Editing Beagle (section)

==Other roles==
[[File:Beagle red & white 1.jpg|thumb|Red & white Beagle]]
Although bred for hunting, Beagles are versatile and are nowadays employed for various other roles in detection, therapy, and as family pets.<ref name="QLD" />

Beagles are used as sniffer dogs for [[termite]] detection in Australia,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.k9centre.com/termite-detection-dogs/|title=Termite Detection Dogs|publisher=K9 Centre.com|access-date=8 November 2011}}</ref> and have been mentioned as possible candidates for drug and explosive detection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/PARLMENT/hansArt.nsf/V3Key/LC20011213047|title=Police Powers (Drug Detection Dogs) Bill|publisher=Parliament of New South Wales|date=13 December 2001|access-date=9 July 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929110512/http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LC20011213047|archive-date=29 September 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4676233.stm|title=The unlikely enemy of the terrorist|first=Tom|last=Geoghegan|work=BBC News Magazine|date=13 July 2005|access-date=8 November 2011}}</ref> Because of their gentle nature and unimposing build, they are also frequently used in [[Animal-assisted therapy|pet therapy]], visiting the sick and elderly in hospital.<ref>{{harvnb|Kraeuter|2001|pp=89–92}}</ref> In June 2006, a trained Beagle [[assistance dog]] was credited with saving the life of its owner after using her owner's mobile phone to dial an emergency number.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/5099190.stm?ls|title=Dog praised for life-saving call|date=20 June 2006|work=BBC News|access-date=9 July 2007}}</ref> In the aftermath of the [[2010 Haiti earthquake]], a Beagle [[search and rescue dog]] with a Colombian rescue squad was credited with locating the owner of the [[Hôtel Montana]], who was subsequently rescued after spending 100 hours buried in the rubble.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.twincities.com/prep/ci_14260479|title=In Haiti, a shattered symbol reluctantly yields dead|date=25 January 2010|work=Twin Cities Pioneer Press|access-date=26 January 2010}}</ref> Beagles were hired by New York City to help with bedbug detection,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/11/17/nyc-enlists-pair-of-bedbug-detecting-dogs/ | title=NYC Enlists Pair Of Bedbug-Detecting Dogs | publisher=CBS-NY | date=17 November 2011 | access-date=19 September 2015 | agency=Associated Press}}</ref> although some have expressed doubts about the role of such dogs in this type of detection.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/12/nyregion/12bedbugs.html?pagewanted=all | title=Doubts Rise on Bedbug-Sniffing Dogs | newspaper=New York Times | date=11 November 2010 | access-date=19 September 2015 | first=Cara| last=Buckley}}</ref>