1. Believe it or not, my sense of taste isn’t my most important sense. It’s smell! Beagles are often used as hunting dogs because we have 220 million scent receptors. Want to know how much you have? Just 5 million! We know exactly where everything is just by smell alone! (And that also means we know where everything in the kitchen is!)

2. One of us is cute, but there can always be more! When we’re kept in hunting packs, there may be up to a dozen beagles altogether. We’re great team players, and we love to snuggle up with our friends. But we also love to snuggle up with our family — and that’s what makes us a great family pet!

3. Recognize me? I’m famous! Beagles are well-known throughout popular culture because we’re just so iconic. The most famous Beagle out there is probably Snoopy from Charlie Brown, but there’s also Odie from Garfield. Don’t believe Odie’s personality though; Beagles are very intelligent dogs! I promise!

4. Beagles have somewhat of a reputation for “bottomless stomachs.” Often, we’ll just keep eating and eating and eating. If we’re eating too fast, you can use a special bowl that will limit how quickly we can eat. You also need to make sure we don’t gain too much weight; it’s hard on our spines.

5. I might be little, but I can belt out a tune! Beagles are one of the most vocal dog breeds. Anyone who has heard beagles howling can attest to this. Howling is how we find each other. You might notice that we howl more when you leave; that’s because we don’t like being separated from the pack!