One of us is a Beagle, and its not me! *Waggy tail*
I am not a Beagle
Its been a while, but my little Sis Bella and I heard that dreaded question again on Sunday.
‘Are they Beagles?’
Let’s just get this straight once and for all.
I am not a Beagle.
My sister Bella is not a Beagle.
We’re not hounds, even though we can howl like they do.
We’re not Beagles crossed with Rottweilers either. (Although I can kind of see why some people might think that when they hear my impressive bark!)
I’m definitely not a Corgi. Trust me, I’ve tried that excuse at the Palace, it didn’t work.
And I’m not a Basset dog either – my buddies Freddie and Gloria over at Basset Momma can testify to that.
So – what am I?
I’m a Swiss Mountain Dog. Got it?
Not a Swiss Beagle.
An Entlebucher Mountain Dog.
But you knew that, didn’t you? *waggy tail*
PS. For new readers of my blog I might just have to bark out that the doggie in the picture is not my sister, its a real Beagle who turned up when Bella and I were playing on Sunday – my human snapped this pic as evidence!*waggy tail*
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Beagles hunt rabbits. Probably not a lot of rabbits in those Swiss Mountains?
I’d hunt a rabbit if I saw one – but a Beagle would probably beat me to it! *waggy tail*
I’m…..not sure why people think you’re a beagle, Alfie! It’s kind of funny, really. They could just ask rather than making guesses!
Rooo its like they don’t like to ask, I think they think its fun to make guesses *waggy tail*
Ha-ha! You don’t at all look like a Beagle Alfie!
thank you Jen *waggy tail*
I don’t know how anyone could mistake you for a Beagle! Swiss Mountain Dog is just so obvious!!
Rooo I have no idea either *Waggy tail*
How about a mini Swiss Mountain Dog? You look just like them but I have to admit, I still am surprised when I see pictures of you that make your size clear.
(BTW – is that a bit of tongue I see in your picture? Were you going to give your friend a smooch?
Entelbuchers are the fastest and coolest out of the Swiss mountain dogs – we may have short little legs, but they move fast! *waggy tail*
Beagle crossed with Rottweiler i like that one.
Sheba.
Pretty cool, eh? *Waggy tail*
Entlebucher – just googled it.
Loyal. Intelligent. Bloggerfuriend.
Alfie:)
Cutie Pie.
Rooo that’s exactly right *waggy tail*
Got it! Are you sticking your tongue out at that Beagle, Alfie? Fred and Gloria get called Beagles and Dachshunds all the time! LOL!
I might have been sticking my tongue out just a little to tease the Beagle! *Waggy tail*
Roooo how funny – yeah I stuck my tongue out at him so he knows not to walk around and calling himself a mountain dog *waggy tail*
Wait — the doggy with you in that picture isn’t your sister Bella though, right? That’s a beagle.
I nose beagles.
Christie with lifewithbeagle.com
Roooo – that’s a Beagle in the picture alright. My sister Bella is a mini version of me, but cuter *Waggy tail* I love to play with Beagles as we’re similar size *waggy tail*
I could understand mistaking you for a beagle, but a CORGI! Those people are clearly blind.
I know! I didn’t know whether to be offended on my own, or the Corgi’s part after that comment. We clearly look nothing alike! *waggy tail*
So how big do you get, or have you gotten? Is there a big size difference?
I’m fully grown now and I weigh 22kg – although I’m small for my breed, we can weigh up to 30kg. The Beagle in the picture above is the biggest Beagle I’ve ever seen, they are usually a little smaller than me *waggy tail*
We’d never mistake you fur a beagle Alfie, but Bella looks a lot like me, I’m a coonhound!
Rooo – Thanks for stopping by! Bella is just a little pup so she has a lot more growing to do to get the right proportions *Waggy tail*
The boys sympathize. Beau – my first golden, both parents champions, father shown at Westminster, mother an Outstanding Dam with many champion pups) – got tired of people asking if he was a rottie mix. Strike that, INSISTING he was a rottie mix. (sigh)
Really? A Rottie mix? Rooooooo that is too funny and concludes my theory that some humans are just plain stoooopid *waggy tail*
They’re all saying I DO look like a Beagle …AND a Coon Hound!!! I look like an Entlebucher Mountain Dog Puppy!! I have to go into a puppy frenzy now! *waggy tail, growl, shaky head, roll over MAD EYE WOOFS*
I think some humans were getting confused with the Beagle in the picture, thinking he’s you *Waggy tail*
I’m generally asked if I’m a polar bear!
That’s so cool, and totally pawsome. I would not complain if that was the case! *Waggy tail*
Sometimes it can get tiring being an uncommon breed – I usually am thought of as a mutt or a hairy Basset, it is very rare that anyone knows my breed. It is fun being special and out of the ordinary too.
Same here – it usually takes a few minutes to explain what the Entlebucher breed is and that I’m not an unusual cross breed! *Waggy tail*
I soooo feel your pain Alfie!! I HATE it when people go….”Ohhh what a cute COLLIE!” “Ohhhh what a cute BORDER COLLIE!!”
Duh….I’m a SHELTIE, A SHETLAND SHEEPDOG, GOT IT!!????
BTW anyone with any sense would know that you bear NO resemblance to a beagle whatsoever!
Rooo thank you!! Its not easy being an unusual dog breed is it? But who on earth could confuse YOU with a BORDER COLLIE? You don’t even have the same colours! *Waggy tail*
Alfie, I will let you know IMMEDIATELY the moment someone asks me if any of the beagles I work with is a Swiss Mountain dog.
Rooo that is so funny – I bet you don’t have quite the same problem as I do! *Waggy tail*
Let’s say that it doesn’t seem to be a problem to worry about. Thank Dog, anyway! Beagle training can be challenging enough as it is.