### animal | dog | hound:

Beagle
* Make many different sounds.
* Most beagles have legs
  - noses
  - senses
  - sensitive noses
  - move legs
  - reach ages
* Some beagles are tall and slender, others shorter and quite muscular
  - change color
  - sleep in beds
  - suffer from diseases.
  * can have coats of different colors. They usually have brown eyes
* are a hunting breed
  - small dog that requires a proper diet
* are also among the healthiest of all of the dog breeds
  - happy dogs with extremely upbeat personalities
  - curious and have a tendency to follow their noses
  - especially prone to glaucoma
  - friendly to dogs and children as well as strangers
  - generally very healthy, but susceptible to vertebral problems and hip dysplasia
  - happiest when they can be with other dogs
  - hounds
  - intelligent, quick dogs, but bore easily
  - merry adults, eager to romp and play with children, toys, or other dogs
  - natural trackers, so they have a tendency to wander away from home
  - naturally energetic
  - nice dogs, but they are called hounds because that is what they do, they hunt
  - notorious for being hard to house train
* are one of the oldest hound breeds, bred for centuries to hunt hares by scent
  - the oldest dogs living
  - part of the hound group and are one of the oldest breeds of hunting dog in the world
  - popular for a number of reasons
  - prone to get retinal atrophy, glaucoma and corneal problems
  - quite a vocal breed and can bay loudly at times
  - small hounds used to hunt hares
  - software
  - sturdy, medium-sized dogs that resemble a small version of a fox hound
  - the best breed of dog
* are very busy dogs, very active
  - people-oriented and like to be around humans
  - wanderers by nature because of their highly developed sense of smell
* burn calories at a faster rate than some other breeds, especially when they are puppies.
* can be noisy and difficult to train
  - easily gain weight if overfed
  - function well with very limited sight as long as their environment is kept constant
  - live well into their mid teens
* come in various colors.
* do tend to play with their mouths and chew on things, though they almost never bite.
* eat more than basset hounds, but less than collies.
* find food.
* follow scent.
* generally love children.
* have a characteristic white tip on their tails called a stern or flag
  - mild and affectionate nature
  - square muzzle, round ears, slightly curved, cheerful tails, and round feet
* have a tendency to follow their own noses
  - very sleek and shorthaired coat
  - an incredible sense of smell, as compared to other breeds of dogs and humans
  - charming, boisterous personalities, and make good family pets
  - great noses, but they do make the occasional typo
  - howls
  - large brown or hazel eyes, which are set far apart
  - long, drooping ears that can create a warm, wet place for bacteria to grow
  - loud howls
  - noses made for following scent trails to their end
  - very distinctive barks
* includes bone cells
  - brains
  - breasts
  - chest cavities
  - chests
  - corpi
  - faces
  - ground substances
  - heads
  - marrow
  - mast cells
  - pads
  - paws
  - piluses
  - rib cages
  - sections
  - skulls
  - sterna
* live longer than many of the large breeds.
* love to eat and are good beggars
  - spend time with their family, and are happiest when they can
* need care
  - dental care
  - professional dental care
* shake heads.
* tend to keep themselves extremely clean
  - maintain that puppy attitude for many years longer than most breeds
* typically have some ear issues during their lifetime.