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Special Considerations For Pet Beagle Owners
By Lee Dobbins
Beagles are happy loving
dogs that have a long relationship with man as a hunting
companion. Although no one knows for sure where these dogs
descended from, there are records of small hunting dogs that
go back to the 13th century and it is no secret these dogs are
quite successful for hunting fox and rabbit.
Beagle Information
By Michael Russell
The Beagle is a very
popular dog breed. They make excellent pets because of their
great temperament and gentle disposition. However, they can be
handful due to their stubbornness. Make sure that this is the
breed you want before you get one.
Easy Beagle Potty Training
By Michelle Adams
The importance of proper
Beagle potty training goes far beyond just the convenience
of not having to pick up dirty messes all over your home.
Beagle training is essential for a long lasting and secure
owner and dog relationship. All owners want to be able to
enjoy their puppies or dogs through their entire lives.
Loving your dog so much that it hurts should be the only
stressful thing in your relationship with your dog.
Solving Beagle Problems
By Michelle Adams
Owning a beagle is not
always fun and games. From time to time you will encounter
beagle problems that will require you to administer a little
beagle training. Some of the best resources for ideas are
dog training books written by experts or from websites run
by other beagle owners with real life experience solving a
variety of problems. Whatever resource you use be ready to
be strict with your beagle, as it needs to understand who is
in charge in your situation.
The Beagle
The Beagle is a breed
of medium-sized dog. A member of the Hound Group, it is similar
in appearance to the Foxhound but smaller, with shorter legs and
longer, softer ears. Beagles are scent hounds, developed
primarily for tracking hare, rabbit, and other game. They have a
keen sense of smell and tracking instinct that often sees them
employed as detection dogs for prohibited agricultural imports
and foodstuffs in quarantine around the world. They are popular
as pets because of their size, even temper, and lack of
inherited health problems. These characteristics also make them
the dog of choice for animal testing.
Although beagle-type dogs have existed for over 2,000 years, the
modern breed was developed in Britain around the 1830s from
several breeds, including the Talbot Hound, the North Country
Beagle, the Southern Hound, and possibly the Harrier.
Beagles have been depicted in popular culture since Elizabethan
times in literature and paintings, and latterly in film,
television and comic books. Snoopy of the comic strip Peanuts
has been promoted as "the world's most famous beagle".
History
Early beagle-type dogs
Dogs of similar size and purpose to the modern Beagle can be
traced back to around the 5th century BC. Xenophon, born around
433 BC, in his Treatise on Hunting refers to a hound that hunted
hares by scent and was followed on foot.[2] Dogs of this type
were taken to Rome and may have been imported to Roman Britain.
Small hounds are mentioned in the Forest Laws of Canute which
exempted them from the ordinance which commanded that all dogs
capable of running down a stag should have one foot mutilated.
If genuine, Canute's laws would confirm that beagle-type dogs
were present in England before 1016, but it is likely they were
written in the Middle Ages to give a sense of antiquity and
tradition to Forest Law.
The Southern Hound is thought to be an ancestor of the Beagle
The Southern Hound is thought to be an ancestor of the Beagle
In the 11th century, William the Conqueror brought the Talbot
hound to Great Britain. The Talbot was a predominantly white,
slow, deep-throated, scent hound derived from the St Hubert
Hound which had been developed in the 8th century. At some point
the English Talbots were crossed with Greyhounds to give them an
extra turn of speed. Long extinct, the Talbot strain probably
gave rise to the Southern Hound which, in turn, is thought to be
an ancestor of the modern day Beagle.
From medieval times, beagle was used as a generic description
for the smaller hounds, though these dogs differed considerably
from the modern breed. Miniature breeds of beagle-type dogs were
known from the times of Edward II and Henry VII, who both had
packs of Glove Beagles, so named since they were small enough to
fit on a glove, and Queen Elizabeth I kept a breed known as a
Pocket Beagle, which stood 8 to 9 inches (20 to 23 cm) at the
shoulder. Small enough to fit in a "pocket" or saddlebag, they
rode along on the hunt. The larger hounds would run the prey to
ground, then the hunters would release the small dogs to
continue the chase through underbrush. Elizabeth I referred to
the dogs as her singing beagles and often entertained guests at
her royal table by letting her Pocket Beagles cavort amid their
plates and cups. Nineteenth-century sources refer to these
breeds interchangeably and it is possible that the two names
refer to the same small variety. In George Jesse's Researches
into the History of the British Dog from 1866, the early 17th
century poet and writer Gervase Markham is quoted referring to
the Beagle as small enough to sit on a man's hand.
Standards for the Pocket Beagle were drawn up as late as 1901;
these genetic lines are now extinct, although modern breeders
have attempted to recreate the variety.
Eighteenth century
By the 1700s two breeds had been developed for hunting hare and
rabbit: the Southern Hound and the North Country Beagle (or
Northern Hound). The Southern Hound, a tall, heavy dog with a
square head, and long ears, was common from south of the River
Trent and probably closely related to the Talbot Hound. Though
slow, it had stamina and an excellent scenting ability. The
North Country Beagle, possibly a cross between an offshoot of
the Talbot stock and a Greyhound, was bred chiefly in Yorkshire
and was common in the northern counties. It was smaller than the
Southern Hound, less heavy-set and with a more pointed muzzle.
It was faster than its southern counterpart but its scenting
abilities were less well developed.[9] As fox hunting became
increasingly popular, numbers of both types of hound diminished.
The beagle-type dogs were crossed with larger breeds such as
Stag Hounds to produce the modern Foxhound. The beagle-type
varieties came close to extinction but some farmers in the South
ensured the survival of the prototype breeds by maintaining
small rabbit-hunting packs.
Development of the modern breed
Reverend Phillip Honeywood established a Beagle pack in Essex in
the 1830s and it is believed that this pack formed the basis for
the modern Beagle breed. Although details of the pack's lineage
are not recorded it is thought that North Country Beagles and
Southern Hounds were strongly represented; William Youatt
suspected that Harriers formed a good majority of the Beagles
bloodline, but the origin of the Harrier is itself obscure.[10]
Honeywood's Beagles were small, standing at about 10 inches (25
cm) at the shoulder, and pure white according to John Mills
(writing in The Sportsman's Library in 1845). Prince Albert and
Lord Winterton also had Beagle packs around this time, and Royal
favour no doubt led to some revival of interest in the breed,
but Honeywood's pack was regarded as the finest of the three.
Early images of the Beagle (clockwise from top left): 1833,
1835, Stonehenge's Medium (1859, reusing Youtt's 1852 "Beagle"
image) and Dwarf Beagle (1859).
Early images of the Beagle (clockwise from top left): 1833,
1835, Stonehenge's Medium (1859, reusing Youtt's 1852 "Beagle"
image) and Dwarf Beagle (1859).
Although credited with the development of the modern breed,
Honeywood concentrated on producing dogs for hunting and it was
left to Thomas Johnson to refine the breeding to produce dogs
that were both attractive and capable hunters. Two strains were
developed: the rough- and smooth-coated varieties. The
rough-coated Beagle survived until the beginning of the 20th
century, and there were even records of one making an appearance
at a dog show as late as 1969, but this variety is now extinct
having probably been absorbed into the standard Beagle
bloodline.
In the 1840s, a standard Beagle type was beginning to develop:
the distinction between the North Country Beagle and Southern
Hound had been lost, but there was still a large variation in
size, character, and reliability among the emerging packs. In
1856, "Stonehenge" (the pseudonym of John Henry Walsh, editor of
The Field), writing in the Manual of British Rural Sports was
still dividing Beagles into four varieties: the medium Beagle;
the dwarf or lapdog Beagle; the fox Beagle (a smaller, slower
version of the Foxhound); and the rough-coated or terrier
Beagle, which he classified as a cross between any of the other
varieties and one of the Scottish terrier breeds. Stonehenge
also gives the start of a standard description:
In size the beagle measures from 10 inches (250 mm), or even
less, to 15. In shape they resemble the old southern hound in
miniature, but with more neatness and beauty; and they also
resemble that hound in style of hunting.
By 1887 the threat of extinction was on the wane: there were 18
Beagle packs in England. The Beagle Club was formed in 1890 and
the first standard drawn up at the same time.[16] The following
year the Association of Masters of Harriers and Beagles was
formed. Both organizations aimed to further the best interests
of the breed, and both were keen to produce a standard type of
Beagle. By 1902 the number of packs had risen to 44.
Export
Beagles were in the United States by the 1840s at the latest,
but the first dogs were imported strictly for hunting and were
of variable quality. Since Honeywood had only started breeding
in the 1830s, it is unlikely these dogs were representative of
the modern breed and the description of them as looking like
straight-legged Dachshunds with weak heads has little
resemblance to the standard. Serious attempts at establishing a
quality bloodline began in the early 1870s when General Richard
Rowett from Illinois imported some dogs from England and began
breeding. Rowett's Beagles are believed to have formed the
models for the first American standard, drawn up by Rowett, L.
H. Twadell, and Norman Ellmore in 1887. The Beagle was accepted
as a breed by the American Kennel Club (AKC) in 1884. In the
20th century the breed has spread worldwide.
Popularity
On its formation, the Association of Masters of Harriers and
Beagles took over the running of a regular show at Peterborough
that had started in 1889, and the Beagle Club in the UK held its
first show in 1896. The regular showing of the breed led to the
development of a uniform type, and the Beagle continued to prove
a success up until the outbreak of World War I when all shows
were suspended. After the war, the breed was again struggling
for survival in Britain: the last of the Pocket Beagles were
probably lost during this time, and registrations fell to an all
time low. A few breeders (notably Reynalton Kennels) managed to
revive interest in the dog and by World War II, the breed was
once again doing well. Registrations dropped again after the end
of the war but almost immediately recovered. In 1959 Derawunda
Vixen won "Best in Show" at Crufts.
As a pedigree dog, Beagles have always been more popular in the
United States and Canada than in their native country. The
National Beagle Club of America was formed in 1888 and by 1901 a
Beagle had won a Best in Show title. As in the UK, activity
during World War I was minimal, but the breed showed a much
stronger revival in the US when hostilities ceased. In 1928 it
won a number of prizes at the Westminster Kennel Club's show and
by 1939 a Beagle, Champion Meadowlark Draughtsman, had captured
the title of top-winning American-bred dog for the year. On 12
February 2008, a Beagle won the Best In Show category at the
Westminster Kennel Club show for the first time in the
competition's history. In North America they have been
consistently in the top ten most popular breeds for over 30
years. From 1953 to 1959 the Beagle was ranked number one on the
list of the American Kennel Club's registered breeds; in 2005
and 2006 it ranked 5th out of the 155 breeds registered. In the
UK they are not quite so popular, placing 28th and 30th in the
rankings of registrations with the Kennel Club in 2005 and 2006
respectively.
Name
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first mention of
the beagle by name in English literature dates from ca. 1475 in
the Esquire of Low Degree. The origin of the word "beagle" is
uncertain, although it has been suggested that the word derives
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." Other possibilities include
the French beugler (meaning "to bellow") and the German begele
(meaning "to scold").
It is not known why the black and tan Kerry Beagle, present in
Ireland since Celtic times, has the beagle description, since at
22 to 24 inches (56 to 61 cm) it is significantly taller than
the modern day Beagle, and in earlier times was even larger.
Some writers suggest that the Beagle's scenting ability may have
come from cross-breeding earlier strains with the Kerry Beagle.
Originally used for hunting stags, it is today used for hare and
drag hunting.
Description
Appearance
The general appearance of the Beagle 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.[28] They are generally between 13 and 16
inches (33 and 41 cm) high at the withers and weigh between 18
and 35 lb (8 and 16 kg), with females being slightly smaller
than males on average.
They have a smooth, somewhat domed skull with a medium-length,
square-cut muzzle and a black (or occasionally liver), gumdrop
nose. The jaw is strong and the teeth scissor together with the
upper teeth fitting perfectly over the lower teeth and both sets
aligned square to the jaw. The eyes are large, hazel or brown,
with a mild hound-like pleading look. The large ears are long,
soft and low-set, turning towards the cheeks slightly and
rounded at the tips. Beagles have a strong, medium-length neck
(which is long enough for them to easily bend to the ground to
pick up a scent), with little folding in the skin but some
evidence of a dewlap; a broad chest narrowing to a tapered
abdomen and waist and a short, slightly curved tail tipped with
white. The white tip, known as the "stern" or "flag" has been
selectively bred for, as it allows the dog to be easily seen
when its head is down following a scent. The tail does not curl
over the back, but is held upright when the dog is active. The
Beagle has a muscular body and a medium-length, smooth, hard
coat. The front legs are straight and carried under the body
while the rear legs are muscular and well bent at the stifles.
Coloring
Beagles appear in a range of colours. Although the tricolour
(white with large black areas and light brown shading) is the
most common, Beagles can occur in any hound colour. Tricoloured
dogs occur in a number of shades, from the "Classic Tri" with a
jet black saddle to the "Faded Tri" where the faint black
markings are toned with brown. Some tricolor dogs have a broken
pattern, sometimes referred to as pied. These dogs have mostly
white coats with patches of black and brown hair. Two-color
varieties always have a white base color with areas of the
second colour. Tan and white is the most common two-color
variety, but there is a wide range of other colors including
lemon, a very light tan; red, a reddish, almost orange, brown;
and liver, a darker brown, and black. Liver is not common and is
not permitted in some standards; it tends to occur with yellow
eyes. Ticked or mottled varieties may be either white or black
with different colored flecks (ticking), such as the
blue-mottled or bluetick Beagle, which has spots that appear to
be a midnight-blue colour, similar to the coloring of the
Bluetick Coonhound. Some tricolour Beagles also have ticking of
various colors in their white areas.
Tricolour Beagles are almost always born black and white, with
the brownish areas developing later. The brown may take between
one and two years to fully develop. Some Beagles gradually
change colour during their lives.
Sense of smell
Alongside the Bloodhound, the Beagle has one of the best
developed senses of smell of any dog.[34] In the 1950s, John
Paul Scott and John Fuller began a 13 year study into canine
behavior. As part of this research, they tested the scenting
abilities of various breeds by putting a mouse in a one acre
field and timing how long it took the dogs to find it. The
Beagles found it in less than a minute, while Fox Terriers took
15 minutes and Scottish Terriers failed to find it at all.
Beagles are better at ground-scenting (following a trail on the
ground) than they are at air-scenting, and for this reason they
have been excluded from most mountain rescue teams in favor of
collies, which use sight in addition to air-scenting and are
more biddable. The long ears and large lips of the Beagle
probably assist in trapping the scents close to the nose.
Variations
Breed varieties
The American Kennel Club and the Canadian Kennel Club recognize
two separate varieties of Beagle: the 13-inch (330 mm) for
hounds less than 13 inches (33 cm), and the 15-inch (380 mm) for
those between 13 and 15 inches (33 and 38 cm). The Kennel Club
(UK) and FCI affiliated clubs recognize a single type, with a
height of between 13 and 16 inches (33 and 41 cm).
English and American varieties are sometimes mentioned. However,
there is no official recognition from any Kennel Club for this
distinction. Beagles fitting the American Kennel Club
standard—which disallows animals over 15 inches (38 cm)—are
smaller on average than those fitting the Kennel Club standard
which allows heights up to 16 inches (41 cm).
Pocket Beagles are sometimes advertised for sale but the
bloodline for this variety is extinct, and, although the UK
Kennel Club originally specified a standard for the Pocket
Beagle in 1901, the variety is not now recognized by any Kennel
Club. Often, small Beagles are the result of poor breeding or
dwarfism.
A strain known as Patch Hounds was developed by Willet Randall
and his family from 1896 specifically for their rabbit hunting
ability. They trace their bloodline back to Field Champion
Patch, but do not necessarily have a patchwork marking.
Hybrids
In the 1850s, Stonehenge recommended a cross between a Beagle
and a Scottish terrier as a retriever. He found the crossbreed
to be a good worker, silent and obedient, but it had the
drawback that it was small and could barely carry a hare. More
recently the trend has been for "designer dogs" and one of the
most popular has been the Beagle/Pug cross known as a Puggle.
Less excitable than a Beagle and with a lower exercise
requirement, these dogs are suited to city dwelling.
Temperament
The Beagle has an even temper and gentle disposition. Described
in several breed standards as "merry" they are amiable and not
generally aggressive or timid. They enjoy company, and although
they may initially be standoffish with strangers they are easily
won over. They make poor guard dogs for this reason, although
their tendency to bark or howl when confronted with the
unfamiliar makes them good watch dogs; in a 1985 study conducted
by Ben and Lynette Hart the Beagle was given the highest
excitability rating along with the Yorkshire Terrier, Cairn
Terrier, Miniature Schnauzer, West Highland White Terrier and
Fox Terrier. Beagles are intelligent, but as a result of being
bred for the long chase are single-minded and determined, which
can make them hard to train. They are generally obedient but can
be difficult to recall once they have picked up a scent and are
easily distracted by smells around them. They do not generally
feature in obedience trials; while they are alert, respond well
to food-reward training, and are eager to please, they are
easily bored or distracted.
Beagles are excellent with children and this is one of the
reasons they have become popular family pets, but they are pack
animals, and can be prone to separation anxiety.[40] Not all
Beagles will howl, but most will bark when confronted with
strange situations, and some will bay (also referred to as
"speaking", "giving tongue" or "opening") when they catch the
scent of potential quarry. They also generally get along well
with other dogs. They are not demanding with regard to exercise;
their inbred stamina means they do not easily tire when
exercised, but they also do not need to be worked to exhaustion
before they will rest, though regular exercise helps ward off
the weight gain to which the breed is prone.
Health
The median longevity of Beagles is about 12.3 years, which is a
typical lifespan for a dog of their size.
Weight gain can be a problem in older or sedentary dogs, which
in turn can lead to heart and joint problems.
Weight gain can be a problem in older or sedentary dogs, which
in turn can lead to heart and joint problems.
Beagles may be prone to epilepsy, but this can be controlled
with medication. Hypothyroidism and a number of types of
dwarfism occur in Beagles. Two conditions in particular are
unique to the breed: Funny Puppy, in which the puppy is slow to
develop and eventually develops weak legs, a crooked back and
although normally healthy, is prone to range of illnesses; and
Chinese Beagle Syndrome in which the eyes are slanted and the
outer toes are underdeveloped but otherwise development is as
normal. Hip dysplasia, common in Harriers and in some larger
breeds, is rarely considered a problem in Beagles.
In rare cases Beagles may develop immune mediated polygenic
arthritis (where the immune system attacks the joints) even at a
young age. The symptoms can sometimes be relieved by steroid
treatments.
Their long floppy ears can mean that the inner ear does not
receive a substantial air flow or that moist air becomes
trapped, and this can lead to ear infections. Beagles may also
be affected by a range of eye problems; two common ophthalmic
conditions in Beagles are glaucoma and corneal dystrophy.
"Cherry eye", a prolapse of the gland of the third eyelid, and
distichiasis, a condition in which eyelashes grow into the eye
causing irritation, sometimes exist; both these conditions can
be corrected with surgery. They can suffer from several types of
retinal atrophy. Failure of the nasolacrimal drainage system can
cause dry eye or leakage of tears onto the face.
As field dogs they are prone to minor injuries such as cuts and
sprains, and, if inactive, obesity is a common problem as they
will eat whenever food is available and rely on their owners to
regulate their weight.[45] When working or running free they are
also likely to pick up parasites such as fleas, ticks, harvest
mites and tapeworms, and irritants such as grass seeds can
become trapped in their eyes, ears or paws.
Beagles may exhibit a behavior known as reverse sneezing, in
which they sound as if they are choking or gasping for breath,
but are actually drawing air in through the mouth and nose. The
exact cause of this behavior is not known, but it is not harmful
to the dog.
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Hunting
Beagles were developed primarily for hunting hare, an activity
known as beagling. They were seen as ideal hunting companions
for the elderly who could follow on horseback without exerting
themselves, for young hunters who could keep up with them on
ponies, and for the poorer hunters who could not afford to
maintain a stable of good hunting horses.[50] Before the advent
of the fashion for foxhunting in the 19th century, hunting was
an all day event where the enjoyment was derived from the chase
rather than the kill. In this setting the tiny Beagle was well
matched to the hare, as unlike Harriers they would not quickly
finish the hunt, but because of their excellent scent-tracking
skills and stamina they were almost guaranteed to eventually
catch the hare. The Beagle packs would run closely together ("so
close that they might be covered with a sheet") which was useful
in a long hunt, as it prevented stray dogs from obscuring the
trail. In thick undergrowth they were also preferred to spaniels
when hunting pheasant.
With the fashion for faster hunts, the Beagle fell out of favour
for chasing hare, but was still employed for rabbit hunting. In
Anecdotes of Dogs, Jesse says:
In rabbit-shooting, in gorse and thick cover, nothing can be
more cheerful than the beagle; and they have been called
rabbit-beagles from this employment, for which they are
peculiarly qualified, especially those dogs which are somewhat
wire-haired.[6]
The Beagle has been used for rabbit-hunting since the earliest
development of the breed.
The Beagle has been used for rabbit-hunting since the earliest
development of the breed.
In the United States they appear to have been employed chiefly
for hunting rabbits from the earliest imports. Hunting hare with
Beagles became popular again in Britain in the mid-19th century
and continued until it was made illegal in Scotland by the
Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002 and in England
and Wales by the Hunting Act 2004. Under this legislation
Beagles may still pursue rabbits with the landowner's
permission. Drag hunting is popular where hunting is no longer
permitted or for those owners who do not wish to participate in
blood sports but still wish to exercise their dog's innate
skills.
The traditional foot pack consists of up to 70 Beagles,
marshalled by a Huntsman who directs the pack and who is
assisted by a variable number of whippers-in whose job is to
return straying hounds to the pack. The Master of the Hunt is in
overall day-to-day charge of the pack, and may or may not take
on the role of Huntsman on the day of the hunt. Beagles may also
be employed individually or in a brace (a pair).
As hunting with Beagles was seen as ideal for young people, many
of the British public schools traditionally maintained Beagle
packs. Protests were lodged against Eton's use of Beagles for
hunting as early as 1902 but the pack is still in existence
today,[53] and a pack used by Imperial College in Wye, Kent was
stolen by the Animal Liberation Front in 2001.School and
university packs are still maintained by Eton, Marlborough, Wye,
Radley, the Royal Agricultural College and Christ Church,
Oxford.
Beagles have been used for hunting a wide range of game
including Snowshoe Hare, Cottontail rabbits, game birds, Roe
Deer, Red Deer, Bobcat, Coyote, Wild Boar and foxes, and have
even been recorded as being used to hunt Stoat. In most of these
cases, the Beagle is employed as a gun dog, flushing game for
hunter's guns.
Beagles have excellent noses; this dog is employed by the US
Customs and Border Protection Agency.
Beagles are used as detection dogs in the Beagle Brigade of the
United States Department of Agriculture. These dogs are used to
detect food items in luggage being taken into the United States.
After trialing several breeds, Beagles were chosen because they
are relatively small and unintimidating for people who are
uncomfortable around dogs, easy to care for, intelligent and
work well for rewards. They are also used for this purpose a
number of other countries including by the Ministry of
Agriculture and Forestry (New Zealand) in New Zealand, the
Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, and in Canada,
Japan and the People's Republic of China. Larger breeds are
generally used for detection of explosives as this often
involves climbing over luggage and on large conveyor belts, work
for which the smaller Beagle is not suited.
Other roles
Although bred for hunting, Beagles are versatile and are
nowadays employed for various other roles in detection, therapy,
and as family pets. Beagles are used as sniffer dogs for termite
detection in Australia, and have been mentioned as possible
candidates for drug and explosive detection. Because of their
gentle nature and unimposing build, they are also frequently
used in pet therapy, visiting the sick and elderly in hospital.
In June 2006, a trained Beagle assistance dog was credited with
saving the life of its owner after using his owner's mobile
phone to dial an emergency number.
In popular culture
Beagles have featured across a wide range of media. References
to the dog appear before the 19th century in works by such
writers as William Shakespeare, John Webster, John Dryden,
Thomas Tickell, Henry Fielding and William Cowper, and in
Alexander Pope's translation of Homer's Iliad.
Beagles appeared in comic strips and animated cartoons from the
1950s with the Peanuts character Snoopy (billed as the "the
world's most famous Beagle"[1]), Walt Disney's Beagle Boys and
Beegle Beagle, the constant companion of Hanna-Barbera's Grape
Ape.
They have appeared in numerous films, taking a central role in
Cats and Dogs, and the title roles in the adaptation of Phyllis
Reynolds Naylor's book Shiloh and the live-action version of
Underdog. They have played supporting roles in films including
Audition, The Monster Squad and The Royal Tenenbaums, and on
television in Star Trek: Enterprise, EastEnders, The Wonder
Years, and To the Manor Born among others.
Bagel, one of Barry Manilow's two Beagles, appeared on several
of his album covers. Former US President Lyndon Baines Johnson
had several Beagles, and caused an outcry when he picked up one
of them by the ears during an official greeting on the White
House lawn.
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