Introduction
The Border Beagle (originated in the USA) is a new breed that has been created by means of crossing Beagle and Border Collie. The Border Beagle has immediately gained a wide popularity among dog lovers due to its loving, enthusiastic, intelligent and playful nature.
Appearance and Size
Border Beagles are known to be medium-sized dogs with stout body and sturdy legs. Besides, Border Beagle has large, dark, round eyes, long muzzle and floppy ears. The approximate weight of a dog is 20 pounds for a female and 40 pounds for a male. The size of a breed is small to medium.
Shed
Border Beagles may have various coats that depend on the defined parents: from harsh and rough hair to shiny, soft and short. What concerns Border Beagle’s coat color and pattern, it usually comes with a combination of black and white. Sometimes there are puppies, whose color is a mixture with brown, tan, red-brown and golden colors.
Border Beagles shed less and, another important characteristic, it is a hypoallergenic breed.
Lifespan and Health Issues
An average lifespan of the Border Beagle is from 12 to 15 years (the smaller is the dog, the longer it will live). Among the most frequent health issues are eye and skin allergies and hip dysplasia. But, on the whole, the Border Beagle is a breed with sound health and strong immune system.
Temperament
The Border Beagle’s temperament is extremely lively and playful. The dog is very energetic and want to spend all the time with its owner. This dog is affectionate towards its family members.
Besides, the Border Beagle is a perfect guard for you, your kids and other pets. The Border Beagle needs a company, that is why they are very fond of playing with other dogs, but might as well be shy or timid, especially with male dogs.
The Border Beagle is a wonderful watchdog that would constantly protect your house against intruders. The dog is friendly and social. It always treats strangers in a friendly manner, but with some share of alertness.
Behavior and Trainning
Another important information is that the Border Beagle is a perfect dog for families with small children, singles, who want to find a companion, active older people.
What concerns Border Beagle’s behavior and training, one should remember, that this breed is very active and energetic, thus, in order to get a nice pet, you have to give your dog necessary environment to be active. Border Beagles is the very dog that should be trained.
Border Beagle is a manageable dog, but it can inherit stubbornness from its Beagle parent. A dog has unpleasant sniff habits. Also, your puppy might inherit herding drive (chasing animals, cars and other moving objects), so it is very necessary to teach your dog how to behave with pets and humans.
Сonclusion
Border Beagle is a devoted and affectionate family dog, that will always protect you and your kids. A dog is friendly and cheerful, though it needs some special behavioral training. Choose the Border Beagle to make your life active and positive than ever.
My name is Jessa and I have a border beagle named Talie. She is everything you mentioned in this post.
Thanks for the info.