In addition to the upper and lower eyelids, dogs have a third eyelid and associated gland, which helps keep the eye lubricated. When the structures around the gland weaken, it can fall from its normal position and stick out, looking somewhat like a little cherry — hence the name cherry eye.

Source: AKC

President Lyndon B. Johnson had three beagles during his time in office: Him, Her, and Edgar. Edgar was named after J. Edgar Hoover, who had gifted Johnson the dog.

Source: The Animal Rescue Site

It is very common for a Beagle puppy to have a color change.  The transition from puppy to adult coat is known as a ‘break’.  In fact, colors can change so quickly that a breeder is allowed to change the color on the pup’s registration 3 times before making it final. Even so, many owners will have an adult dog that is not the color on the registration.

Source: Beagle Pro

It’s thought the word beagle itself is a combination of two Old French words. These are “beer” meaning –open, and “guile” meaning – throat.

Combine these and you get “beeguele” meaning dogs with an open mouth that sang from the throat. Over time, the distinctive baying of the Beagle breed meant the name stuck.

Source: The Happy Puppy site

When the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants departed from the big apple, the city established the New York Mets in 1962. One fun fact is that their original mascot was a Beagle named “Homer.”

Despite the miserable record of the inaugural Mets baseball club, some believe the fact that the Mets still manage to attract over 900,000 fans in attendance was due to Homer. The fan-favorite Beagle even had his own spot behind home plate at the Polo grounds stadium.

Source:  The Smart Canine

Did you know that Gromit from “Wallace and Gromit” is a Beagle? This famous dog is portrayed as being mute yet loyal and clever.

Source: Upper Pawside

Most Beagle puppies are born nearly all white (with some black). Their darker markings, including the familiar black saddle and tan patches, usually begin to appear within the first few weeks of life and continue developing as they grow.

Source: Embrace Pet Insurance

More forbears of today’s beagle were found in the literature of that time, as well. Famed and somewhat naughty author Geoffrey Chaucer mentioned them in The Canterbury Tales as “smale houndes”, while a line from Sir Toby Belch in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night goes, “She’s a beagle true bred, and one that adores me. What o’ that?” 

Source: The Animal Rescue site

Two Beagles named “Chipper” and “Candie” once discovered two Giant African Snails in the luggage of a passenger in Atlanta. These invasive species of snails produce like wildfire, laying over 1200 eggs a year.

And the worst part is that they eat over 500 types of plants, while being incredibly hard to get rid of. In fact, experts estimate that these Beagles saved the department about 10 years of work and roughly $1 million dollars to eradicate the snail if it were to get in the country.

Source: The Smart Canine

Some Beagles have shown the ability to smell humans or objects as far as 10 to 12 miles away. And considering the average suburb to be roughly 10 miles wide, that means a Beagle can actually track you down all the way from the other side of a city.

Source: The Smart Canine