Blue Tick Beagle

The Blue Tick Beagle, though less common than the tri-color or bi-color Beagle, is accepted by the breed standard and is fully entitled to participation in dog shows and field trials. Mottled or Ticked Beagles can be either black or white. Tri-colored Beagles may also feature mottles or ticks. Descending from Foxhounds, Beagles bear visible resemblance to them. However, they are much smaller and the head of a Beagle has a different shape from the Foxhound’s.

Beagles measure 13-16 inches high at the withers. There are two types of Beagle, separately recognized by the American Kennel Club and the Canadian Kennel Club. The former recognizes Beagles measuring 13 inches high at the withers or smaller, and the latter recognizes species standing 13-15 inches high at the shoulder. The Kennel Club of the UK accepts Beagles standing 12-13 inches high at the withers. There is no limitation by any Beagle breed organization as to the acceptance of the Blue Tick Beagle.

These dogs were bred for hunting rabbit, hare, fox and other game. They are better in ground-tracking than air-tracking. Modern Beagles are used by food detection services, due to their exceptional sense of smell. Beagles have long been trained to pick up scents and follow game this way, and this ability is now well intact in them. These dogs are valued for their hunting skills and intelligence, as well as their gentle and social disposition. Blue Tick Beagles are acceptable, because this color can be more advantageous in some terrains.

Beagles are very gentle and playful by nature, and they thrive on company. Being pack dogs, they do not tolerate loneliness and are highly prone to separation anxiety. Bored dogs can resort to noisy behavior, which, considering their baying howling manner can be gut-wrenching. Beagles will rather tolerate a same-sex species in a house than stay alone. Therefore, breeders recommend to keep more than one Beagle if owners cannot spend enough time with their dogs. Beagles are good with children, and appreciate daily walks in combination with a hide-and-seek or playball game on a daily basis. Blue Tick Beagles have similar traits and qualities, and can also do well in field trials, aimed at evaluation of their tracking and hunting abilities.