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[quote=Anonymous][quote=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.[/quote]

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![/quote]

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