What is a pocket beagle or “Mini Beagle”?
Another Christmas season is approaching and the calls are already starting. The sheer number of calls being received daily now for mini beagles or pocket beagles is incredible. So we decided to address the issue for Christmas and provide information to help sort out all the myths out there….. Pocket beagles were very popular tiny beagle back in the days of Queen Elizabeth I. Tiny hounds measuring 9 inches and under at the shoulder were very popular especially with the ladies of the court. There is many books and paintings of the time that show a tiny hound, but more pointy in face, with short crook little legs. They certainly did not look very “beagley” and look nothing like our beagle of today. However, today, while there are a few small 13″ variety beagles around, they are not a separate breed or variety of beagle. AKC and the NBC recognize only the 13″ and 15″ variety. The “mini beagle” now seems to be what we are all getting the calls on. There is no such variety of beagle. Howev
