River 
sold to the Lemon family from Tennessee.

( they brought a toy to get familiar scents to take home with them.)

they rubbed it on Grace and Chloie who he played with the most...and let grace sit on his bed for the crate they got him.

  people say this helps them adjust to a new home when there are familiar

scents on their toys or blanket, or a bed to sleep on...

River went home with a mom and kids from Clarksville Tenn. who fell in love with him online & wanted him to be their new family member.  Mom told us their last beagle was a rescued one that they knew nothing about its background or what it had been raised like. She would put her nose to the ground and not listen to anyone when she took off on a scent. River would walk with me around the yard off leash all the time and just follow me around.. they were excited to here this after the last dog would run off...

This time she loved meeting us and seeing his mom, and one of her son's. The beagle they had shed so much people would ask if they had cats... She adored his less shedding fur . They said they had been looking at some other puppies but they would jump out of their hands and he was so calm her daughter could easily hold him.  He seemed to feel right at home with them and they all piled in the car with their new pup, and videos going for the trip home to Tenn.

folks find just what they have hoped for in a family pet when its already raised by one !

Its well worth the drive to get one from someone who treats it like you will.

They had originally thought of shipping him, but decided to make a fun family trip out of it.

 Dad is away serving the country , so mom loaded the kids and came to get them a new pal in his absence..

we think dad will be pleased with her choice !

he was a Pick of Litter puppy we considered using for breeding so he stayed with us longer while we made our decision on which lemon boy to keep we picked Sylvia's lighter colored boy and have decided to part with sweetie pie "River" now. we often keep several pups while deciding which we simply have to keep..boy is this job rough...!!  choosing !

He has an adorable river running down his back. he has a great head shape and classic : "copper nose" some cherish in a beagle, saying they make the most loyal dogs for some reason..

here is what we heard from them after the car trip home..

Christina,

Just wanted to send an update on River. We finally arrived back
home yesterday afternoon. River was great in the car. He slept most
of the 2-day drive or sat on my daughter's lap. His first night we were in a
hotel room and I let him sleep with me in the bed since I didn't want him
keeping everyone in the hotel awake! He slept draped across my neck half
the night and burrowed under the covers the other half! Last night (his
first at home) he slept in his crate. He only cried for about 5 minutes and
then started snoring! He has been great in the house. We set up some baby
gates to keep him in the kitchen. He has only had one accident ( my fault,
because I didn't let him out soon enough after he ate). I will send some
pictures when I can get a hold of a digital camera.
We have decided to keep his name River. Yeah!! He is a great
little guy. Very observant. I have been impressed by how he will just sit
down and calmly watch what is going on. He loves falling asleep on laps
and "killing" his stuffed octopus. He is starting to chase a ball too. Thanks
so much for a wonderful puppy!
                   Susan Lemons :-)
 

Just what the kids and I wanted to hear from them... when one of the puppies we held onto longer (before adding to the website ) to enjoy ourselves ( which is why we breed in the first place to satisfy our puppy fix !! LOL >>>) goes home with someone we know they will love it, we've put our lives into developing great calm, indoor variety beagle puppies, and the ones we consider keeping are the Pick of the Litter so they are extra special to us.

Abbey's litter!:

female mini has found a home! "BeBe" Hey Christina Just wanted to let you know we made it home. We played all afternoon, must have worn her out!!!. She slept like a baby all night long. She couldnt believe the snow the next morning. Also would like to tell you how well you handled everything. I can't see why anyone would want to go anywhere else for a beagle pup.  You had all the answers and very helpful in getting stated on the right foot. I still look over your web site, so many helpful tiips are there. You should be hearing from my sister soon about one of your pups. Thanks again John that's what we like to hear !!!

super tiny girl tri colored

This couple from Hendersonville Nc. sent us a pay pal deposit online to reserve a tri girl till they could come.. once here they got to see how cute the rare colored pups are & fell for this  cute little chocolate pup Lots of folks dont realize how pretty the rare colored ones are till they see them in person !       "Maggie in David's bedroom shoe"  Hi Christina, Just wanted to share a picture of Maggie.  She is loving life and we love having her in our family!  Here she is playing in a Cheerios Box in our den!  She is friendly with everyone and is already "mostly" housebroken.  She is cuddly and loving and very healthy! Thanks, Jane & David too cute! "Just wanted you to see a new picture of Maggie...our little girl that we bought from you Jan 6th.  She is sitting on my husband David's lap.  She is about 8 pounds now and doing so well !!  David has finished 6 weeks of chemo and radiation and we are so glad that Maggie is in our lives.  She is giving us so much joy !! Let me know that you get this picture. Thanks again, Jane Gurley"

this boy's family just relocated to Ga. they mailed us a check to hold him till they could come up to NC  to pick him up.  once here they decided they would like to take two and got Ellie to go along with him..    each son had his own puppy to hold and love as they grow up...

Littermate "Walt" is on get two page!

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Snickers finally goes home !!!

his family contacted us when we didnt have any puppies available

from time to time we skip mom's heats to give them a break and recharge them so to speak,

we cook them things like fresh salmon  for their coats, and lots of fresh eggs and goat milk are good to replace the coat they loose after weeks of nursing newborns..

often folks driving out to our place make the comment its beautiful out here in this area...

but it sure is out here ! How did you find such a perfect place !!

this is Beagle Heaven !

we love it , its true, we can have our own eggs from chickens, goat milk, we are surrounded by woods in every direction and yet our dogs stay home off leash .  We let them take turns so only a few at a time are loose but often its just after a litter so they can have special food cooked up for them to build them back and  in return we get to visit with our dogs !! we have so many  favorites,  one of us wanted soooo bad ..

can you imagine....  when its ok to say can we keep this one mom.... please... lol

 and that was the case when they first contacted us.  So soon as we had another mini litter born they came out to give us a deposit  in order to secure one of our rare chocolate mini boys .

They were very patient through the whole process.

we commented to mom how well mannered her children all were after meeting them the first visit.  She told me when she picked him up that she had appreciated my comment about her kids.  I told her we have actually had to turn down some families over the years,   due to their childrens behavior in our home,

or with a puppy, or new mother.

The kids and I have decided on occassion that a family who couldnt control their child or children in our home wouldnt be able to control them or how they handled our puppy in their own homes  and told them we were sorry but we didnt feel comfortable with them taking one of our babies home .

We also watch for good examples too, &  we all agreed this family did a wonderful job raising their children and it shows !

Snickers goes home! 3/3

we think they will be great with handling him and that mom was teaching them patience .

waiting for the right thing is harder than going ahead and getting something right that moment.

in the long run you will be happier having planned on something, and its a great life lesson to teach .

Marley's litter

"Casey Castle"
We considered keeping this girl to be a future mommy, but when we found out that the Castle family in Tenn. was looking for a female, and their daughter's birthday was coming up, we talked it over and decided making this a memorable birthday would be funner!

Megan showing Casey her new bed

........................................................

"Hi there,

I wanted to drop you a line and let you know how it is going. When we
have a chance, I'll send some birthday pictures etc to you. Basically,
I don't know what we ever did without Casey...we just love her so!
She's such a good puppy; she'll wimper a little to let you know that
she needs to go out. She's smart; within first 2 days, she knew exactly
which room that the food and water dishes stay, and trotted right off
with purpose to get a drink.

Megan and her are virtually inseparable; much to my surprise, the puppy
actually seems to like being with Megan a lot; a few times I started to
move Casey in order to give her time away from a hyper 5 year old, but
Casey let us know that she wanted right back in the thick of where Megan
was at. She'll climb right up in her lap to be held. Megan takes her
for rides in her Barbie jeep :)

I'm also happy to report that our other dogs seem to love having her
around. Each day, I begin the morning by taking my coffee outside and I
bring Casey along to have some supervised play with the others. Our 7
month old lab, seems to think that Casey is her baby! She'll lay down
and let Casey come and curl up; then flops a paw over her....at times
she'll lick Casey and nuzzle her affectionately. When Casey gets up to
move around the yard, Ava (our lab) follows her and will use her nose to
nuzzle her away from areas like rock terracing that she obviously feels
is too dangerous!!! She let's Casey nibble on her, and will only take a
paw to push her off when she is aggressive. At times, I have
Casey in my lap and Ava's front paws on my lap with her head laid next
to Casey! Casey loves to be where Ava is.

P.S. The herbal drops worked like a charm for the drive home. We
stopped a couple of times in order to get some bottled water and pour
for Casey to get her a drink and to offer her something to eat. She did
great.

Melanie J. Castle, CPA "
 

( personality is a big part of what we look for in our future mom and dad's ... Casey certainly was what we want to produce in our line of pet beagle pups ! )

Hello Ms. Christina and family.

I thought you might like an update on Casey.  Attached are 2
 pictures. First picture shows our daughter, Megan, holding Casey at 2 and
 1/2 mths.  Casey had snuggled her way into a comfortable sleeping
 spot and had promptly went to sleep.  Next picture shows Casey sitting
 smuggly on my lap at 4 months (just a couple of weeks ago).  You can tell
 she knows she's special!  She is about 14 lbs, and the vet says is in tip
 top shape.

She still loves playing with our lab.  In fact the lab often
 brings a toy over and offers her an end of it so that they play tug of
 war together.  Eventually our lab lays down and Casey will climb on
 top of her and play nibble on her ear, or you will see them both
 chewing on something and the lab with one paw over Casey....just cozy as
 can be.

Casey has also found her voice, but only when she is wanting to
 be picked up and snuggle into you.  She and Megan run after each
 other often.  I have taught her to "sit" and to "come", though my
 method of "come" isn't typical.  I found that if I cocked my head to the
 side and gave what I considered to be a pitiful beagle wimper/howl that
 she will come to me every time.  This practically brings a giggle fit
 from my husband when not only does Casey come, but she comes at a fast
 pace and proceeds to lick me over and over. :)  My favorite moments are
 still those instances when she'll climb up beside you and take a nap;
 it doesn't get any better than a beagle nap!

Take care,
The Castles

Braden

 runt male is sold

We had determined than Braden is the actual runt of the litter. He went  to a family in central MS with two girls, ages 4 & 14 months. He'll have a nice 13 acre home with a small lake where he and the kids can play!

They sent an Update! :

" Here are some pictures of our lil baby.  He is so sweet.  I expected him to cry the first couple of nights but he has been an absolute doll.  He is spoiled already.  He is just great about going outside and never gives me a problem when it is time to sleep.  We could not be happier with our choice.   Kimberly just sits and plays with him all day.  He gets tired and falls asleep in her lap.  We just love him so much.  Today I gave him one of Natalie's old shoes and he just played for hours.  "

Dodger 

This lady's daughter drove down from Virgina to help pick out the puppy for Dad's birthday present.!

She surprised him with a card that had his picture in it.  She says he was floored, and so excited by the prospect of finally getting his long dreamed of beagle puppy !!
picking up Dodger! 3/17

what a great surprise birthday gift  !!

Hank went home!

He went to "Fay",  who's twin sister  "Kay" had already bought one of our puppies a few years ago. Both sisters live here in Monroe!

they just love "honey", Kay's chocolate beagle purchased from us ..and wanted their very own sunshine acres beagle puppy to enjoy !!

Fay's daughter and Hank. He's a really early Birthday present ;)

Hank looks similar to Precious' recent male, Santana who went to DC with Reno the pic on the left is santana as a youngin' (Doesn't he look like Hank!?)

Pretty Santana

 Kay and her daughter Crystal Rego came and got their chocolate female (out of tricolor momma Lillie) from us when we lived at our last house. Not too long afterwards we moved in our current home, and guess who is only a few roads away... the Rego family!

       "Cutie"

    her family in Ga. sent a deposit to get one of Marley's pups before they were born .!!

her family just moved and had promised the kids a puppy from us once they got moved in to their new home !

They sent a picture from easter!

Awwe read their update!!:

I just thought I'd drop you an email to let you know we ordered some stuff from the link on your suggested purchases page =o)

 

Cutie is getting so big, being such a good girl. I just wanted to share a story with you.

 

Yesterday she was out on her tie out, As you know we do not have a fence, so at the moment we use a tie out and she gets to enjoy the sunshine on our porch. Well the kids had moved the bbq grill into her reach and she got tangled around it and slipped out of her harness, I've been at home on bed rest as I just had surgery, any how the point is, she got off the tie out, I don't know how long she was off, it had been at least 30 min, long enough for her to have been long gone I'm sure, but that sweet little girl was still on our porch, just hanging out. She scratched at the door letting us know she wanted in. Any other hound would have been off on the scent of something in a heart  beat.

 

We choose your pups because of how impressed we were with your adult dogs and the pictures of them just hanging out, however to be honest we weren't expecting that much because all dogs are different, but truely our search and our wait for her has paid off, we have a puppy that is curious and sweet as a puppy should be, but not so much that she wanders off the first chance she gets.

 

Thanks so much!

 

Heather

"Clark"

Clark finally got to go home with Mandy to the D.C .area !!  She told us she had been watching our web site for a year now and couldnt wait to get her own Sunshine acres beagle puppy..

Her previous beagle had been from hunting lines and wouldnt stick around he was off following his nose all too often as those tend to do..

She said she was soooo glad to find us and know this one would just be a loving lap doggie that she could enjoy while her boyfriend was traveling  around in the service.  She didnt have a car to come pick him up and was on a tight budget with  a wedding in the works.. so she asked if  we could keep him till her roomates could drive her down to us to get him a few weeks after the rest of his litter was gone.. when this happens we offer to board at a reduced rate to offset the cost of food, additional shots and wormings and the work involved daily, to care for the last of the litter... this worked out great for her and we got to enjoy him a little longer  here !

Littermate Kent is on the get two page!

This is Marley
    

  "Skippy"

he is sold to a young lady from Charlotte who has some  cats already ,  and wanted a cute little beagle to join her gang !

"*yawn*. It's a hard life being a cute little beagle.."

she used a pay pal online  acct to hold skippy till she could come pick him up and take him home to her place.

"Satchmo"

      he has been spoken for now.

his new mom made him feel right at home !  

his new owners liked his less shedding fur since one of them had alergies.

Hi!
We took Spot's little chocolate male home in March and we wanted to give you an update on him! His name is Satchmo...he turned 4months yesterday and he's already 20lbs! Our vet said we could expect him to be easily 30lbs when he is full grown! He loves riding in the car and goes everywhere with us! He also loves playing outside, taking walks, and is having a great time in puppy class :) He's gotten to be a really beautiful milky chocolate color and his eyes have turned a beautiful light green!
Everywhere we take him, EVERYBODY stops to tell us what a beautiful dog we have! People are always asking where we got him :) He's super smart - housebreaking was a BREEZE and he has been pretty much accident free since 9wks - he LOVES his training and has mastered sit, and down, and is working on roll over. He has a little bit of a dominant personality, but we figured out pretty quickly how to deal with that. He loves new things, and never met a stranger - our neighbor comes over all the time just to see him. We just adore him, and he has been the perfect little guy to start our family.
We just wanted to let you know how much we love him, and let you see how much he's grown!
Chris and Noelle

Abby

She was sold to Becky S. from NJ.

They sent pictures! They also have joined the waiting list again to get her a khaki female playmate from our Christmas or Spring litters !

"I dont think she minded the long drive at all!! lol"

"Brutus"

tricolor male from Bonnie's litter.

this big boy was my son Cody's favorite of this litter... ,

Cody loves the big cuddlebugs who lay in his lap while he plays video games on the bed..

soft and fluffy cody says , this means he's a comfortable one to hold, tiny pups can feel fragile , fat ones are fun we think !!

we recently got an email from a local couple who asked if they could run out to meet the pups after work one eve.

They were going out of town, so we took a deposit on this big sweetie pie and they came back by on their way home from a trip to Va. to pick him up and take him to start their family with !

this was the ONE !!!     she said to him, honey look he has the cute white blaze you were hoping for !!!

They've emailed with an update!

 "Mac"

Tricolor male from Bonnie's litter.

This boy has a pretty coat. He loves to climb up into your lap to take a nap!

He was sold Rosie from Roanoke VA !

daughter & friends visit from Queens University!

her daughters who both go to college at Queen's university in charlotte brought home their mom's pup when they drove to Va. for break.

Rosie's older daughter comes out to pick up the pup mom her let my daughter Christi pick out for her...!

one day Christi said "mom I think this boy is perfect for all the things that Rosie wants.." so she emailed her and put new pics of him up on the site for her to fall in love with !  It worked and he was claimed right away !

here is Rosie's note after having him there in her arms only a few days...

We love it when it all works out like this !

makes my day to open an email with such a perfect match made in Heaven , so obvious !

Every Sunday when he goes to visit Grandma and Grandpa, they  have about 4 more toys for him!!!  Can we say "SPOILED"??!!!  He  knows it too and has a wonderful time with them - HE IS SO CUTE  AND PRECIOUS!!!!!  I LOVE IT AND I LOVE HIM!!!!! Thanks Again for EVERYTHING!!!

its funny when you read what christi and Miss C. said  above... before this family  adopted this one...

about this guy loving to crawl up and take a nap ...

we hit it right on the button with this cutie pie...!

  amber on left skittles on right.

9/22 sweet Lucy- orange female!

( in these younger pics you can still see the black fur)

  she went to atlanta ! 

      her new owner told us she previously had a tri colored beagle

and was excited to have a rare colored pet for indoors.  She loved the difference in the shorter coat and how much less her fur sheds !  She had wanted a cuddler who was calm and she got it !

khaki boy "Teddy"  He is sold to Michelle

precious' older chocolate girl and tri solid head boy socialize with teddy on this day..

   Scrumptious !    

Teddy's new mom came out to meet us and leave

her deposit to join the waiting list for a female , till she held this doll baby ... it was all over for her, she was hooked !

she told us she would love to have him come join her and her cat !

  teddy bear !

( she recently moved to Charlotte) Teddys mom picks him up after her trip

We recently got to enjoy having Teddy visit us, while his  mom went to New York, over the Thanksgiving Holidays,

 we love getting to baby sit for our baby beagles when their owners go out of town !

we are so glad she kept his name "Teddy" we had given him, doesn't he have a teddy bear face, just way too cute and such awesome less shedding fur you can see how slick it is on his side it gleams , lots of folks have told us they were alergic to dogs , but not to a khaki beagle with the less shed coat we have developed over the 18 years of selective breeding for the Sunshine Acres Beagle khaki's .   We coined the phrase yuppy puppy due to the type of families these were attracting.

They plan for their new puppy to live indoors with them, and go out into its own fenced in yard (preferably) during the day while they are busy at work, there it can entertain itself and get its own exercise while you are gone.  When they return home the pet can come inside, or ideally there is a doggie door to allow the pet to enter a basement or garage area till they return until it is completely house broken.  Lot's of our customer's tell us they plan to be getting a home soon when they start with one of our puppies in an apt. like Teddy's mommie did.  She recently told us he is getting his own backyard now to play in , she is buying her own house with a nice fenced yard for Teddy Bear !

  Merry Christmas from Teddy in  his  apt. in  Charlotte , before he moved to his new house w/ fenced  in yard with a doggie door  , yippie , he loves that !

If you have a fenced yard ,let us know in your initial e-mail to us , we love hearing this ... it means our pup will have a chance to play outside , an important part of growing up in our eyes...,

we have ultimate control over who adopts our babies... so letting us know your home is ready for a beagle is important in your contact... it rates you high on our get back to list... over homes with no freedom to be a dog.. and play with a stick..

It really helps a young dog to have a chance to be alone , and then rejoin the pack.. they appreciate you so much more when around you..

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