8 Facts About Beagles
8 Facts About Beagles
- Beagles as they are today were first bred purposefully in the 1830’s.
- From 1953 to 1959 the Beagle was reported by the American Kennel Club as the most registered breed of dog.
- Famous fictional representations of Beagles: Snoopy, Beegle Beagle, and Underdog.
- Beagles were originally bred for the hunting of rabbits.
- Beagle type dogs, though not always as they appear today, have existed for more than 2,000 years.
- In Australia, Beagles are sometimes used for termite detection.
- Famous owners of Beagles: President Lyndon Baines Johnson and Barry Manilow.
- The ship that Charles Darwin traveled on to do most of his famous research was the HMS Beagle.
