Are beagles friendly?
The good news: beagles are fast friends. Even if you have an older pet or a beagle rescue dog, this breed is ultimately easy to win over, despite an initial wariness toward strangers.
Because of this, the beagle personality is easy to embrace. Creating a rapport and enjoying time together shouldn’t be too hard.Another bonus: beagles are great with kids, making them ideal family dogs. They also get along well with other pets.
That ability to be wooed by a relative stranger, of course, is great when it’s your first meeting with your beloved pet, or if you’re acclimating them to a friend. The downside of that quirk, however, is that beagles don’t make great guard dogs.
A watchdog role better fits the beagle temperament—it’s a similar but different job description that makes all the difference. A hound dog will easily bark and howl when something unfamiliar is afoot. Knowing that bark and seeing what they’re sensing will help protect you from the unexpected.
