I have my beautiful Beagle dog who I call Droopy. It's my best friend.
Aww, how cute. They are similar in appearance to the much larger foxhound.
Oh, are they? What are foxhounds?
Mostly scent hounds. bred to hunt foxes by scent. the beagle is just a smaller version.
Awesome, so they're kind of like siblings then. I don't know much about Beagles, I only know they can be human's best friend.
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
English Foxhound
The English Foxhound is one of the four foxhound breeds of dog. It is a cousin of the American Foxhound. They are scent hounds, bred to hunt foxes by scent.
Description.
Description Appearance.
The breed standards' guidelines for showing English Foxhounds requires them to be tall at the withers. The skull is wide and the muzzle is long. The legs are muscular, straight-boned, and the paws are rounded, almost cat-like. The English Foxhound comes in any hound color