Beagles are one of the most popular dog breeds in the United States.
They’re known for being great family pets, but there’s a lot that you probably didn’t know about Beagles.
Beagles are excellent dogs for hunting rabbits and hares.
They have a phenomenal sense of smell and seemingly endless stamina.
When fox hunting became popular, breeders created the Foxhound by crossing a Beagle with a Buckhound.
According to the AKC breed standard, Beagles’ ears, when drawn out, reach the end of their nose.
Those long ears actually catch scent particles and keep them close to the dog’s nose.
In the U.S., Beagles are classified in one of two ways in terms of size.
There are Beagles under 13 inches and those over 13 inches but at or under 15 inches.
They can make three different sounds—a standard bark, a yodel-like sound and a howl.
“Polar bear pregnancy detector” is a much less common Beagle job, but it does exist.
A two-year-old Beagle named Elvis was actually trained to determine whether a polar bear was pregnant by smelling her poop.
Elvis identified samples from pregnant females with impressive accuracy.