TheBeagle is a breed o smawdug.[1] It wis lang syne uised fir huntin, acause o its braw sense o smell, the heidmaist o ony breed o dug.[2] TheOxford English Dictionary, said the firstlins uise obeagle in Inglish leeteratur wis c. 1475 inThe Squire of Low Degree. The oreegin o the wirdbeagle is doutsome, bit mibbe cam frae the French wirdbegueule meanin "yett gowl" (en:gate throat).[3]
Caynsham Beagle Foot Pack c 1885
1887, there war 18 beagle packs in Ingland.[4] In 2002 (Scotland) an 2004 (Ingland) fox huntin wi packs o hounds an horses, wis in effect, banned an the law on ony huntin wi dogs wis furder discussed in pairlament in 2010.[5]
Beagles are uised is sniffer dugs fir termite detection in Australie.[6]
↑Fogle, Bruce (1990).The dog's mind: understanding your dog's behaviour. New York: Howell Book House. p. 40.ISBN0876055137.
↑"beagle, n.",Oxford English Dictionary (in Inglis) (3 ed.), Oxford University Press, 2 Mairch 2023,doi:10.1093/oed/4978005509.Check|doi= value (help), retrieved28 November 2024
