A beagle is a small breed of hound, larger than a foxhound, they are great hunt dogs.
I love beagles! I love dogs in general, but beagles are definitely a great breed.
Yep they are great fox hunters, they track and chase down their scent for hunters.
Unfortunately, they are also the most used breed for animal testing due to their size and passive nature. It is a very sad thing.
Yeah it's real messed up, animal testing and experimentation in general is a messed up field, humans are real cruel.
Yes they are, we truly don't deserve dogs. Beagles can be so loving, it is hard to think anyone could harm them.
Beagling
Beagling is the hunting mainly of hares and also rabbits, but definitely not foxes, by beagles by scent. A beagle pack (10 or more hounds) is usually followed on foot, but in a few cases mounted. Beagling is often enjoyed by 'retired' fox hunters who have either sustained too many injuries or lost the agility to ride horseback, or who enjoy the outdoors and the camaraderie of the hunt. It is also traditionally a way for young men and women to learn how to handle hounds on
they were small enough to fit on a glove, and Queen Elizabeth I kept a breed known as a Pocket Beagle, which stood at the shoulder. Small enough to fit in a "pocket" or saddlebag, they rode along on the hunt. The larger hounds would run the prey to ground, then the hunters would release the small dogs to continue the chase through underbrush. Elizabeth I referred to the dogs as her "singing beagles" and often entertained guests at her royal table by letting her Pocket Beagles cavort amid