Sunshine Acres Beagles Current Litters

Are you ready to start raising your new puppy? Once you've learned about our family's mission in raising companion beagles for pet homes only, and are in agreement with our intention for our babies being solely companion pets, you can begin the adoption process by letting our family know about your situation;

Share details on your household, lifestyle/ experience/ routines & tell us about any family members AKA interactive Pack Members our baby would grow up with! To see more about what we like to know about interested homes, click here.

You've learned about us, Now We want to know about you, your household, and how one of our beagles would fit in!

Let us know what timeframes you would be ready for new puppy Homecoming!

Also, if you are considering available puppies, Let us know what afternoons/evenings would be good puppy homecoming days, then we can consider you as a match for one of our currently Available Puppies who are ready to get started with their forever home!

We like to meet with folks anytime after 1pm, usually Saturdays are good but sometimes other days work out just as good!
Our mornings are busy around here taking care of all our responsibilities, so afternoon or evening appointments work best so that we can take care of things and then devote our time and attention to meeting with folks here in our home! Please remember that this is our home when visiting, not a storefront. You are invited over after we have learned about your home and family- we don't simply allow stranger to come to our home.
Also if planning to come to our home, please see our visiting page.

If you are planning to have your puppy fly home (United/ Continental Petsafe or Delta PetFirst)- then often Fridays work best as a day for a trip to the airport, but other weekdays could work as well, and again, afternoons are better since we have lots to do in the morning! Review our shipping page here.

If you are indeed ready to raise a puppy and everything works out beautifully, we can then approve you to claim one of your matching favorites as your own, and hold them off the market with your deposit until your appointment to welcome home your new sunshine acres beagle puppy!
Share your interest in favorite matching pups- you could claim your own to hold off the market!

If you're ready to come out this weekend/week, let us know and we may be able to meet with you immediately so you can see who is still available matching your preferences, and possibly take home your new baby! Ask about coming right out to meet us & see who is still available!

Get ready to make a successful addition to your household by reviewing our exclusive Puppy Guidance pages for our advice from years of experience, to help you be consistent and successfully raise your very own learning puppy into your lifelong indoor companion beagle and sidekick!
Ask for the link to our guidance pages, exclusive to Sunshine Acres Beagle Families & the Waiting list !
Everyone Get Ready to be consistent as a pack & Guide your new learning puppy as they adjust and adapt to your unique lifestyle!

After taking the time to read our site and learn about us, If you are ready to move forward towards adding your very own sunshine acres beagle puppy to your home, send our family an email to tell us about yourself and how one of our babies would fit in there with you!

Please remember, patience and persistence is a must when it comes to adoption, and what we like to see in those seeking our approval for adoption. This is not a technical service or product business with telemarketers on call, consider the fact that your emails are going to our family, and we will try our best to help you, in turn understand that adopting a puppy is more similar to a casting call than an online store front. There are only so many roles to fill, just as there are only so many available puppies, and we are selective- that is the beauty of what we do in seeing to loving matches whom we will want to hear from for the years to follow.

We do however try to pre-approve homes for future matches, therefore patience is appreciated, and kind persistence if we weren't able to get back to you (i.e. missed your email amongst a flood that day, it went to spam, a reply did not successfully go through etc.) Email definitely helps us keep up with everyone's details while taking care of our beagles first and foremost- can you imagine trying to take notes on a phone call from dozens of web-viewers whom we don't know, calling our home? We wouldn't get anything done here and would be constantly interrupted, so emails give us that ability to focus our attention as needed, and focus on reviewing your details together while we take a coffee break and can discuss amongst each other. This is a life-long commitment, the beginning takes dedication to a positive outcome- from the process of adopting, adjusting your puppy to your routines, to the consistency in knowing that being strong now will yield harmony later, as you successfully add a new addition to your life, to raise and enjoy for the many committed years to come.

( For a step by step outline of the puppy adoption process, click here. )

(Keep scrolling down to see more pictures of available puppies!)

Who has the cutest beagle puppies? Sunshine Beagle Pups !
Orange Gerber Daisies- This is a double daisy! in our front yard, and Orange beagle puppy Bailey by the flowers.

Puppy Health Care- Shots and Dewormings are kept up to date!

We keep all our puppies current on their shots and deworming's, and will send home their health folder with their new family so that when they go in for their booster (if needed) the vet can see exactly what they've had. After the puppy booster shots in the series of 4 are completed, your pup will just need their rabies shot done in your name when old enough and a yearly booster shot when they turn 1yr old.

Since worms are a common occurrence that can be picked up / sniffed up very easily by pets, new puppy owners must be responsible for continuing the de-worming routine. This is a routine done every 2 weeks for puppies and is easy for new puppy parents to do until the vet puts them on a once a month pill. Simply pick up your puppy's own bottle of dewormer from Petsmart - good brands are Evict DS, Nemex II, Strongid or Safe-guard 4. You can order Safe-guard Canine Dewormer online from Petsmart (which saves over retail pricing in the store- please use our links on the ahead suggested items page when online shopping so we get credit! ) and give your puppy their routine oral dose yourself with a syringe to ensure anything new that is picked up & matured is passed from their system. They like the taste, and this helps you keep from needing that done at the vet's office, saving considerably by doing it for your puppy yourself.

If you see what looks like spaghetti in their stools, don't worry- that means your dewormer worked and that's how they are passed!

Currently Available Puppies!
(Ready Soon...)

Keep scrolling down to see Younger pups and Newborns

Buffy's Tricolor Girl

Jinglebell's Khaki Mini Girl

these little khaki girl doll babies have many, many fans who have fallen in love with them!
everyday we receive emails saying how adorable each of these cuties are.
we are hoping to have a litter by a khaki mom any minute so we are holding off placing them until we see if there are more khaki cuties to offer the next lady in line for this preference! We do have folks in line that joined last year and waited for a later timeframe such as now, so we do know these girls will be claimed as soon as we allow and aren't available to newer inquiries. Thank you to everyone who showed their interest in these cuties.

Jinglebell Khaki Mini Female

these little khaki girl doll babies have many , many fans who have fallen in love with them !
everyday we receive emails saying how adorable each of these cuties are.
we are hoping to have a litter by a khaki mom any minute so we are holding off placing them until we see if there are more khaki cuties to offer the next lady in line for this preference !

We, Miss Christina and kids Christi & Cody devote our attention to properly raising our little family members for indoor companionship and match them up with the right forever pet-homes one by one!

We like to review emails together when time is available and pre-approve sincere interests who have done their research, appreciate the time we spend caring for the babies & our efforts to provide and update all the helpful information found in our website, and are patiently committed to successfully adding one of our babies to their home as a lifelong companion beagle.

Emailing helps us keep up with the details and allows us the ability to focus our attention on our babies at all times without interruption. We can get on emails when it is a good time, and when needed can easily get up to take care of things and return to emails later as appropriate. When we are able to find a stopping point in between caring for all of our beagle babies we sit down to consider the details and compose an email back to our many excited families. Please be understanding that this month we had the largest volume of viewers ever. we try our best to read and respond to each and all but it takes lots of time on our parts so we look for loving understanding families to work with .

We are a small family, not a pet store, and the care of our babies is our first and foremost priority, not sales, so please be patient and understanding of our values. Those sincere homes who understand this and wouldn't want it any other way are the families that we want to join our sunshine acres family !

Currently Ready
(Further Above)

Younger Litters Ready Soon
(Directly Below)

Newborns

Getting Ready to Raise a new Puppy? Consider claiming one of our

Younger Puppies Ready SOON!

Each of these growing litters of puppies will be available to come home in the near future! If you will be ready for a puppy in the next couple weeks, consider our current Younger Litters that are still maturing and will be ready soon!

Depending on that litter we will plan homecomings for after their mommy weans them- spending less and less time in with them (as their teeth grow in and they begin eating dry food). They begin getting over seeing her, and instead focus on people and their littermates. We like to have our babies already matched up so that once ready they can go right into their forever home and begin learning how to fit in with their human pack for the years to come.

Ask us for pre-approval to be included in the claiming process and start reviewing puppy tips to be all set for a successful addition! To hold your spot in the claiming process, ask us about holding your spot in our pre-approved waiting list with your $100 deposit, so that you get offered the chance to claim puppies at your turn with that deposit, before they become available to the public! The $100 deposit is included in the purchase price, and is non-refundable, as it represents a commitment to working together. We reserve the right to not accept a deposit/ approve homes if we do not feel everyone is in agreement as a potential forever home or we don't feel comfortable with a continued relationship over the years. We like to make matches with people we'd enjoy staying in touch with, as our baby grows and matures in their responsible home. This is one of the reasons we don't have information for sending a deposit available on the website- we can send this after learning about you & approving you for adoption once we all feel comfortable. Some websites offer a "click to pay" option, or a customer service rep possibly in another state who doesn't have any personal experience with that individual puppy. We are a small family and handle everything ourselves, it can be slower, because we dedicate ourselves to our babies first and foremost, and we apologize, that's why we provide so much extensive information that you can look up the answers to most questions typically asked, such as price for the various size and color combinations, and keeping an eye on the puppies currently available- our website is updated with announcements first for everyone, before moving on to individual emails. We know that the serious people are patient and persistent, who read through the website and kindly check in, and those are the folks we feel most comfortable working with and forming a lasting relationship with as the forever family for a Sunshine Acres Beagle baby!

We are currently making matches and approving homes for adoption one by one so that once these babies are ready to begin bonding they can go ahead and enter their forever homes to start forming lifelong routines!

After you've taken your time to learn about our family and our mission in developing companion pet beagle lines for pet-homes only, and appreciate our devotion to hand-raising little house pets & sidekicks, you can begin the process by please sharing details about your lifestyle and your goals.

We provide in-depth details on our family, so please by the same token let us know about yours in order for us to feel comfortable moving forward with allowing your household to adopt one of our babies. Adoption is a life-long commitment, and we want to know that you are committed to your adoption before moving forward and spending time helping you individually find your preferences and add a new addition to your life for the years to come.

Let us know ...

About yourself, and any family members that will influence your puppy & household routines. We want to know everyone is committed to helping your puppy successfully adapt to your pack and learn your household boundaries in order to more fully enjoy responsible years to come.

About your home -
Yard, is it fenced/invisible fences or would you plan to walk
Sleeping arrangements- confined area plans for safe-places when housebreaking, ect.

Your preferences/ favorites-
(Please let us know about colors sizes and genders you are open to loving in your new family member! You can even put your favorites' name in your subject line if you'd be ready for a favorite)

Dates for possible Homecoming/ timeframes you have in mind or timeframes you are open to.

If one of these babies has caught your eye, and you are almost ready, let us know you have matching favorites, and then we can consider your sincere interest as we match our babies to their forever homes!

If you are still getting things together and would like to plan ahead,
watch for announcements on Newborns for better possible matches.
Also check out our upcoming litters page to get an idea of what we're expecting at this point.

Once you've joined our waiting list or claim your new baby, you can start reviewing our guidance pages to be all set for Homecoming Day!

Why is Puppy Guidance so important?

As your puppy enters their new home, they will begin forming their lifelong habits in their new household by seeking out boundaries and learning from pack leaders- aka humans (and existing pets). This first week home is the best time to establish life lessons & human pack order so that they can understand you will always be their strong, wise pack leader, who will always make the best decisions in the long run and do what is best for the pack. Your attentive beagle puppy will observe your interactions, and directly learn from each of your responses- learning how you view each behavior and whether its acceptable within your pack.

From Day 1: Your Indoor Beagle is learning! Instructing, Training and Nurturing the right state of mind from the very start is the most logical & easiest time to make lifelong impressions, so that can begin adapting and developing their responsible Lifestyle with your human pack for the wonderful years to come! By establishing yourself as a strong, dependable pack leader, they will respect your wisdom over them, and therefore follow your guidance in developing an adaptation to your unique Household & pack, to fit in and thrive in for the years to come.

The first step towards being a responsible pet parent & leader is to Understand your puppy's learning process, and What To Do (and what NOT to do) in order to successfully develop healthy habits and raise your lifelong companion pet. You can be prepared to be a good consistent leader by reading our advice from our years of experience, available to committed sunshine acres families on our exclusive Guidance pages.

Learn more about Successfully Raising an Indoor Companion Beagle by following our years of Experience & Advice, offered throughout our many Guidance pages- link provided upon Approval to join our family!

Halo's Orange Male

Halo's Orange Runtsize Boy

Halo's Tricolor Runtsize Boy

Halo's Tricolor Girl

Halo's Chocolate Girl

Currently Available & Ready

Younger puppies ready soon

Newborns

Miss Christina watches over newborns in our home whelping area for birthing new litters .

Newborns

When newborns arrive, Miss Christina endlessly watches over
& nurtures each of our newborn baby beagles!

Follow our updates as we add new faces to the website
for everyone to see collectively.

Cody as a young kid snuggling a newborn.

We announce our puppies' arrival, and when everything is stable after those first few days and sleepless nights we'll find a good time to start taking and posting our newborns' pictures so that everyone following along can see! Soon after, we will begin announcing turns to start the claiming process, and emailing those whose turn it is to let them know the good news on their potential matches! At that point, they can choose to claim or pass on their choices, and we will work through our waiting list.

Christi as a young kid snuggling up with a newborn beagle puppy.

We'll make announcements on turns for those pre-approved in line, and contact our waiting list families who are ready for this timeframe, and open to those puppies' colors sizes and genders. One by one our pre-approved sunshine acres beagle parents can take their turn and choose to claim their lifelong family members (or pass if they'd like to continue waiting for color/size/gender/timeframe matches) Folks in line are always welcome to update their preferences, especially if they see a new face they'd love to be considered for! We just want to see lifelong happy matches for our puppies and families, and love seeing everything work out just right!

Once claimed, we'll announce the decision on the website, and our families continue to watch our updates as the babies grow up here. In the meanwhile, the forever home prepares and reviews our guidance pages to be consistent in successfully raising their puppy from day one. Their mom will begin weaning them, spending less and less time in with them now that they have teeth, and the puppies will start playing with their toys, and looking to humans for all their needs. Folks often like to send along a care package, such as bed, toys, treats for mom while she nursing them etc. for their little family member to enjoy and benefit from here with his or her littermates ,and take home something familiar! We'll set appointments for homecoming so that when they're ready, the puppies can join their forever homes to begin bonding and learning just how to fit in for the years to come!

Once you've taken your time to learn about our family and agree with our mission in developing companion beagle lines for pet homes only, you can take the next step in the process by telling us about your potential home for one of our babies, so that we too can learn about you, and move forward in forming a lasting relationship with your forever home.

Ask us about pre-approval for adoption & hold your spot in the claiming process!

We like to know how one of our babies would fit in there with you because seeing a successful addition is our goal. We have taken the initiative in sharing years worth of photos and information about our family and our passion for raising companions via our ever growing website, and by the same token we want to learn about the potential homes that come to us.

Whether you're ready now, or plan to be in the future, getting yourself pre-approved on the waiting list helps the process go smoothly, so that we can better focus on your details and desires, and help make that wonderful match happen for the happy years to come!

As a pre-approved sunshine expectant parent, you may hold your spot on our Waiting List so that we can offer you your own turn(s) to choose to claim your very own puppy during a good timeframe for you, so that everything works out just right for everyone involved. When we know everything beforehand, we can better understand your situation and help you find appropriate matches to choose from when the time is right. If planning ahead, by the time you are ready, you will have held your spot in line ahead of others who come to us after you, so that you can be one of the first in line for that timeframe. If you are ready, you can jump on the waiting list to hold your spot, as we work together to help you claim your new beagle puppy! A nonrefundable $100 deposit represents a commitment and agreement to the process of adding a sunshine acres beagle puppy to your life. We only accept deposits from serious inquiries who know they want to get a sunshine beagle and will wait patiently for the right match, and only after we all feel comfortable.

You are welcome to be as specific or as open as you wish when picking out your preferences on colors , sizes, genders and potential timeframes, depending on what really matters to you. Of course, the more options you are open to loving in your new family memeber, the more choices we would have to offer you sooner at your turn for different color/size/gender combos. If you're very specific on those preferences, you may have to wait for that match to be born, which is fine. Patience is a must- flexibility helps :) and its what we look for in good adoptive families for our babies, when choosing who gets to claim one of our loved ones.
See more pictures and learn more about the different colors sizes and genders you may love in your new family member here. If your preferences change or expand over time, you are always welcome to send us an update so that we can offer you matching babies to choose from and you can claim just the one that steals your heart!

We are considering matches for each of our babies as we peice the puzzle together! Upon approval, you could be next for a darling in matching colors/sizes and gender- of course the more characterisitics you are open to, the more babies we can offer you at your turn for each. If you currently have favorites, feel free to let us know. We enjoy matching our babies up ahead of time so that everyone can begin making plans and discussing puppy homecoming dates. Your family can begin preparing for a responsible addition to your home, and once your puppy is ready to begin bonding, everyone can be all set for the new puppy to start learning how to best fit in their forever home!

If you're ready to get started with a new puppy now, tell us about yourself and how your favorites would fit in!
Click here to find your favorite available & ready pups!

Brandy's Chocolate Boy with a solid head

shiny chocolate coat!

Brandy's Chocolate Male with a blaze

Brandy's Chocolate Female with a spot in her bandana

Brandy's Chocolate Gal

Brandy's Chocolate Girl

Mouse's Silver Mini Girl with a dash of white on her forehead

Mouse's Silver Mini Female with a blaze

Mouse's Silver Mini Boy with a very narrow blaze / solid head

Mouse's Silver Mini Male with a blaze

Evelyn's Khaki Boy

Evelyn's Chocolate Boy

Evelyn's Khaki Girl

Evelyn's Chocolate Girl

Adopting your Beagle!

Follow these links to go directly to the Ready & Available Puppies you just saw previews of above!
Available Puppies (and ready soon)

Addie's Khaki Mini Boy -Jinglebell's "Barry" Tricolor Runtsize Male-

Buffy's Tricolor Boy with a solid head- Buffy's Tricolor Runt Female - Buffy's Tricolor Girl

Available Adults:

Retiring, Rehoming, and Rescues

khaki mini fixed female:
"Velvetine"

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orange and white petite long legged young fixed female:

"Polkadot"

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Tri colored female:

"Eclipse"

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Orange and white female:

"Maisy"

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Tri colored medium sized boy:

"Kirby"

If you are not ready for a puppy, take some time to consider your options. We do have Younger Litters, and well as Upcoming Litters that would allow you more time to prepare. Our Upcoming page shows our expectant mommies and their past puppies for an idea of what babies could arrive in the near future! If you don't feel you'd would be able to train a young puppy (going through the nibbling/biting phase and establishing yourself as leader) we do also have Adult Beagles for adoption (retiring, relocating) who have already established personalities, and often we may have Rescue Beagles looking for the right suit. Like with any new dog, you would simply need to ensure your beagle is taken outside regularly during their first week in the new home in order to establish a routine there in your home as a pack.

We like to pre-approve families one by one, You are welcome to hold your spot in the claiming process for whatever timeframe and preferences you'd like, or you can ask about adopting an available baby now!
If you are planning ahead for your future you are always welcome to submit your details to Miss C and Christi so that when we have a moment we can sit down to review your details ahead of time and pre-approve you for our Waiting List, where you can hold your spot in the claiming process to be offered the choice of adopting matches! You are always welcome to pass on your turn at that time, and may continue holding your spot for whenever everything works out just right for you!

Contacting Our Family about Adoption:

We choose to devote our time to our beagles, which is why we have gathered detailed information from our 20+ years of experience here for our interested families to take their time learning about our family, our mission in hand raising companion beagles for approved homes, and all the helpful details about our beagles, colors, sizes, happy families stories, and more, to help families fully understand the time and devotion that has been put into their new family member from day1.

We likewise want to learn about the families who come to us in hopes of adding one of our babies to their lives.

Emailing is our preferred method of communication, as this allow us the ability to better focus on our babies and responsibilities around sunshine acres, and also allows us the ability to keep track of families' details and preferences in order to further help make the right matches happen! Phone Calls from interested customers across the nation would interrupt our work here too much for us to truly devote ourselves to our beagles. When time is available, we can choose to sit down and review potential families' details together, discussing possibilities, and replying when time allows- if something comes up we can easily get up and take care of whatever is needed here, and return to writing back when time is appropriate. Being in the middle of a phone call would hinder our awareness & ability to respond to what is going on around Sunshine Acres, so as a family we have chosen not to provide our phone number to the public so as to not only have a private family life, but to be able to devote ourselves to the care of the newborns and other responsibilities that we have here at home.

Emailing is our preferred communication,
and allows us to devote our time appropriately, focusing our care on our babies, and reviewing & keeping track of our families' details in order to see the right matches happen!

Please review our website information before contacting us about adoption- this lets customers learn all the helpful details before making that decision to move forward and meanwhile we use that time to devote to our babies. Once you've taken time to read, then contact us telling us about yourself so that we can tell you are sincere about adoption and we can feel comfortable in moving forward with helping you adopt one of our babies!

We put the care of our babies first and foremost, meanwhile offering the joy we have found in our unique companion pets to sincere, patient, and understanding families across America who truly appreciate our values and where we are coming from as a family- those who would want us to devote our time & attention to our babies first, are the families we would want to adopt our babies to responsibly raise and enjoy for the years to come, sending updates and pictures as they become a part of our Happy Sunshine Acres Family!

You can let us know if you are ready and have favorite available puppies!
Or,

You may ask for adoption approval to join our Pre-Approved Waiting List, and start holding your spot for just the right match when everything works out just right for everyone!

The different puppy preferences you may favor are pictured & detailed here: Colors, Sizes & Prices .

If there is anyone in line ready for this current timeframe, we will first offer our puppies to those matching pre-approved folks. They can choose to claim a matching puppy, or pass & continue waiting for a future match or timeframes. We announce & begin approving new homes for available puppies after we know the Waiting List's status.

Different preference lines often become satisfied, as everyone has their own unique preferences! So if you are open to more colors/sizes or either gender it can be your turn to claim or pass on matches sooner!

Our Waiting List Lines can change quickly, as pre-approved families may choose to:

Claim a matching puppy,

Pass on the Current puppies, and choose to wait on their turn for a Future Timeframe/matching puppy.

Change or expand their puppy preference options at any time (Genders/Colors/Sizes/sometimes facial markings/timeframes etc.)

To hold a spot in the claiming process, most folks like to go ahead & get themselves pre-approved & join the Waiting List to hold their spot with their deposit. The $100 deposit counts towards the purchase price, is non refundable deposit, and will hold your place in line / will hold your puppy off the market as your own so others will know that puppy has been officially claimed!

You can place a deposit on a specific puppy once approved to hold them off the market until your appointment to come out or until homecoming time, or you can place it ahead of time and then apply that deposit towards the puppy you claim when the time comes. Often folks like to get preapproved and join now, and then they claim their very own darling to bring home soon, depending on the options they were open to!

If you are planning ahead, you are always welcome to seek pre-approval ahead of time to help ensure everything works out perfectly when the time comes to find, claim, and raise your new baby beagle puppy! People are always welcome to stay on the waiting list for as long as they wish, until everything works out perfectly!
Let us know if you'd like to get yourself (& any human or pet family members!) pre-approved to choose & adopt your own matching sunshine acres baby. Tell us about our baby's potential homelife there with you so we can feel comfortable in considering you as a good pet-home & Approving your household for the adoption of one of our babies! Also let us know what characteristics you'd love in your very own companion beagle, and If you are ready and smitten with an Available puppy, feel free to also ask about placing a deposit in order to claim one of your favorites to hold off the market till homecoming day!

Review our details so that once you are ready to take the next step you can sincerely tell us about yourself and desire for one of our babies! , Also see more about the Deposit to join the Waiting List & to Claim your own Sunshine Acres Beagle Puppy!

Keep an eye on our Current Litters and Upcoming Litters to see who is here and an idea of who is expecting in the near future. We continually update with new litters' arrivals and new expectant mommies as time goes on. Ask about being pre-approved by our family for a puppy and join our waiting list to hold your spot in the process for when everything works out perfectly!

Its works out beautifully when folks are able to plan ahead and seek our pre-approval to adopt one of our babies. When the time is right we then begin offering their preferred matches as it becomes their turn for different preference lines. By joining ahead of time, they held their spot in line ahead of time and are ahead of others in the claiming process. Sometimes people pass due to timeframes or specific desires, so the line is open to change at any time, making it possible for folks to join and be offered a chance to claim right away, or pass and continue waiting for a future turn to claim their very own matching Sunshine Acres Babies!

It's perfectly fine to hold your spot in line for the future! If you'll need to wait a couple weeks, months, or more for a puppy to enter your home, ask about getting pre-approved for the waiting list. Often folks like to join the waiting list ahead of time to hold their position in the claiming process. They can then wait as long as desired, and may look forward to current or younger babies, expected litters, &/ Or future puppies. They can choose to claim a puppy at their turn(s) if everything works out, or pass & continue waiting for any reason.

Tell us a about your preferred timeframe and more about yourself & one of our babies' potential home life there in your household, so that we can consider you as a good puppy home, and begin an adoptive relationship, working with you to successfully find and add the right match for your approved companion pet home!

Why letting us know about your Matching Timeframes matters to us:

We ask that folks let us know ahead of time as to whether a puppy's time to come home works for them, before we can consider the puppy as a possible match available to them. Knowing this allows us to properly devote our energy towards making the appropriate match for a current puppy with the appropriate family who is ready for the puppy at the right time, and others may join the waiting list to find their own matches; Then everyone can proceed in making plans for their puppy's homecoming.
     At this stage in the puppies' development, it is the easiest time to take the role of leader and directly guide your learning beagle's state of mind into a responsible member of your unique human-dog pack. As Cesar Millan, the Dog Whisperer explains, everything you do, even subconsciously, influences a dog's state of mind. You must remember to encourage/nurture the correct state of mind, and to be careful to not accidentally nurture/encourage the Wrong state of mind. We know it's easy to forget and simply spoil your puppy, but its more important to consistently do what is best for your puppy's learning process and development, by responding correctly to their behaviors and being patient & consistent so that the correct state of mind sticks and only positive are habits are allowed to form.
Our puppies are very attentive to humans, and at a young stage we have found it to be the easiest time for new families to make the biggest impression on their lifelong companion pet's behaviors.
     We prefer for the learning puppy to enter their forever home during the appropriate time for that particular litter. This is when they are at an impressionable stage and can begin adapting to your household & discovering your pack's order, form working routines there with you, and learn how to fit in best as a member of your pack! We usually prefer for folks to not have to do an extended boarding here where we have to keep a puppy on here for someone, where they miss what we think is just the most enjoyable stage when the puppy is still small & infant like, looking to you for all their guidance and bonding in order to become your unique lifelong companion.

Once on the Waiting List- what's the next step?

Once you've made the commitment to join our sunshine acres beagle family, feel free to explore our exclusive pages for extra details and advice as your prepare for your new family member! Everyone in the family can start reviewing our puppy Guidance pages so you will know how to be consistent leaders from Day 1 for a successful puppy addition & adaptation.

Keeping an eye on this page and what's going on around here is a great idea since things can change quickly, and this is how we as a family choose to update all of our addicted puppy followers together and more thoroughly, vs writing info to each and every viewer individually. The website allows us to go in much more detail for everyone's benefit, in between focusing our time on our babies!

You are always welcome to chime in if one of our cuties has caught your eye, and you would be ready for their homecoming timeframe! Even if they didn't match the original preferences you had expressed an interest in, we understand that with all the unique and beautiful characteristics our babies have, folks may always discover their admiration of an additional option! Let us know if another preference option would be equally loved by you! Then when we see a possibility for you to claim that puppy, we know you'd be interested!
If you find yourself smitten with a current puppy you can let us know!

If you find that any of your preferences expand or change, you can always email me with an update so I can continue to offer good matches for you to consider! We love seeing everything work out for everyone, & we like to consider the best possible matches for each of our babies. This is why we have developed our unique waiting list process for families Pre-Approved.

Planning Ahead & Keeping up with your matches helps! Consider whether your preferred timing for a puppy to come home matches the best time frame/week stated for each litter to enter their new homes. Then if a puppy becomes available as a good match for you, you're family would have already thought about whether you'd be ready for them and who you would be interested in adding to your household! Thinking ahead & letting us know helps move along the claiming process.
If you're not Ready for a Puppy During these babies' Homecoming Timeframe, Let us know about your future plans for a Beagle Puppy! Feel free to send us timeframe updates, and continue checking out our Upcoming Mommies to get an idea of near future possibilities.
Don't forget our Puppy Guidance Pages as you prepare for your new addition to your life!

Super Puppy!

Your New Puppy

is Ready-to-Learn-Your-Pack-Life !
So now is the time to lead him through an optimum adaptation, as you successfully Raise a family oriented Beagle Puppy into your lifeong Indoor Companion Pet!

(See our FULL ADVICE on our GUIDANCE pages- ask for the link!)

Beagle Puppy Care
What do I feed?
We start with canned Iams and Eukanuba Puppy and transition them to Dry Eukanuba Small Breed (which is the smallest kibble) and dry Iams Puppy.
Puppies eat twice a day- when you eat breakfast and dinner. Young puppies will generally be eating 1/4 a cup twice a day, sometimes less than that if they are a nano size. You can order a bag of Iams Puppy through our Petsmart link here and quite often shipping is free on orders depending on how much you spend on other things!
Click here to order Eukanuba Small Breed Puppy
Click here to order a bag of Iams Puppy!
Over Feeding?
Beagles are known to eat all you give them, so be careful to restrict how much you allow them while they are young, especially for a mini or nano to stay that way. Overfeeding can lead to a stretched stomach, before the body starts adjusting to the amount of food intake, and later a larger beagle than you had hoped for.
Sometimes we get frantic calls from customers who fed more than we reccommended, saying "my puppy's tummy looks bloated" We say "cut back on the amount of food you feed tomorrow in order to feed appropriately to your little baby's size". Remember the food also expands when the puppy drinks water, so don't be surprised if their tummy looks large. A stretched tummy simply means their body was not meant to require that amount of food, and you simply need to cut back next time until their tummy is back to an appropriate size. Usually 1/4 a cup twice a day is the right amount for a new puppy, sometimes less for the smaller sized babies which again, you can always cut back its you see that it was too much. Its been shown that overfeeding a smaller size dog can lead to a larger one , just feed twice daily and carefully to keep a mini mini !!

Beagle Puppy Training
Where should my new puppy sleep?

The first step to housetraining,
is setting up a confined area your bathtub for the new puppy to stay in when you aren't able to take him outside. Puppies can sleep in your bath tub at night , with paper on one end and a doggie bed, and toys, on the other so they can use the paper when you are busy and aren't right with them in their new house, or cant take them outside.
Crate training can come later at around 14 -15 weeks old, and you can follow our advice on doing this easily from our tips page!
By starting them from the time they can walk our puppies are way ahead of the game on housetraining and using paper !

Clarice has graduated to a bigger playpen setup area! She has learned to keep her bed clean, and uses the paper for hurry ups. This setup helps you avoid accidents in your home, and allows you take your puppy outside to begin forming that routine with your schedule.
Click here to Purchase the Top Paw Pet Yard Containment PlayPen for just $79.99 through our affiliate Petsmart.com

Beagle Puppy Training
HouseTraining?
Begin taking your puppy outside to a preferred spot in the yard starting their first day home. With any new dog, you will need to take them out often to begin forming a routine in your home of what door to go to and where to go in the yard.
When you get a puppy they can start out in a confined safe-area with newspaper and bedding and toys for them to go in whenever you are not supervising them in the new house. This can be a pet playpen, a kitchen, or a laundry area.
When you are with your puppy he or she can play on the carpet and you can take them out as needed, but when you are not right there to supervise, they can be in their safe area and still have the option to go on paper until household routines are learned.
Take them out as often as possible, and begin developing a routine recording how many times they went, and around what time. Keep in mind that they will need to "HurryUp" as we call it everytime they eat, drink, wake up from a nap, or play.
Avoiding accidents that first week learning about the new home is very helpful in housetraining. In order to help avoid accidents, only have your puppy out on the floor when supervised, and if he or she seems to start losing interest in you and begin searching/ sniffing around, they are probably looking for a spot to go, usually by finding the scent of a spot that has already been marked as a hurry up spot (which is why avoiding accidents in the first place is good!)
If accidents happen, be sure to use a good product that is meant for cleaning up pet accidents, so that the scent is completely removed from their mind!
Click here to order Simple Solution- formulated to discourage remarking, which is a natural scent triggered behavior for animals
When you aren't able to supervise your puppy in their new household put them back in their contained safe-area so that they will be able to confidently choose paper rather than bed if they need to go. With your supervision and leadership your beagle can earn house priveleges for safe and more harmonious years to come.
Crate Training is good for everyone involved, whether you plan to use one regularly in the future or just when needed. Getting your pet comfortable with his or her own crate there in your home ahead of time helps give them a good option in the future when you need to go out, have someone new over, or need to travel.
You can start crate training after your pup can start being expected to hold their bladder through the night. b>After around 14 - 15 weeks or so, older puppies can usually start sleeping in a crate at noght, and you can plan to get up early the next morning those first few days to let them go outside, as they learn your schedule and form working lifelong routines in your home.

You can see older puppies like Cinder who have already started learning about sleeping the crate on our Older pups page here or have been using a doggie door to go out and are past the paper training stage,

Crate from Petsmart

Whenever you see your puppy walk into the open crate on their own, reinforce that decision with a "good in your bed" in a good job tone. We gave Cinder a treat in the crate, and she liked the experience of being in there! Teaching your dog a key command is good- our Grace knows "Get in your bed" and will happily go get in her crate whenever we need her to. She was taught this with a positive reinforcement as a growing pup- everytime she came in from outside we would toss a treat into the crate or have one waiting for her and tell her get in your bed, she would get in and be rewarded with a treat, as well as a Good get in your bed! to reinforce she did good by going into the crate, and would close the door and let her spend a little time in there to dry her feet after coming in the house.

Its helpful to start out in a designated area, with the option of paper down, and then put an open crate in their area. They can begin going into the crate to lay down and relax, and if they still need to use the paper they can go out onto it in case you aren't able to take them out when they need to go- this can help your adjusting puppy learn to gradually sleep in their own crate, but still use the paper outside of the crate if needed. When the paper is dry a few mornings in a row, then you know your puppy can hold his or her bladder through the night and can begin closing the door, and getting up early the next morning to take them out.

Always take them out the same door, so they associate that door with going outside to hurry up, and to the same spot in the yard so they can pick up the scent of where they've gone before, and know what their outside to do! Dogs like to re-mark where they have gone before, so starting a routine of where to go from the beginning is always helpful in building those associations for them to remember for the years to come! When your new dog goes outside to 'hurry up', let them know they did a good hurry up so they will want to repeat that behavior, even on command, in the future- making for a much easier housebreaking and walk-taking experience!

New Puppy Training Tip:
All puppies go through learning stages as they develop. Your new sunshine acres beagle puppy will be joining your home attentive to you, his or her human caregiver, and will be ready to begin learning the best way to fit in with your pack for the most fulfilling future. Take advantage of this special adapting time by helping them understand what habits & behaviors within this pack will be most beneficial so that everyone can be happy.
As a pack animal, puppies are seeking out that crucial pack order and strong pack leaders to follow, which will keep them safe throughout whatever comes in the future. Dogs thrive within a pack when the proper protocol is established upfront, by confident, calm and assertive leaders to follow for the years to come. Demonstrate your leadership skills to your new baby Beagle by establishing the ground rules from day one, and being consistent so that he can fully learn from each experience and move forward. That assertive communication will bond you and your new k9 addition closer together as they will develop a deep respect for you. Communicate to your new puppy what behaviors are good and beneficial, and what behaviors are bad and will not be acceptable as a lifelong habit. By understanding the pack boundaries, they can more easily begin adapting to your household in order live the most harmonious & happy life to their wonderful full potential as your own perfect companion pet for the many years to enjoy together !
After the ground rules are established, your beagle will have the pridlege of enjoying fewer restrictions in the future and be given the opportunity to live an ultimately much happier life in harmony with your pack.
Be sure to Review our New Puppy Advice Pages (Ask for the link if you've been approved)
When deciding to get a puppy for the family- go over all the responsibilities that will be involved, ie, feeding, water, exercise, responsible play & consistent training. Discuss how each of these responsibilities will lead to a well-mannered dog. Also talk to each other about how as they get older you all will be taking the pup outside often, they usually need to go any time they eat, drink or wake up from a nap. While still small enough to use paper, a young puppy goes in his confined safe area, and you don't have to worry about peeing and pooping in the house because they don't have free-reign until they have learned from you and shown they are responsible in your home.

Being up front about the responsibilities will let everyone in the family see that you are each serious about adoption, and have already considered all that is involved and are willing to commit as a family effort to responsibly raise a puppy as a family member!

No Biting allowed.
Our Number One Rule in training, Is NEVER ALLOW YOUR NEW PUPPY TO NIBBLE OR BITE ANY FLESH, even what appears to be innocent teething on your finger!   It may not hurt now, but it will later if that experimental behavior is allowed to develop into habit!
When new families come to meet our pups, We ask that No one scrath or tickle the puppies since boundaries are still being established and Do not allow the puppies they hold to nibble or bite their fingers and hands.
Roughousing at a young age encourages biting as an automatic response to the roughhands, and that type of energy can cause the wrong state of mind to develop during such a crucial learning & bonding time. Once your puppy is an established, responsible member of the pack, playing is fine because he already knows the boundaries- its simply important to first guide your young one through puppyhood maintaing a calm state of mind so that they can feel comfortable in being calm whenever appropriate in the future, and you will have a much easier time training, and developing obediance & trust, before the time comes to begin exploring life's adventures with your very own sidekick!
Establishing Respect from day one is important while the new addition is observing the pack order, figuring out the boundaries and how to begin adapting to the new household pack. Help your puppy understand and learn the rules, so that they can move forward in the right direction towards a healthy relationship with your pack and bonding with lifelong masters, so that down the road your canine addition will be a responsible member of the family. By allowing a puppy to teeth on you and bite your fingers- that acceptance of his potential dominance will result in a loss of respect for you by the new k-9 addition to your home. Respecting you as the top dog in the family pack is important, so that they will be more confident in your ability to be a stonger leader for the good of the pack and they can trust your wise discernment therefore minding whatever you -their calm Assertive leader- has to say !
Read about Puppy Guidance, for more about this Puppy Rule on our tips page. If you are a Sunshine Acres Beagle family or on the waiting list, ask for this page for our personal advice!

Be the Pack Leader
so your puppy can follow your dependable leadership.

As puppies develop, they seek strong masters who are responsible and will show them the best way to live a long healthy & happy lifestyle within the pack. They follow those masters who make the best decisions for the pack as a whole, by being upfront, firm, and consistent on establishing the boundaries and ground rule that will make for a stronger pack down the road.
From their first day home they will begin learning what behaviors seem the most beneficial to their future with your pack, and can adapt to any lifestyle that they begin learning from. This is the time to guide their adaptation so that they can learn the best way to begin fitting in with your unique pack; Be a responsible master for your learning and growing puppy by being in tune with your puppy's state of mind, understanding each situation, responding correctly so that your puppy understands the pack lesson, and can move forward in the right state of mind. The whole family must commit to a responsible instruction plan so that everyone sends the same message and is consistent in the learning process.

It is important for forever families to guide their puppy's adaptation to their unique home & lifestyle, so the puppy can more easily understand that what boundaries this human pack has and that they are firm in those rules for the good of the pack, so now its time for puppy to learn what they need to do to fit in with this strong pack & start living in harmony!
We start them off right, and now its up to you to continue raising your new baby beagle into your lifelong sidekick. You can lead the way with the benefit of our years of experience raising companion beagle pets. As an approved pet home who has made that sincere commitment to becoming a sunshine acres family for the years to come, you will have access to our years of experience and accumulated advice, and follow our Guidance in taking over the wonderful responsibility of raising your new hand raised family-oriented sunshine beagle baby, and helping them blossom into your very own unique Companion Pet for years of enjoyable harmony!

Upon making the family commitment, prepare for the momentous process by

Reviewing our experienced
Advice throughout our Guidance pages

As a pack, everyone is the new puppy's pack leaders. By incorporating the wisdom of dog psychology and in-tune commuinication, you can start things off on the right foot from the beginning, when it’s the easiest to establish lifelong habits in your forever pack

Recently claimed puppies !

Preparing for the New Puppy!

Reviewing our guidance pages so that all influences are on the same page with being consistent during training is key to success as your pup learns and adapts to your household environment.

You can also check out the suggested items page for a list of some of the essentials when shopping.

If ordering items for your puppy online, please follow our links to petsmart and/or jeffers so that we get credit for the referral, thanks!

Lots of folks like to send a bed, toys and other items ahead of time to share with their puppy's family and can then bring home the littermates' scent on homecoming day ! We also love it when folks send or bring a lil something from their neck of the woods- it is so neat to see folks' favorites from back home and to get a feel for where they are from, as we have happy homes across the US (and even a few in Canada)!

Hint: If you are saving up newspapers for when you bring your new puppy home, toss out all the slick ones they are not absorbent and pups slip and slide in the tub vs. the white pages which work real well during the still goin on paper phase, right after bringing the puppy home..

Over the next few weeks they can begin going outdoors too, then it wont be long till they are used to your home & being crated at night (we advise you how to go about this when you pick up your puppy & you can also learn about this process by following our Tips pages!) , but at first it is great to have a few stacks of papers on hand !

( we also love it when folks think to bring some to us.. we are always appreciative of those ! You can only imagine how much paper we go through each day as our little ones learn to go over on the paper.) One gal brought a box with some wee wee pads when she came to board her Sunshine beagle with us .. boy did we appreciate those to hand to each person who was driving home far away with a little pup in the car..(makes it easier to have those on the floorboard than having to pit stop the minute the puppy wines to get out to go..) LOL ! we ran out, but sure would love more if anyone has some left their pet no longer uses !
We also appreciate sheets and towels whenever folks are getting rid of their old sheets and towels- we change out sheets constantly for our newborns and mommies. We also use sheets for our birthing mommies to nest in,

When picking up your puppy by car its suggested to bring a cardboard box with papers in it or wee wee pads for the floorboards work well when and if needed . Also Clorox wipes are handy if needed too- we have some if need one !! Some folks start out with their new puppy on their lap , or in a crate with plenty of toys and chew toys or treats to play with .
We also advise folks to go directly to the spot in their yard where they want the puppy to "Go Hurry UP" right when you get home, put your puppy from the car on the grass or ground there.. let him or her sniff around and walk around so they dont just stand on your feet wanting to be picked up lol...    soon enough your puppy will decide to go since they were cooped up in the car and likely hasn't gone yet.. and you make a big deal out of saying good hurry up in a praise voice !! and give them kisses ! before long learning puppy will be thinking "they must like it when i go here... I want to go back to the same spot and remark it again ... and get all that praise again!" ..

we give plenty of tips on this and all the phases involved in taking home a new puppy from us so it is a wonderful and easy transition for all members of the family as you bring in one of our babies to your home. Be sure to read through our guidance pages, follow our advice/guidelines/tips, and follow-up on any of the pointers for having one of our intelligent little sunshine acres beagles join your family as a companion for the next 15 years!

Folasike has claimed Amy Lee's "Caillou" Silver Runtsize Boy!
Michelle's daughter Lilah hangs out with Caillou
Like most silvers, Caillou's head is gradually lightening up to the more khaki/tan color, the dark around his face will fade,
but usually leave behind pretty dark eyeliner, and the rest of his body will be more of a stainless steel color.

available "Caillou" on left , khaki "Colin" on right)
being an only child Caillou was raised by Addie as one of her own with her little litter, so the boys think they are brothers :)
They are best buds. They hang out together all the time and are very comfortable with each other. The two chocolate boys in the litter have already gone home now so they are happy they still have one another to cuddle and play with here.... they are some of the best little pups as we go thru the office where they are in a puppy box set up with bed and toys and paper to go on... they watch as we go by toward the birthing room to check on expectant moms and newborns day and night, they jump up to come to the side if you have a minute to play , if not they will just quietly watch and wait their turn :) what good boys ~

Caillou as a newborn and growing up...

newborn Caillou already responds to voice before his eyes even open, as he perks his ears up at us.

at a very young age he was attentive and loving giving early kisses to daughter Christi as she held him soon after his eyes were open @ 2 wks.

Caillou give kisses!

while christi stood in the driveway snapping pics of other puppies he came over to lay by her ... some dogs love human contact and he is off to a great start at a young age loving people so much already!

sweet Caillou came and fell asleep on Christi's foot

He is a very friendly and loving lil guy who loves to be held, cuddled, and follow us around the front yard.

mini khaki Colin on left, runtsize silver Caillou, & small standard chocolates on right @ 8 wks.
the size difference in Caillou's paw vs the week younger chocolate small standard next to him shows he should be more petite boned and have smaller paws.

Like most silvers, Caillou's head is gradually lightening up to the more khaki/tan color, the dark around his face will fade,
but usually leave behind pretty dark eyeliner, and the rest of his body will be more of a stainless steel color.

Here are some pictures of some older silvers

A silver pup with tan coming in
Silver adults - their heads lighten up but the body remains a sleek darker, steel color, usually with a nicer lesser shedding softer quality than is seen in tricolors

Caillou and Colin

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Jinglebell's "Thor" aka "Barry" Tricolor Runtsize Male has been claimed by Christopher Carlson from Concord NC!

"Hello Ms. Christina, Christi & Cody,

     I want to start off by THANKING YOU for what you do! After reading through your site and getting to know your family, I am so impressed by the love and care you put into raising your babies and ensuring they go to loving homes. In today’s world it’s refreshing to see people PASSIONATE about something they care for. It also is huge to me to know that if I am fortunate enough to be selected by you to be a home to one of your adorable beagle puppies, that the beagle puppy coming to our family was born into an environment with such care and love. I could go on and on about how impressive it is to me that you guard your puppies so much to ensure they get loving homes.

      I think it hits so close for me because I was raised in such a loving home. I was blessed to have such great parents growing up that provided a wonderful home for me and my parents are my best friends to this day. I know you asked to learn a little about our family as well, so you would know where your beagle puppy might be calling home in the future. The reason my parents and I are so close is because I had 2 open heart surgeries when I was 6 and 10. I had a growth on one of my heart valves which led to requiring me to have a double valve transplant at the age of 10.

When you go through something like that you tend to appreciate life a little more, I believe. (I have included a couple photos of myself after my surgeries.)

(Christopher's surgeries)

I am all healthy now and very thankful for that. Ever since then though, my parents and I have done everything together. We go on vacations together, my dad and I work together and most recently, we just bought a house together. We are so excited for the house. I’m happy for my mom cause she will have a nice kitchen and all the space she deserves and my dad will have the office he has always wanted and me…I finally have the space to give a loving home to what I want to be my best friend. I was undecided at first on what breed of dog I would like cause we have had a Doberman (named Smokey) and 2 golden (named Marco & SUNSHINE :) ) retrievers growing up. When my mom found your website though, I knew right away that I wanted a beagle in my life, but not just any beagle…one from Ms. Christina and Christi's. I can tell you give them the amount of love and care that I would be so grateful to have the opportunity to give to one of them.

       I have included some pictures of the new house we bought. We are actually closing on the 30^th of April and moving in May 1^st. It has a beautiful front yard and backyard (which we will be fencing so our little beagle pup has plenty of room to run around.) The neighborhood is also beautiful and has plenty of sidewalks so I can take my beagle out every night. In addition, we have a gorgeous park about 15 minutes from our house that has so much room for us to walk around and play. There are miles of trails to walk as well. One of my goals is to be more active, so I’m looking forward to going on walks with my beagle pup.

I know there were a couple things you suggested I tell you about on your website, so I wanted to do that.

·         I am interested in the Tricolor males in standard size. Runt may also be an option. I love puppies that are happy and friendly.

·         I really like puppies with a blaze.

·         I would like a puppy to walk with and be active with, but also would love for him to sit with me while watching a movie.

·         I would like for the puppy to have a nice bed of his own, but he will always be welcomed to lay in my bed as well.

·         We don’t have a fence yet, but will be getting one soon after moving in.

·         We live in Concord, North Carolina  Just about 45 minutes away from Monroe and I would be happy to drive out to meet my puppy if/when the time came that I was being considered to be a home for one.

·         In the house would be my dad, my mom and me. No other kids or pets.

·         I don’t have a girlfriend either, so my puppy would be getting all my time and attention.

       Your puppies are so adorable, I would love to have one right this very second J, but I’m patient and know that isn’t how it works. We want to make sure our puppy gets all the attention and love he deserves and I think mid-May would be the soonest I would be comfortable getting him, since we will still be moving around furniture etc., for the first couple weeks. If there are no available puppies when that time comes, I’m willing to wait however long it takes though or until you feel there is a puppy right for me.

    My parents have a background in law enforcement and my dad is the Director of Corporate Security for the company we work for. I am an Event Coordinator for the company and help with recognition and events we do. My mom is retired and stays at home full time, so our puppy would always have someone with him. We do travel for work approx. 2 times a year and would love to have you watch our beagle puppy when we are away because we know he would be in loving hands.

Also, we are going to have a security system installed at the house when we move in. It not only protect us, but will also allow us to monitor and protect our beagle pup if we are gone for a few hours and can’t take him with us.

I am so very happy that I came across your website. You are a great family and I just want to say thank you for what you do. Thank you for taking the time to put so much helpful information together to learn about you, your beagle pups and how best to raise/take care of them. I would love the opportunity to raise one of your beagle pups and would do my best to match the love and support you give to them. Oh and my mom is pretty darn loving too, so he will be spoiled. :)

Thanks for your time and consideration and look forward to talking to you more.

Sincerely,

Christopher Carlson"

"Hi Christi & Miss C,

Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOO much!! I was so so excited when I saw this email. I wanted to run around giving everyone hugs at work. :) Words can not express how appreciative I am that you selected me (us) to be his forever home "

"We have been truly blessed! Thank you!

Friday 4pm would be perfect to meet. I spoke with my boss and she was so happy for me she is letting me take off early to come see you guys. In case anything comes up, we are flexible and would be free anytime Saturday as well. Just let us know what works best for you and we'll be there.

The name that we came up with is Thor. :) He was own of my dad's favorite superheros growing up and is one of mine as well. We have actually been walking around the house all week pretending to call him. :)

Thanks again for everything you are doing! Talk soon!

-Christopher"

Jinglebell's Khaki Mini Male has been claimed by Brandon and Kayla!

Jinglebell's Chocolate Girl "Daisy" has been claimed by The Duke family!

Thank you Dukes family for the coffee and $30 petsmart gift card! It'll come in handy for our beagle babies!

The Dukes family sent extra sheets for the mommies and a blanket that her kids have taken turns sleeping with so that Daisy can start learning their smell! Cute idea, and they also went ahead and sent along a payment towards their puppy of half their remaining balance Thank you guys.

Jinglebell's Tricolor Mini Boy has been claimed by the Krydynski family!

Thank you to the Krydynski family for sending along their lil guy's bed to snuggle up on with his siblings before taking their scent home with him!

Buffy's Tricolor Runt Female is claimed by the Turpin family!

on right
*big yawn*
She is more petite than her littermates with smaller paws and should have a smaller bone structure/slimmer build than her bigger siblings.

She likes playing with toys and has even brought back the ball a couple times already!

Darling baby beagle Bringing the ball back to Christi

Buffy's "Fender" Orange Boy with a solid head has been claimed by The Kendrigan family!

With solid head in middle

The Kendrigan family has sent their care package for Fender!

Buffy's Orange Male - "Augie" has been claimed by the Cullen family!

Augie on left

Christi and Augie, and Michelle in the background helping Miss C keep up with emailing as we review hopeful adoptee's emails !

are package from The Cullen family for Buffy's "Augie" and his siblings!

Buffy's "Saffron" Orange Runtsize Girl has been claimed by Alexa from NYC!

Christi plays with Buffy's puppies and gets pictures, while Michelle is at the computer helping Miss C and Christi !

Alexa from NYC sent a care package for Buffy's Saffron and her gang and us humans too,

great tasting coffee and Cherry butter biscotti and Chocolate biscotti Di Prato! Thank you so much! :)

Alexa also sent along sheets! We are always in need of more sheets for our mommies and newborns :) THANK YOU ALEXA!

"Hope things are well! Glad the packages got there ok. I was surprised how many linens I had stored away when I started opening up storage bins. I guess it's been a really long time since I really cleaned up and organized. I'm so happy they are going to go to good use.

And I'm glad the coffee, etc came as well. Not sure if you remember the movie You've Got Mail, but it was filmed in my neighborhood and the store that the coffee and goodies are from was in the movie. Zabars is a bit of a landmark around here. Just a taste of my neighborhood for you!"

Buffy's Tricolor Boy with a solid head has been claimed by Steve Miller and family from Minthill NC!

Tricolor with solid head on right

Daughter Christi holding her favorite lil guy by Buffy she thinks he has an exceptionally, sweet, and outgoing temperament!

Recently adopted Puppies!

After claiming a puppy, our families continue to check in and watch our website for updates as their puppy grows and becomes ready to begin bonding!
Many folks like to send along a care package for their new family member to enjoy here with their littermates and take home some familiar toys/blanky/bed on homecoming day! Once homecoming day arrives, we meet with the new forever family and help them add their new addition to the family!

puppies are getting snapped up !! We have heard from several folks looking to adopt a beagle that they are hard to find in the colder months since other local breeders dont have our indoor whelping /birthing room puppies cant make it out in the winter weather in a cage so we have some

Someone once told me its like reading a soap opera every day...
I just cant wait to tune in !! She said I love seeing who is available and when they get adopted just how perfectly they match the new family who convinced you all they would treat them the best... she said I know you have so many people wanting them, you have to try to determine who will spoil them, but give them discipline at the same time so they turn out to be the perfect indoor housepet ! - so true !!

If you are the happy family of one of these cuties, remember that we love to receive updates and/or pictures whenever you can pass those along! We enjoy seeing how our puppies are fitting in & growing up in their forever homes!

Addie's "Colin" Khaki Mini Boy has been claimed by Dana and her family from FL!
Colin- tiny Khaki on the left!

( available khaki "Colin" on left and "Caillou" on right , )
being an only child Caillou was raised by Addie as one of her own with her little litter, so the boys think they are brothers :)
They are best buds. They hang out together all the time and are very comfortable with each other. The two chocolate boys in the litter have already gone home now so they are happy they still have one another to cuddle and play with here.... they are some of the best little pups as we go thru the office where they are in a puppy box set up with bed and toys and paper to go on... they watch as we go by toward the birthing room to check on expectant moms and newborns day and night, they jump up to come to the side if you have a minute to play , if not they will just quietly watch and wait their turn :) what good boys ~

Colin as a newborn and growing up

Colin's eyes starting to open-

Michelle's daughter (Lilah) holds sweet little Colin!
He is very friendly and would be good with children!

Mini Khaki Colin on left is slightly older than the tri standard on right

"It's time to go in, boys!"

Addie's "Fletcher" aka "Dover" Chocolate Boy has been claimed by returning customers The Rhodes family!

Orange Luci Lu was adopted by the Rhodes family from Fletcher NC back in 2008, and they have stayed in contact, watching the website and sending periodic updates !

The Rhodes sent along their care package for Luci Lu!

"Hi Christi, Miss C & Cody,

We have been very busy here in the Rhodes household for the last 2 weeks but wanted to send an update. Luci is doing great & we all love her dearly. We fight daily over snuggle time with her but luckily she loves to snuggle so there is lots of time to share. She is fitting in just perfectly. Her & Murphy, our cat, are already big play buddies. We haven't caught them sleeping together yet but have found some cat hair on her bed so it may be happening while we are away :o) Training is going well as we are sure to take her out at the right times & she does her "hurry up" usually right away.

I tried a small cat crate that fit her perfectly in her box with her bed & blanket inside............. it worked like a charm. She must like the security of it because she is doing great now. We still have the crate door off at night so she can come out & use the paper when needed. She has already had numerous visits to soccer practice & games, of course she is the belle of the ball as everyone wants to pet Luci. She seems to love it. We have also encountered other puppies on our outings & they just seem so hyper but Luci just walks along calmly with her tail wagging. Such a difference in personality & we love it. We are so grateful for our precious Luci & are so glad we found your website. We love our Sunshine Beagle Baby & Luci was well worth the wait. I have attached some pic's so you can see how she is doing (by the way she is already spoiled rotten). We will continue to send future updates as I am sure I will not break the habit of checking the website for new puppy pic's :o) Thanks for everything, Cari

Update from Nov. 2008: "Hi Ms. Christine, Christi & Cody,

Just thought I would send another update about our little "Luci Lu" as she has become known. She is just wonderful! She has really settled into life here at the Rhodes house & I don't know what we ever did without her. She is loved by all everywhere we go & is very social. She has basically doubled in size & can finally wear the collar we bought for her before we saw how tiny she was. She is really a beautiful girl & wears her eyeliner thick as you like to say at Sunshine Acres. She is still a great snuggler & seems happiest when in our arms. We just made a trip to Myrtle Beach to visit my parents & she did soooooo good in the car. We only stopped one time on the way down & she slept the entire way home. For a 5 hour trip I find that pretty impressive. I have attached a few pic's from our recent trip to the beach & some with her playing with her pal Murphy. Thanks again for such a great addition to our family & I will continue to send pictures as she grows. (I have to confess I still check the website to see the puppies, it truly is addicting) Cari :o)"

Christmas update from the Rhodes!

Update from 2009: "Hello Ms. Christine, Christi & Cody,

Hope all is well in beagle land as all is great here! Our Luci has grown to be a beautiful orange girl & has a new name; "Rotten". I must say it fits her well as she is definitely spoiled to the core. At night she makes her rounds to each bed to spend just a little time with Evan & Ashley then comes to sleep the rest of the night with us. I never thought my husband would let a dog sleep in the bed but she won him over & sleeps mostly next to him. She will be 11 months at the end of June & is about 28lbs. Last year at this time I was watching the website religiously (which is still a weekly habit at least) for our sunshine beagle baby. Tracy's most recent litter was just adorable as all the puppies are but of course we still think Luci is the MOST precious.

Luci is loved by all. Everyone loves to see her coming as she is a permanent fixture at our local park for all park events, baseball & soccer games. They love to hear the beagle bark when she announces she is there & they all OOH & AAH over her color. One of her frequent games to play is "hide the bone". This game seems to perplex her immensely as she paces through the house with her bone & however many toys she can fit in her mouth looking for just that perfect spot. She just can't seem to find the right place to hide it from our cat who loves to tease her & goes after it once she leaves it alone. Our favorite game to watch her play is soccer with Evan & Ashley. "

"She is truly a joy & the perfect dog for us. Please know that she is smothered daily with hugs, kisses & lots of love. I have attached some pictures for you to see & have some UPC's I will mail your way soon to help with purchase of food. Have a great summer! Cari, Jeff, Evan & Ashley"

2010 update: "Hi Ms. Christine, Christi & Cody,

It's been some time since my last update so I wanted to send some pic's to let you see how beautiful our Luci is. She is still the center of the household, very spoiled & getting much love from us all. Her first birthday was quite an event with presents, a cake & her own special doggie sized hamburger. Quite a treat for Luci since she hardly ever gets table food. Luci's favorite thing to do is going to our local park when all of the kids sporting activities are taking place. "

" We are still addicted to your website & check often to keep up with all the newest cuties being born. Hope all is well at Sunshine Acres :) "

Hi Miss Christine, Christi & Cody,

This is the Rhodes family from Fletcher, NC. We were lucky to find you 4 years ago when our precious Luci came into the world & now we are ready for another Sunshine beagle to keep her company :) After years of keeping up with your babies on the website we would like to get in line for a standard silver boy. Our time frame is flexible but our target would be just after the holidays when I can take some time from work to get a puppy settled. We love them all but we especially like the blue eyed silvers with a blaze.

Luci has been such a great addition to our family we don't know what we ever did without her. She loves us all equally & seems unsettled unless the entire family is home. I have attached a current picture so you can see what a pretty girl she still is.

Let me know if the deposit for the waiting list is still $100 & the address to send it to. We are all excited at the thought of a new sunshine beagle to love :)

Cari Rhodes

The Rhodes have now adopted "Fletcher" by Addie to join their home!

Luci Lu's mom was Tracy, who is now retired.
Fletcher's mom is Addie, daughter of "Allie", and Allie is Luci Lu's sister- both are daughters of Tracy!

so they stayed in the same bloodline to find their newest family member we thought that was neat.

Luci Lu came with the Rhodes to pick up their new addition and see us again. She is such a beautiful gal we loved seeing how sweet she is too !

the family told us when they joined the waiting list for their second sunshine beagle they began saving up old kids blankets and sheets, towels and even a baggie full of Eukanuba and Iams UPC symbols knowing that as breeders we can trade those in on coupons we use to buy the 40 plus pounds of food we use here daily :) we love it when folks save those up for us and send some along here and there it really helps us afford to feed the best food so we have the cuties with gorgeous shiney healthy coats like Fletcher and Lucy above....

off they head back to the Mountains with their new little guy !

Addie's Chocolate Male has been claimed by The Bentley family!

PolkaDot's "Harrsion" AKA FLuffy Tricolor Boy has been claimed by Jay Hong!

Sunshine Acers thanks Jay Hong for his thoughtful $50 gift card for us to use to help in pre spoiling our babies :)

Fluffy is a very happy little fellow- loves to snuggle and wag his tail!

Jay and his brother came out to meet with Miss C and some of our puppies, and they met Fluffy while here!

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"I know the update was long overdue, I apologize it took so long for me to get back to you guys, it has been quite hectic this week as I am finishing up my finals. But Fluffy is doing real well! And I actually decided to rename him as Harrison! I know that was Burberry's old name, but that was incidentally one of the names I had been considering, and when I heard that Feliks was changing his brother's name, nothing else sounded as good as Harrison haha.

Anyways, he is quite an handsome boy and everybody around the block just can't get enough of him, everybody wants to pet him and I don't blame them! "

PolkaDot's "Harrison" Khaki/Hazelnut colored Male
AKA Burberry has been claimed by Feliks and Anna from NYC!

Harrison says "Hey bro, high four!"

Fluffy says "yeah! high four!"

Flowers are blossoming and Spring is surely here!

The boys play in their playpen outside
and then loose in the front yard

Hi guys,

Burberry and I just got home! He's soooo adorable! Even cuter than in the pictures!

Hi Miss C, Christi, and Michelle!

Burberry is doing sooo well; he's such an adorable little boy! Everyone is always stopping me on the street when I'm walking him and wants to pet him and kiss him; he's also really friendly with everyone. He's already made friends with another beagle who is 6 months old and they hit it off right away.

Rose's "Bud" Tricolor Boy has been claimed by Jim from KY!

"Hi Christina,

Serena and I wantyou to know how very happy we are with Bud and how happy Bud is with us. He has replaced me as her favorite play pal. He sleeps in the bed with us and has a favorite little sofa that he sits on. he has already figured out how to use the doggie door. He has the run of the backyard and is loving it. Thank you so much. We could not be happier.

Thank you,

Jim and Serena McGuire"

Rose's "Woody" Tricolor Male has been claimed by Evan and Jen!

"My wife Jen and I were married in August and currently purchasing our first home, set to close on April 12! We do not have children and are hoping to help fill our new home with a Beagle puppy. We do not hunt and I love that you have bred your beagles to be companions - this is exactly what we are looking for. Jen had two Beagles as a child and my first dog was a Beagle mix. "

"Jen and I are fairly active, we just ran a marathon together in January and will be training for another in October, so we would like a beagle that would be able to run with us a few times a week. I was thinking a standard size beagle would be great for this. We also are attracted to the typical tri-colored beagles. "

"Hi Christi:

We are so excited! We have been watching the website patiently since Rose had her babies and hoping our turn would be up. Jen and I would like to claim Woody! "

Care packaged received from The Gallien family for Rose's Woody and the gang!

Giordanos pizza from The Gallien family has arrived :)

This will make a yummy lunch, Thank you guys so much :)

"He made it safe and is currently sleeping on Jen's lap. Thanks so much, he is the sweetest thing!

Evan"

Rose's "Azalea" Tri Female with Blaze has been claimed by The Attaway family!

"Hello,

Azalea is doing great. Thank you so much for such a wonderful puppy. I have re-named her Lucy. I Love Lucy has always been one of my favorite shows, and I thought if I ever got a female dog her name would be Lucy. It seems to fit this little beagle. The first night she cried a lot, but I didn't respond. (kinda like a real baby!) The next night she cried a little. The third night, she went straight to sleep and has done well every night. She is sleeping in her crate at night in our enclosed garage. Our YorkiePoo also sleeps in the garage in a bed. When the summer nights get too hot, I can move the crate inside the house with the air conditioning with no problem. I move her crate onto our screen porch during the day and leave the door open. With supervision, she is fine to play around on the porch with her toys; however, when she gets sleepy she goes back into her crate and sleeps with the door open. I think she thinks of it as her bed, and I'm glad."

Rose's "Peri" Tricolor Male has been claimed by The Wallace family!

Rose's "Blossom" Tri Girl with Blaze is claimed by The Camarda's!

Blossom in the Blue Basket

Blossom in the Easter basket

Care package from The Camarda family for their baby Dixie and mom Blossom and siblings! :)

Rose's "Poppy" Tricolor Girl with a solid head has been claimed by The Mckenzie family!

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Kiki's "Breeze" Khaki Runtsize Girl has been claimed with her sister Paradise by The Laun's!

Breeze on the right

Kiki's Khaki Runtsize Girl "Paradise"

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Kiki's "Xerxes" aka "Cruise" Khaki Mini Boy has been claimed by Ashley and Dave!
They already have a sunshine beagle from our family, "Lutzie" and are looking forward to adding another to their pack!
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Xerxes shares his new raccoon toy that his mommy Ashley sent for him and his litter mates!

Click here to see Lutzie and read his happy family story with the Mitchells!

( Miss C. has on her favorite Jamaica t-shirt Ashley brought us when they went on their annual trip there this year. We held onto her Lutzie till she returned and she showered us with beagle and Jamaica tee's for the kids and Miss christina to wear while we work :) !! we always love getting new t's around here Miss C. joked once and said we have to just live vicariously thru other folks travels to fun places since its realllly hard for us to get away much less have a day off from our responsiblities to the babies we care for here for eveyone !

I thank you for all that you do to raise the best little puppies ever!!! My dog behavior specialist consistently says that Lutzie is the best puppy that comes to daycare:) She says he is so confident and well behaved. I will be going out there next Wednesday, during spring break to observe and help her during daycare. Maybe I will have some more first hand experience to share after then. I know everyone in our neighborhood thinks he is the cutest thing they have ever laid eyes on:) We think so too!

We appreciate all that you do!!!

Ashley Mitchell

Sunshine Acres thanks the Mitchell's for their continued support of our efforts to raise beagles as companion pets for all who love the breed
for family members :) ! Ashley sends us things we can use daily here with the babies we care for, she has sent wormer medicines, frontline plus for the mom's , food and treats for the mommies who are pregnant to raise the healthiest and cutest beagle puppies !! She has our deepest gratitude for all her help here.

Miss Christina and Michelle send their thanks for
the perfume and moisturizing spray that arrived after
Ashley read that Miss C loves Citrus scents she thought of her favorite perfume by Clinique for Miss C to enjoy and Michelle thought the moisturizer would be neat to try so we shared it with her!

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Jasmine's Tricolor Male Runt of the Litter "Charlie" has been claimed by The Vail's!

The Vail's sent Charlie's care package!
Thank you so much for sending along Charlie's toys, blankie, and some biscuits for our Sunshine Beagles to enjoy!

Jasmine's Chocolate Male has been claimed by The Hughes family!

The Hughes family has already sent an update and an adorable picture!

" Just wanted to let you know that "Chip" is doing great! The girls were so excited and are absolutely in LOVE with him! He is such a sweet boy and is so smart too! He loves all of his new toys and his new bed too! I wanted to send you a picture of him in his new home! "

" I got the bed at Homegoods! It is so comfy and soft....he LOVES it! Here are a couple of pictures of the girls and Chip! He is the sweetest baby and follows them everywhere:) "

Eclipse's Tricolor Girl "Clover"
has been claimed now by a family who came out to meet with us and leave a deposit on her.

the tri girl has neat markings on her back and a cute spot on her tail :)

spoken for now by the Myers family.

Clover hanging out on homecoming day before her family comes to pick her up!

"Hi Christina! Clover is doing great. She is a sweetheart! I will email more pics soon. My kids have had the stomach bug, so it's been a little busy around our house. Thank you again for letting us adopt our sweet pup!

"Here's Clover hanging out with our older beagle, Abby. She loves Abby! Abby is warming up to her. Clover is growing by the day and loves to be around people! We are enjoying her so much!

The Myers Family"

Eclipse's Orange runt of the litter Girl is claimed by the Travis family!

She has more petite bones and paws and shorter legs than her bigger sister

she has a river of white running down her back and a big bandana of white .

Ruby's Jared Silver Male with a blaze has been claimed by Fisher family!

Jared as a newborn and growing up

Ruby's Bleu Silver Boy was adopted by return family the Strattons who already have 2 of our sunshine acres beagles!

Here's D-bo and Rusty, The Stratton's first two Sunshine Beagles, snuggled up together.

Bill Stratton's mom Bette Jean had adoppted her Sunshine beagle Pepper from us a few years back and her son Bill and wife Corynn came to us to adopted their own furry child D-bo then they added their second, Rusty to their pack. Now they have added their third child Bleu!
Click here to see D-Bo and Rusty growing up here and the Stratton's story

Bleu as a newborn and growing up

Pepper loves him! Delta did a great job and the first thing the agent said was what a beautiful color! Everything went perfectly. Thanks to you and the kids. Love, Bette Jean and Pepper

Thanks so much! Lots of pictures to come. Miss Pepper is going to love sharing me with a baby tonight. xoxo Bette Jean

Bette Jean watches her son and daughter in laws pup till they arrive from Mali where his current Foreign Diplomat position is
so he gets to see the Fla. sun and water on their boat ! Our Beagles love the water !

Ruby's Silver Mini Girl is claimed by the Barrett family from Merritt Island Florida.

mini silver girl and runtsize tricolor girl

"Hi, I just wanted to let you know how well our new girl is doing. We named her Poppy. She did so good on the long ride home (slept most of the way). She is doing great with potty training. She has already made her way to sleeping in the bed with us :) She loves to cuddle and is so playful. She is great with my son, he just loves her. I have attached a few pictures. Hope all is well!

Thanks for everything,

Elizabeth Barrett"

Ruby's "Piper" Tricolor Girl is claimed by Natalie
she has already sent along a care package for her girlie and littermates to enjoy !

Good Afternoon Miss C and Kids,

Sorry its been so long for you guys to receive an update. Been so busy, finally have time to sit in front of a computer.

As we mentioned before we named her Piper. She is such a joy and a ball of pure energy! The 8 hour drive back home she spent the majority sleeping, so that was great. Her stomach adjusted great to the change of water, first nights she cried for attention, but now she is sleeping through the night.

This was her the first night, she was very comfortable, lol!:

She has been attending puppy school for the last 2 weeks and is making lots of friends.

My niece MJ plays High School Tennis, so Piper is enjoying all the tennis balls she finds in the house!

She enjoys cuddle-ling up on the couch and watching tv with us:

And always finds room, no matter where it is, to "try" to take a nap, the constant camera flashes interrupt her. hahaha.

I think by now though, she realizes what the camera does, and starts to pose!

She likes being outdoors as well, but with the amazing spring weather we've been having, we haven't had much time to take her out to the parks and the beach. So those pictures are sure to come your way!

Thanks again for the opportunity to adopt this amazing girl!

Carmen, Nat, MJ & the rest of the family

Ruby's Tri Boy is spoken for now by a family who asked to be approved to adopt him from
New Port Richey Florida !

Hi Miss C
Sorry we have been so busy with family and puppy.
Well first of all we named him bailey and we have been spoiling him rotten.
We can't get over how cute he is. He did really good on the ride home.
He cried the first couple of night and now he is sleeping through the night.
He has picked up on the potty training very fast he goes straight to the door crying and scratching.
I'm going to send you guys more pics but I have to get on my other computer to do it.
I guess that is all for now I can't say thank you enough he has really helped us a lot.
Thanks again,
Sarah

He favorite spot to be is right next to us on the couch.
I'm going to send you more pics within the next couple of days.
Thanks again.

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Available Puppies

Scroll down to see current pictures of available puppies, and click on their links to see more pictures! Our puppies are Available for sincere interests who share their household details for approval and are ready during that puppy's homecoming timeframe.

Why letting us know about your Matching Timeframes matters to us:

Sunshine Acres Beagle Puppies

Scroll down to see current pictures of available puppies, and click on their links to see more pictures!
Our puppies are Available for sincere interests who share their household details for approval and are ready during that puppy's homecoming timeframe.