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[quote=Anonymous]23:05 AGAIN.

Take rescue groups' breed guesses with a grain of salt.  You say you wouldn't have known she was half doxie unless they told you.  Unless the rescuers saw mom and/or dad, there is no way to know what the mix is.  They are guessing just like you are.  You can guess--short legged/long backed often means corgi or dachshund, but it's not a guarantee.  Genetics do funny things.

All that to say, just because a petfinder ad says a dog is 100% beagle, it doesn't mean they are, and just because it says half beagle/half dachshund, that may not be accurate either.  Far more valuable to take each dog as 100% individual, and ask questions about it specifically.  "As foster mom, have you noticed any issues after lots of exercise?  What's the longest walk you've done with him?  How does he react to cats?  How does he handle new/novel situations?"

The internet can tell you that beagles do xyz and are capable of abc, but that doesn't mean ALL beagles do that--just that breeders who are adhering to the functional breed standard should be producing beagles who do that.[/quote]

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