Dog of the Week: Beagle

10. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has a “Beagle Brigade,” hired for their powerful snouts.

Nose deep in overseas mail, Jacques of the USDA Beagle Brigade in Miami sniffs out meat and other agricultural contraband with an 84 percent accuracy rate eig ht hours a day.
photo: http://www.natgeocreative.comNose deep in overseas mail, Jacques of the USDA Beagle Brigade in Miami sniffs out meat and other agricultural contraband with an 84 percent accuracy rate eig ht hours a day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more fun facts, visit:

http://mentalfloss.com/article/65033/10-howling-good-facts-about-beagles

http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2015/04/24/10-beagle-facts.aspx

http://mom.me/pets/dogs/19489-cool-facts-about-beagles/item/beagles10/