I am also a bit lost, we up until we moved to Ontario always had beagles, or some variety of mixed hound that we hunted, all lived in our home, slept in our bed and were fantastic pets, well behaved... With the exception of if someone rang their bell, they all knew what that bell meant and would race to the door in excitement because Dad only played with the bell when it was hunting time! I always felt bad if someone picked the bell up and rang it and they could not go....