Hello all,
We have a 9 year old male pure bred beagle, 26 lbs, neutered, named
Snoopy. We have had him since he was a puppy. He is very healthy and
freindly. He is very gentle and obiedient, he lets my 3 yr old daughter
pet and sit on him without much fuss.

We have been living in our house in a rural area, woods for miles, for
his entire life. He loves to run outdoors. The time is coming for my
family to move, most likely to a metropolitan area (in Florida), so
that I can find some new work.

Although we love Snoopy, we do not want to subject him to living in an
apartment and walking on pavement instead of running free as he has for
his entire life.

Please help us find a suitable home for a wonderful outdoor dog.
Thankyou

Putnam County - NY

montana wildhack wrote:
On 2006-03-01 09:41:45 -0500, said:

we do not want to subject him to living in an
apartment and walking on pavement instead of running free as he has for
his entire life.

I have to ask: do you think that the dog won't care more about being
with his family than upon what kind of surface he can walk?

Beleive me, I have given this alot of thought.

He runs through the woods freely, sniffing out and chasing anything
that moves. Crawling under brush howling and flushing our rabbits.
Leaving his scent everwhere by digging. Drinking and bathing from/in
the nearby stream or lake. Using his nose and body for what it was
bred. Yes, he was BRED to do these things.

If I were BRED to do something that I was no longer permitted to do, it
wouldn't matter who I was with. I'd probably get pissed too, pissed at
the family members who no longer open the front door and say, "Go bye
bye?" without ever putting me on a leash. Then I'd probably start
trying to escape out the door, and run into traffic trying to get to
that tree or patch of grass I see over there.

What do you think the Native Americans thought when they were forced to
live on reservations? Perhaps they thought, oh it'll be ok, I'll be
with my family.

I do not think it is fair, as humans, to breed these dogs and then deny
them the abilty to use their special traits.

I acutally adopted him from my friends mother, who was in her late 50s
when he was a pup. Her husband bought Snoopy from the mall, brought it
home and surprised her. She was surprised alright, she knew she didn't
have the time or energy to train this little pup. She wanted to get rid
of him. So I took him. I didn't breed him or buy him, nor did I ever
expect to have to move, for the best of my human family.

It is a tough decision that we have made.

On 1 Mar 2006 09:36:43 -0800, , clicked their
heels and said:


If I were BRED to do something that I was no longer permitted to do, it
wouldn't matter who I was with. I'd probably get pissed too, pissed at
the family members who no longer open the front door and say, "Go bye
bye?" without ever putting me on a leash. Then I'd probably start
trying to escape out the door, and run into traffic trying to get to
that tree or patch of grass I see over there.

you really think running freely in the woods, without supervision, is
totally safe? Huh.

--
Janet B
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bestfr...bedience/album

Janet B wrote:
On 1 Mar 2006 09:36:43 -0800, , clicked their
heels and said:


If I were BRED to do something that I was no longer permitted to do, it
wouldn't matter who I was with. I'd probably get pissed too, pissed at
the family members who no longer open the front door and say, "Go bye
bye?" without ever putting me on a leash. Then I'd probably start
trying to escape out the door, and run into traffic trying to get to
that tree or patch of grass I see over there.

you really think running freely in the woods, without supervision, is
totally safe? Huh.

--
Janet B
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bestfr...bedience/album

He got sprayed by a couple skunks over the years, and a small cut on
his paw once.

rec.pets.dogs.rescue added (nt)

wrote:

Hello all,
We have a 9 year old male pure bred beagle, 26 lbs, neutered, named
Snoopy. We have had him since he was a puppy. He is very healthy and
freindly. He is very gentle and obiedient, he lets my 3 yr old
daughter pet and sit on him without much fuss.

We have been living in our house in a rural area, woods for miles, for
his entire life. He loves to run outdoors. The time is coming for my
family to move, most likely to a metropolitan area (in Florida), so
that I can find some new work.

Although we love Snoopy, we do not want to subject him to living in an
apartment and walking on pavement instead of running free as he has
for his entire life.

Please help us find a suitable home for a wonderful outdoor dog.
Thankyou

Putnam County - NY

said in rec.pets.dogs.breeds:

you really think running freely in the woods, without
supervision, is totally safe? Huh.

He got sprayed by a couple skunks over the years, and a
small cut on his paw once.

Killed only takes once, too. In my area, we have coyotes.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

wrote:

Hello all,
We have a 9 year old male pure bred beagle, 26 lbs, neutered, named
Snoopy. We have had him since he was a puppy. He is very healthy and
freindly. He is very gentle and obiedient, he lets my 3 yr old daughter
pet and sit on him without much fuss.

We have been living in our house in a rural area, woods for miles, for
his entire life. He loves to run outdoors. The time is coming for my
family to move, most likely to a metropolitan area (in Florida), so
that I can find some new work.

Although we love Snoopy, we do not want to subject him to living in an
apartment and walking on pavement instead of running free as he has for
his entire life.

Please help us find a suitable home for a wonderful outdoor dog.
Thankyou

Putnam County - NY


My suggestion would be to check and see if their is a breed specific
rescue group in your area for beagles.

ALV

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says...
said in rec.pets.dogs.breeds:

you really think running freely in the woods, without
supervision, is totally safe? Huh.

He got sprayed by a couple skunks over the years, and a
small cut on his paw once.

Killed only takes once, too. In my area, we have coyotes.


Matt,

I don't think they got no cayoties in New Yawk!

In article ,
Rocky wrote:
Killed only takes once, too. In my area, we have coyotes.

Here, too - they're all over the state (we're not that far
from the original poster, anyway). We've also got black
bear, not to mention the most extremely dangerous predator,
the car.
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community.

"John Wesley" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...
said in rec.pets.dogs.breeds:

you really think running freely in the woods, without
supervision, is totally safe? Huh.

He got sprayed by a couple skunks over the years, and a
small cut on his paw once.

Killed only takes once, too. In my area, we have coyotes.


Matt,

I don't think they got no cayoties in New Yawk!

Huh? Coyotes have spread all over the east and are even in the metropolitan
areas. I'm in Ithaca NY and we have plenty of them here. Late at night I
often hear them yipping a coyote chorus.

And to the OP (if this isn't a troll). Dogs are remarkably adaptable. If
you put the effort into it, he can go with you and have a great life in FL.

Otherwise his chances aren't good. There are a lot of beagles in rescue &
shelters, many of them younger. And to be brutally honest, not many folks
want a nine year old dog. As well, it's unlikely that a new owner would let
him roam like you've done with him so he's going be confined anyway.

BTW, I know a few beagle hunters and they never let their dogs roam.
Beagles were bred to work with the hunter - chase the rabbit in a big circle
so the hunter can shoot it.

Chris and her smoothies
Pablo and Lucy