Beagle

Beagle
Tricolour Beagle
Other names English Beagle
Country of origin Great Britain
Traits
Weight Male 22–25 lb (10–11 kg)
Female 20–23 lb (9–10 kg)
Coat Close, hard coat of medium length
Color Tricolour or white in combination with red, lemon, or orange, brown
Litter size 2–14 puppies
Life span 10–13 years
Classification and standards
FCI Group 6 Section 1 #161 standard
AKC Hound standard
ANKC Group 4 (Hounds) standard
CKC Group 2 – Hounds standard
KC (UK) Hound standard
NZKC Hound standard
UKC Scenthound standard
Dog ( Canis lupus familiaris )
The Beagle is a breed of small to medium-sized dog. A member of the Hound Group , it is similar in appearance to the Foxhound , butsmaller, with shorter legs and longer, softer ears. Beagles are scent hounds , developed primarily for tracking hare , rabbit, and other small game . They have a great sense of smell and tracking instinct that sees them employed as detection dogs for prohibited agricultural imports and foodstuffs in quarantine around the world. Beagles are intelligent, and are popular as pets because of their size, even temper, and lack of inherited health problems . These characteristics also make them the dog of choice for animal testing .
Although beagle-type dogs have existed for over 2,000 years, the modern breed 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 promoted as"the world's most famous beagle". By Zeesmile007