I agree, that looks like merle to me and neither beagles nor poodles naturally come in merle, so there's another breed in there somewhere. It might be a couple generations back, but it's hard to say. There is a chance it's blue ticking, but usually that's a more even pattern rather than splotchy. Is this pup supposed to be a first generation cross (pure poodle x pure beagle), or are one or both parents also poodle/beagle crosses?
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Hello!! Does anyone have any experience with poogle? Beagle/poodle mix. There doesn’t seem to be an awful lot of information on them. Are they a good family pet? Also I’m slightly worried that the beagle is renowned for having quite a doggy smell and worried this will be the same for a poogle. I’m new to the group and new to owning a dog so any advice or information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
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Ah, I see! The toy poodle definitely has another breed in its pedigree - it may be a few generations back, but merle does not naturally exist in the poodle gene pool, so something had to be added in at some point to produce that color. While that doesn't mean that he's an unhealthy or unfit dog, I do personally find it a bit dishonest that people use loopholes to register such dogs as purebred with the AKC. Perhaps a 'your mileage may vary' kind of scenario! I don't know as much about beagles, so I won't speak to pocket beagles. Do you remember what the parents were screened for?
It's going to be pretty hard to predict how much beagle 'muskiness' he'll inherit from his mom. If the breeder has worked with mom's lines for a while, you can ask about how strongly mom smells compared to other beagles, and if other beagles in her lineage have that classic, strong houndy odor. If the breeder doesn't know much about mom's lines, you can still ask about mom, but it won't be as good an indicator.
It's going to be pretty hard to predict how much beagle 'muskiness' he'll inherit from his mom. If the breeder has worked with mom's lines for a while, you can ask about how strongly mom smells compared to other beagles, and if other beagles in her lineage have that classic, strong houndy odor. If the breeder doesn't know much about mom's lines, you can still ask about mom, but it won't be as good an indicator.
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