Beagles – Popular Hunting Dogs
Posted by Jeanne on April 8, 2009
The Beagle is a dog that officially belongs in the hound group. This group is divided into two classes – those that hunt with their eyes, like the Greyhound and the Borzoi, and those that hunt with their noses, like the Dachshund and the Bloodhound.
The Beagle is a nose hunter, too. If you take a Beagle into the field, he’ll be off on the trail of a rabbit before you can say, “Go get him!” If you live in the country and rabbits keep digging up your garden, get a couple of Beagles and your rabbit troubles will be over. The Beagles will not only chase rabbits oft your property but woodchucks and moles as well.
When a Beagle is on the trail of game, he often goes through grass and brush so high that it it were not for his white-tipped tail sticking up in the air you wouldn’t know where he is. As long as you see his tail up, you know the Beagle has his nose down. As soon as the nose comes up off the ground, the tail comes down to a level with his body, sticking almost straight out.
The reason for this up and down signaling of the tail is that the dog can’t bark to let you know where he is as long as his nose is down tracking game. His tail has to tell you his location. But, as soon as he can bring his nose up, he can bark to signal where he is and he doesn’t need his “flag.’
There are big Beagles and there are small Beagles – whatever kind you have, you know that yours is a popular breed.
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The Beagle is a dog that officially belongs in the hound group. This group is divided into two classes – those that hunt with their eyes, like the Greyhound and the Borzoi, and those that hunt with their noses, like the Dachshund and the Bloodhound.
The Beagle is a nose hunter, too. If you take a Beagle into the field, he’ll be off on the trail of a rabbit before you can say, “Go get him!” If you live in the country and rabbits keep digging up your garden, get a couple of Beagles and your rabbit troubles will be over. The Beagles will not only chase rabbits oft your property but woodchucks and moles as well.
When a Beagle is on the trail of game, he often goes through grass and brush so high that it it were not for his white-tipped tail sticking up in the air you wouldn’t know where he is. As long as you see his tail up, you know the Beagle has his nose down. As soon as the nose comes up off the ground, the tail comes down to a level with his body, sticking almost straight out.
The reason for this up and down signaling of the tail is that the dog can’t bark to let you know where he is as long as his nose is down tracking game. His tail has to tell you his location. But, as soon as he can bring his nose up, he can bark to signal where he is and he doesn’t need his “flag.’
There are big Beagles and there are small Beagles – whatever kind you have, you know that yours is a popular breed.
