dog · Boop field guide
Beagle
Nose first, brain second — and a champion under-fence-digger.
Beagles run on scent. A rabbit's trail four hours old is enough to make them disappear under a fence and three counties away by sunrise. The breed accounts for a disproportionate share of shelter intakes from rural communities every spring.
What makes them, them
- 20–35 lb adult; pack-hound, gets along with most dogs.
- Bred for stamina, not speed — they trot for hours.
- Notoriously food-motivated; obesity is the #1 health risk.
- Loud — the trademark bay carries half a mile.
Safety — what actually goes wrong
- 5+ ft fences with a buried base — Beagles dig.
- Recall is permanently unreliable once a scent is locked in; off-leash only in enclosed areas.
- GPS tracker on the harness AND a Boop tag on the collar — belt and braces.
How Boop helps Beagles stay home
When a Beagle escapes they often surface 10–20 km away. Boop's lost-mode auto-expanding alert (1 → 5 → 10 → 25 km) maps to how they actually move.
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