I have become too lazy in my old age to care for a dog. They are too damned needy but I do occasionally meet a beagle that melts my heart. They are not the smartest but they are so sweetly earnest. One of my favorite movie scenes is in Young Einstein when Charles Darwin shows up with The Beagle (a very cute looking like dog with a big badge to identify him as The Beagle).
I told her to take the pup and shove it, to the Humane society.
No more critters here.