three years. We adopted him from the Beagle Freedom Project several years ago. We have no way to know what sort of testing was done on him, but he has adjusted, learned how to be a pet dog from our Beagle/Basset mix shelter rescue dog, and is now a happy, healthy doggie.
That organization, now known as the Rescue Freedom Project, has been instrumental in getting state laws passed requiring labs to make test animals available for fostering and adoption, instead of just killing them.
Beagles are the most-used dogs in such testing, because of their calm, trusting demeanor and non-aggressive personalities. They suffer because they are such good dogs in general.
It took Sam, our lab beagle, almost six months to bark. Apparently, he was punished for barking. He remains afraid of stairs, which may mean that he was taking down stairs to the place where testing occurred. He took a long time to warm up to me, which may mean that he was mainly handled by men in the lab.
We're lucky to have him in our home, now. He was one of nine beagles made available for adoption in Minnesota. The Minnesota Nine, as they are called, were instrumental in our state legislature passing the lab adoption requirement bill here.
Good dog, Sam!
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