FoxFire Beagles

13/08/2024

I have to share this pretty photo of my Eloise that was taken this past weekend at the show!

Thank you to Faye Unrau Photography for catching this one! Normally she's spring boarding off me so how pleasant is it to see all four paws on that ground 🤣

11/08/2024

With or without ribbons, Eloise is my whole entire heart 💛

BIS BISS CAN GCHB AM GCH Foxfire’s I Have A Theory AOM

07/08/2024

I was contacted today about a sweet little lady located in Ottawa who is need of a forever home or even a foster as her previous foster family had a family emergency and are unable to keep her.

If you or any other beagle lovers are looking to rescue a beagle in need, please reach out to the contact info provided below 💛

06/08/2024

Somehow FoxFire Beagles ended up with a literal saint in the form of our in house stud dog who doesn’t have one mean bone in his whole body.

And no, the Basset isn’t mine 🤣

14/07/2024

7000km and one special little lady later, I’m thrilled to introduce a new exciting piece to both my home and breeding program 💛

Introducing:
‘Era’
Allegro’s Timeless
Sire: ‘Andrew’ CH Just-Wright I’m A Pepper Too
Dam: ‘Qi’ra’ CH Allegro’s Crimson Dawn
Co-owned with Lindsay Carolyn & Bobby Ott

Era was bred by and the brain child of Lindsay Bryson & Bobby Ott (Allegro Beagles) to 15 year old frozen semen on Andrew (2004 Stud Dog of the Year) to her lovely dam Qi’ra (Winners Bitch at 2022 NBC National Speciality)

I never had the opportunity to meet Julie Wright but I’ve always respected and admired her contribution to not only the breed but the breed community through her education and passion on both health and genetics. I’ve read countless of her articles and have researched her lines extensively throughout my years in the breed. Having Just Wright further back in my pedigrees, it was always my plan to tie Julie’s work back in. When I caught wind of this neat pairing, it was the perfect piece I was looking for and had to jump at this opportunity.

I can’t count the amount of times I’ve heard from Beagle people that knew Julie, ‘Sam, you would’ve loved Julie!’

And I, without a shadow of a doubt I believe that.
I’m honoured to have a piece of her pedigree through Lindsay & Bobby’s vision and efforts to bring forward and blend her line back in. It truly tickles my nerd brain seeing dogs I’ve highly admired like Chase, Carrie and Shalamar (and more!) brought forward in generations in a modern pedigree.

Besides, what’s another red head, right? 🤣💛
Thank you again to Bobby and Lindsay for this cool little dog and for all your hardwork to get her and her littermates here.

10/07/2024

Just Catcher sharing his dramatics and opinions about how he’s not a fan of these hot days 🤣

He is such a hilarious dog and never fails to make me laugh 💛

21/06/2024

‘Dog shows are no fun.’
- Said no FoxFire Beagle ever 🤣

Pictured above handler Sarah Yates and her boy Tommie (FKA Jellybean - Quentin x ILY) having a blast out at a West Coast show!

20/06/2024

19/06/2024

How about that time I realized I was super behind on posting the Symphony kids here? Oof, life has been crazy.

All that aside, it’s been nothing short but a good time raising these two fellas. I had thought it would be boring but it’s actually been super enjoyable. I’m able to do so many things on the day to day with them that I couldn’t tally up all the socializing and activities we do in total.

Strauss:

What a people social guy this dude is. If he hears your voice, he wants to be right in the middle of the excitement. He can’t even control his little butt wags when I greet him in the morning. He truly just wants to be with his people all the time.

He was a bit of a Brute as a 2-3 week old but now he’s a relatively chill guy who conks out into a nap about 1/8th of the time it takes his brother to settle 🤣

He is VERY food motivated and while not as Independent as his brother, he is the first puppy I have had that will walk his rolly Polly butt back into his puppy pen, use the litter and then curl up in the donut bed and go to sleep. He’s definitely a creature of routine and I think with his new home he will fit right in!

He LOVES outdoor adventures but sticks pretty close. As I said, people are his favourite thing so all those exciting outdoor smells are great but he might get pets if he stays close and pets and snugs are his fave 🥺

Berlioz:

He is quite different then his brother! Outside, he’s a little explorer and will often run off into the sunset which requires me running to catch his ass before any birds of prey find him as a snack. He’s always under my watchful eye as he is SUCH a confident little dude.

Inside, he greets you with the most adorable low puppy wags to exist. His vision is one of the best I’ve seen as he knows to look up for faces of the people he wants to hang out with. That’s not something I often see at this age.

Berlioz I’ve yet to decide what his future may hold. Should he continue to be the hopeful show prospect he is, I need to keep him in the breed pool as his mother is my strongest producer hands down. Having a future accessible stud from a good dam line is something that is so incredibly valuable to a program and it’s why I’m running on him a smidge longer. I just haven’t decided on if that’s with me or I seek a show home for him. Serious show homes are welcome to inquire, but should know I’ve yet to make up my mind.

He does, however have a wonderful pet home hand picked by me for him if by 8 weeks things aren’t shaping up to be what I expected with him. Either a beloved family couch or show ring, this guy will have a great future ahead of him. But for now, we wait!

This coming week is filled with crate training, vehicle rides, meeting big trustworthy dogs, Manding shaping, beginner leash work and much much more.

See you next week!

19/06/2024

A simply cannot with these tail wags

12/06/2024

Last weekend Ms Eloise added a new title to her name - BIS (Best in Show!). I’m honoured she was found in a quality lineup of dogs in the best in show ring!

She’s now:
BIS BISS Foxfire’s I Have A Theory

28/05/2024

After some extremely tough decisions and ones I’ve been on the fence for, I sent to my precious singleton Royal on his next big journey with my beloved repeat home out in Edmonton, AB. I couldn’t have picked a better guardian home but did I absolutely cry my eyes out? You bet I did. Am I still in tears? Absolutely.

I truly haven’t connected to a male the way I have to Royal. He is SUCH a cool Beagle. He’s made me belly laugh and be a better handler with all the antics hes thrown at me. From the very beginning, he was such a special dog.

Being a Breeder is no easy feat. That shouldn’t truly come as a surprise to anyone really. From high-high’s to extreme low-low’s, it is a rollercoaster that you really never hop off of.

But, one of the hardest things often comes with making very tough decision for your breeding program and sticking to your vision and priorities despite your intense connection to a Dog. Royal himself in so many ways was what I was looking for and I still have great hope for him and his potential out West. However, our males we have such a high criteria (especially structurally) to meet and especially given my Beagles live as house pets, I have to be very strategic with my number of Dogs that stay.

His journey has just begun. To all the scent sports his owner has planned for him and potentially hitting the show ring - I’m looking forward to following his next steps where he also gets to hang out with another FoxFire Beagle.

This fella took a piece of my heart as I sent him off, and he absolutely deserves to keep it

22/05/2024

Guess who can start seeing the world now?! These two lads!

They are now off to the races as with their eyes opening and them being over 16 days old, ENS and ESI ends and they’re met with new, exciting things to explore.

This week I’ve Iintroduced some stuffed toys - specifically ones that crackle and crunch when they walk over them to add to their ever evolving Whelping box.

Despite being chunky, they’re getting up on their feet more and exploring and nibbling eachother. To say I’m excited for their first tail wag is an understatement!

Strauss is still the biggest by about 100 grams but little Berlioz caught up pretty close at least in body size!

Berlioz is so nosey. Trying to take this photos ended in 9800 outtakes of him whipping his head around to look at things, nibbling my finger and opening his mouth to ruin photos. Classic red beagle - always have to add a flare of dramatics

Strauss on the other hand is still doing wonderful impressions of roadkill when he sleeps. I’ll add some outtake photos in the comments. He’s such a clown.

I can notice their ears are slowly opening and once that happens I will be sound desensitizing. This litter I invested into an Echo Show for the nursery which broadens the library of sounds I can introduce them too.

That’s it for this week!
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16/05/2024

While my little red Beagle is spoken for, two of my fellow ethical breeders have red/Bi-colour boys that are ready for their next big adventures with a family they can call their own

15/05/2024

‘Strauss, I’ll take your “Rigor Mortis Armadillo on the side of a busy country road” impression… and raise you a dramatic Shakespearean untimely death renactment’

- Berlioz

Ps: He’s fine. I’m not🤣
I probably lost a year of my life stumbling across this on my nursery cam 💀

14/05/2024

I truly believe that dedicating my entire heart & soul to breed these merry little scent hounds is absolutely and most positively what I was put on this earth to do. From the heartbreaking moments to the belly laughs because of their hilarious Beagley ways, I would not change one
Single.
Damn.
Day.

Cheers to my fellow ethical & preservational breeders who’s lives they too devote to their heart breeds. I am proud to stand alongside you.

14/05/2024

It’s been one whole week plus a bonus day with my two little composers and they have easily doubled their birth weight!

With a whole milk bar to themselves and an attentive momma, they are growing like little well fertilized potatoes!

Strauss hit the 600 gram mark today - although it’s mostly all belly and rolls 🤣 And Berlioz has always remained 100-150 grams less than him.

Berlioz (the bi male) is actually the smallest puppy I’ve had to date! Even now, a week later and a full milk bar, he is just a wee little guy. But he sure can smell ILY the second she shows up as he’s scrambling around sniffing for her.

The boys started ENS and ESI. They are actually fairly chill aside from the upside down position. I doubt this will be an reflection on them as adults mind you.

I have to say it’s rather quiet just raising two beagles babies. But, I’m able to enjoy them and give tons of one on one cuddles.

I’m not seeing a ton of personality differences yet but I think these guys are awfully close to having their eyes and once those peepers open, it’s off to the races.

I’m just so thankful they’re thriving even if Strauss gives me minor heart attacks when he sleeps like a rigor mortis Armadillo on the side of a busy country road 💀

09/05/2024

I’d like to proudly introduce everyone to the two newest FoxFire Beagle Babies born May 5, 2024.

This makes my second litter using Brody - GCH Shadynook’s Let’s Hear It For The Boy as he is the Sire to my Vanity from my Magazine Litter. I was quite happy with what Brody offered that litter but it was the amazing temperaments he throws that brought me back to him.

I wish I had a beautiful, happy story with how these two littles came to be but the truth is their arrival and battle to keep them alive and well has been one that’s made me question my strength as a breeder.

ILY was due May 3rd as I always progesterone test to ensure I know my whelp date. So when things weren’t progressing as they have always had right on cue previously, it was odd to me.

Never the less, I watched her closely and soon enough Friday ticked by… then Saturday…and when Sunday arrived she was in stage 1 of labour, nothing out of the ordinary. But, that was the extent of it. No pushing or heavy contractions. It was dark discharge that showed up out of the blue that had me rushing her in for an emergency c-section.

Upon opening her up it was discovered she had a long passed not fully formed puppy along with 3 other puppies in heavy distress. The two boys needed to be worked on and the little bi-coloured boy especially needed work.

The beautiful tri colour girl was it much rougher shape. A team of brilliant vet staff worked on her for over an hour and brought this lifeless puppy back to life. I Will never forget how hard the faught for her and I’m so incredibly grateful they tried.

However without oxygen she would quickly turn blue and even with the help of my Puppy Warmer Incubator and Oxygen, tube feeding, sub-q’ing and antibiotics she just wasn’t strong enough to keep fighting.

I knew she was tired and I held her against my neck until she passed. One of the hardest things I’ve ever done but I wanted to give her the warmth and love she so very well deserved.

It’s hard to pick yourself up after such a loss and keep going for the others that need you. The bi colour male was the smallest puppy I’ve whelped to date and he needed help. It was touch and go for a couple days but today we had the first turn around where both boys are up and nursing and finally gaining weight.

So, I’d love for you to meet them:
Berlioz (Bi Male)
Strauss (Tri Male)

Who’s names were inspired by famous composers.

I have many people to thank for these two. Thank you to Ruth Werlein, Shadynook Beagles for letting me steal Brody to Sire these two. Thank you to the wonderful vet staff at Thunder Bay Veterinary Hospital for the utmost care they provided and thank you to Laurie Gott for being such a support system and fighting just as hard alongside me for Sonata, my sweet little Angel baby 🌈

Breeding is not for the faint hearted and it will tear your heart apart, it’ll make you question your own strength. And yet, having the honour of raising these special Hounds that go out into the world and can touch the hearts of others and bring such joy to lives of their families I so carefully choose, really makes the tough times worth it.

So with the overture behind us, meet my two man orchestra!

22/04/2024

Happy National Beagle day to all my fanciers of the breed!

Here is the dude that started my love for the breed, the Fox in FoxFire! I’ve since raised well into the double digits of Beagles and this guy is the naughtiest, most clever Beagle I’ve ever. He was a SUCH a trouble causing puppy and continues to stay strong with his food stealing ways except now he’s much more silver muzzled.

I often look back at the stress Fox has caused me and wondered how the hell I decided that this was going to be my heart breed. Ya girl loves chaos and living with a bunch of free spirited causers of Chaos I guess🤣

I’m forever grateful to Leah Bertagnolli, Windkist Beagles for taking a chance on that bright eyed and bushy tailed Canadian Girl who had big hopes and dreams and giving me my start into this funny, merry little breed.

Here’s to the Beagles! 💛 Let me see those lovely hounds of yours!

31/03/2024

Sugarbee would like to wish everyone a very Happy Easter and that hopefully you all don’t have as much snow as we do up in Northern Ontario Canada!

As a side note, I realized that my stories from IG weren’t cross posting to my FB page which had many lovely people worried about my whereabouts as I’ve been rather quiet over here. I haven’t been able to fix it yet but I’m trying! Hopefully everything can be re-linked and that my stories can be shared on both platforms.

So we are still alive and well and thriving up here despite all this darn snow. Cmon Spring!

25/01/2024

The sleepiest little bee!

31/12/2023

The FoxFire Beagles and Beagle Babies are finally enjoying some snow on New Years Eve Day!

The adults of course had a blast as some new Christmas Toys were brought out in the yard for them and in the big yard, away from the adults so they wouldnt get stepped on - the babies explored the yard and snow for their first time!

I paired them up two at a time so I could safely watch them and it was so interesting watching them explore.

Cortland and Mac were paired up and they weren't phased in the slightest! They explored all over and even caused some vehicles to pull over to say hi!

Braeburn and Stark were quite different! Stark wanted to be close and Braeburn wanted to explore all the different sights. He was even wagging his tail at trees and cars that passed by

Royal and Shug came out together. Royal was hustling through the snow to figure out what it was all about and Sugar....welll... she was just BIG MAD about being cold 🤣🤣

Happy NYE Everyone!

25/12/2023

Happy Holidays from all of us at FoxFire Beagles to you and all your furry four legged family members

20/12/2023

PSA! Scams are in full fledge!

I don’t want anyone getting scammed so please be aware of groups like these. It’s blown up overnight and my photos have been stolen in hopes of scamming well intended people looking for a beagle. If you see these posts in group, please report it and tag me Samantha Lengyel in the comments so I’m aware.

Many of the scammers are claiming they’re selling my pups on my behalf. I literally NEVER have puppies readily available and if I did I have an extensive waitlist for my them.

If you’re looking for a wellbred beagle and you’re willing to wait and aren’t just looking for a ‘cheap puppy’ you can leave me a comment below with your state/ province/ country and I can lead you to some wonderful beagle breeders!

Be careful out there!

08/12/2023

We can’t forget about the Apples and if I don’t update this now I will forget for another week! Everyone is up on their feet and bustling around the whelping box like busy little bees. Here is a two week summary of their little personalities and what I’m seeing!

🍏 Cortland 🍎
Starting off strong here with the most opinionated, spiciest little sir I’ve raised at this age. He has absolutely no shortage of attitude. He seriously makes me belly laugh on the daily. When he sees me he gets all excited and then postures up to seem all tough with funny little grrr’s. Dude, you’re like 2 pounds. I’m not taking you seriously haha! He is such a nosey nelly and if theres something going on the whelping box, he is in there like a dirty shirt. He is now in the lovely stage of complaining to me to come out of the pen and run up and down the hallway because I let him do it once. He is fearless, funny and doesn’t like to be inconvenienced for even one simple second.

🍎 Braeburn 🍏
He couldn’t be more polar opposite of Cortland without being shy. Brae is such an observant, quiet puppy. He has fantastic eye sight, he is agile and great on his feet for his age. He is always watching, thinking and getting right in there to play with the three bi-coloured terrors. He does this funny little thing where if I lay down next to him, he waddles up to my face and presses his shout against my cheek pretty hard for a wee baby! He LOVES when I talk to him and is always close when I’m in the whelping box with them. He’s another one that has no problem exploring on his own – he just does it with way more thought to his steps then Cortland does lol

🍎 McIntosh 🍏
The chunkiest boy of the bunch who absolutely loves the sound of his own voice. If someone is making noise (and its not Cortlands pi**ed off noises at me lol) its Mac. He huffs and grrrs and barks at everyone. I even caught him dramatically barking at Aunty Blossom who doesn’t have any milk at the bar because he wanted to nurse. He and Cortland seem to butt heads the most and they’re always tormenting each other. But hes such a sweet baby boy and you’ll find him snoozing on his back more than any other position!

🍏 Stark 🍎
Currently this week I would say Stark is the more reserved out of the three Bi’s. He absolutely is NOT a reserved puppy lol But compared to the others, he is a tiny but more calm. He’s the smaller of the three but also not even close to as small as Sugarbee or Brae. I get him mixed up the most because he can sometimes look like Cortland and sometimes look like Mac. I would say as far as head styles go, he’s my favourite but honestly… it changes weekly. He’s smart baby who figures out the obstacles I place in the whelping box quick! He was also the first who’s ears opened and has taken to startle responses really well!

🍎 Sugarbee 🍏
Last but never least is the littlest lady of the crew. Lord help me…this puppy’s mannerisms are adorable. If you’re following me on Instagram, you would’ve seen the video I caught where she first wagged her tail at me. Well, it hasn’t stopped since. Whenever she hears my voice that little tail just starts wagging. She seems to be a big behind the boys but shes really started to explore more this week. Her body type is also very different then her brothers. I don’t think I’ve ever had a puppy this small and compact before. But she’s just as curious as her brothers except she hasn’t found her voice yet…Cortland is making up for everyone in that department…

But that’s it for these two weeks! Hope you enjoyed the Pupdates on the crew! Life gets much more exciting for them as we start table stacking, more startle responses and within a week they move downstairs to the chaos I call home. It will be Vanity’s best week ever and I’m sure Eloise will be thrilled to show off how effortlessly she can hop in and out of the Puppy area over the x-pens. Wish us luck!

08/12/2023

I missed a week because of who I am as a person but here is a Pupdate of His Royal Majesty himself!

Little man took his sweet time opening his eyes! You can tell even with his 2 week Photo that they weren’t open when the Apple Litter’s eyes were open by two weeks. He’s definitely developing slower then that crew which its completely normal – he just does things on Royal time!

I cannot believe the nose this guy has. All the puppies can smell when Aunty ILY is in the whelping box, but Royal can smell her down the hallway and he wakes up looking for her. He is the piggiest of all piggies and is usually one of the first to the milk bar.

He has also had a very interesting couple weeks. About a week and a half ago, his actual Mom Blossom decided she wanted to participate in Motherhood and since then, she spends every waking moment we let her in the whelping box with the litter as his Aunty ILY comes and goes for feedings. It’s really a remarkable turn of events and I love that he has the love and attention of his actual Dam.

Since his eyes have officially opened around day 17, Royal has turned into this silly, curious little boy. He is far more independent than his siblings but still gets right in there with the bi’s and goes for sneaky attacks on their tails.

Also, Did I mention his coat?! He has SO. MUCH. COAT. You’d swear hes a longcoat Beagle! (He absolutely isn’t and they don’t exist haha). He looks like he has bed head often and I absolutely had to pat down his messy fur for all of his photos.

Anywho! You saw him yesterday, but here is the officially Week 2 & 3 Royal Update!

07/12/2023

Did you know that baby beagles eyes are a dark blue when they’re open? They change to brown as they mature and the colour of brown can vary from a dark brown to a hazel and all that in between. This blue shouldn’t be confused with a blue eyed puppy - as those present themselves as more ice blue and not dark denim!

PS: Royal says hey guys!

24/11/2023

The five bro’s having a sleepover 💛 Sugarbee was having no part of their nonsense 🤣

23/11/2023

Me: Snoopy doesn’t even look like a beagle!

Royal the baby beag: Hold my beer