I want a Beagle Puppy

lyniced

After many years of badgering me (by my Husband and kids) I've finally given in and said yes to getting a puppy. We want to get a Beagle puppy as my husband had one as a boy and said that he was an excellent family dog. The thing is we want to get one from a proper breeder and not a pet shop. Does anyone know of any really good Beagle breeders - we are prepared to travel to get the right one.

By the way I heard that beagle puppies can be £800 plus - is this the case?

TAZ

it great to hear you want to add a dog to your family. can i just please say i work for a dog rescue, and i beg you please if you reaaly want a pedigree dog please do your research and make sure you are buying from a reputable breeder there are so many back yard breeders and puppy farms out there, even puppy supermarkets, these look like breeders and can have lots of differant breeds available but they actually just buy in from puppy farms. Dogs from these places can have many problems etc and every dog bought from them just puts more money into the pockets of these people

if however you may decide you would like to help out a poor baby that really needs your help this site has many dogs of all breeds including beagles looking for loving homes, and at a faction of the price too
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Frogling

Try here: http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk then click on 'Dog Register' at the top of the page. This will bring up a set of options on the left-hand side of the screen, one of which is 'Puppy Sales List.' You can use this to search by breed and area of the country. A good breeder should have no problem in letting you visit their premises so that you can see the mother with the litter, and as Taz says, never buy from someone who is just farming the poor little things out.

Price-wise, you are looking at roughly £600-£800, but I have always found that they do make great family pets. They love being part of the pack, and I have found as a general rule that they love to hang around with you as much as possible. Just a word of warning, though - they have a tendency to bark quite a lot. You can train them to stop on command, but they are very vocal animals.

One more thing - they love food, so are relatively easy to train (especially the females), but they are so good at begging that it's easy to turn them into roly-polys!

lynnemcf

Cut and pasted from the above link:
Please consider getting a rescue dog before you commit to a puppy. Puppies are massive amounts of work, and should not be left alone for more than a couple of hours a day. There are lots and lots of lovely family dogs just waiting for you at your local animal rescue!

Beagle Rescue
Mr & Mrs A Young, Alcester, Warwickshire. Tel: 01789 764888

Beagle Welfare Scheme
Sue Molineux, National Secretary Tel: 01902 761951
Di Deakin, Bristol/South West Tel:01275 873305
Jan Hughes, Bucks/Northants/Oxford Tel: 01295 768163
Roger & Maureen Henningson-Dundas, Essex, Tel: 01621 740381
Helen Rogers, Kent/S.London, Tel: 01474 872302
Alan & Elaine Hill, Leicestershire Tel: 01530 814014
Doug & Wendy Hall, Lincolnshire, Tel: 01406 540419
Sue Fielding, Norfolk, Tel: 01842 861762
Patience Walden, Southern England,Tel: 01420 588532
Margaret Dix, Suffolk, Tel: 01379 890153
Mike & Jackie Williamson, South Wales, Tel: 01348 831862
Angela Ismond & Tim James, Wiltshire, Tel: 01264 791928
David Nicholson, Yorkshire, Tel: 01484 687238

JimArnold

All the comments about puppy farms are spot on it is essential that you see the dog with its mother (& pref father)

http://www.epupz.co.uk have lots and while I find a few of the ads a bit dubious they are some excellent pups here that have been bred for reasons other than money

Just keep your eyes open and be prepared to walk away if everything is not right

JimArnold

and yes £700-£800 is not unusual

DSmiffy

Hi we had a Beagle a few years ago. They do love to eat, so be careful, they can turn into cunning little thieves when your not looking. They are also quite noisy, and when you go for a walk they have their noses stuck to the floor constantly. Becasuse they are a type of hound, they are always looking for a scent, ours was a flipping nuisance sometimes as when you took her off the lead when walking, if she smelt a rabbit, she would just clear off and soon become a dot in the distance!! The otehr downside of course is that being a pedigree, she was never away from the vets with some complaint or another, as they can suffer quite a lot with ear trouble.
After she dies we chose a dog from the dogs homes, he's a collie cross that someone didn't want. he was One year old, totally house trained and still a puppy really. What a fantastic dog! Only goes to the vets once a year for his jabs. He's four now. I would say have a look if you can give a poor dog a new start in life first and save yourself the money, pedigree dogs are very expensive to buy and own.
Hope that helps.

lyniced

Thanks for all your help and advice. My friend just bought a west highland terrier (today infact) and he is gorgeous, but I have said I'd like to round to dog-sit him (when she is a work) so I can get used to being with a dog again. I am doing all my research first as I don't want to be rushed into this. I'll let you know how things pan out. You never know, we could end up with something completely different!!

quids_in_2

I am on my 3rd rescue dog. can I just say, these 2nd hand ones are fantastic, the ones I've had have needed no toilet training they have been perfect. If you were to consider a rescue, the dogs trust is a very good place, they even let you do a trial for 90 days before they cash a cheque. for £90 your dog would be spayed or neutered, microchipped, vaccinated and wormed with 6 weeks insuance too, to start you off. If you were requiring a pacific breed, ie beagle there are rescues for every breed, just search in the internet. I don't mean to preach here but if we can encourage more rescues, less dogs would need to be destroyed every day because no-one wants them.
If you would like to know any more about rescue dogs or anyone else, I'll try to be of help, pm me xxx

jb1964

The family at the end of our row have had beagles for years now - and they're extremely fit looking dogs, although they do bark a lot and are quite inquisitive!!! - they have a large family and they obviously fit in well for them.

We've just had a cocker-spaniel puppy (after much deliberation - originally thinking we were having a border terrier and then a cairn terrier!) and so far! we're absolutely chuffed with him - he's so good (apart from the usual puppy stuff - chewing etc) - my husband's never had a dog and he's real impressed - he doesn't bark (which is a god-send for our daughter who's highly sensitive to noise) and is so family friendly.

Good luck with whatever breed you choose.

bwatt00

Im looking for a puggle puppy,from north east of scotland area any ideas?