside, then thats understandable. But my own dog had this really embarrassing tendancy to howl and 'talk' while we were walking. After a while i had enough of it. Anytime he would start to be loud and noisy on the leash i would punish him. Which in his case meant that we would stop right there on the sidewalk, and he would just have to SIT there until he was quiet.. torture for him. After a while he would learn words like 'hush' and 'we can do this allll day'. lol. Dogs pick up on your displeasure really fast. as soon as he was quiet i told him 'good boy' and kept walking.
As far as the flea and tick meds go, i have found that the Adam's brand flea and tick spray is the best thing out there. I use it on my dog every summer, and it keeps the fleas from coming back for several months! they also have a shampoo that you can buy but i haven't tried it yet. a flea collar also helps to ward off creepy-crawlies.

Good Luck with your puppy!

Answer 3

Beagles are used for rabbit hunting because of theur speed and tenacity

Advantix or Frontline monthly applications should rid the dog of fleas. Keeping his bedding and housing area sprayed and dusted for fleas and ticks is also a plus, as is regular bathing with a good flea soap.

Please, give the dog room to roam. His natural hunting instincts will make him miserable if kept in a cage. At least give him a kennel run or a spacious lot

Answer 4

There are many topical treatments that can be applied once per month to control fleas and ticks. I personally like Revolution because it takes care of heartworm treatment and other internal parasites, too.

Your beagle is a hunting hound. To learn more about them, see if you can connect with a person who hunts with them and go watch them track. If you're squeamish about hunting, ask to go on a training trip when they're just running the dogs without hunting.

When we bought our home, it had been abandoned for 3 years and it came with a beagle dog that had been abandoned by a neighbor. We were there doing clean up one day and we could hear her baying in the distance. She kept getting closer. We saw a rabbit run through the yard, around several obstacles and then back into the woods. Shortly after, here came Sadie the Beagle dog on its tail, and she followed the exact same path, around the obstacles, as the rabbit. Even thought the rabbit was no longer in sight. It really is neat to see.

Answer 5

Beagles are by nature hunting dogs, and if you let your dog roam it will take long trips through weeds and come home with ticks and fleas. There are products you can buy that help, I think one of them is Frontline. You will also need a tick-removal tool that looks like a small measuring spoon with a "v" carved out of the end of the spoon. Just scoop up the tick.

I have a kennel for my 2 dogs and they love it. I shut them in at night and when I'm away from home. At other times they will go into the kennel voluntarily -- even pushing the door open with their noses. Dogs are den animals, and they feel safe and secure in a small enclosed space.

Answer 6

I've been told by the vet those shampoos are useless. Is your dog on a monthly heartworm preventative? next month ask your vet about switching to revolution- it's flea, tick, and heartworm preventative and you can buy it and just spray it on your dog's back once a month at home.

They are hunting dogs- you can train them with some positive reinforcement to howl less- my beagle mix now responds to "SHHH" and a point at him. Do you mean keep him on a leash to walk- he should stop= he's just excited. Dont' cage him all the time :( He just needs some love and training.

Answer 7

Yes they are a hunting dog. I have a beagle mix and he loves to follow scents. If you can't afford to put him on something like Advantix or Frontline or Revolution, there are plenty of good flea & tick shampoos out there. There are even some that protect againts fleas & ticks for up to a month. Check out a Petsmart, Petco or local pet supply store.

Answer 8

Get Advantix - It is a once a month treatment for fleas and ticks. It really works. They may occasionally bring home a tick on their fur that is not attached. Since I have been using Advantix (about two months) I have only found one tick in my house and none on my dogs - no fleas either! Good Luck!

Answer 9

yes beagles are hunting dogs. i thik the best way to keep ticks and fleas off of your dog would be go to a vet and get them to tell you what meds he recomends. the take by mouth or the liquid one to run from his head back to its hind quarters.
I use the one by mouth 1 a month does the job. the dog will think it is a treat an eat it right down. good luck.

Answer 10

bioSpot SPOT ON OR K9 Advantix OR Frontline Plus Apply Topically Monthly

All three of these products Kills Adult Fleas, Controls Flea Development, Kills Ticks (Lyme Disease vectors), Repels & Kills Mosquitoes (Heartworm, West Nile Virus carriers) (Frontline Plus does not)