Walter Boggis owns 14 hunting beagles. One of these is Spitz, who has rabies. The dogs are there to
protect his chickens from foxes and thieves.
Each one is brown and white. Mr. Fox must get around them to steal chickens, to he feeds each one a blueberry laced with tranquilizer. The beagles eagerly snap up the blueberries, and fall asleep.