Beagles

Beagles
Our Beagles - Sassy and Suzy
My girls are so sweet and funny ! And, they have SPRING FEVER ! They want to go out and dig and run and dig and play and - did I say dig - LOL Over the Winter I have to get their nails clipped as they grow so fast. The rest of the year, i don't need to because they run around outside and dig so their nails stay pretty short.

BEAGLE LOVERS UNITE!
ALL BEAGLES ROCK!!!!!!
I absolutely love Beagles. My very first dog I adopted through the ASPCA was named Jetta. I kept that name because I didn't feel comfortable changing her identity. There was a card in front of the cage that specified her name, age and the reason she was there. It stated that she was 7 years old and was abused by her former owner. When I read the part about being "abused" it literally almost broke my heart. I peered into her cage and looked at her downcast eyes yearning for me to take her home...

About Beagles
Origin
Beagles were bred to be scent hounds; smaller beagles hunted rabbits and small animals, and larger beagles pursued deer and other game. Although the exact origin of the breed's name is not known, it could be a derivation of the Old English or Welsh word beag, which means "small," or an adaptation of the French term be'geule, which translates to "gape throat." Begueule, which means "loudmouth," is also an apt name for the braying breed. It's rumored that during the Hundred Years' War in the 1...