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roo roo	Jul 6 2009, 11:48 PM
Total Gas Bag! Posts: 2,685 Group: Full Members Member #479 Joined: June 8, 2007	i have a friend on another forum and she got hell from the whippet folk cos she said she walked her beagle for so many hours a day at a few months old.every single person jumped in and gave her hell.without listening to what she had said.she goes for a long leisurely walk in the woods and she does frequent stops for sniffing sitting down etc etc .they just read what they thought she had put.what i am saying is that a beagle is one of the more tireless of dogs they really can be a pain in the bum theyre bred to run for miles and miles tracking etc.and their recall is terrible once their nose is down on a scent. :rolleyes: whippys are bred for short bursts of speed and this sort of exercise would be far too much for a whippet but not a beagle.the ladys an experienced beagle person.my brain damaged Tess bit me on the arm last week and im still bruised but it was my fault id put the pool in the garden and thought she would enjoy a dip in the pool as she loves to go swimming.wrong!as soon as i lifted her gently into the few inches of water she turned round on me and bit, but luckily i got more of a scratch than a bite.(lucky for me as it was in the crook of my elbow on the inside where my veins are near the surface) :phew: theres some excellent advice on this thread,dont give up on Hari and dont get down,every dog can have an off day and make a mistake.just get on with your training and put this behind you.i dont think for a minute it was meant with malice it was just one of those things.also i think in this hot weather both children and dogs (as well as adults) get ratty and short tempered so will react to things that normally theyd let pass. :yes:


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