Beagle Paws - Calgary

22/01/2025

UPDATE: We no longer have a chapter operating out of the Calgary area. There are limited volunteer resources available at this time. Please email [email protected] if you have an urgent enquiry. Thank you!

17/10/2024

I see so often in bite cases where people seem to have missed the cues that the dog was uncomfortable and teetering on the edge. I hear all the time how the dog's tail was wagging and so they thought the dog wanted interaction. We are going to go through a lot of the signs that your dog is uncomfortable in the next few weeks so you can watch for stress signs and ward off problems before they happen.

A dog's natural tail carriage does have to be taken into account. For instance, if your dog's tail naturally curls up over their back like a husky, their language will look different than a dog whose tail is perpetually between their legs like a greyhound.

Generally speaking, a high tail is aroused and cautious. IF a tail is wagging high and rapidly, the dog is generally ready for action. It could be excitement, or it could be stress (caution), but taking the extra time to make sure a dog that is "flagging" like this is comfortable is recommended.

Medium, loose wag. This is the friendly, confident, happy tail. This is the tail we want to see. Normally, a dog's whole back end will be wiggling with the tail (note my business name lol).

Low and even tucked tail will always indicate a fearful dog. These are the dogs signalling they need space. Get them space and work on creating more positive associations with whatever the trigger was. Do not ignore this or force your dog to interact when they are clearly afraid.

Ensuring that children are being actively supervised around dogs is important for this reason as well. They cannot understand what the dog is saying. I continually see forced interactions between people, children, other dogs, etc. on reels, Instagram and tic tok and it is heartbreaking how few people are advocating for the dog in all of the comments. Advocating for the dog is advocating for the child or the general public. Dog bite prevention is a win for everyone.

27/09/2024

REUNITED Kamini Bernard REUNITED 311 caught him and owner was close by
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Rec'd in Messenger: is someone missing a beagle? Marda Loop. My daughter and boyfriend are with him but he won't go to them. dog is growling at them so they can't catch him
https://www.facebook.com/kamini.bernard

20/06/2024

16/05/2024

A Beagle with a Rough Coat?

The current AKC Beagle standard makes no mention of coat texture beyond a soft, thin coat being a defect, and a hard, close coat being preferred, but did you know that once upon a time, there was such a thing as a rough-coated Beagle?

In his Manual of British Sports (1861), the author, Stonehenge, described the medium Beagle, the dwarf or lap-dog Beagle, and the Fox Beagle, but there was a fourth dog – a rough or Terrier Beagle.

The author Beckford also mentioned Rough-Coated Beagles and Wire-Haired Beagles in 1750, and they may actually have been the same dog. Both were found in the South of England and in nearby Wales, and later, someone named William Youatt claimed that Wire-Haired Beagle was the stronger, stouter and better variety. And that leads to current day conjecture. Some people believe that Fox Terrier blood exists in present-day Beagles, and point to the Beagle’s epic stubbornness, though we are inclined to believe that this trait is a scent hound “thing.”

When these men wrote about rough coats in the Beagle, did they regard it the same way we regard a rough coat today? We don’t know. Double coats with coarse textured outer coat have been called “rough.” So have wiry coats, and rough coats have been called “broken.” Suffice to say that any coat other than today’s “close” coat would be noticed in a Beagle.

The rough-coated Beagle survived until the beginning of the 20th century, and there were even records of one making an appearance at a dog show as late as 1969, but this variety is now extinct.

Image of Rough Coated Beagle by Thomas Earl

13/03/2024

Calling all Beagles! Have your humans submit a charming photo of you for the - - 2025 BEAGLE PAWS CALENDAR - -
Send your photos to [email protected]
There is a $5 submission fee for each photo.
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TIPS for PHOTOS:
- -Landscape orientation photos work the best,
- -high resolution photo (ie: large file size),
- -photos without people (just the beagles),
- -seasonal and funny photos are great.
All photos submitted will be published, however, only adopted Beagle Paws beagles will quality for the Large Monthly photo contest (ie. Miss December, etc.)
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS APRIL 21 *** 🐾🐾🐾
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