All About Beagles

The Beagle is a child loving and friendly dog with strong self-confidence. Find out everything about the history, the nature, the keeping and care of the dog breed in the profile here.





History of the Beagle


Originally the English bred the Beagle to hunt rabbits and other small game. His task was to follow the trail of the prey animal and to track down the animal. The direct ancestors of the breed came from southern France, from where the English took them home during the Hundred Years' War. They first called the dogs Southern Hounds and crossed them with local Talbots. It is unclear how the name Beagle came about later. It is only known that the name was first mentioned by name in the household books of Henry VIII in 1515. Already 100 years later the British Gervase Markhams mentioned the Beagle in the "Description of the most important hunting dog breeds". The official recognition of the spotted hunting dogs did not take place until 1890. Internationally the dog breed is in the FCI group 6 "Running dogs, sweat dogs, and related breeds". The former hunting dogs have developed into family dogs and belong to the most popular breeds in the USA.



Character and character


The Beagle is a lively, cheerful dog breed with pronounced herd behavior. Since it was used for hunting in the pack, it gets along very well with other dogs and shows no signs of aggressiveness. He is also extremely friendly and open-minded towards his humans and especially towards children. The dog is always in a good mood and adapts to different conditions without any problems.

Of course, there is still a hunting dog in him, who always appears when he has the opportunity. As soon as there is a good smell in the air, the Beagle activates the hunting mode and follows the trail. With a good portion of consistency, you can get the strong hunting instinct under control. Due to its high intelligence, the Beagle is stubborn and likes to act independently. So you can't expect submissive obedience from the self-confident and persevering dog.

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