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The Guide to Owning a Beagle

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Don't spend your money! There is absolutely no depth to "The Guide to Owning a Beagle," which focuses solely on the good points of the breed and hawking "Nylabones." (Andrew Vallilla mentioned Nylabones so often, I wondered if he got a kickback for each time he mentioned the brand.) Here's an example of the information contained in the book. My wonderful beagle-mix puppy is pretty rambunctious and I was hoping to find information on the specific training needs of beagles. I got a "training" section that told me I could get a private trainer, join an obedience class or read a book. That's it! Nothing more! So use your search engine and get this depth of information for yourself!

If you were to buy 'The guide to owning a Shetland Sheepdog' or 'Bulldog' or 'Staffordshire Bull Terrier' or 'any other breed under the sun' by the same author, you will get exactly the same book, just with different pictures. The only other difference would be the very brief introduction to the breed in the begining and the standard for the breed, everything else is identical. He even says that the Beagle excels at obediance, (ha, ha) Need I say more.

As the proud owner of two Beagles, 1 field and 1 show, I found this book interesting. It is full of history and facts, and complete with pictures of mostly gorgeous show quality Beagles. I disagree with the reviewer who said Beagles are not good in obedience. They are not generally as eager to please as a Labrador might be BUT if you know how to motivate a Beagle (treats & play) they learn quickly and never forget anything.
This is a nice book for a first time Beagle owner and while it may not be the best of books on Beagles it is a nice introduction to the merry little hounds with excellent photographs.

I agree with the reviewer who noted that this book was little more than an infomercial for Nylabones. This book had no depth and offered no real information about the care, breeding and history of this unique breed. Instead of focusing on beagles, the owner describes a beagle mix. I admit I was a little dismayed that the book did not focus exclusively on the pure beagle. People who own pure beagles or folks who are considering becoming owners of beagles would find more information in any of a number of books on the subject or by traveling on the internet. This book really offers no information and its "bark" is worse than its "bite."

Did I read the same book as these reviewers? I own multiple beagles, show and pet, and find that this little book is perfect for the beginner. I came on the site to order multiple copies to give to my puppy buyers. The author is realistic in his assessment of things like bathing and grooming and his approach to vaccinations. This is a good cross-section of information useful to the new and not-so-new beagle owner. Most all of the information is beagle specific with wonderful pictures of many show beagles. The section on the beagle standard is also very good. I recommend this book.

I have a beagle, he looks like snoopy. I thought this book did not help provide any useful tips what so ever and I actually was so disapointed, I asked for my money back. I DO NOT recommend this book at all......