Beagles Breeders Pictures

Beagles Breeders Pictures - History

Picture source: Bumbling Beagles

The first mentioning of these hounds was as early as 400 B.C. In those times, the ancient Greeks and Romans favored the hounds. Many years later Beagles were imported to England whereby they have become rather popular. Given a royal status in the 14th century, they have become even more popular.

The Beagles are great pets and companions. One of the oldest breeds, it lived on the planet for about a thousand years by now or maybe longer. Early owners used these hounds as hunting dogs because of their good sense of smell. Later, these very small hounds had little opportunity to it to pursue big prey, therefore, some people started to interpret the name of the breed as "of little value."

When the hounds appeared in America in the end of the 19th century, the breed gained an excellent reputation at once and nowadays there are many lovers of this very breed in the USA. The American Kennel Club does its best to maintain the purity of the breed and help owners of Beagles in raising their pets.