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Beagle with newborns?
We have an almost 2 year old female Beagle and last week brought home our
newborn child. We had expected her to act differently, possibly jealous or left out, so we made extra sure to pay special attention to her. I curious if anyone knows what her actions mean. It doesnt seem like she's jealous, maybe mroe like protective? Let me explain... Any time the baby makes the slightest noise she jumps up and stares at him goes over to him and sniffs. She constantly tries to sniff him but we keep her a little at bay. Once a night or so out of no where she will jump up to her feet bark (she NEVER barks) runs over to the windows growls and barks, then comes back and lays down. A lot of times her face looks sad her ears are up and tail usually wagging so Im assuming her facial emotions arent always how we percieve them to be. She also kind of keeps to herself a little more and is a LOT more settled/quiet then the week before. I know its not much but based on this is she just being overly protective of the baby or is she barking and growling like saying, god dam f'in people pay more attention to the baby now grrr? Is she sad? Does anyone know any good sites that explian what Beagle face expressions mean? Thanks in advance |
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Dear Foo
This is predatory behaviour which is extremely dangerous. Beagles do not attack their prey but bay to call over their hunter (you) to get the prey (your baby). She doens't see it as a little person. Please be careful. Nevyn |
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Dear Foo
This is predatory behaviour which is extremely dangerous. Beagles do not attack their prey but bay to call over their hunter (you) to get the prey (your baby). She doens't see it as a little person. Please be careful. Nevyn |
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Dear Foo
This is predatory behaviour which is extremely dangerous. Beagles do not attack their prey but bay to call over their hunter (you) to get the prey (your baby). She doens't see it as a little person. Please be careful. Nevyn |
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"Nevyn" wrote in message
. .. Dear Foo This is predatory behaviour which is extremely dangerous. Beagles do not attack their prey but bay to call over their hunter (you) to get the prey (your baby). She doens't see it as a little person. Please be careful. This is complete hogwash. And I don't think I've ever said that here before. Have you ever lived with beagles? Beagles do not bay to call over their hunter. They don't care if there is a hunter there or not. Never have. They are independent hunters. The hunter uses the sound to locate his dog but the dog isn't concerned about the hunter at all - his intent is to catch that rabbit himself. And he's not sneaky or circumspect about it. The initial sniffing of the baby and her reaction to it sounds more protective to me. The baby makes noises similar to puppy litter noises. She most likely has no thought in her head of harming puppies. The barking at the window may be completely unrelated. I see no reason to make a connection without more evidence. And even if there is a connection, it may also be protective. She may be letting the outside world know that she is on guard. Beagles have many different barks. A true trail bay is an almost visceral thing. You can feel that it comes from a whole different place within the dog than a more "normal" bark. Like most dogs, they have warning barks, alarm barks, play barks, woo-woo barks. Since the OP said she hasn't been a barker at all before, she just may not be familiar with the type of bark she's hearing. Think about it, if any other dog, in a house without a baby, went and barked at the window in the evening, would you think he was calling for reinforcements to attack something? The OP said "growls and barks". This is not a bay. For the OP, hold your baby and the dog - say on a couch - and let the dog sniff the baby until she is bored. Pet her, praise her. Make the baby part of *her* family too. She may feel that she's been moved down a notch in the pecking order - and she has. She'll be fine with that but she wants to know just who *is* in the pecking order. The dog will figure it out pretty quickly. As far as the facial expressions, I'm guessing she's playing on your guilt and has discovered something that works for her. Expressions vary so much from dog to dog that it's way too personal a thing for someone else to figure out. In general, I'd watch her ear position and tail position - which is a BIG indicator in beagles. But mostly, she's probably sitting back and trying to figure out how she's supposed to fit in. -- ~~Judy Spenser - Carbor Talk of the Town, NA Sassy - Can CH Carbor Back Talk |
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"Nevyn" wrote in message
. .. Dear Foo This is predatory behaviour which is extremely dangerous. Beagles do not attack their prey but bay to call over their hunter (you) to get the prey (your baby). She doens't see it as a little person. Please be careful. This is complete hogwash. And I don't think I've ever said that here before. Have you ever lived with beagles? Beagles do not bay to call over their hunter. They don't care if there is a hunter there or not. Never have. They are independent hunters. The hunter uses the sound to locate his dog but the dog isn't concerned about the hunter at all - his intent is to catch that rabbit himself. And he's not sneaky or circumspect about it. The initial sniffing of the baby and her reaction to it sounds more protective to me. The baby makes noises similar to puppy litter noises. She most likely has no thought in her head of harming puppies. The barking at the window may be completely unrelated. I see no reason to make a connection without more evidence. And even if there is a connection, it may also be protective. She may be letting the outside world know that she is on guard. Beagles have many different barks. A true trail bay is an almost visceral thing. You can feel that it comes from a whole different place within the dog than a more "normal" bark. Like most dogs, they have warning barks, alarm barks, play barks, woo-woo barks. Since the OP said she hasn't been a barker at all before, she just may not be familiar with the type of bark she's hearing. Think about it, if any other dog, in a house without a baby, went and barked at the window in the evening, would you think he was calling for reinforcements to attack something? The OP said "growls and barks". This is not a bay. For the OP, hold your baby and the dog - say on a couch - and let the dog sniff the baby until she is bored. Pet her, praise her. Make the baby part of *her* family too. She may feel that she's been moved down a notch in the pecking order - and she has. She'll be fine with that but she wants to know just who *is* in the pecking order. The dog will figure it out pretty quickly. As far as the facial expressions, I'm guessing she's playing on your guilt and has discovered something that works for her. Expressions vary so much from dog to dog that it's way too personal a thing for someone else to figure out. In general, I'd watch her ear position and tail position - which is a BIG indicator in beagles. But mostly, she's probably sitting back and trying to figure out how she's supposed to fit in. -- ~~Judy Spenser - Carbor Talk of the Town, NA Sassy - Can CH Carbor Back Talk |
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"Nevyn" wrote in message
. .. Dear Foo This is predatory behaviour which is extremely dangerous. Beagles do not attack their prey but bay to call over their hunter (you) to get the prey (your baby). She doens't see it as a little person. Please be careful. This is complete hogwash. And I don't think I've ever said that here before. Have you ever lived with beagles? Beagles do not bay to call over their hunter. They don't care if there is a hunter there or not. Never have. They are independent hunters. The hunter uses the sound to locate his dog but the dog isn't concerned about the hunter at all - his intent is to catch that rabbit himself. And he's not sneaky or circumspect about it. The initial sniffing of the baby and her reaction to it sounds more protective to me. The baby makes noises similar to puppy litter noises. She most likely has no thought in her head of harming puppies. The barking at the window may be completely unrelated. I see no reason to make a connection without more evidence. And even if there is a connection, it may also be protective. She may be letting the outside world know that she is on guard. Beagles have many different barks. A true trail bay is an almost visceral thing. You can feel that it comes from a whole different place within the dog than a more "normal" bark. Like most dogs, they have warning barks, alarm barks, play barks, woo-woo barks. Since the OP said she hasn't been a barker at all before, she just may not be familiar with the type of bark she's hearing. Think about it, if any other dog, in a house without a baby, went and barked at the window in the evening, would you think he was calling for reinforcements to attack something? The OP said "growls and barks". This is not a bay. For the OP, hold your baby and the dog - say on a couch - and let the dog sniff the baby until she is bored. Pet her, praise her. Make the baby part of *her* family too. She may feel that she's been moved down a notch in the pecking order - and she has. She'll be fine with that but she wants to know just who *is* in the pecking order. The dog will figure it out pretty quickly. As far as the facial expressions, I'm guessing she's playing on your guilt and has discovered something that works for her. Expressions vary so much from dog to dog that it's way too personal a thing for someone else to figure out. In general, I'd watch her ear position and tail position - which is a BIG indicator in beagles. But mostly, she's probably sitting back and trying to figure out how she's supposed to fit in. -- ~~Judy Spenser - Carbor Talk of the Town, NA Sassy - Can CH Carbor Back Talk |
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Could I please see your degree in Canine Sociology?
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Could I please see your degree in Canine Sociology?
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Could I please see your degree in Canine Sociology?
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