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About the Beagle Harrier

Origin: France
Typical life span
12-14 years
Size
Medium — from its typical weight
Weight
19-27 kg
Height
45-50 cm
FCI status
Recognised by FCI
FCI group
Scent hounds and related breeds
Origin
France
Known hereditary risks
Not researched yet

About

What is a Beagle Harrier?

Medium-sized, sturdily built French scent hound created by crossing Beagles and Harriers, known for its balanced build, short dense coat, and energetic disposition with a passion for hunting

Beagle Harrier history and origins

Developed in 19th century France by Baron Gérard, crossing English Beagles with French Harriers to create a medium-sized pack hound for hunting hare and other small game. Recognized by the FCI.

Beagle Harrier appearance and size

Typically 19-27 kg and 45-50 cm at the shoulder — published as one range rather than separately for males and females.

Beagle Harrier temperament and personality

Generally described as energetic, intelligent, friendly, courageous and devoted.

That is the breed in general, not a promise about one animal. Ask the breeder what their own line is like, and meet the parents before you decide.

What the breed standard says

Bred for
Scenthound

Quoted from FCI standard n°290. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

Breed reference from The Dog API.

Characteristics

Size
Medium
Exercise needs
4 of 5
Easy to train
Amount of shedding
Grooming needs
2 of 5
Good with children
Cost to keep
Tolerates being alone
Intelligence
Health of breed
Not researched yet

Pros & cons

Pros & cons for the Beagle Harrier

What you get with the Beagle Harrier

  • Purpose stated in the standard: “Scenthound”
  • Low grooming needs, fitting for a busy owner — the coat is “Rather thick, not too short but flat”
  • Commonly described as: “Energetic, intelligent, friendly, courageous”

What you are taking on

Nobody has written this side yet. It is a judgement rather than data, so it waits for a person — not for a missing source.

Drawn from sources rather than written as an opinion — cited health research, the registry’s own standard, and peer-reviewed longevity. FCI breed standard; The Dog API. One breeder’s animals can differ from any of it, and an empty column means we hold nothing for that side rather than that there is nothing to say.

Characteristics

FCI standard · Beagle Harrier

Coat and colour

As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording, tagged disqualifying.

Coat

Rather thick, not too short but flat

Colour

  • Preferred
  • Permissible
  • Undesirable
  • Disqualifying

Preferred, permissible, undesirable and disqualifying are FCI’s own words about the breed. They describe what the standard asks for — not an assessment of any individual dog, and not ours.

Base colour

Tri-colour (fawn with black blanket, and white)

  • not too much importance should be given to the blanket, with markings more or less bright tan, or pale, or with black overlay.
  • Disqualifying: Because there exist grey Harrier, the grey tri-colours or the white-greys would not be either disqualified or penalised only because of their colour

Shortened from FCI standard n°290 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.

Temperament

Energeticintelligentfriendlycourageousdevoted

Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Beagle Harrier in general; any individual animal can differ.

Health guide

What to ask for in a Beagle Harrier

No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Beagle Harrier on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.

Puppies

No puppies listed right now

No Beagle Harrier breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.

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