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Beagle
A scent hound developed primarily for tracking hare, rabbit, deer, and other small game
FCI Group Scent Hounds and Related Breeds
AKC Group Hound
TKC Group Hound
Country of Origin GB

Brief Description

The UK breed standard describes the Beagle as a merry, amiable hound. It describes further: “Bold, with great activity, stamina, and determination. Alert, intelligent and of even temperament.” All this makes the Beagle also a quite popular companion dog. The breed is also one of the most popular laboratory dogs because of its suitable size and adaptability.

The Beagle is strongly divided in show and working lines in many countries.

Get a GRIHP!: Comprehensive information on the breed's health can be found in the Get a GRIHP! on the Beagle article (to be added soon).

Breed Standards

The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.

Three of the major international standards are:

Health Strategies

The Royal Kennel Club, UK

Research Projects

Parent Breed Club

The Beagle Club

Other Resources

Finnish Kennel Club Breeding Database - Beagle

Swedish Kennel Club Breeding Data (Avelsdata; in Swedish). Find the breed in the link 'Raser' on left.

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We are constantly adding and updating the breed information - please contact us if you have updates, links, or other information to add!

Health Testing Requirements by Country
Autoimmune and Allergies
Dental Issues and Teeth
Ataxia, Locomotor, and Epilepsy
Neurological and Neuromuscular
Endocrine and Pancreas
Skeletal and Muscular
Test Relevances
4
Ataxia, Spinocerebellar, SPTBN2-related
Moderate Relevance
4
Coat Colour Dilution, dilution, MLPH-related
Moderate Relevance
3
Chondrodystrophy (CDDY and IVDD)
Some Relevance
3
Factor VII Deficiency
Some Relevance
3
Hypocatalasia (Acatalasemia)
Some Relevance
3
Imerslund-Grasbeck Syndrome (I-GS), CUBN related
Some Relevance
3
Musladin-Lueke Syndrome
Some Relevance
3
Myoclonus Epilepsy of Lafora
Some Relevance
3
Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG) ADAMTS10
Some Relevance
3
Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency
Some Relevance
2
Degenerative Myelopathy
No Evidence
2
Progressive Retinal Atrophy crd4 (PRA crd4) / cord1
No Evidence
0
Chondrodysplasia (CDPA)
Not Recommended
4
Ataxia, Spinocerebellar, SPTBN2-related
Moderate Relevance
4
Coat Colour Dilution, dilution, MLPH-related
Moderate Relevance
3
Chondrodystrophy (CDDY and IVDD)
Some Relevance
3
Factor VII Deficiency
Some Relevance
3
Hypocatalasia (Acatalasemia)
Some Relevance
3
Imerslund-Grasbeck Syndrome (I-GS), CUBN related
Some Relevance
3
Musladin-Lueke Syndrome
Some Relevance
3
Myoclonus Epilepsy of Lafora
Some Relevance
3
Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG) ADAMTS10
Some Relevance
3
Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency
Some Relevance
2
Degenerative Myelopathy
No Evidence
Both clinically rare and of complex inheritance. Test is considered poorly correlated with risk for development of DM, and recommendations are to not use the test for breed-wide breeding strategies. While the SOD 1 variant may be commonly found across many breeds, there are few clinical cases observed and confirmed, and in many cases DM has never been observed in the breeds.
2
Progressive Retinal Atrophy crd4 (PRA crd4) / cord1
No Evidence
Reported only in miniature long-haired dachshunds (and their crosses).
0
Chondrodysplasia (CDPA)
Not Recommended
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