I am not a very good dog lover I like to look at them but I'm afraid of them. I do have a Beagle, his name is Homer, he is our family dog and we got him when he was bout a month old. The only reason we got him was because my husbands dog died, so I gave in and got another one. Now you probably couldn't drag me away from him, as I love him so much. The only thing i don't like is the barking, he sings when i play my piano, probably because it hurts his ears.