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Beagle Dog
Beagle Dog
The Beagle dog has soft brown or
hazel eyes that give way to their warm personality but
do not reveal their admirable courage and stamina. A
truly trustworthy friend can be found in Beagles and
they makes a great family pet. The Beagle dog are eager
to romp and play from puppies well into adults. Beagles
make good watch dogs as they can be trained to hunt. The
Beagle dogs are known as the "singing Beagle". The
Beagle dog breed has a sweet hunting voice, but if left
alone may howl. Training from puppy hood will alleviate
this problem, and they usually do not howl when inside
the house with family. The Beagle dog will adapt well to
a home or kennel environment. New owners should be aware
of natural hunting instincts and they should not be left
alone for long periods of time. Beagles come in a
variety of colors, but usually with white chest and
feet, as well as the tip of their tail, with tan and
black markings on their backs. The Beagle dog are small
and lean, and slightly longer than they are tall.
Puppies needs to follow a strict diet from early on to
prevent health problems. The Beagle dogs have ears that
naturally droop down. The Beagle dogs also has excellent
scenting abilities, as they are of the Hound group, and
will follow a scent if given the opportunity. Known for
their short stature and sweet disposition, Beagle dogs
make excellent companion and hunting dogs. The Beagle
dog are great with children and dogs they consider as
part of there pack but be weary of small animals as they
like to hunt. Social training from puppy hood is
advisable.
The Beagle dog has existed in Britain at least since the
reign of Edward III. It is said that Edward III used a
pack of 120 of them on the battlefield during the One
Hundred Years' War. The name Beagle may come from the
Old English or Welsh word for "small" being "beag", or
the French word for "open throat" or more idiomatically,
"loudmouth", "begueule." During the Renaissance they
were used to hunt hares and wild rabbits in Wales and
France, and have also been used to hunt wild pig and
even deer in Scandinavia, as well as cottontail rabbit
in the United States. In both Canada and the U.S. the
Beagle was used as a gundog to both seek out and
retrieve. Beagles were known as the best hare dog among
small hounds. They are small-medium sized dogs today,
but during the reign of King Henry VIII, were said to be
so small they could fit in your pocket. Beagles in their
day were allegedly about 8 or 9 inches tall. This coined
the name "Pocket Beagles", in which King Henry
VIII daughter Elizabeth I owned many. These
"Pocket Beagles" are allegedly extinct, although some
claim they crop up in litters once in a while. Beagles
are the most chosen dog for animal testing due to their
passive and adaptive personalities. During 1954 they
were the most popular dog in the United States, and
continued to remain on the Top 10 most popular dog breed
list for many years. Today, Beagles serve as
drug-sniffing dogs, as well as sniffer dogs that search
out food in luggage being transferred to the U.S. These
Beagles are called the Beagle Brigade. Beagles have been
used in numerous films such as Copper from The Fox and
the Hound by Disney, comic strips such as Peanuts by
Charles M. Shulz, and books such as Shiloh by Phyllis
Reynolds.
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