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700
St. Hubert Hound
The St. Hubert Hound is one of the earliest known ancestors of the beagle. -
1200
Pocket Beagles
Another of the Ancestors of the beagle was the pocket beagle. They looked similar to beagles, but they were small enough to fit in a pocket. -
North Country Beagle
The North Country Beagle is one of the beagles predecessors. It became extinct in the 1800's -
Domestication
The modern beagle was bred and domesticated in 1830 in Great Britain. -
Beagle breeding
Beagles were bred in this time, and Reverend Philip Honeywood of Great Britain started a program to breed beagles. -
Beagles imported to the U.S.
Beagles were imported from Great Britain to the U.S. in 1840. They began to breed them more, and they started to look like the modern beagles. -
Hunting
Beagles were being used to hunt rabbits and other animals. -
AKC (American Kennel Club)
The AKC accepted the beagle as an official breed in 1885 -
National Beagle Club
The National Beagle Club was founded in 1887 -
Snoopy
A comic strip showed a beagle named Snoopy. Snoopy is one of the most well-known comics/cartoons of all time. -
Lyndon Johnson
A president named Lyndon Johnson had 2 beagles during his presidency. -
Animal testing
Sadly, beagles are used to test different products. Animal testing in beagles reached its peak in 1979, but it still occurs -
Beagle Brigade
Beagles are used at airports to check if there are any dangerous items in luggage. These beagles are called the Beagle Brigade -
Therapy Beagles
Beagles are used as therapy dogs, and this started around 1989. -
Popularity of Beagles
The beagle was ranked 5th in 2014 in dog popularity according to the AKC.
