Normal Behavior?

joeythebeagle · 03-04-2010, 04:45 PM

Sometimes, when i am walking Joey (my beagle), he will begin frantically zigging and zagging (kind of like he has a scent), then he will begin whining, yelping and barking...
Is this normal Beagle "I smell something that interests me" behavior?

Another interesting thing about Joey is that he is a real lazy bum when he is inside, but when we go out, he comes a live and is into everything...have you guys seen this too?

This is our 2nd week together and it seems like i learn something new everyday about him.

Tucker · 03-04-2010, 05:32 PM

Sounds normal to me.

BookerMoose · 03-04-2010, 11:05 PM

That description sounds 100% beagle to me - both the frantic zigging, zagging, whining, yelping and barking while on a walk (definitely has caught the scent of something) and also the "real lazy bum" when inside!

**RosCole** · 03-05-2010, 05:36 AM

Sounds very much like our Cole. Sometimes he gets on a scent and he looks like a little maniac! I enjoy it though, cracks me up!

joeythebeagle · 03-05-2010, 12:33 PM

Thanks for the replies

He is my first beagle so I am jst learning some of his tendencies...they sure do have personality

cobismom · 03-05-2010, 07:23 PM

Sounds very normal to me. My boys will go out in the back yard, get a scent from bunnies or squirrels or even cats, and they go nuts....yep, even after 9 years, I learn something new from Cobi every day.
Like the best spot to take a nap..... yawn!!!!!

BeagleWeegle · 03-07-2010, 11:44 AM

lol hand up * it's like they are alerting the pack humans and animals they have found something* sometimes when Charlie is doing such......................all the other dogs in the neigbourhood can hear him (how could they not)....and they all start there own way of calling back to whoever is making the alert sound....it's like they are all communicating to eachother, haaaaaaaaaaaaaha it's wild.........

BergenandLizzy · 03-07-2010, 03:26 PM

Sounds like a beagle! My girls do the same thing!

Double Trouble · 03-07-2010, 04:23 PM

Welcome to my world lol! You've just described the typical beagle. Oscar especially is so laid back and very lazy at home - life is just one long snooze - then pow! the fresh air and the scents around turn him into a doggie dynamo on a walk. I reckon all that laziness and lying around is time spent conserving energy to be ready to go into beaglezone when outside.

**araine** · 03-08-2010, 03:43 PM

LOL totally normal. Actually, if mine didn't do that, I would be worried!

03-04-2010, 04:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
joeythebeagle Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 28	Normal Behavior? Sometimes, when i am walking Joey (my beagle), he will begin frantically zigging and zagging (kind of like he has a scent), then he will begin whining, yelping and barking... Is this normal Beagle "I smell something that interests me" behavior? Another interesting thing about Joey is that he is a real lazy bum when he is inside, but when we go out, he comes a live and is into everything...have you guys seen this too? This is our 2nd week together and it seems like i learn something new everyday about him.

03-04-2010, 05:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tucker Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Riverton, UT Posts: 828	Sounds normal to me. __________________ Steven, Tucker, Yuki & Niko

03-05-2010, 05:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
RosCole Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1,873	Sounds very much like our Cole. Sometimes he gets on a scent and he looks like a little maniac! I enjoy it though, cracks me up! __________________ All you really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt. Lucy Van Pelt Peanuts

03-05-2010, 07:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
cobismom Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: South Dakota Posts: 827	Sounds very normal to me. My boys will go out in the back yard, get a scent from bunnies or squirrels or even cats, and they go nuts....yep, even after 9 years, I learn something new from Cobi every day. Like the best spot to take a nap..... yawn!!!!! __________________ Cathy J Casie and Cobi's mom

03-07-2010, 11:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
BeagleWeegle Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 326	lol hand up * it's like they are alerting the pack humans and animals they have found something* sometimes when Charlie is doing such......................all the other dogs in the neigbourhood can hear him (how could they not)....and they all start there own way of calling back to whoever is making the alert sound....it's like they are all communicating to eachother, haaaaaaaaaaaaaha it's wild......... __________________ If I can survive raising a Beagle. My Beagle I can Survive "Anything"

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03-04-2010, 11:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
BookerMoose Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,437	That description sounds 100% beagle to me - both the frantic zigging, zagging, whining, yelping and barking while on a walk (definitely has caught the scent of something) and also the "real lazy bum" when inside!

03-05-2010, 12:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
joeythebeagle Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 28	Thanks for the replies He is my first beagle so I am jst learning some of his tendencies...they sure do have personality

03-07-2010, 03:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
BergenandLizzy Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 99	Sounds like a beagle! My girls do the same thing!

03-07-2010, 04:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
Double Trouble Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Sunderland, England Posts: 84	Welcome to my world lol! You've just described the typical beagle. Oscar especially is so laid back and very lazy at home - life is just one long snooze - then pow! the fresh air and the scents around turn him into a doggie dynamo on a walk. I reckon all that laziness and lying around is time spent conserving energy to be ready to go into beaglezone when outside. __________________ Beagles are different from any other breed of dog - Fact! http://beaglespace.blogspot.com/

03-08-2010, 03:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
araine Ultimate Moderator Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 490	LOL totally normal. Actually, if mine didn't do that, I would be worried! __________________ Amber Raine BW Ultimate Moderator Owner of Cassidy Lynne and Nubi aka, the Noobs, and lil' Blu. "Have you hugged your beagle today?"