This is part of my series on mixed breed dogs. It isn’t uncommon for people to end up with mix when adopting (Yay for adopting!), so if you have a beagle lab mix, here is a bit about your mixed breed.
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Also known as the Labbe, Beagador, Labeagle, or Labbe Retriever, the Beagle Lab mix is a rather common mixed breed dog that results from the mating of a Beagle and a Labrador. While it has been bred as a designer dog, it also is quite commonly encountered among rescues.
Beagle Labrador Mix Appearance
A typical Beagle Labrador mix has a head more akin to that of the Beagle and it usually will adopt the color of the Labrador, sometimes with some motteling or tricolor characteristics. The body also often takes on the form of the Beagle but overall is longer in length. Height is normally shorter than that of the Lab. The coat is normally short and more akin to the coat of the Labrador parent. Overall, it is a medium sized dog.
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Beagle Labrador Mix Temperament
The Labbe is a very high energy dog that tends to be quite friendly and extremely loyal. Both Labradors and Beagles are known for being easy to train. Beagles excell at noseworks, while labs make good hunting dogs. The Labbe is also known for being skilled at hunting.
A Beagle Lab mix is typically playful yet gentle and good with children. The Labbe needs room to run and enjoys the outdoors.
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Health Issues
Both Beagles and Labs can be prone to his displaysia and to seizures. Thus, the Labbe also can inherit those traits. The Beagle and Labrador mix is not known to be more likely to either condition, and some report it is is less likely when the breeds are crossed, although I am skeptical of that claim.
Do you own or know a Labbe?
I am a dog lover myself. I tell my husband if I had a football field I would take in as many as I could. My “Andy” is a cocker spaniel. I feel all our pets are gifts from God. My veterinarian once told me if he was reincarnated he wanted to come and live with me. Ha! Thanks for sharing and I will be watching this.
Cute dog 🙂 Glad to find another cat lover with the a-z challenge.
Hey. I own a beagle/lab mix, she looks more like an lab, her coat are soft and light brown color with 3 white paws. Size like a beagle
I owned a lab-beagle cross. She was the sweetest creature I have ever met. She lived for 18.5 years. She was the perfect dog. She was 40 lbs and the size of a six month old lab. Her face was a mix of lab and beagle, with sweet lab eyes. She had long beagle ears. She was all black (when she was young). In other words, she was absolutely adorable. She was well-behaved, super friendly, and extremely loyal. She was quite healthy for her whole life. She had very minor health In her old age (15+) she lost her hearing. She also had two teeth removed, even though we brushed her teeth fairly regularly.
We love your story. Our oreo is a lab beagle mix whom we adopted eight years ago.l tell our kids that i want to die before her because i can,t bear the thought of losing her.she is nine and is still very active esp. If she see,s a rabbit in our yard,does your dog like to get a bath? Oreo has markings that i call huckleberries. She is a gift from god.we were so blessed to have gone to the shelter on the day we did.
I am the happy mommy of a rescued Beagadore ( whom I adore). we adopted her when she was about 6 months old. Saying she is an high energy chow hound would be an understatement. she is smart & funny and very loving to me. I am sad though, she does not like men and goes into full snarling attack mode when she see one near. We have to be very careful when we are out with her. But, she is getting gradually used to our male neighbor and; she only barks happy barks for our mailman. I suppose that is because he delivers her dog food every other week and always has biscuits for our dogs. She is interested in our cats, but leaves the alone (they have claws & will use them). She also enjoys playing with our little terrier mix dog. Even though she is already bigger than we thought she would be, we adore our beagadore. Her coat colors are the orange pattern of a beagle – very pretty.
I have a lab/beagle mix who I adopted a little over a year ago. He’s around a little over two years old now and he’s super sweet but has a ton of energy. He doesn’t do super well with other dogs. We’ve tried to train him for the year that we’ve had him to get him over his dog aggression but we’re convinced something happened either when he was a stray or in the shelter. Otherwise, he’s one of the best dogs I’ve ever had. He learns new tricks really fast, LOVES TO SMELL EVERYTHING, and hog the bed 🙂 I love him so much! His name is Cedar.