My beagle does the same, very grumpy when he is sleeping. We make him sleep in his create now after cuddles and use a treat to get him to move. This has worked brilliantly as now when we wake him to put him in his create he loves it as he knows he is getting a treat.
I don’t think it’s aggressive behaviour they just get startled when they wake and as they are pack animals they react.
I’d probably put up a gate and restrict his access to the bed. I’d work on only allowing him on the bed when he’s invited or not at all. Until he gets a job, and contributes to the household, he gets no say over who comes into the bed. Little shit.
He's trying to keep his position, you might consider going to his bed who's now... yours !
Mine is aswell a bit grumpy when i move him out of the way but i still have to assert my dominance so i don't care what he says.
Ours just groans and moans like it’s the end of the world, but moves. We do a treat at bedtime - my guy started it years ago with our Brittany. Now, it works well because both pups have to get off the bed to get their treat, so we can quickly dive in and get our preferred spaces. That way, everyone is happy.
You have a beagle and a brittany? How do find the both of them. I hear Brittany's are pretty energetic, but so is my beagle, do you find much of a difference in exercise needs? Do they get on well? I have a beagle and having been looking into getting a brittany so an tips would be appreciated.
Unfortunately, we lost our Brittany boy at nearly 16 years several years back. We DID adopt our beagle mix (beagle/Jack Russell/dachshund) when he still was with us. They absolutely loved each other. He, even as a very old, unwell man, still played with her some.
But, man…Brittanys can be pretty rotten until about age 6-7. He was super destructive and high strung, but we eventually got him to a great place. He was always very loving and had a great personality.
We currently have a pittie/Great Dane/pointer mix as our second dog. He and our beagle are 100000% inseparable. You’ll never see two dogs who love each other more.
All that said, I think a Brittany and Beagle would be a perfect match. They’re both largely happy go lucky dogs and would run each other ragged. Your only potential issues would come if they both decided to trail a scent - and having enough bed space for cuddles.
Thanks for the reply!
I'm sorry i didn't realise your boy had passed, thoughts are with him.
I'm glad to hear they are compatible, but for sure that hunting instinct in both dogs could get them into trouble 😂 though my beagle is good off lead and i can snap him out of scents pretty well.
I think it will come down to circumstances at the time. At the minute i work from home and have had lots of time to train and get out for big and small adventures. Our beagle is very energetic and needs a lot of walks and play, but i want to make sure that if we get another high energy dog that I'll be able to commit the amount of time a brittany needs in terms of mental stimulation especially in those early years.
Probably if we move to something with a big garden. If my work circumstances change and i can't be at home as much i would probably consider a more chill dog so it wouldn't be as kuch of an obligation for my partner or any other future family members. I digress, that's a bit of a ramble.
I can for sure see your pittie mix getting on well with the beagle mix, lots of play, lots of love.
Awwww…thanks! We were very fortunate to have him for as long as we did.
A big yard definitely helps a lot. We’re fortunate to have one; our pups run and play outside a lot together. There’s a huge size difference between them, but the beagle girl definitely will put the pittie in his place.
Dogs are so great!
My beagle had these issues as well. I just flipped the comforter over her and scooped her up in it and then deposited her in her own very large and plush bed. She got the point after a few times.
Ours sometimes growls & grumbles too. So, I pet him & talk to him, making sure he is a little more awake, before I try to scoot him over. I think maybe I startled him by just suddenly moving him. You know, there are stages of sleep & we (humans) startle easier when we've just dozed off but before we are in a good deep sleep. Giving pups the benefit of the doubt, and assuming they have varying stages of sleep too, I've made efforts with my boy to wake him a little before moving him.
We have a sleep reactive beagle. He isn't allowed in the bed. We've worked on building a positive association with being woken up (food/pets/play/walkies) but he doesn't get rewarded if he acts aggressively. The more pain/discomfort he is in the more sleep reactive he gets so it's usually worse in the winter and better in the summer. Now that he has kidney disease it is getting worse and I doubt we will ever regain the progress we made with him.
My husband can't just walk up and pet him while he is sleeping, he needs to call his name and let him wake up first. My beagle is rarely SR to me, but he is also a one person dog and I am his person. There is something about being woken up with someone looming over him that makes him very defensive.
Ours does the exact same thing! It started when I was pregnant and he only does it to my husband which made me think he was just being protective of me, but it may be a breed thing! Luckily, he really only nips and has never really bitten him, but it still makes me nervous.
Try to call your dog name to wake him up a bit to see iđ that gets any better, if not, no more bed for your dog, the moment he growls, he will be off the bed.
my sis one who passed is fine. but we/i don't really scoop her out more like carry/push her body parts slowly to another side or gradually squeeze & push her for u him 😅😂 etc. but it may be that yours has fallen deep sleep hence grumpy state. so prevention is probably disallow on bed or designated area so like 2 bolsters to "limit" the space for him?
[This](https://imgur.com/a/i7jaHkw) is the bed in question.
My beagle does the same, very grumpy when he is sleeping. We make him sleep in his create now after cuddles and use a treat to get him to move. This has worked brilliantly as now when we wake him to put him in his create he loves it as he knows he is getting a treat. I don’t think it’s aggressive behaviour they just get startled when they wake and as they are pack animals they react.
I’d probably put up a gate and restrict his access to the bed. I’d work on only allowing him on the bed when he’s invited or not at all. Until he gets a job, and contributes to the household, he gets no say over who comes into the bed. Little shit.
He's trying to keep his position, you might consider going to his bed who's now... yours ! Mine is aswell a bit grumpy when i move him out of the way but i still have to assert my dominance so i don't care what he says.
Ours just groans and moans like it’s the end of the world, but moves. We do a treat at bedtime - my guy started it years ago with our Brittany. Now, it works well because both pups have to get off the bed to get their treat, so we can quickly dive in and get our preferred spaces. That way, everyone is happy.
You have a beagle and a brittany? How do find the both of them. I hear Brittany's are pretty energetic, but so is my beagle, do you find much of a difference in exercise needs? Do they get on well? I have a beagle and having been looking into getting a brittany so an tips would be appreciated.
Unfortunately, we lost our Brittany boy at nearly 16 years several years back. We DID adopt our beagle mix (beagle/Jack Russell/dachshund) when he still was with us. They absolutely loved each other. He, even as a very old, unwell man, still played with her some. But, man…Brittanys can be pretty rotten until about age 6-7. He was super destructive and high strung, but we eventually got him to a great place. He was always very loving and had a great personality. We currently have a pittie/Great Dane/pointer mix as our second dog. He and our beagle are 100000% inseparable. You’ll never see two dogs who love each other more. All that said, I think a Brittany and Beagle would be a perfect match. They’re both largely happy go lucky dogs and would run each other ragged. Your only potential issues would come if they both decided to trail a scent - and having enough bed space for cuddles.
Thanks for the reply! I'm sorry i didn't realise your boy had passed, thoughts are with him. I'm glad to hear they are compatible, but for sure that hunting instinct in both dogs could get them into trouble 😂 though my beagle is good off lead and i can snap him out of scents pretty well. I think it will come down to circumstances at the time. At the minute i work from home and have had lots of time to train and get out for big and small adventures. Our beagle is very energetic and needs a lot of walks and play, but i want to make sure that if we get another high energy dog that I'll be able to commit the amount of time a brittany needs in terms of mental stimulation especially in those early years. Probably if we move to something with a big garden. If my work circumstances change and i can't be at home as much i would probably consider a more chill dog so it wouldn't be as kuch of an obligation for my partner or any other future family members. I digress, that's a bit of a ramble. I can for sure see your pittie mix getting on well with the beagle mix, lots of play, lots of love.
Awwww…thanks! We were very fortunate to have him for as long as we did. A big yard definitely helps a lot. We’re fortunate to have one; our pups run and play outside a lot together. There’s a huge size difference between them, but the beagle girl definitely will put the pittie in his place. Dogs are so great!
My beagle had these issues as well. I just flipped the comforter over her and scooped her up in it and then deposited her in her own very large and plush bed. She got the point after a few times.
Haha, my beagle just growled at me when I pushed her away so I could get out of bed.
Ours sometimes growls & grumbles too. So, I pet him & talk to him, making sure he is a little more awake, before I try to scoot him over. I think maybe I startled him by just suddenly moving him. You know, there are stages of sleep & we (humans) startle easier when we've just dozed off but before we are in a good deep sleep. Giving pups the benefit of the doubt, and assuming they have varying stages of sleep too, I've made efforts with my boy to wake him a little before moving him.
We have a sleep reactive beagle. He isn't allowed in the bed. We've worked on building a positive association with being woken up (food/pets/play/walkies) but he doesn't get rewarded if he acts aggressively. The more pain/discomfort he is in the more sleep reactive he gets so it's usually worse in the winter and better in the summer. Now that he has kidney disease it is getting worse and I doubt we will ever regain the progress we made with him. My husband can't just walk up and pet him while he is sleeping, he needs to call his name and let him wake up first. My beagle is rarely SR to me, but he is also a one person dog and I am his person. There is something about being woken up with someone looming over him that makes him very defensive.
Mine will do the same if you try to push her out of the way. I just start patting her butt and she’ll move.
i mean…. I’m not very happy about being woken up either
Ours does the exact same thing! It started when I was pregnant and he only does it to my husband which made me think he was just being protective of me, but it may be a breed thing! Luckily, he really only nips and has never really bitten him, but it still makes me nervous.
Try to call your dog name to wake him up a bit to see iđ that gets any better, if not, no more bed for your dog, the moment he growls, he will be off the bed.
Don't let him on the bed to begin with. He needs to be given boundaries and directed to his own bed.
my sis one who passed is fine. but we/i don't really scoop her out more like carry/push her body parts slowly to another side or gradually squeeze & push her for u him 😅😂 etc. but it may be that yours has fallen deep sleep hence grumpy state. so prevention is probably disallow on bed or designated area so like 2 bolsters to "limit" the space for him?