User blog comment:Mnenyver/Jägers and Beagles/@comment-399212-20090720135152

"Hyu gots de gud ears?"

Well I know his hearing is excellent. Jagers- I mean beagles just seem to be selective about what they want to hear or how they respond. Mine has very creative interpretations of commands and tends to think of them more as suggestions, which he will ponder and perhaps come back to later if he's not too busy. (And he always is.) The general rule seems to be that he will do whatever he thinks is funny.

No, beagles are far too energetic and distractable to make good service animals. (Though I'd heartily recommend them as companions for the clinically depressed.) Aside, I've heard golden retrievers are the best service animals and very well-behaved.