Editing Beagle (section)

==Sense of smell==
Alongside the [[Bloodhound]] and [[Basset Hound]], the Beagle has one of the best developed senses of smell of any dog.<ref name="F40">{{harvnb|Fogle|1990|p=40}}</ref> In the 1950s, John Paul Scott and John Fuller began a 13-year study of canine behaviour. As part of this research, they tested the scenting abilities of various breeds by putting a mouse in a one-acre field and timing how long it took the dogs to find it. The Beagles found it in less than a minute while [[Fox Terrier]]s took 15 minutes and [[Scottish Terrier]]s failed to find it at all.<ref name="F40" /> The long ears and large lips of the Beagle probably assist in trapping the scents close to the nose.<ref>{{harvnb|Fogle|1990|p=173}}</ref>