I had a beagle.  He was my first dog. His name was Sam.
And your sure he wasn't a foxhound. They are smaller, but look similar. 
No, I'm certain he was a beagle.  It was odd he didn't bark until he was about two and then he started, baying.
Did you ever use him as a sent hound. Or take him hunting?
Oh, he was just a pet.  
They make good pets because they are intelligent and single-minded
He certainly was single minded.  He was determined to rip my mother's cloths right off the clothes line.
because they are small and good tempered they are good pets