02/08/2025
Due the very poor quality of applicants, I am reducing my breeding plans for 2025.
I put a lot of work, consideration, and effort into my puppies and that is not cheap.
Parents are health tested and that health testing is actually a huge factor in my decisions (some people health test to check the box but don't even know how to interpret the results, let alone factor it into their breeding practices).
Every pair is matched with the goal of preserving the key characteristics of the breed in structure, appearance, function, temperament/behavior, and health. You may think you don't need a show or hunting beagle, but if you ask yourself why you want a beagle as "just a pet"....every single answer you can give that does not apply just as well to any other breed is because breeders like me have preserved those traits for generations. Preservation breeders are what make beagles, beagles. This means I don't just use the most convenient stud and dam and slap them together to make puppies. I literally search the entire world for the best match I can find (I am hoping to use a Finnish stud in 2026, for example).
I raise them in my home and give them early socialization, ENS, etc to ensure they have the best start possible. They are litter trained (ready to transition to outdoor pottying) and started on crate training. This takes time and effort, which is not free.
I offer several guarantees/warranties, and I take my puppies back at any time for any reason. This doesn't happen often (I have only taken one puppy back and provided full or partial refunds only a handful of times) but is also something that I have to be financially prepared for and committed to....
I am also available to my puppy families to offer training support and advice on all aspects of the breed.
I also will not send my puppies home with just anyone - I do have an application and vetting process. I truly care about every puppy I produce and I consider it a lifelong relationship with their new family. If my vetting process is too inconvenient for you well...that is your problem. Not mine, and certainly not the problem of the puppy that I will not be sending home with you.
So look. I can't continue breeding to preserve the breed without pet homes. But those homes need to meet a certain minimum requirements as far as their ability to give my puppies good lives.
And due to the lack of quality homes I have been able to find, I will be cutting down on breeding in 2025. My next litter is already spoken for unless it is unusually large. After that...well...I will see how the puppy family situation looks.
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