Beagle for sale in the Netherlands

The Beagle is a sociable pack scent hound whose nose, voice and appetite strongly shape daily life. Secure management, companionship, scent work and careful spinal and weight care are essential.

Dogs

Beagle

Get notified about new Beagle listings?

Receive at most one daily email when matching sale adverts become available.

This alert follows the animal type and optionally one breed and area. Other search filters, such as price, age, and distance, are not included.

Email address

Breed

Beagle

Province

You first confirm the alert by email. You will then receive at most one daily update and can unsubscribe with one click. Read our privacy policy.

No adverts found matching your filters.

Be one of the first to post your advert for free and stand a chance to win €50; sell via Nestjes and you can also win €100.

Create Advert

Characteristics

Origin: United Kingdom
Height: 33 – 41 cm
Weight: 10 – 18 kg
Life expectancy: About 13 years on average
Coat: Short and dense. Low grooming but regular shedding
Energy: High: long daily walks with extensive sniffing and searching
Character: Sociable, cheerful, persistent, vocal and strongly scent led
Suitable for: Homes able to provide company, secure boundaries and scent activity

Pack-hound temperament

Beagles were developed to follow the scent of small game independently in a pack. They are generally cheerful, sociable, attached and persistent. Outdoors an interesting trail may outweigh a recall cue. Use a long line or safely fenced ground until recall is reliable. Time alone is difficult for the breed and must be built in small steps. Expect loud baying or barking when the dog feels isolated.

Coat, ears and activity

The short coat needs weekly brushing, while hanging ears require checks and drying after wet walks. Daily exercise should include generous sniffing and searching rather than only fast running. Food puzzles and scent trails use natural skills. Beagles readily gain weight and scavenge, so measure meals, secure bins and maintain a visible waist. Extra weight worsens loading on joints and the spine.

Health and choosing a breeder

Intervertebral disc degeneration and herniation, often in the neck, are the main Dutch inherited concern. Cushing's disease, obesity and Lafora epilepsy also deserve attention. A breed-specific DNA test exists for Lafora but cannot exclude other causes of seizures. Ask about spinal pain, paralysis, Cushing's disease and epilepsy among relatives and inspect available results. Normal appearance and one DNA result cannot replace family history and clinical assessment.