Is this a pure beagle?

[KenAddams]

If I post some photos came someone tell me if they think this a pure beagle or a mix

She looks very much like a working beagle to me - maybe with a touch of harrier in there which is common in working hounds.

I take our boy to the country shows near us each year and he looks so different to the working beagles they have at the demonstrations.

I mean, you can tell they're all beagles but the working ones have narrower heads and often slightly longer legs.

Nowhere near the size of the foxhounds though

@KenAddams She is gorgeous though 😍

@Josette77

My beagle Chihuahua mix.

Oh my goodness! How did that happen an ambitious male dog punching above his weight or a poor female put at huge risk by bad breeding?

I hope no unicorns were hurt in the making of this thread!!

@Easterbunnyiswindowshopping

I hope no unicorns were hurt in the making of this thread!!

It was as humane as possible and was over pretty quick 🙈

Here's some completely pointless photos of my beautiful fully pedigree beagle beagle - bred from a crusts champion.
I miss her. Even though she was a total SHIT.

🤣🤣🤣🤣 crusts?! CRUFTS, but yes, she could easily have been a crusts champion as well....

@Blueuggboots

Here's some completely pointless photos of my beautiful fully pedigree beagle beagle - bred from a crusts champion. I miss her. Even though she was a total SHIT.

gorgeous girl ❤️

Yes our wee bayley boo could be a crust champion also lol

I would assume all Beagles are 85% crusts.

Just had to post pics of Billy - Beagle Bassett cross

Re yours - I think there is something else in the mix OP 🤔

@Germolenequeen

Just had to post pics of Billy - Beagle Bassett cross

Re yours - I think there is something else in the mix OP 🤔

Awww billy is gorgeous and what an absolute amazing name

I've worked with beagles in laboratories and I don't think this is a full Beagle. The head should be boxier and shorter and the eyes wider set.

There's a Jack Russell in there somewhere.

@KenAddams

Thank you he's a star 🌟 can't take credit for the name - he's a rescue and came with it 😊 it really suits him though 😉

She just looks like a hunting / working beagle. We used to walk them as puppies for the local hunt and they looked just the same as your girl. Much different to the show type beagles but still a beagle!

I prefer the working ones.

@Blueuggboots

Here's some completely pointless photos of my beautiful fully pedigree beagle beagle - bred from a crusts champion. I miss her. Even though she was a total SHIT.

There's no way she was a shit. She's an absolute angel!

@StooOrangeyForCrows

I've worked with beagles in laboratories and I don't think this is a full Beagle. The head should be boxier and shorter and the eyes wider set.

Whilst you may have a preferred type for experimenting upon, that's like saying a mouse isn't a pure mouse because they're not the clones used in medical research.

@StooOrangeyForCrows

I've worked with beagles in laboratories and I don't think this is a full Beagle. The head should be boxier and shorter and the eyes wider set.

The type of beagles that are unfortunately used in laboratories are not working-type beagles, though.

The working beagles generally have narrower heads and are generally a bit lankier with longer legs.

@Blueuggboots

Here's some completely pointless photos of my beautiful fully pedigree beagle beagle - bred from a crusts champion. I miss her. Even though she was a total SHIT.

No Beagle photograph is ever pointless.

They're of a Beagle. That is their entire point and purpose, along with the world being ever so slightly improved by their sharing.

In any case, what's not to love about an animal that;

Goes deaf whenever there's something interesting and preferably edible on the horizon.
Has ears better than a bat if there's a thought of food in the ether.
Talks to you, the cat and the world in general all the bloody time.
Classifies all potential food source animals as Not Food when they grow up with them in the house or the garden.
Is more of a deterrent to burglars than any other dog purely on the basis of the absolute racket they make if there needs to be an alarm call.
Sees stuffed toys, shoes and balls of wool as their mortal enemy that must be vanquished at all costs.
Is the perfect size in terms of being knee high so that the head and those ears are always within reach, they fit an armchair perfectly and can, with a little effort, sit on your lap or the bed without danger of being hoofed off.
Always look like a puppy. OK a puppy with the temperament of a 45 year old and the tendency to both grumble audibly and sigh when getting up and siting back down again, but still look like your baby when they're positively ancient.

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Thank u everyone but looks like a 50/50 split between yay or nay lol 😆 I'm a different note, I just can't believe how sad her wee eyes look always tho

The type of beagles that are unfortunately used in laboratories are not working-type beagles, though.

I had a perrycroft beagle as a kid. The perrycroft kennels supplied puppies to the animal research trade. They went bust and Beagle Welfare found themselves with a couple of hundred beagles to rehome. One of them ended up coming home with us.

She could only have been pure-breed beagle (nothing else in the breeding programme) but she looked distinctly different to one. Noticably taller and lanker - more foxhound shape - with a much pointier face than the KC registered shithound currently snoring and farting on my lap. And her eyes pointed in different directions.

That's a long way of saying that, unless you're consciously breeding and selecting for breed standard, you do get a greater variety of shapes and faces than us KC beagle owners might expect. Hunting beagles are different again, and there are distinct differences between different packs as the huntsman selects what they like for their particular terrain.

@KenAddams I think you've got a purebred beagle, but one that's been bred without the care and attention to select back to the physical appearance that wins shows that might come with a puppy from a KC breeder. It's fair to say she'd never win any prizes in the ring, but she's yours, and I'm sure she's the most beautiful beagle in the world in your eyes. As she should be.

Exploding unicorns is also a fine beagle trait. She's clearly got all the right instincts

As someone who has owned beagles for 15+ years and volunteers for a beagle charity - I would say beagle, but with something else in the mix. You can get dog DNA testing done on Amazon, it's pretty good. I currently have 2, both rescues, both 'pure' beagle but look very different facially. Yours is gorgeous, and remember, if there is any destruction, next door's cat did it, and make sure you have lots of alcohol handy! We love ours and would never have any other breed now

I also thought Jack Russell in there somewhere.....ears are pointier and more front facing that I'd expect for a beagle, plus the pointier muzzle.

she is cute as a button though!

Are any litter mates about locally, I mean if they all are a bit too pointy ther might be somethign in it, but it does seem others have similar beagley things! :o

@Sagaris are you also a BW volunteer?

Yes, alcohol is essential for any beagle owner!

[quote Motorina]@Sagaris are you also a BW volunteer?

Yes, alcohol is essential for any beagle owner![/quote]
I am indeed - I love doing home checks - I offer to take our 2 along so prospective owners can have the 'beagle experience ' for themselves - both Welfare Hounds. I think it's fair to say they have been a good representation of what to expect!