Beagles can be lazy although some beagles are more active and less lazy than others.
Most often a beagle is pretty active as a puppy and as a younger adult dog but then as the beagle gets older they the beagle tends to become more lazy.
When mature, a Beagle can become fairly lazy, content to lie about the house all day, getting up for meals and perhaps an occasional scratching of the ears.
Since the beagle is a dog breed prone to obesity, don't let this happen.
Beagles will sleep for around 10 to 12 hours per day.
Beagles will often sleep between 10-12 hours per day; this will usually be spread out between their overnight sleep and the naps they take during the day.
Beagles do run away.
Beagles most often will run away to follow a scent.
In some cases, a Beagle will run off in search of other dogs - since he or she is a strong pack hunter - and the urge to be with other dogs can sometimes be overwhelming.
In addition to their powerful noses, Beagles can also escape out of fear or anxiety, and also boredom.
High energy dogs require more exercise to stay satisfied.
And if your dog is left outside for long periods of time, anxiety or boredom may drive them to attempt to break out and wander.
To stop your beagle from shedding as much feed them high quality food that can protect their coat and also brush the beagle often.
Brushing your beagle helps to loosen the beagles fur and get old fur out of the way for new fur growth.
Using a high-quality rather than cheap brush can also benefit you because it will remove more of the beagles fur and ultimately cause your beagle to shed less.
Feed your beagle high-quality dog food because poor nutrition can cause excessive shedding.
Beagles should be washed 2 to 3 times per month.
If you bathe your beagle too often then that will harm them and strip their essential body oils, and cause itchiness.
So don't bathe the beagle more than 3 times per month unless the beagle is actually dirty and needs a bath to clean them.
Beagles do stink because of the oily skin they have which releases an unpleasant smell through the beagles oily secretions.
Also beagles were bred to hunt in packs, so they have a distinctive doggy odor that helps the pack keep track of each member when chasing prey.
Beagles boast a close, oily coat like most hounds, and longer ears that may get infected if not maintained.
Can you get rid of Beagle smell?
No, you can't get rid of a dog's natural smell. It emits this odor through natural chemical processes, similar to a human's body odor.
You can minimize the smell of a beagle, however, with body cleaning and oral hygiene.
Beagles have a higher concentration of odor-producing microbes which love damp and wet environments.
Their coat absorbs moisture and releases an unpleasant smell through oily secretions of their sebaceous glands (hair follicles).
Although most dogs will have that typical 'wet dog' smell, beagles tend to have it worse.
Beagles should be bathed between 2 to 3 times per month.
However bathing the beagle more than 3 times per day could do more harm than good.
Dogs are not like humans who love to bathe twice or thrice on a summer day.
If you bathe your beagle too often then that will harm them and strip their essential body oils, and cause itchiness.