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Daisy's Adopted Litter!

She has had 5 Tricolor Boys!

 

Introducing Daisy
Tricolor Standard mommmy  , had a litter for the beginning - mid May homecomings 5 boys all tri colored !

 

     

   
yummy!!
the mommies hangin out on the deck, &  off leash staying in our yard before our acreage was fenced, wait for their cut of the dinner we cookout.


"Now I know that toy was in here yesterday..."

 "What? Oh..I know, I know- I'm just a big puppy!"

  "Daisy " Naps on the backyard Deck , and plays with toys in the house.. she is a sweetheart who is a standard size beagle with Tri colored fur.

More playful than most females she is always up for a game or playing with something !

     
 Hey Mom I found a choo hoo hoove in the toys basket can I have it?? pweeeseee !!

           

     " Daisy " doggie is one of  our Sunshine Acres Beagle gang that amazes folks who have had a beagle from other lines in the past. she loves to lay on the front porch or on the driveway to our home... they just cant believe a beagle that doesnt hunt and leave to head to the woods to find rabbits to chase !  We allow several of our beagles to be loose at a time even though we are surrounded by woods and pastures they dont wander away... we are breeding for homebodies who want to be home with you. this is what our customers are hoping to find in a pet beagle !

              

she is a well rounded family pet and whether hangin out on the deck waiting for a bite from a cookout with the family ;

or watchin a good movie with the kids,  her pups are fun,  just like her !

   

  Ok , I did my part , time for a little break and some chew toys !

  ""Daisy" hangs out on the deck with "Shug", and " expectant mom "Silvia"

 
Daisy's Adopted Litter

 
"Eli"
Tricolor Male with a big Blaze and white open markings

He has been claim by the Hill family!

 "I can hardly believe it.  As crazy as it sounds I have actually been praying for this little guy to be able to come home with us.  Just Amazing!  We decided we want to name him Eli, It's Hebrew meaning high or ascended.  Again, we are ecstatic.  Thank you, thank you, thank you,
The Hill Family"

 

 
"Phineas"

Tricolor Boy with a dash of white on forehead- will likely be Solid head

He is claimed by Nicci Brown and her family who lives right here in Monroe NC!
 She and her hubby both work at Wingate University

They had done their research and decided a beagle would be the perfect family companion pet for them to add to their lives

When we decided to get a dog (about a year ago), we did a lot of research both online and through dog books.  One dog that has come up as ideal for us time and again is the Beagle.  This brings me to your site. We would just love to adopt one of your Beagle puppies.

Like many folks, they hoped to rescue a deserving beagle, and adopted a beagle mix into their household. . We admire folks who try to adopt rescued animals, and we know it does often work out with patience and experience.

She told us about some incidents that they were faced with however, and due to his ultimate size being much larger than they had hoped for & his already acquired temperament, they were unable to keep him (at 65 lbs a dog would need to be very obediant and submissive so that young children were safe. Starting from young puppy hood, one can influence their puppy's future behaviors & habits, but it is more challenging to re-program an older, bigger, mixed breed dog for a family with young children to be able to handle. )

 

We've noticed traits of aggression in him (at 65 pounds, he can be a real handful), and obedience training has been helpful but has not completely fixed his dominance and bullying.

After their bad experience with a rescue beagle mix, they found us and like many others who come to us after trying to integrate a dog who was not bred & raised for their pet-lifestyle, including size and compatability, they decided to add one of our hand raised family oriented beagle puppies to their family to love and raise as their own!

"Hello Miss C,

Thank you for all the wonderful information you have on your website.  I feel very comfortable inquiring about a Beagle puppy from you - I've read to be careful about breeders but the information you provide lets me know that you are not running a "puppy mill." Partly for fear of buying from a puppy mill, my family and I decided to get a rescue dog from an online source this summer..."  

 

Our 20 years of experience breeding and raising strictly for companion beagles is made available through our massive website, so that folks are able to comfortably peruse our many wonderful expereinces helping families lovingly adopt one of our babies into their their happy family. We are a Family, a mom and her kids, and our hand raised puppies are our number one priority, and choosing the appropriate loving homes they go into is very important to us, just as adopting from the right family is important to you. This is why our website is so huge- so that potential adoptees can learn all about our family and our mission through our many pages & feel comfotable in moving forward with our help matching up one of our little ones, and likewise we like to know everything we can about potential adoptive homes!
"Wrigley"  
Tricolor Male with a narrow blaze ( has been claimed)

These Newly weds had emailed in January while in the process of purchasing their first home together, asking about joining the waiting list for their firstborn baby beagle!  They had asked for a tricolor standard baby to arrive for them and they would be ready starting May! This is one readon why we have a waiting list- so that we can get to know folks ahead of time and they can become prepared to responsibly bring home their new family member!

Leah had done as we ask and gently  reminded us of their desire to adopt a Sunshine Beagle puppy from us!

 

 "I have included our previous email below (in case you didn’t get it) and also attached a picture of Jonny and I! I am always taking pictures and sharing them online, so we would definitely keep you up to date with our growing puppy if we are lucky enough to be chosen as suitable parents for one of your little babies! We would also like information about placing a deposit using Paypal if we are pre-approved for your waiting list. We may be trying to get on the waiting list a bit early, but we just don’t want to miss an opportunity to raise one of your puppies since our timeframe is important to us (see our previous email below for timeframe explanation).

Thank you once again for your time. We really appreciate all that you are doing to love and care for these adorable puppies!

Sincerely,

Leah Morehouse

 

Initial email:

Dear Miss Christina,

            We are Jonny and Leah Morehouse, and we are interested in purchasing a beagle puppy! We recently got married (June 2009) and are currently in the process of buying a house in our hometown of Muskegon, Michigan. Waiting until we got a house before purchasing our puppy was very important to us because we didn’t think it would be fair to the puppy to be stuck in a small apartment with no fenced in yard. The house that we are buying is in a nice neighborhood with sidewalks (perfect for walks with the puppy) and has a good size, fenced in backyard.

            We are very impressed by your extensive website. It offers many helpful tips for raising a puppy. We have always loved beagles, but wanted one to be an addition to our family rather than for hunting purposes. It seems like most other breeders breed beagles for their hunting abilities, and that is very discouraging to us. The idea of having a beagle that is a loving companion and a house pet is exactly what we have been looking for. We would love a beagle that can be a part of our family and would be a loving friend to our future children. We would treat our beagle puppy as our first child! We can already picture our puppy joining us on trips to the park, baseball field (Jonny is a baseball coach), and the beach (we live along the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan, and there is a dog beach nearby!)

            Our puppy would sleep in a crate or bed, most likely in our bedroom. Having a puppy will probably be great practice for having children!

            Honestly, the thing that we are most concerned about is the distance our puppy would have to travel to get to us! We considered coming to pick up our puppy in person, however, we decided that it would probably be best if our puppy were shipped via air.

            We are looking for a tri-colored puppy, preferably with a blaze, either male or female. If possible, we would like a standard size beagle of a petite/slim build. We would like a puppy that is playful, but also likes to cuddle…basically just a sweet little puppy! As far as timeframe, we really need to wait until May 2010 at the earliest. This will give us time to get settled into our new house and make the house puppy-friendly. We also want to be able to devote our attention to raising our puppy rather than moving. Our ideal timeframe is May-July 2010. Jonny is a physical education teacher, so he has his summers off! Getting a puppy in this timeframe would allow Jonny to be home with our puppy and give it the attention that it deserves. Leah is a dental hygienist and works in a dental office close to our house, so she can also go home and visit our little puppy on her lunch break!

Thank you for your time. We look forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,
Jonny and Leah Morehouse

 

We really appreciated hearing all about how one of our babies would fit in for many years of happy enjoyment!

( claimed now)

 "Hello again Sunshine Gang!
 We see that we are next in line to claim a tricolor boy after Melissa chooses one of Ruth's puppies. We would like to claim Daisy's tricolor male with a narrow blaze! (the one with a lot of white on his right shoulder) He looks like everything that we have imagined! We will be naming him "Wrigley" after our favorite baseball stadium: Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. While browsing your site last night, we noticed that he looks a lot like Daisy's previous puppy "Gracie" as a newborn! We are really excited to welcome Wrigley into our home! Please let us know what the next steps are to make arrangements for Wrigley's homecoming/flight home. Also, we are getting a package ready to send down to you soon, so we need an address to send it to.
Thanks so much for keeping us up through your site! We look forward to watching our puppy grow up the next few weeks while he is in your care!
 
~Jonny and Leah Morehouse "
 

 
"Brady"

Tricolor Male with a very narrow blaze- will likely be a solid head  (claimed now)
spoken for by John Lynn

 

Yes that sounds perfect - and just like his littermate, he already has a name, "Brady."  I want to thank you so much as I have really enjoyed this process of getting a puppy from you.  I look forward to seeing him very soon and am very excited to finally get him in the weeks ahead!  Thank you so much again!
 
Sincerely,
John

this cute thing will be going to a single fellow who came out to visit us knowing he would be relocating to Charlotte and wanted to get on the waiting list for a tri boy during this timeframe to be his new best friend .. his friends joked he wasnt allowed to have a dog growing up with his "evil parents " LOL  !! we thought that was too cute ...

I know thought miss c. my mom the interior designer wouldnt let my Hunting bred stinky beagle hound an uncle had given me in the house either , hey maybe thats why I developed a line of beagles for indoor mainly homes ... ya think? lol.

with less shedding fur and smell ....

could be.  these guys do have really specially pretty coats we have noticed a sheen to them !

 

 

   Daisy's Previous Puppies 

"Ava" Orange beagle puppy

 at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport, meeting her new mommy and flying home in the cabin!

She flew home to LA!

 

 

 " Hey Guys!!

Just wanted to let you know that Scout did great on her flight and over night. She met the boys in the morning and it was like Christmas. They LOVE her and my husband and I adore her as well. She has been eating great and going to the potty outside like a good girl. She LOVES her crate and goes in there with the door open to take her naps. Thanks again for everything and for giving us such a gift.

Love,
The Burckel's "