The name Beagle first appeared in a 1475 English poem called "The Squire of Low Degree" by an unknown author who spelled it "begle.”

A legend in Somerset, England, claims that the ghost of a black dog named Gurt helps guide lost travelers and protect children.

Actress Selma Blair, diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018, recently announced she has a service dog named Scout,an English Fox Red Labrador.