Beagle Breeder?

[Anonymous]

We adopted our dog 7 years ago from Beagle Rescue of Southern MD (though we picked him up from Reston-don't let the name deceive you). He was a perfect fit for us. I agree with the PP's suggestion of adopting a 3 year old dog. The foster should know the dog somewhat well and be able to speak with you before you go to meet so you know if the dog's personality and needs are a good fit for your family.

[Anonymous]

Beagle Rescue is awesome! Our neighbor has had great luck with 3 (!!!) of them that they love.

[Anonymous]

I am one more who wants to suggest Homeward Trails. They have lots of beagles all the time on adoption. A few weeks ago I saw a young beagle pair for adoption at HT but had to hold myself off due to my cat who hates dogs.

[Anonymous]

We found our beagle at Washington Animal Rescue League. There were several beagles there and they apparently get a lot of beagles. Beagles are surrendered a lot because they are vocal dogs (they bay and howl -- they are hounds and you really cannot train this out of them, although you can minimize it) and because they are not dogs that like to be left alone, ever, or that adapt well to families where people are gone all day and they are all alone Our dog was surrendered because of "Landlord problems" which was probably a euphemism for her baying and howling too much when alone. She is a wonderful dog but there is someone in the house pretty much all the time and I can't imagine adopting her under different conditions. So OP if you are considering a beagle and have two working parents and a busy social life, I would not go down that road.

[Anonymous]

The other thing about beagles that makes people surrender them is that they do not walk on leash very well. This is because they are hunting dogs and scenthounds. They are basically a nose on legs. You cannot take a beagle to an open meadow area of the park and play fetch with the beagle. He/she will not know or care what you want and will be off sniffing in the underbrush and trees and may be in the next county by the time you catch up. They do not retrieve. They hunt live game.

Beagles are not stupid at all. Our adopted beagle knew her name in 24 hours, knows which stuffed animals are hers and which belong to our child and plays appropriately; plays beautifully with our child and all children. They are awesomely cuddly, affectionate, loyal and protective of your home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:you know it is an outdoor dog

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We have a large hound, who has same behavior as a beagle, and he does not live outdoors and never will! In fact, I woke up with him lying next to me in bed. Why get a dog if he's going to live outside and not be a part of the family?

Hounds are wonderful with children, they're gentle and sweet. Ours came from a shelter in the south, and he's perfect - absolutely perfect in every way. We do bathe him weekly, walk him daily (4 miles), so it's not like he's low maintenance like our Yorkie. In southern VA, hounds are a dime a dozen - I don't think I've ever met a bad hound (our neighborhood is full of dogs) and all the local shelters/rescues have hounds for adoption.

[Anonymous]

I don't know how to post pictures - but one of the young dogs has a 5 day old puppy.


Begin forwarded message:
From: Sue Studds <[e-mail]>
Date: July 15, 2014 at 1:58:18 PM EDT
To: pattistinson13 <[e-mail]>
Subject: FW: 2 young F BEAGLES - 1 (5-day) old beagle puppy - Yadknville, NC Urgent need rescue by Thursday morning

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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 12:20:38 -0400
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]; [e-mail]
Subject: 2 young F BEAGLES - 1 (5-day) old beagle puppy - Yadknville, NC Urgent need rescue by Thursday morning

Must have rescue by Thursday Morning!
BEAGLE # 1 MAMA - Female - AGE 1 year +/1
BABYabout 5 days old-F Beagle#2 Adult
A lady (Peggy Beavers) pulled them just before being euthanized on Saturday morning. She can only keep them until mid-day on Thursday because she is leaving for Canada for 6 weeks. Just having them for these few days, she said they are very sweet and love people. They were both strays, so we don't know anything else. BEAGLE # 1 does not have her rabies shot, because shelter does not give when they are nursing. BEAGLE # 2 got her rabies shot. She said they are both the small - like 15 inch size beagle. Contact Peggy directly at her cell number at 336.469.2560. Her e-mail address is: [e-mail]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:you know it is an outdoor dog

?

We have a large hound, who has same behavior as a beagle, and he does not live outdoors and never will! In fact, I woke up with him lying next to me in bed. Why get a dog if he's going to live outside and not be a part of the family?

Hounds are wonderful with children, they're gentle and sweet. Ours came from a shelter in the south, and he's perfect - absolutely perfect in every way. We do bathe him weekly, walk him daily (4 miles), so it's not like he's low maintenance like our Yorkie. In southern VA, hounds are a dime a dozen - I don't think I've ever met a bad hound (our neighborhood is full of dogs) and all the local shelters/rescues have hounds for adoption.

Plus 1 million. Beagles are no way outdoor dogs. A beagle would howl down the skies to be shut away from her family. They love the outdoors but being outside all the time - no way.

[Anonymous]

It is true that you wouldn't want to let the beagle off leash as it may wander off. And they do howl.

I am confused as to why you assume all rescues would be afraid of the indoors because you met one dog like that. I adopted a dog who had never been inside and he's so thrilled to have a safe home he doesn't want to go out sometimes!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The other thing about beagles that makes people surrender them is that they do not walk on leash very well. This is because they are hunting dogs and scenthounds. They are basically a nose on legs. You cannot take a beagle to an open meadow area of the park and play fetch with the beagle. He/she will not know or care what you want and will be off sniffing in the underbrush and trees and may be in the next county by the time you catch up. They do not retrieve. They hunt live game.

Beagles are not stupid at all. Our adopted beagle knew her name in 24 hours, knows which stuffed animals are hers and which belong to our child and plays appropriately; plays beautifully with our child and all children. They are awesomely cuddly, affectionate, loyal and protective of your home.

Very accurate assessment of the breed + the pps mentioning the beagle bay/howl. You also have to watch their weight as they are prone to overeating. Wonderfully loyal and loving dogs though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know how to post pictures - but one of the young dogs has a 5 day old puppy.


Begin forwarded message:
From: Sue Studds <[e-mail]>
Date: July 15, 2014 at 1:58:18 PM EDT
To: pattistinson13 <[e-mail]>
Subject: FW: 2 young F BEAGLES - 1 (5-day) old beagle puppy - Yadknville, NC Urgent need rescue by Thursday morning

________________________________________
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 12:20:38 -0400
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]; [e-mail]
Subject: 2 young F BEAGLES - 1 (5-day) old beagle puppy - Yadknville, NC Urgent need rescue by Thursday morning

Must have rescue by Thursday Morning!
BEAGLE # 1 MAMA - Female - AGE 1 year +/1
BABYabout 5 days old-F Beagle#2 Adult
A lady (Peggy Beavers) pulled them just before being euthanized on Saturday morning. She can only keep them until mid-day on Thursday because she is leaving for Canada for 6 weeks. Just having them for these few days, she said they are very sweet and love people. They were both strays, so we don't know anything else. BEAGLE # 1 does not have her rabies shot, because shelter does not give when they are nursing. BEAGLE # 2 got her rabies shot. She said they are both the small - like 15 inch size beagle. Contact Peggy directly at her cell number at 336.469.2560. Her e-mail address is: [e-mail]

Sweet but you cannot adopt a five day old puppy. They cannot leave their mother that young.

[Anonymous]

Check out the FB page I love Beagles.
Our beagle was a devoted companion to our kids and had a wonderful temperament. Wasn't much of a barker/howler.

[Anonymous]

"The other thing about beagles that makes people surrender them is that they do not walk on leash very well. This is because they are hunting dogs and scenthounds. They are basically a nose on legs. You cannot take a beagle to an open meadow area of the park and play fetch with the beagle. He/she will not know or care what you want and will be off sniffing in the underbrush and trees and may be in the next county by the time you catch up. They do not retrieve. They hunt live game."

+1. My beagle's favorite words are "squirrel," "bunny" and "bird." And she sniffs out and eats disgusting stuff on our walks. But she'll let my son manhandle . . . I mean cuddle her and is easy going in the house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We adopted our dog 7 years ago from Beagle Rescue of Southern MD (though we picked him up from Reston-don't let the name deceive you). He was a perfect fit for us. I agree with the PP's suggestion of adopting a 3 year old dog. The foster should know the dog somewhat well and be able to speak with you before you go to meet so you know if the dog's personality and needs are a good fit for your family.

We've adopted two beagles from BRSM, one for my in-laws and one for ourselves. They have a very active Facebook page, in addition to their web site. They do meet-and-greets at different Petsmarts all over, too. If you're really interested in a puppy (which I wouldn't do, but if you're set on it), you can talk with them and they would probably be able to let you know when they get some. They also spend a lot of time getting to know the dogs' personalities before adopting them out. We fell in love with one dog on the web site, and when our "home visitor" came to check us out and make sure we were a legitimate family, she let us know that that particular dog wouldn't be a good fit for our home (he was a fence jumper). We were matched with a young dog that was PERFECT for us, who wasn't even on the web site yet.

Really, if you want a family dog, rescue beagles are great because so often they are "hunting" dogs that are not good hunters and so were abandoned or abused. Once we noticed our dog was playing with something outside and acting strange, so I went out to see what was in his mouth. It was a baby bunny--still alive, and unharmed. I was able to find the den and shove it back in, and it survived. We had a good laugh over our dog's previous owners thinking he would be a hunter. Too gentle to harm even a bunny!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We adopted our dog 7 years ago from Beagle Rescue of Southern MD (though we picked him up from Reston-don't let the name deceive you). He was a perfect fit for us. I agree with the PP's suggestion of adopting a 3 year old dog. The foster should know the dog somewhat well and be able to speak with you before you go to meet so you know if the dog's personality and needs are a good fit for your family.

We've adopted two beagles from BRSM, one for my in-laws and one for ourselves. They have a very active Facebook page, in addition to their web site. They do meet-and-greets at different Petsmarts all over, too. If you're really interested in a puppy (which I wouldn't do, but if you're set on it), you can talk with them and they would probably be able to let you know when they get some. They also spend a lot of time getting to know the dogs' personalities before adopting them out. We fell in love with one dog on the web site, and when our "home visitor" came to check us out and make sure we were a legitimate family, she let us know that that particular dog wouldn't be a good fit for our home (he was a fence jumper). We were matched with a young dog that was PERFECT for us, who wasn't even on the web site yet.

Really, if you want a family dog, rescue beagles are great because so often they are "hunting" dogs that are not good hunters and so were abandoned or abused. Once we noticed our dog was playing with something outside and acting strange, so I went out to see what was in his mouth. It was a baby bunny--still alive, and unharmed. I was able to find the den and shove it back in, and it survived. We had a good laugh over our dog's previous owners thinking he would be a hunter. Too gentle to harm even a bunny!

I know! Our beagle rescue has all the hunting instincts and none of the technical prowess to hunt. She desperately wants to catch a rabbit but we joke she couldn't catch one if we held it down for her. Her hunting 'technique' is to run madly in the direction the rabbit appeared from because that's where the smell is most intense, I guess. Or she needs eyeglasses.