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Welcome to the BEAGLES UNLIMITED, the oldest, largest and most frequently visited Beagle information website on the Internet. This website has been posted on the Internet since January 25, 1994. This website will provide you with the best and most thorough Beagling information available anywhere. I hope all visitors find the website articles, photographs, chat rooms, bulletin board, guest book, maps, mailing list, directories, and the many databases on this website as truly useful information. I welcome all suggestions on how to improve this website so this will stay your favorite stopping off place for all Beagle information.
BEAGLES UNLIMITED welcomes articles from all experienced Beaglers with an expertise in Beagle breeding, rabbit hunting, gundog Beagle field trialing, canine veterinary information, canine obedience and agility training, gundog Beagle bench shows, varmint hunting, rabbit recipes, firearms safety, marksmanship, and any and all other Beagle related topics. If you have an expertise on the breed and love to share your knowledge, I invite you to please join #1 Beagle writing team -- BEAGLES UNLIMITED.
The reason this website is exists is to promote the sports of Beagling and rabbit hunting to a worldwide audience. Beagles should be bred with the genetic traits that make them great hunters, whether or not the hound is ever used for hunting. Beaglers worldwide feel that the primary breeding concern of every Beagle breeder should be to keep this breed's proud hunting heritage alive for future generations through proper breeding. This website will show and educate all visitors on the fact that Beagles are rabbit hunting hounds and that running hounds for pleasure or rabbit hunting can be a beautiful thing. Rabbit hunting for food and sport is an integral part of wildlife conservation and the American Hunting Heritage. Beagles that are properly bred to keep their superb hunting instincts, also make the absolute, greatest family pets, gundog bench show dogs, field trial hounds, and agility/obedience/tracking competition dogs. Beagles are part of the hound group and are one of the oldest breeds of hunting dog in the world. Please, join BEAGLES UNLIMITED in its quest to keep the "hunting instinct and traits" in Beagles so the beautiful hunting ancestry of the Beagle will live on forever.
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Donald J. Potts
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The popular Beagle is a small, pack oriented hunting hound. Although its natural instinct is to hunt, it is highly adaptable and adjusts happily to a suburban backyard, as long as it has regular exercise to keep it fit while providing it with a change of scene and scent, and company - either human or another Beagle.
Friendly,
playful and eager to please, the Beagle can be willful. Possessed of great stamina,
determination and a definite mind of its own, this picturesque and personality-plus little
hound has a tendency to roam. Beagles require a well fenced yard and firm, patient handling.
The Beagle is lively, active and extremely intelligent, making a devoted friend and companion. Hardy and resilient, it can be happily kept as either a house or a kennel dog. Beagles have a short, dense, weatherproof coat which comes in many attractive colorings, and requires very little grooming. Beagles tend to keep themselves extremely clean.
Good-natured and steady in temperament, the Beagle has an engaging demeanor which endears it to children and adults alike. A handy size for almost all households, with a handsome appearance and musical voice, the Beagle has something to offer just about everyone.
Breed History
The Beagle breed is so old that its ancestry is lost in time. Many Beagle enthusiasts hold different ideas about the history of the breed, but most agree that it is probably one of the oldest Hounds. Packs of these dogs may have existed across Britain before Roman times, when they worked as hunters and trackers. They are certainly one of the progenitors of Foxhounds, and perhaps, many other Hounds as well. The breed name probably derived from the French word "begueule" meaning gape throat, and refers to the tonguing (type of barking) made by a pack on the hunt. The modern breed evolved in the United States to have a larger body and balanced appearance. Eligible in field trials, gundog bench shows, and conformation shows, Beagles compete in one of two different height classes: the Beagles that are 13 inch and under compete in the 13" class and the Beagles that are over 13 inches but not more than 15 inches tall compete in the 15" class. Beagles that are over 15" tall are eligible for registration, but they can not compete in field trials or bench shows in the United States. Beagles are measured across the top of the front shoulders when they are standing correctly (no arching upward of the back or no crouching down on the front legs). They still actively participate in hunting sports, as individuals, braces (two dogs), and packs (3 -70 dogs). As pets, they require plenty of space, social contact and physical activity. Beagles have long been reliable, loyal, and trusted companions. Beagles that are bred with disposition, conformation, and tracking abilities as equally important qualities make the perfect multi-purpose hound. Beagles can be kept as a family pet in the house, kennel, or backyard while also being used as a hunting hound for rabbits, hares or other types of game; entered into gundog Beagle field trials; competed for conformation qualities at gundog bench shows; and even do extremely well in tracking, agility, and obedience competitions.
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