Well let me just say that I'm not buying a dog tomorrow, maybe by next summer, but I'm just researching now. The dog I'm interested in getting is a beagle. I've got books and I do a lot of researching online about the breed, so I don't have "puppy-love" and am just interested in the dog because it's cute. I have a friend who is just being a total jerk and completely discouraging me, only because he has a boxer and he swears they are the be all and end all to dog breeds (don't you just love those people who know everything and only give you credit if you support or uphold the same things they believe )
Well he's telling me that I would hate the dog and that beagles are dumb, and I'll never be able to house train it. I just wanted to know if there were any other dog owners (or maybe even any beagle owners) at the forum that could give me a little advice about the situation.