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15 Cool Facts You Didn’t Know About Beagles

  1. Beagles are not exactly known for being quiet animals. They’re actually known for being the exact opposites. They are loud, and they take “mouthing off” to the next level. The word “beagle” actually comes from the French word “begueule,” which means gaped throat. The reason why the Beagles are so loud is actually because of a unique skill that only the Beagle can do. Beagles can vocalize in three different ways. Beagles have a standard bark, a howl, and a bay. You can probably imagine a howl, but if you’ve never heard a Beagle’s bay before, picture this. Imagine a dog yodeling. That’s what a bay sounds like. Beagles use the bay sound when they’re hunting. But when they’re aggravated or just being playful or stubborn, you might find that they use all three vocalizations to get your attention or to just get what they want.

  2. Beagles are known for their distinctive whitetails, but their tails tell more stories than people generally know. The purpose of the whitetail is actually practical. Back in the days when they were used more for hunting, the whitetails helped the dogs become more visible to people when the Beagles had their noses in the ground while sniffing away during a hunt. Supposedly, breeders bred the white-tip tails into Beagles for this very reason. A Beagle’s tail is also an indication of whether the dog is a purebred or not. All Beagles will have some white hairs on their tails. But the concentration of hair will point to the purebred dogs. Purebred Beagles will have completely white-tipped tails.

  3. If only a Beagle could be paid for its employees, many Beagles will be rich at this point. Because of their natural skills in hunting and smelling, Beagles are often hired as working dogs, and they are great at it too. For one, Beagles are often used as bedbug detectors. If you’ve ever had to deal with bedbugs before, you’ll know that they are difficult to see and difficult to get rid of. Beagles can easily detect bedbugs, and many hotels use these dogs to find the pests before an infestation happens. For an even more serious job, the Department of Homeland Security actually uses Beagles in airports to search luggage for various food. Illegally imported foods are one of the ways that foreign diseases and parasites are spread. Beagles that work for Homeland Security are known as The Beagle Brigade.

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