Queen Elizabeth Pocket Beagle

In Medieval times, there was a breed of dog known as a Pocket beagle that stood at eight to nine inches. Sufficiently small to suit in a “pocket” or bag, it rode on the hunt. The larger hounds would run the prey to the ground then the hunters would release the tiny Beagles to continue the chase through the underbrush into their burrows. Queen Elizabeth usually amused guests at her royal table by letting her Pocket Beagles cavort amid their plates and cups. This genetic line is currently extinct. The trendy Queen Elizabeth Pocket beagle is a re-creation of that dog. Queen Elizabeth Pocket beagle was originally started in 2002 by Rebecca VanMeter of Indiana. It had been the foundation line for the toy breeds developed by the breeders of that Queen Elizabeth Pocket beagle Foundation. Only child-safe breeds were used that were stable in temperament and weren't snappy. In 2011 it had been determined that the Queen Elizabeth Pocket beagle be re-categorized as a ‘toy’ instead of ‘hound,’ supported its distinctive inherited birthrights, temperament of companion dog and size of a smaller toy dog.
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