- Brief Description
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, deer, and other small game.
Source: Wikipedia
- Links to Breed Descriptions
View more videos on AKC's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanKennelClub
View more videos on SCC's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKR90_uWp8dUNpGTfQ_y_Zw
See: The German Kennel Club (VDH) for information and video (if available).
(Hint: your browser should be able to Translate to English, at least for text (e.g., right click in Google Chrome or Internet Explorer).)This and other breed videos are available in full length here
Judges Education National Beagle Club (US: AKC)
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https://www.nationalbeagleclub.org/resources/Documents/nbc_judges_ed_powerpoint.pptx
- An excellent 150 page presentation as PowerPoint
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https://www.nationalbeagleclub.org/resources/Documents/nbc_judges_ed_powerpoint.pptx
- Other Names for Breed
- Country of Origin and Parent Breed Club
Country of origin: England
- Health and Well-Being
Some sources of health information include:
- National kennel clubs and breed clubs (see, e.g. Breeding/Health Strategy Documents, below)
- Population-level statistics (see, e.g., Swedish Insurance Data, below)
- Research articles
- Breed club surveys
- Breed-Specific Articles
Check out our Get a GRIHP! on Beagles Article!
This article on Beagles is part of a series to highlight the Big Picture of health, welfare and breeding and to help develop Globally Relevant Integrated Health Profiles (GRIHPs) for dog breeds. See IPFD's Get a GRIHP! on Breed Health Initiative
- Breed Standards
There are numerous breed standards.
The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.
Three of the major international standards are:
- Breed-Specific Statistics
1. Swedish Insurance Data
- Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds.
This breed has information on Veterinary Care and Life Insurance. - Breeding/Health Strategy Documents
Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:
- The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch (Category 1)
- Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
- Finland - JTO (in Finnish)
- US: OFA: CHIC health test requirements
- Breed-Specific DNA Tests
- Other Breed-Specific Webpages
The Beagle – An Overview of North America’s Popular Rabbit Dog
Modern Dog Magazine
The BeagleBeagles are a “most excellent diversion”| Photographs by Deborah Samuel - Breed-Specific Research
- Breed Clubs
We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.
Canada: Beagle Club of Canada
UK: The Beagle Club
USA: National Beagle Club of America
Finland: SUOMEN BEAGLEJÄRJESTÖ
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