Cedar Ridge Beagles

07/31/2024

They're here! We have 3 little chocolate tricolor boys that will be able to leave us around August 31st. Check them out at www.crbeagles.com/puppies.htm and let us know if you have questions about them! 😍

06/27/2024

Today's goal: Be like a beagle. Find joy in something unusual. Like a w**d. 🤣😁🤦‍♀️

06/12/2024

Tips for helping your beagle get through Independence Day safely. Also, have you registered your microchip? If you haven't, you can register it here as well as through other services. Register it SOMEWHERE, though. An unregistered chip won't bring your pet home. 😬
https://www.my24pet.com/?_ga=2.120598472.1502366140.1670332968-1458828190.1670332968

PET SAFETY TIME! Independence Day is just around the corner. It's time to start thinking about fireworks, and how they might affect your pets if you haven't already prepared. Many dogs and cats get so scared by fireworks that they take off running, trying to escape them (and get lost). ***Make your plans in advance, whether that means to have a family meeting to discuss how you'll keep your pet from getting scared or escaping, or visiting the vet for medicines.***

It's very important to INSPECT YOUR COLLAR AND LEASH for damage/wear, so a sudden hard pull doesn't cause a damaged area to break. Plan to be holding on tightly as well!

If you remain calm and upbeat/positive, your dog will feed off those positive emotions. Check out step 5 here for tips on how to properly comfort your dog! https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/how-to-keep-your-dog-calm-during-fireworks/

Ensure that your dog/cat has identification (pet tags on a collar or microchip that you remembered to register with a database. Having an unregistered chip does no good.

Look into a Thundershirt or anxiety vest.

Additional reading:

https://www.npr.org/2021/07/03/1012255593/4th-of-july-fireworks-dogs-cats-pets-safety

https://extension.msstate.edu/blog/fireworks-how-keep-pets-safe-comfortable

06/11/2024

Sara Lee's puppies and Doll's chocolate tri are a big distraction. I was supposed to be working in the garden, but never did pull a single w**d. 🤣🤣 The w**ds will still be there tomorrow. And the next day. But the puppies start leaving in a few days, so I want to play while we can!
www.CRbeagles.com

06/01/2024

Saturdays are perfect for playing with puppies!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/troyEN3qaKQ

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LZGJ2HYHdwM


www.crbeagles.com/puppies.htm

05/24/2024

PUPDATE: Reserved for a new family!

This little boy would love to join you around June 14! Summer is a great time to welcome a new family member, but keep summer vacation in mind if you have one scheduled. It would be best to have that vacation BEFORE letting him join you, and then you can play and train without interruption!

See https://crbeagles.com/puppies.htm for more details!

05/08/2024

Puppy Enrichment toys and activities...what have you found that your puppy enjoyed at early ages? There are so many ideas online, but I'm wondering if you have first-hand experience with things your puppy likes/liked (and even your adult dogs, too) and if you tried ideas that did NOT work.

Definitely, finding toys that make sniffing for food/treats are easy to find...did you find a good one?

NON-food ideas...what do you recommend that can help future puppy owners with enrichment and training?

All tips welcome! :-)

03/27/2024

UPDATE FRIDAY 3/29: NEW FAMILY PENDING!

New pictures and video of our last puppy! "Charley" was reserved, but his family had to cancel before he was old enough to leave us. He's ready for someone with lots of love and snuggles and play time!
We are located in SW Iowa, about 2 hours each from Kansas City, Omaha, and Des Moines.

Up to date on health care. Next vaccination due April 16. Vet inspected, pre-loved!

Video clips/more information available via www.CRbeagles.com/puppies.htm

03/24/2024

Rocking a sleepy puppy. Happy National Puppy Day, little one!

03/22/2024

If you have been waiting for Spring to arrive before getting a puppy....well, Spring officially arrived this week! Visit this little guy at www.crbeagles.com/puppies.htm to see if he's going to be your new little buddy! More pictures/info/video clips available through that web page.

03/11/2024

My meteorologist says it's windy today. 🤣🤣

03/09/2024

🤔🤔🤔 Seems pretty cheap, plus you'd have to give it a bath right away. And then, you would have to throw away the pastrami and the lettuce. Weird. 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

02/29/2024

The struggle is real. 🤣🤣🤣

02/28/2024

Is your beagle ready? Flea and tick season isn't far away. BUT, before you use one of the modern chemicals available, think about side effects and whether you really need something that strong. If your beagle/pets and those you interact with have never had a problem, maybe you only need a natural option... which will reduce the chances of your dog having a major negative side effect, such as seizures.

Side effects don't happen to every dog. But for those of us that are at low risk for fleas/ticks, perhaps a natural product would be safer to use/try.

See comments for ideas...

PS I have had great luck with Frontline on our farm and we have had no side effects. But, it does also have potential side effects. I have chosen to NOT use the products in these images, saving them for emergencies only (in case we would have a problem that necessitates such a strong medicine with those potential side effects).

And because this won't show up in anyone's feeds without certain key words... beagle, beagle puppies, puppy...

02/18/2024

Milo has a new home! ❤️ March 3

UPDATE, FEBRUARY 23: Milo comes with his toys and treats, but not the crates. Other items are separate now, as a way to make his "word that ends with ICE and starts with PR" LOWER for his new family. That will go directly to his previous family unless you need to go through me, and I will forward that to his previous family.

See www.crbeagles.com/puppies.htm for more info. ;-)

*All vaccinations in the puppy series are done, kennel cough vaccination done, rabies vaccination done (that's a nice money savings!).
*The Kong toys alone were probably over $50. They last!

Update 2/23: the crates are both spoken for.

02/16/2024

Blue tri-colored Beagle Puppy. Will be 4 months old 2/21/2024.

Milo is now here with us near Bedford, Iowa. We will take care of him until a great home is found.

More photos available at www.crbeagles.com/puppies.htm . If interested, visit that page and then feel free to email me at the address in his info on the web page.

From his current family:

"Milo is a 16-week old tri-color blue Beagle (born 10/21/2023) that has a love for playtime, greeting other dogs, and cheese slices. He has taken to the crate well and is able to sleep through the night in an enclosed hard-shell kennel, but will insist on having a soft, comfy blanket to settle in for longer periods. Milo's happy place is a fenced in backyard where he can sing the song of his people to all who will listen. He is quick to try and assert dominance with cats, so until he is acclimated with them he may prove to be a better buddy one-on-one or with other dogs.

"When it's playtime, nothing beats a tug rope and he quickly shows he is ready to play fetch with a ball at the drop of...a ball. As a 16-week old pup, Milo will still need some essential training. However, he has shown that he's ready, willing, and able to learn as shown in his 'good boy' pose waiting for dinner to be placed on the floor.

"As for potty training, he’s pretty consistent in that if he’s in the crate and stands and begins circling and whimpering that’s ‘go time.’ We weren’t able to get him to ring the bell or jingle the other bells next to the sliding door, but that’s not to say someone else wouldn’t get it to work." (MY UPDATE 2/20/24: He seems to go to the door when he has to potty, but he doesn't give a signal. If I am watching and let him out, he goes out to potty. If I don't catch him over there, he might p*e right at the door. I'm working on the bell starting today.)

Milo has had his puppy shots, kennel cough vaccination, and his 1-year rabies vaccination already. His regular vet care is completed until his annual booster in October of this year, other than being ready to be neutered in a few months or when your veterinarian recommends.

Milo is moving because he is a bit too much for his family's busy lifestyle. He is a first dog for them, and raising a puppy is not what they expected. He is also not what their long-time cat expected to have to deal with. After having his toenails trimmed, his sharp nail scratched their daughter while running/playing, and that was the decision maker, I think. It sounds like he's a typical puppy, and while it sounded like a great family for him to join, raising a puppy was more than they expected (especially compared to raising a cat).

UPDATE, FEBRUARY 23: Milo comes with his toys and treats, but not the crates. Other items are separate now, as a way to make his "word that ends with ICE and starts with PR" LOWER for his new family. That will go directly to his previous family unless you need to go through me, and I will forward that to his previous family.
See www.crbeagles.com/puppies.htm for more info. 😉

02/05/2024

Spring is coming soon! What a wonderful time to welcome your new family member! We have some littles who can leave us around March 3rd. Learn more about them via our web page at https://crbeagles.com/puppies.htm

New pictures coming soon. In these pictures, their eyes had been open for just a few days. They are changing fast now!

01/23/2024

Roomba's puppies are here! They will be able to leave us around March 3, when they are 8 weeks old. Their eyes have opened, so I will take new pictures this week to share on the web site. See www.crbeagles.com/puppies.htm for more information if you are interested in a spring puppy. :-)

12/22/2023

If your beagle is pictured with cookies surrounding him/her, none having been eaten, you might be looking at an AI image.
🤣😅😂
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of our beagle-loving friends!

12/17/2023

I bet you can guess what happened right before this...🤣

12/16/2023

So much energy! ❤️❤️😀

12/13/2023

😁😁😁 Not your best photo... literally, the "most recent" picture you took of your dog!

12/08/2023

Dori's puppies have already settled in to post-weaning life. They are loads of fun!

In case you are wondering why I am out playing with them in the December without shoes on...I try to not let puppies ever touch my shoes. ***Shoes have the opportunity to carry LOTS of germs.*** We don't want the puppies to get their mouths on shoes and ingest germs we've picked up on the farm, at the gas station, grocery store, vet's office, etc. It's just a good precaution to take for small puppies.

www.CRbeagles.com/puppies.htm

12/05/2023

Oh, weaning time. It gets a bit noisy here during that time, as the puppies want ALL of my attention! :-D

Dori has adamantly decided that it's time for me to take over her role as leader of the puppies. While I was cleaning their pen today, they were playing in another pen. But every time they saw me, various puppies had to make sure I knew they wanted my attention. Loudly. LOL!

Thankfully, they settle down after a bit and play, but I had to share this quite-noisy video with you.

This video might not be the best marketing tool.😅 But, we do unexpectedly have a blue tri boy puppy that is on our web site (his family found that they couldn't take on a puppy at this time). He can leave December 16 or after. Hint hint....
www.crbeagles.com/puppies.htm

11/22/2023

There is a lot of talk about this right now, so it's all over my Facebook feed. I'm not sure whether a "normal" person gets as much dog info as my algorithm provides me, though. ;-) So, just a heads up for you to think about minimizing your dogs' contact with other dogs (dog parks, daycares, boarding, etc.) if you have a young dog, old dog, or immunocompromised dog. For sure, don't expose yourself or your pets to someone else's dog that is KNOWN to be not feeling well. That's just smart, and you already know that. It's ok to get a reminder from time to time.

If it's true that they HAVE isolated what is causing the unexplained respiratory illness, they will hopefully soon have a good method of attack to cure it.

In the meantime, be smart and watchful.

Scientists at the University of New Hampshire may have identified a pathogen that has sickened possibly thousands of dogs and killed some of them across the country.

11/11/2023

Dog and Cat food RECALL
This one is growing, and involves a pretty often-used brand, so I wanted to share it. VICTOR * * MEMBERS MARK * * WAYNE FEEDS * * EAGLE MOUNTAIN are brands currently affected by the recall.

https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/mid-america-pet-food-expands-voluntary-recall-to-include-additional-dog-food-products-november-2023/

No company is perfect, and these things can happen. It's how the companies handle the issue that makes a good or bad company name. It appears that the recall started voluntarily, before a single illness was reported. But now there have been a few reported illnesses.

1K More November 10th 2023 — Mid America Pet Food has expanded its voluntary recall from October 30th, 2023, to include additional dog food products due to potential Salmonella contamination. What caused the recall? The expanded recall was initiated after random and targeted sampling of the finish...

11/03/2023

Here we go again! 🤣🤣🤣 These time changes mess with all my farm animals and the dogs if I don't keep doing what I do based on the "old time."

10/31/2023

We have something new at Cedar Ridge Beagles! We will be updating the web page at www.crbeagles.com/puppies.htm as the puppies grow, but you can visit now for a sneak p*ek!

10/31/2023

Uh oh...Gnat has outgrown her costume! 😅😁 Does your pet have a costume? Please share in the comments!