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The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Evolution's Captain : The Dark Fate of the Man Who Sailed Charles Darwin Around the World by Peter Nichols
For Bea: The Story of the Beagle Who Changed My Life by Kristin Von Kreisler
The Beagle Handbook (Barron's Pet Handbooks) by Dan Rice
Training Your Beagle (Training Your Dog Series) by Kristine Kraeuter
The Origin of Species and The Voyage of the 'Beagle' by CHARLES DARWIN
A New Owner's Guide to Beagles by David Arnold
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Beagles by Kim Campbell Thornton
The Voyage of the Beagle : Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the CountriesVisited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the World by Steve Jones
The Beagle by Marcia A. Foy
The Unicorn Sonata by Peter S. Beagle
A Fine and Private Place by Peter S. Beagle
The Essential Beagle by Howell Book House
Limekiller by Avram Davidson
Beagle: An Owner's Survival Guide (Benchmark Series Book) by Diane Morgan
Beagle
This article covers the dog breed; for other meanings see Beagle (disambiguation)
Beagle
Alternative names
English Beagle
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Classification
FCI: Group 6 Section 1
AKC: Hound
ANKC: Group 4 (Hounds)
CKC: Group 2 - Hounds
KC(UK): Hound
NZKC: Hounds
Breed standards (external links)
FCI, AKC, ANKC, KC(UK), NZKC
A Beagle is a medium-sized dog breed and a member of the hound group, similar in appearance to a Foxhound but smaller -- in fact, the smallest of the scent-hunting hounds --- due to its shorter legs, and with longer, softer ears. It has a somewhat domed skull; a medium-length, square-cut muzzle; large, hound-like hazel or brown eyes; long, low-set ears, turning towards the cheeks slightly and rounded at the tips; a medium-length, strong neck without folds in the skin; a short, slightly curved tail; an overall muscular body; and a medium-length, smooth, hard coat in tricolor (white with large black and light brown spots) or any combination of the three. The UK Kennel Club describes it as "a merry hound", and it is indeed a cheerful, energetic dog.
As well as making excellent (if not very trainable) pets, beagles are used for hunting. Beagling has been referred to as "the poor person's foxhunting", as a beagle pack (30-40 dogs) is followed on foot, not horseback. The usual quarry is the hare. Beagles are admired by some for the bloodcurdling "beagle music" they emit when in full pursuit. Beagling, like foxhunting, is still legal in England, but may not remain so for long.
Beagles have superb noses and, despite their self-willed temperament, are sometimes used as sniffer dogs for drug detection.
The comic strip character Snoopy is a beagle.
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