It is thought that the Be-Apso first originated in the United States of America. This hybrid mix between the Beagle and the Lhasa Apso are a popular breed, combining the Beagles inquisitive mischievous nature with the Lhasa Apso’s regal but happy characteristics. While little information is available regarding this new hybrid breed, we can look to the parent dogs for clues about this dog. The Be-Apso can thank the Beagle for their lineage, as Beagles date back to Roman times. In the mid-1800s they developed the skills for hunting and with their amazing noses are used today, especially for drug detection work at major airports. They are super sleuths with an uncanny ability to track whatever they are asked to track. Their gentle nature and ability to entertain makes them popular with owners, although they are known to team up with the children in the family and get into mischief! The Beagle also has ‘selective’ deafness, in other words when it suits them they will listen, when it doesn’t suit them they pretend they cannot hear you! The Be-Apso has nobility in his history with the Lhasa Apso dog heritage. The Lhasa Apso dog is considered sacred in Tibet and their name comes from the holy city there. The Lhasa Apso dog’s lineage goes back thousands of years (800 BC) where this dog was bred by nobility and monks with the purpose to guard them. The 13th Dalai Lama in 1933 gifted pairs of these dogs to chosen people deemed worthy, which is how the Lhasa Apso spread to other countries. They arrived in America in 1933 via a gift to Suydam Cutting, a noted naturalist, who founded the kennels where they were the foundation for the breed.
