When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs.

A brief overview of the physical characteristics, personality traits, and habits of the beagle breed, as well as descriptions of famous pop-culture beagles such as Snoopy.

A brief introduction to the physical characteristics, temperament, uses, and breeding history of the beagle.

Ella spends all her time practicing her music for the school talent show until she adopts Trumpet, her new beagle, who helps her make new friends away from the piano bench. However, every time Ella starts to sing, Trumpet howls loudly. Can Ella train Trumpet to tone it down?

Lucy the beagle does not mind her humans very well until third-grader Bobby joins a soccer team, Lucy becomes the mascot, and the coach gives Lucy obedience training.