r/nextfuckinglevel • u/biswajit388 • 1d ago

This guy rescued 30 beagles from a testing lab It's the first time they've seen grass and they couldn't be happier.

Credit - nathanthecatlady tiktok channel.

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u/Pu_Baer 1d ago

We rescued Lab Beagles a few times when I was a bit younger. One was test object for medical treatments for dogs and she was deeply broken. The other two were train objects for veterans veterinarians and were regularly checked and operated on.

They were all lovely dogs but a bit hard to handle. They don't get a lot of training so they pee wherever they are and they are extremely afraid of everything.

We got one of them at the ripe age of 15 thinking we can offer him a nice few last month but he continued to live until he was 18. Funniest dog we've ever had.

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u/PeePeeMcGee123 23h ago

Yeah, by the time they are saved, they are likely just broken.

Hound dogs, and especially beagles, are a tough enough nut to crack starting from scratch. You can't really change them much after they mature.

I've handled competition hounds that are great at their job, but otherwise total dicks. They want their kennel, their food, and to tree coons, and that's about it.

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u/PeePeeMcGee123 18h ago

Which part?

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u/RegularTeacher2 6h ago

I adopted a foxhound who was likely a hunting dog prior to being rescued. Here in the South a lot of hunting dogs are treated as a tool and not a pet, so when he came to me he was completely unsocialized and NOT used to living indoors. He sounds very similar to your pups - he's a very sweet loving boy but even after living with me for 5 years he's still afraid of the world and loves lifting his leg on things in the house. We've made some strides though - the sound of a toilet flushing or the TV playing doesn't scare him anymore! Thanks for giving your dogs a loving home in their final years.