Facts about Dogs Beagle Breed Information and Beagle Puppies Pictures

Beagle or English Beagle is a breed of small to medium sized dogs and member of hound dogs. It is similar to foxhound but slightly smaller with shorter legs and longer ears. They are basically scent hounds that were bred for hunting hares, rabbits and other smaller games. With its acute sense of smell and tracking capabilities, Beagles are often used as detection dogs for detecting prohibited agricultural imports and foodstuff. Beagles have also appeared in comic books, culture and literature including television shows, Snoopy of the Comic Strip 'Peanuts' being the most famous Beagle of the World.






Beagle is a sturdy and hard small dog with squarely built body, slightly domed and longer skull, square muzzle and large eyes in brown or hazel color. Ears are low set, wide, and long. Nose is black and broad with full nostrils. The tail of Beagle is set moderately high but never curled. The coat is medium length, smooth and hard and comes in a wide range of colors including the most common tri-colored Beagles with large black spots and brown shading on the white body. Average weight of a Beagle is about 10 kg and the height is around 15 inches. Apart from being excellent scent hounds, Beagles are also loving, gentle, intelligent, sweet tempered and sociable and thereby making them suitable as pets and companion dogs.

Facts about Dogs Basset Hound Breed Information and Basset Hound Puppies Pictures

Basset Hound is a dog breed from France that is popular due to its short legs. Basset is a scent hound and it is bred for hunting rabbits by scent. They have an excellent sense of scent next only to the bloodhounds. Although short-legged but Basset Hound is a relatively heavy dog with large head and rounded skull. Basset Hound is a sweet tempered dog with affectionate, friendly and loving nature with human beings. With its acute sense of smell and short stature, Basset Hound is suitable for hunting small games such as rabbits.





Basset Hound has a deep and heavy muzzle with soft brown eyes, dark pigmented lips, loose elastic skin, low set and velvet colored ears that hang towards the ground and deep chest that extends in front of the legs. The tail is slightly curved and erect while walking. Feet are massive and heavy and limbs are short and powerful. Average weight of a Basset Hound is between 24-30 kg and height is 12-15 inches. Average lifespan of Basset Hound is 12 years. Generally, the bassets are tri-colored with black, white and tan and red spots on its white fur.