The Bogle is a high energy, athletic short coated hybrid dog that is a cross between a Beagle and Boxer. Like both dog types it is a good watch dog and is also a wonderful companion dog. The Bogle is typically a fawn brown color but may also be tri-colored, black and tan or even white and brown or white and black. They have a muzzle that is shorter than the Beagle but longer than the Boxer and this often eliminates many of the respiratory issues such as snoring that is very common within the Boxer breed.

The Bogle, one of the larger hybrid breeds, can mature at weights of up to fifty pounds or more and can be twenty to twenty five inches at the shoulder. They tend to be muscular but not cobby and be ideally suited for active homes with large, fenced yards.

What You Need To Know About Owning A Bogle

The Bogle is a great family pet however they do need to have routine socialization and obedience training as do most of the purebred and canine hybrids. Like the Boxer they are very prone to jumping and leaping on guests and family when they come home, so it is essential to teach the breed to sit and greet everyone. They have a deep bark, some bay like a Beagle, so they are not always ideal dogs for living in the city or in apartments. They are a good match for families with active, older children and are highly intelligent and easy to train. Occasionally they can be somewhat strong willed and stubborn, but they are also loyal and loving.

The Bogle needs a lot of exercise per day and will stay very active all through his or her life. They do best with an intense exercise program and room to run and play on a regular basis throughout the day. They also love to play with toys and do have a significant prey instinct. They can be good companion pets for households with cats provided they are raised with cats from puppies.

There seems to be one big, ugly, giant dog war going on today, with people fighting whether hybrid dogs like the labadoodle or purebred dogs like the border collie are the best of the lot. With so many dogs being bred today, with their breeders ranging from top professionals to back yard people who want “Fido" to have just one litter before neutering her (which usually never gets done), the words hybrid and purebred have become interchanged with designer dogs. And the average breeder or purchaser doesn’t have a clue what any of this means, unfortunately. So maybe before we go any further, we should define each word very carefully.

Purebred

First of all, and top of the line, is the purebred. This should be the one you need to breed or to purchase for a specific reason or need, when you want a breed of dog that is 100% that breed of dog. A purebred Border Bollie is a Border Collie. No Pug or American Cocker or German Shepherd is mixed with it to improve or change its looks. The lineage is pure, and you know what to expect from them in regard to their looks, temperament, what their capabilities are, and how they work. But unfortunately, the average public is buying this purebred dog without even looking at their background: they purchase a high quality border collie dog and turn around two years later, getting rid of it after it displays high temperament or chases cars, both of which have been bred into the dog for a specific purpose.

Why breed a dog to herd cattle that won’t herd or run? But on the streets, or in a family home, this would be something dangerous and not acceptable.  So the border collie hits the rescue centre, and is unfortunately one of the dog breeds most likely to do so.

Hybrid

Hybrid dogs are fast becoming the dog of the public: cockapoo, cockapoo, schnoodle, bogle, bugg,s, puggle, cavachon, labradoodle - the list is endless.  What this dog consists of is a mixture of a purebred mother and a purebred father, of two different breeds. This is a dog made to sell to the desires of the average public for a pet, a family dog, and the dog registries are adding these dogs to their registry because of this public need. Also, many purebred registries are adding hybrid registries to their list of services to show the public that the dam and sire are actual purebreds, not mixed breeds. And many hybrid breeds are bringing in higher prices as compared to the purebred breeds, due to the public need and demand for them.

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