"Beagle Dog Breed Information, Names and Pictures"
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Beagle is a small to medium sized dog.
It is a member of Hound Group.
The name was believed to derive from the French begueule (meaning "open throat" from bayer "open wide" and gueule "mouth")
or from an Old English, French, or the Gaelic word beag, meaning little.
Beagle is a Scent Hound, detection dog and hunting dog.
They always hunt together with Sigh Hound like English Greyhound Dog Breed.
It was accepted as a breed by the American Kennel Club (AKC) in 1884.
Picture of an Adult Beagle
History and Origins
Beagle have existed for over 2000 years. In the 1800s, the British began interest with this breed in hunting.
United States of American began importing high-quality British Beagles by 1884 (the same year the American Kennel Club (AKC) was founded).
At the same time, National Beagle Club (NBC) of America was formed to improve its looks and also its ability to hunt game.
By the end of the 19th century, the two clubs had merged into one organization dedicated to improving the breed’s performance in the show ring and in the field.
Group
Both the American Kennel Club (AKC) and The Kennel Club (UK) recognize Bracchetto under the
Hound Group.
Living Condition
Beagle will prefer a house that has a yard for them to run around because they are active dogs.
They are doing okay in an apartment or a condominium, as long as you provide them enough daily exercise.
Exercise
Before you learn how to train a Beagle, you should give your Beagle sufficient daily exercise.
Exercise is really an important activity for your dog if you do not want him to behave inappropriately.
Else, he will turn his energy into dog behavior problems such as biting your furniture, your shoes, garbage and etc.
Since this is an active and energetic dog breed; you should walk your dog at least 45 minutes daily.
Shedding
Beagle is a smooth-coated breed, so shedding is not much a problem.
"Beagle Physical Appearance, Characteristics, Temperaments and Average Life Span"
General Appearance
Its general appearance resembles a Foxhound in miniature, but the head is broader and the muzzle shorter,
the expression completely different and the legs shorter in proportion to the body.
Its skull should be fairly long, with a slight dome at the back part of the head.
The neck and throat or this breed should not exhibit any skin folds. The dog's chest should be deep and broad.
Coat and Color
The Beagle should have a medium-length, easy-to-groom coat. It appears in a range of colors.
Although the tricolor (white with large black areas and light brown shading) is the most common, they can occur in any hound color.
Size
Height: 13.0 - 15.0 inches (33.0 - 38.0 cm)
Weight: 18.0 - 25.0 pounds (8.0 - 11.0 kg)
Average Life Span
10 - 14 years
Average Litter Size
2 - 14 puppies
Characteristics/Temperaments and Energy level
The dogs are one of the scenthound dog breeds, developed primarily for tracking hare, rabbit and other game.
They have a keen sense of smell and often employed as detection dogs for prohibited agricultural imports and foodstuffs
in quarantine around the world.
Alongside the Bloodhounds, they have one of the best developed senses of smell of any dog.
But they are not a good guard dog as can easily make friend with stranger.
The dogs are good with kids and children which make them become popular family pets.
They are obedience but sometimes can be easily distract by smell.
Thus, you will have a perfect Beagle if you provide him the proper
puppy obedience training, house training,
crate training (crate training a puppy) and
potty training (potty training a puppy).
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These cute, compact, little Beagles have long soft ears that always attract attention from people.
And, people tend to give them a lot of affection. You should learn to balance out the affection that you are
giving to him with discipline and training. Too much of affection may cause him to slowly develop dog behavior problems.
Beagles have been trained for hunting due to heir extreme sense of smell.
Although they are highly intelligent, they are easily distracted by all the smells around them.
For this reason, you need to make sure that you have the skills on how to train a Beagle effectively.
Genetically all dogs have a pack mentality. Beagles have been long used as a pack dog for hunting and
therefore prone to
separation anxiety in dogs. So, you will need to be patient and equip yourself with the right beagle training techniques.
You may share a story about your experience with your Beagle like how you train your Beagle, the methods you used to fix any dog behavior problem and dog tricks that your Beagle loves.
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