Article Title: What Your Beagle Breeder Hopes You'll Ask
Author: Michelle A Adams
There are many advantages to getting your Beagle from a Beagle
breeder rather than a pet shop. The biggest is that you can get
answers to all kinds of questions about your puppy, the puppy's
parents and Beagle information in general. You need to ask
Beagle breeders about the puppy's health, about guarantees and
if everything will be put in writing. You need to visit the
Beagle breeder to see that it is a good place for dogs. Be sure
to visit the kennels and meet the parents. Ask any and all
questions about any aspect of Beagle information to the Beagle
breeder – including if you can return the pup and any point
during his or her lifetime if you can no longer care for the
dog.
If you remember nothing else from this article, remember this –
NEVER buy puppies from a pet store or an Internet site! They
always get their puppies from one of the barbaric puppy mills in
the country. Not only is this practice unnecessarily cruel, you
usually wind up with sickly, mental and not-so-purebred
purebreds. Because of the popularity of the Beagle, there are
many Beagles suffering in puppy mills.
If you can't go to a pet store, go to one of the many fine
Beagle rescue centers that have purebred and Beagle mixes for
adoption. The only reason you should buy a Beagle puppy from a
Beagle breeder is if the breeder is in the local area or if you
plan on showing and breeding Beagles. Beagle information sites
usually don't mention the long wait and high cost of getting a
Beagle puppy. However, you are assured of a healthy, sane,
purebred puppy with "tech support" from the breeder.
With great Beagle breeders, you should not just drive up, pluck
a pup, hand over the cash and drive off. It should be a long
process to assure not only a healthy pup, but for you to know
what you are getting yourself in for. Perhaps the pups are not
even born yet, and then they won't be ready to be weaned until
they are two months old. They should have their first shots and
first wormings paid for by the breeder.
Great Beagle breeders will give you an extensive health
guarantee, in writing (yes – you need a contract!) about the
health of the puppy they are selling. It is illegal for them to
misrepresent the health of any puppy they sell. But great Beagle
breeders will not stop at just health – they will also socialize
the pup, let the pup know what a house and home living is like
and will even start housetraining them.
Beagles are not known for any particular health problems
through genetic disorders. But Beagle puppies do need shots and
worming, and so do their parents. The best Beagle breeder will
also offer a health guarantee and will take the puppy back if
your vet says the puppy has an illness. See how long this is
for. The best Beagle breeders will also take the puppy back
anytime in the dog's life if disaster hits you and you are
forced to give up the dog.
Also ask if the puppies will be registered with the AKC. If
not, then they should be less than $1000. If you still have some
doubts even after your visit, check with the agriculture
department of your state to see if that kennel has ever been
cited for health or business violations. The best Beagle
breeders should also be a good source of Beagle information if
you should have questions months down the line.
About The Author: Michelle Adams loves Beagles and hopes to
spend retirement as a miniature Beagle breeder. In the meantime,
this author writes hundreds of articles a year on dogs,
including about
http://www.beagledo
breeders. When not on the end of a leash, this author can be
found on a soap box lecturing on
http://www.beagledo
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