@cocosmom: She is adorable, thank you for posting pics of your new addition to the family! I like Belle for her name. My Beagle's name was Lady. @Inb0913: This is a typical look of a Beagle, it's so, you can fall in love with them!
Daisy was crate trained. At 9pm, she went to her crate and went to sleep. Then DH decided she was lonely and would be better off sleeping with us, all 70 pounds of her. Our queen size bed was replaced by a king to give Daisy enough room. A crate is a good thing, they need that safe place. I never used it to punish, then it loses the safety factor.