Gentle-natured, highly intelligent, and playful – It's no wonder the Beagle has been firmly positioned as one of the top ten most popular breeds in North America for the last 30 years.
If you love Beagles you’ll love these Beagle facts and info! Here are 14 Beagle facts that will amuse and amaze you.
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#1 Beagles are thousands of years old
![Beagle dog having fun at the park](https://www.thepaws.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/3-15.jpg)
#2 Beagles were pocket-sized
![woman holding a Beagle puppy](https://www.thepaws.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1-18.jpg)
#3 Beagles are one of the most vocal dog breeds
![Beagle howling picture and a text](https://www.thepaws.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2-18.jpg)
#4 Beagle means “Loudmouth” in french
![Beagle puppy running in the yard](https://www.thepaws.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/4-15.jpg)
#5 Beagles have a white-tipped tail
![Beagle taking a walk](https://www.thepaws.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/5-16.jpg)
#6 The Beagle is a pop culture icon
![Beagle cartoon character with a text](https://www.thepaws.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/6-16.jpg)
#7 They have a pack mentality
![two Beagle howling at a little tiger sitting on top of a wood tower](https://www.thepaws.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/7-13.jpg)
But this mean that Beagle don't like to being left alone for long time. Some Beagles to display anxious tendencies when left alone, such as destroying furniture or tearing down windows to get out of the house.
#8 The Beagle’s nose knows all
![Beagle lying on the couch](https://www.thepaws.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/8-14.jpg)
The Beagle's nose is so perceptive at differentiating between scents, it can actually be trained to recognize as many as 50 different smells. Because of this, Beagles are commonly used in security and law enforcement to illegal materials.
#9 Beagles are a scent hound
![Beagle sniffing the autumn leaves on the ground](https://www.thepaws.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/9-14.jpg)
Indeed, the area in the brain dedicated to making sense of smells, is way larger in the do much like having a faster processor in a computer.
#10 Beagles are the ‘Goldilocks’
![a cute girl smiling and holding a Beagle in a basket](https://www.thepaws.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/10-13.jpg)
These guys love to have fun and are great around kids (when treated with respect). They are not too aggressive or too timid, friendly but not fawning, and energetic but lazy at times.
#11 They’re very popular in the US
![Beagle dogs waiting for their food](https://www.thepaws.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/11-13.jpg)
For decades insurance companies have compiled statistics on which dog breeds are most popular in the US.For around 30 years, the Beagle is consistently in the Top Ten charts. In 2017 and 2018 our vocal fur-friend ranked steady at number six. Top place went to the Labrador.
#12 Beagle Fans
![celebrity woman touching a Beagle at the park](https://www.thepaws.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/12-15.jpg)
#13 Beagles are low shedding dogs
![Beagle sitting on the floor beside its pile of shredded hair](https://www.thepaws.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/13-14.jpg)
#14 Beagles are escape artists
![Beagle squeezing its body at the bottom of the wooden fence](https://www.thepaws.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/14-17.jpg)
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