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I agree with Judy. When I was reading your post I kept saying to myself... normal, normal, normal and normal. Those are all traits of Beagles. Your job will be in curbing those less then desirable behaviors into something more manageable.

Be prepared to enter some serious twice a day training with him. Get a clicker, good treats and have lots of patience. You will get a handle on these issues in no time. But it's unlikely they will stop all together.