Beagles Make Great Family Dogs

Beagles Patient Family Companions

Beagles have always been great family dogs, but they have been the least boasted about until recently. Beagles are not commonly bragged about as being a family dog, they were not listed on family dog rankings. However, in the last few years more and more families and people have been showing off their love of Beagles in the family!

The American Kennel Club includes Beagles on the list of the top 10 family dogs breeds

Best Qualities of Beagles That Families Love

Families choose the Beagle because they are a fun, easy-going, tolerant, gentle dogs. They are a medium sized dog breed. They are very active and naturally curious.

Beagles socialize well with children and other animals, or house hold pets. They are scent hounds and benefit from lots of outside time and scent based games and challenges. Challenging their mind also helps them be calm and easily manageable.

Their grooming needs are minimal. A brushing about once a week is adequate. Expect some shedding. Worse in the spring as their winter coat thickness thins in preparation for summer.

Some Challenging Beagle Traits

Although Beagles are wonderful family dogs they do have some challenging qualities. Among some of their less desirable traits are:

All breeds have their challenges though, and families that choose a Beagle enjoy sharing their experiences. As I researched for this post, I found a special video that really shows what special moments are created when you have a Beagle in your family.

2 Popular Cartoon Stars – You Didn’t Know Where Actually Beagles!

If you were around watching cartoons in the 80’s (1980’s), you may remember a popular children’s television series titled “Inspector Gadget”. Inspector Gadget was a curious detective who pretects his city from evil with the help of his niece and her dog, Brain, a super smart, sleuthing Beagle!

Wallace and Gromit

Gromit is a Beagle in this popular clay-animation cartoon that originated in England in the late 1980’s and was popular throughout the 1990’s and 2000’s. Gromit plays the role of the silent, intelligent and loyal anthropomorphic dog.

Beagles Want To Be Part of The Family

Beagles are amazing dogs that thrive with the acceptance of being part of a family. They socialize well with children and other pets. They offer joy, love and loyalty. Although they have been a family dog, secretly enjoyed for quite some time, they are just now gaining popularity in the family dog role at an ever-growing rate! More family’s are choosing Beagles and more family’s are bragging about how fun they are! They are a dog breed that also holds unique positive media influence because of popular celebrities that have owned them and Beagles who are cartoon super stars themselves.

Do you have a Beagle? Tell us what you love about them?