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: any of a breed of small short-legged smooth-coated often black, white, and tan hounds
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The dog's handler, Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialist Melissa Snyder, told CBS News' Major Garrett that the 5-year-old beagle named Freddie had alerted her to a bag possibly containing fruit and other foods in the baggage claim area of the Virginia airport on June 24.
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Adam Hudacek, CBS News, 9 July 2025
The pair's youngest pets — 5-year-old Phineas, a beagle and Cocker Spaniel mix, and 1-year-old Franklin, a chihuahua and dachshund mix — left while Gulliver stayed.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 7 July 2025
Dachshunds are particularly at-risk of IVDD, but so are other breeds like French bulldogs, beagles, cocker spaniels and Welsh corgis to name a few.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Burns Court Veterinary Care explains that because of their friendly manners, dogs like Labrador retrievers, golden retrievers, and beagles are the breeds that get along best with cats.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
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Adam Hudacek, CBS News, 9 July 2025
The pair's youngest pets — 5-year-old Phineas, a beagle and Cocker Spaniel mix, and 1-year-old Franklin, a chihuahua and dachshund mix — left while Gulliver stayed.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 7 July 2025
Dachshunds are particularly at-risk of IVDD, but so are other breeds like French bulldogs, beagles, cocker spaniels and Welsh corgis to name a few.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Burns Court Veterinary Care explains that because of their friendly manners, dogs like Labrador retrievers, golden retrievers, and beagles are the breeds that get along best with cats.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
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“Beagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beagle. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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beagle
noun
bea·gle
ˈbē-gəl 
: any of a breed of small hounds with short legs and smooth coats
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