Beagles are great!
Excellent rabbit dogs, but some of them get overexcited while hunting and they'll follow whatever trail they'll find... deer, coyotes,porcupines.............. They tend to overnight in the bush, too. Think about bringing along a dog blanket to leave behind in case the dog decides to take extended leave.... That improves your chances of finding the damn dog the next day
They need company and affection. If you have children, they're wonderful! But the tend to get depressive if you leave them home all by themselves and some tend to destroy a lot of stuff out of sheer boredom.....