by Jan Fielden
Beagles are very gentle, friendly, and lovable…except…when one of them catches a bird or anything else they consider theirs and theirs alone! MO and Tasha got into the biggest fight I have ever seen. You learn to recognize their barking, growling, etc. and after a while and we knew there was something terribly wrong outside.
We also knew it wasn’t an intruder because they bark differently then and have, I might say. This was a signal it was all out war between brother and sister! And it appeared to be a fight to the end. They even dropped the bird they were fighting over to fight with each other.
The Colonel poured water on them and they were so in to their fighting they just moved away from him fighting the whole time they were moving. MO got Tasha down and was chewing on her ear and nicked her neck some. It was a horrible thing to watch because it appeared they wouldn’t stop until one of them was unable to fight anymore.
Tasha finally tried to pull out of the battle but MO would not allow it. He kept coming back at her and she had to defend herself. This went on for several minutes, probably not as long as it seemed at the time. MO had the bird in his mouth and ran off with it. I went out to get it while The Colonel kept Tasha back. I kept looking and looking for it but I couldn’t find it.
Finally The Colonel came out to look too and he couldn’t find it. MO is a “gulper” with his food, treats, and anything else that can be eaten.
The Beagles even looked for it…at least they were sniffing the ground and all we could figure out was that MO must have gulped it down rather than give it up. We, at the Red Oak Ranch are waiting for him to be sick. They are back on friendly terms now.
