Sunshine Beagle Puppies... Indoor Raised Pedigreed Pampered Pets..
We no longer individually register our babies with sporting dog registries, as we were being encouraged to hone their talents to track rabbits, and we feel there is a huge market in America with families who desire beagles that don't want to track animals, but rather be indoor companions pets who are content with that lifestyle. This way breeders will not try to purchase our well rounded more homebody oriented beagle traits, plus our luxurious coats & unique pet-perfect line to use in their own breeding programs. All our beagle puppies are from AKC parents/ lines. These guys are intended to be pets & family members only, If you do not plan to breed, show or hunt- then you would not need papers. If you do plan to breed beagles, please Do Not entertain the idea of adding one of our sweethearts to your breeding kennel.
Our Sunshine beagles are for Pet Homes Only! We DNA test our line of beagles to prevent anyone using one of our beagle puppies for breeding, which is prohibited; even having one litter could potentially let our many years of work developing our unique pet variety homebody beagles into the hands and environment of an unknown breeding program, especially where Hunting & tracking ability is improved upon; since we've worked toward breeding this out of our line, many of ours would be a disappointment to Hunting Enthusiasts, similar to how little Shiloh in the movie series the Shiloh Trilogy..
was a disappointment to his first owner a hunter, for his lack of desire in that direction!
If you already have a beagle & you are getting one from us of an opposite gender, we ask that you forward a copy of your spaying or neutering receipt, or your vets contact information so that we can verify. Thanks for your understanding of our Beloved-Pet-Only mission!
Our Sunshine beagles are for Pet Homes Only! We DNA test our line of beagles to prevent anyone using one of our beagle puppies for breeding, which is prohibited; even having one litter could potentially let our many years of work developing our unique pet variety homebody beagles into the hands and environment of an unknown breeding program, especially where Hunting & tracking ability is improved upon; since we've worked toward breeding this out of our line, many of ours would be a disappointment to Hunting Enthusiasts, similar to how little Shiloh in the movie series the Shiloh Trilogy..
was a disappointment to his first owner a hunter, for his lack of desire in that direction!
If you already have a beagle & you are getting one from us of an opposite gender, we ask that you forward a copy of your spaying or neutering receipt, or your vets contact information so that we can verify. Thanks for your understanding of our Beloved-Pet-Only mission!
( Show dogs are raised for different purposes ) Unlike hunting lines, show lines are typically bred with traits more favorable to indoor lifestyles, when not out on the road at Dog shows. The Show Bloodlines have also been bred for the Beagle Standards like Beauty, form, coats and obedience. They make excellent calm indoor Pets. Our dogs have many Top NW. Show Champion Ancestors as well as Companion Dog CDX. Titled Champions. We do not plan for our customers to show our dogs, but we love the pets these Bloodlines can produce because they don't have the strong hunting instincts.
Note: Below there will be pictures of both our beagles on this page, and for comparison purposes associate with this page there will be pictures of other beagles from other breeder's lines. (so if you see the hunting lines' dog boxes further down, please read the comparison captions & know those aren't associated with our babies! )
Hunting Stock found elsewhere, often sold for pets
( Hunting Hounds ) In many hunting-bred kennels, the strongly scent-influenced beagles must be raised in cages. This "up of the ground" tactic keeps the hounds from being able to follow a scent under or over a fence.
We have respect for those field trial and hunting breeders who are improving the beagle breed for the sporting market, and realize that their market is for other Field Trial and hunting enthusiasts.
Unfortunately, many Hunting Bloodlines have been sold into pet homes after a breeder works with and choses out his top prospects to improve his line for tracking primarily rabbits . . . in many cases the others that are sold unscrupulously and end up in pet homes, were for hundreds of years selectively bred for their talents, rather than other traits such as looks, coats or temperament, etc.
Many people are familiar with and have relayed their stories and experience with the Hunting hounds very commonly shedding more and having a hound odor, not found in most show bloodlines, and they are ruled by hunting instinct, rather than love of the family. Many of these tracking lines can also tend to be much more noisy, the bark is louder and longer more of a howl than a bark to alert you of strangers etc.
The Pet variety beagles that we have developed by selectively not breeding dogs that display undesirable traits, are much quieter and more appropriate for home and city life. At a certain age almost all hunting bloodline pups instinctively begin to track the scents of animals, understandably as they were bred to do. For many beagle pet owners the unfortunate part is that regardless of how much love, and attention they have given their hunting stock puppy, it begins to try to escape your backyard, or house and go hunt in any wooded area near your home, because that is what makes the hunting bred beagle happy, and they can't be content living out their life in a Pet home with a family that just wanted a beagle to spoil and keep inside the house with them, and got the wrong line of beagles for their intentions. Even though I never taught or encouraged my first three Beagles growing up to hunt, they all began to climb out, dig out, or zoom past me when the door was opened! Chasing your dog in a neighborhood, or getting calls from your neighbors when your dog gets out is not fun. But until moving to Seattle, finding out about the Show dogs they have out there, like many people I did not realize there was a BIG difference in the Blood! Be careful in choosing the type of beagle you want for your home! Be sure you are not getting a puppy from the wrong background and upbringing for what you intend to do with your beagle.
If you intend for it to be an indoor pet dont buy one from a cage or you may find out why its kept that way to keep it in from running off !
We have respect for those field trial and hunting breeders who are improving the beagle breed for the sporting market, and realize that their market is for other Field Trial and hunting enthusiasts.
Unfortunately, many Hunting Bloodlines have been sold into pet homes after a breeder works with and choses out his top prospects to improve his line for tracking primarily rabbits . . . in many cases the others that are sold unscrupulously and end up in pet homes, were for hundreds of years selectively bred for their talents, rather than other traits such as looks, coats or temperament, etc.
Many people are familiar with and have relayed their stories and experience with the Hunting hounds very commonly shedding more and having a hound odor, not found in most show bloodlines, and they are ruled by hunting instinct, rather than love of the family. Many of these tracking lines can also tend to be much more noisy, the bark is louder and longer more of a howl than a bark to alert you of strangers etc.
The Pet variety beagles that we have developed by selectively not breeding dogs that display undesirable traits, are much quieter and more appropriate for home and city life. At a certain age almost all hunting bloodline pups instinctively begin to track the scents of animals, understandably as they were bred to do. For many beagle pet owners the unfortunate part is that regardless of how much love, and attention they have given their hunting stock puppy, it begins to try to escape your backyard, or house and go hunt in any wooded area near your home, because that is what makes the hunting bred beagle happy, and they can't be content living out their life in a Pet home with a family that just wanted a beagle to spoil and keep inside the house with them, and got the wrong line of beagles for their intentions. Even though I never taught or encouraged my first three Beagles growing up to hunt, they all began to climb out, dig out, or zoom past me when the door was opened! Chasing your dog in a neighborhood, or getting calls from your neighbors when your dog gets out is not fun. But until moving to Seattle, finding out about the Show dogs they have out there, like many people I did not realize there was a BIG difference in the Blood! Be careful in choosing the type of beagle you want for your home! Be sure you are not getting a puppy from the wrong background and upbringing for what you intend to do with your beagle.
If you intend for it to be an indoor pet dont buy one from a cage or you may find out why its kept that way to keep it in from running off !
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Our Beagles bred & raised to be Companion pets
If instead you want a constant companion who goes where you go and keeps you company through life... look for a breeder who breeds for those qualities only ~
Sunshine Acres Bonnie growing up here in our home . . .
learning to eat Canned puppy food, and use Paper, keeping her bed clean
Bonnie in our in-home Whelping room, expecting .... and with her new babies!
We watch over our expectant mommies and new litters round the clock here in our home, and appreciate everyone who follows our website's understanding of our time devotion to all our doggies here at home
The Scott family comes out to meet with us and welcome home Bonnie's hand raised beagle puppy as the newest member of their family! They said they had looked at other beagle puppies, and were so glad to have finally found us so their search was over! They truly appreciated the way our family is so dedicated to the manner in which we raise our beagles to share with other families.
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Pets bred from Show Pedigreed origins
INDOOR FAMILY RAISED -VS- CAGE RAISED PUPS
This litter learned to use both a doggy door, and newspaper in a playpen
We LOVE homes with doggy doors!
We LOVE homes with doggy doors!
Handling pups from birth makes them much more gentle..
Depending on what you want to do with your beagle puppy...
Buy from someone doing from birth what you plan to do..
If you want to Show Dogs, buy from someone who shows them .
If you want to Hunt or do Field Trials with your beagle, buy from someone who does since that's what they are being bred for.
If you want a Family Pet who is happy and content Indoors or in your fenced in yard ..
choose one from a breeder who breeds to improve these qualities and all other traits perfect-for-indoors that make a beagle a wonderful family addition, and raises them from birth with the mindset of how you plan to raise them the rest of their lives...
Buy from someone doing from birth what you plan to do..
If you want to Show Dogs, buy from someone who shows them .
If you want to Hunt or do Field Trials with your beagle, buy from someone who does since that's what they are being bred for.
If you want a Family Pet who is happy and content Indoors or in your fenced in yard ..
choose one from a breeder who breeds to improve these qualities and all other traits perfect-for-indoors that make a beagle a wonderful family addition, and raises them from birth with the mindset of how you plan to raise them the rest of their lives...
HUNTING HOUNDS ARE BRED FOR THE INSTINCT TO HUNT..
If you aren't looking to hunt with your beagle
don't buy one who's parents do or it very likely will follow in their footsteps !
we appreciate those who do it and sell to others who also hunt their dogs,
everyone has their specialty in life... ours just focuses in on owners who dont plan to hunt their beagles.
Thats our chosen Niche and we dont try to compete with them for theirs.
If you aren't looking to hunt with your beagle
don't buy one who's parents do or it very likely will follow in their footsteps !
we appreciate those who do it and sell to others who also hunt their dogs,
everyone has their specialty in life... ours just focuses in on owners who dont plan to hunt their beagles.
Thats our chosen Niche and we dont try to compete with them for theirs.
Pictures of other beagle breeders' kennels
It is necessary in order to keep those from digging or climbing out to run off though.
It's that, or a chain link cement floored pen for them to carry out their whole lives in...
Try making a homebody out of one of those... no wonder they are sold so cheap- they wont stay home!
Are you looking to put a kennel in your yard to contain your pet? or do you want an indoor lap dog?
It's that, or a chain link cement floored pen for them to carry out their whole lives in...
Try making a homebody out of one of those... no wonder they are sold so cheap- they wont stay home!
Are you looking to put a kennel in your yard to contain your pet? or do you want an indoor lap dog?
This is how those other guys raise their dogs by necessity so they don't escape continually, and breeders with over 25 dogs are required by AKC to house them on cement floors with chainlink runs in order to keep them secure and for record keeping purposes so they're easily identified.
HOWLING HUNTERS OR PAMPERED PETS..
which will you choose to join your family?
HOWLING HUNTERS OR PAMPERED PETS..
which will you choose to join your family?
Here's what you find if you respond to most beagle pup ads in the local paper..
Rows of chain link , cement floor kennels, in my opinion no quality of life for a family pet...
Rows of chain link , cement floor kennels, in my opinion no quality of life for a family pet...
No socialization with other dogs, puppies, or kids the way we hand raise our housepet puppies.
Often times these pictured are hunters dog boxes, where those hounds had to be confined to keep them until the next hunt ! These dogs must be caged to keep them home, instinct to get out and hunt drives them to escape conventional fences, and pups from these bloodlines will have that same desire. |
There are of course respectable hunting-dog breeders, and if you are personally a devoted hunter, then you may not mind the traits, instincts, etc. associated with the hunting bred beagles, since he is happily doing his job that he has had generation after generation bred into his blood.
However, if you are purely looking for a lovable family beagle, that wants nothing more than to be with you, whether on the couch watching tv, jogging through the neighborhood, sleeping with you in bed, or whatever it is that you are doing . . .
. . . then your are looking for a beagle that has been bred for those member-of-your-family qualities, sincerely working to eliminate the scent-driven mind's instinct and desire to run and hunt, replacing it with a companion-driven desire to observe, learn from and please his respected and beloved master.
If you are looking to provide a pet home, You don't want to have to chase your stereotypical hunting-happy beagle through the streets, or sit at home with the kids worrying about where your dog is, and if he's okay. You want a companion beagle, who isn't waiting by the door for a chance to get out into a world of scents, but is instead at your doorstep after a quick potty break, wanting more than anything to come back in the house just like everyday and get back to being your pampered, canine family member.
We sometimes joke about the 2 types of beagles,
the ones that just wants out, and ours that just want back in.
However, if you are purely looking for a lovable family beagle, that wants nothing more than to be with you, whether on the couch watching tv, jogging through the neighborhood, sleeping with you in bed, or whatever it is that you are doing . . .
. . . then your are looking for a beagle that has been bred for those member-of-your-family qualities, sincerely working to eliminate the scent-driven mind's instinct and desire to run and hunt, replacing it with a companion-driven desire to observe, learn from and please his respected and beloved master.
If you are looking to provide a pet home, You don't want to have to chase your stereotypical hunting-happy beagle through the streets, or sit at home with the kids worrying about where your dog is, and if he's okay. You want a companion beagle, who isn't waiting by the door for a chance to get out into a world of scents, but is instead at your doorstep after a quick potty break, wanting more than anything to come back in the house just like everyday and get back to being your pampered, canine family member.
We sometimes joke about the 2 types of beagles,
the ones that just wants out, and ours that just want back in.
Field Beagles and Gun Dogs
Beagles as well as many other breeds are also often raised for pet store and flea market quick sales, in extremely small confined areas such as these pictured below
A puppy mill's housing in Georgia
Pet stores sell puppies that come from breeders who apparently don't care to know where their dogs end up, which could be this same environment for all they know or care.
- We NEVER sell to pet stores, breeders, hunters, or anyone planning to resell our unique bloodline in order to be sure this never happens to one of our babies.
- Breeders that sell to petstores have no way of knowing the customer, and ever getting any input on the positive or negative traits in that dog's parents' line. Reputable Breeders know that by bringing in and combing different lines to avoid inbreeding, there can be hereditary issues that they are unaware of that don't surface immediately until a specific genetic combination enhances that genetic defect to come up farther down the line, and the only way they will know this is if the pet owner tells them, we saw this comment recently which really sums it up: "Sometimes health issues aren't discovered until farther down the line. No reputable breeder should be disqualified if they didn't know about the hereditary problem but does take action to clean it from their breeding program."
- A breeder selling to pet stores can't get the necessary feedback that a reputable breeder values. Sometimes its a certain pair of adults' genetics being combined that brings out a defect. A reputable breeder wants customer input so that they can continue to improve their breeding program and retire certain parents when and if there is any genetic issues that comes up later, into their own pet homes. A petstore has no commitment to the ongoing improvement of any bloodline and usually customers have no way of connecting to the original owners/breeder that sold the litter unscrupulously.
INDOOR COMPANION BEAGLES
Daughter Christi's first day home from the hospital (april 1990), year old Angel Cuddles right up to her new family member.
Pampered Pets
Lucy's owners say that unlike their previous 2 beagles, "Lucy doesn't bring home dead rabbits, shed much, or cause any of the family to have to take Allergy medicine ! "
She used to come stay with us while her family vacationed up North till they moved to Greenville SC. Here she is with "Cindy" when she was a youngster. |
Snoopy's family writes and sends pictures of him over the years.. They even buy him a "dog" after we move south. They say he is a member of the family, she is just a dog.!!
they keep in touch by Christmas Cards over the years and tell us his personality far outweighed hers.
He was snuggly and loving, she was distant and frightened acting.
They also added she had the hound dog odor they had heard about. Snoopy needed far fewer baths over the years, they said he just shined and shed much less than her coat did
they keep in touch by Christmas Cards over the years and tell us his personality far outweighed hers.
He was snuggly and loving, she was distant and frightened acting.
They also added she had the hound dog odor they had heard about. Snoopy needed far fewer baths over the years, they said he just shined and shed much less than her coat did