>Well years ago I had a beagle that was on his way to destroying the house. Beds, chesterfields, doors and anything you could think of.
>Had to give him away. The people who got him had someone home all day (we hadn't) and that seemed the answer.
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>I agree with you on that one - beagles seem really nice as puppies, but they're probably the last kind of dog I'd recommend.

They're another smelly, sweaty, waxy dog that you just have to wash your hands after petting! And those blood0-shot eyes (or am I thinking of bloodhounds?)