I have a Beagle as a pet. He is the coolest dog.
Why do you think he is cool? Is it because he is a scent hound developed for hunting?
He's just a super sweet dog and he listens very well.
Beagles are very intelligent but can be single minded.
Yeah he's pretty smart and I guess can be a little stubborn at time.
I have heard that the breed doesn't have many inherited health problems.
Yeah he's pretty healthy for being almost 10 years old.
Do you know how long they generally live?
I would guess around 12 to 15 years.
was developed in Great Britain around the 1830s from several breeds, including the Talbot Hound, the North Country Beagle, the Southern Hound, and possibly the Harrier.
Beagles have been depicted in popular culture since Elizabethan times in literature and paintings, and more recently in film, television, and comic books. Snoopy of the comic strip "Peanuts" has been called "the world's most famous beagle".
History.
Small hounds are mentioned in the Forest Laws of Canute which exempted them from the ordinance which
Beagle
The beagle is a breed of small hound that is similar in appearance to the much larger foxhound. The beagle is a scent hound, developed primarily for hunting hare (beagling). With a great sense of smell and superior tracking instinct, the beagle is employed as detection dog for prohibited agricultural imports and foodstuffs in quarantine around the world. The beagle is intelligent but single-minded. It is a popular pet due to its size, good temper, and lack of inherited health problems.
The modern breed