A quiet Beagle

Question
This is more of a statement then a question.

I have a 7 month old Beagle who DOES NOT bark or howl, when she does bark its a soft quiet one.
I have never had a beagle before in my life I have always owned large breed dogs. My husband and I have done only basic training with 'Mya' (sit, stay, lay down) and we live in the country she goes off leash and she has never ventured far from us or our kids. She is a sweet well behaved girl and I must say that when we went to pick her up I was having second thoughts about getting her especially after reading about them online but I wouldn't trade her for a million dollars. The only problem we have with her is she constantly chases our cats until they lay down and then she will bath them.

Answer
I have to say if she doesnt bark you are very very lucky. Beagles live to bark/bay just like they live to eat and sniff. As far as the cat chasing they are prey driven, remember that they are used to hunt rabbits so this is hard wired into them, when they see something run or not canine they want to run or chase after it, not to hurt them either, often just to provide a good bath, hee hee, no seriously this is common behavior and is part of their instincts to chase, it is great fun for them. Cats are big enough to fend for themselves but watch them around smaller things like little kittens, rabbits, birds, guinea pigs, mice etc, they WILL chomp on them!