Thank you for your interest in our beagle puppies.
Please send us an e-mail with the information requested below (copy, cut and paste into an e-mail) and let us know which puppy you are interested in. (info@beagleridgekennel.com)
A $100 (non-refundable) money order is required to reserve the puppy. (pups are $450)
Please make sure you are ready for a commitment of extra time, love and money (vet and maintenance)for your new family member. In an effort to make sure that you are making the right decision for you and the puppy please consider the following.
1. Puppies take a lot of time and effort for the first 6 months to 1 year for training.
2. You will not sleep through the night for the first 6 months of the puppy arriving. They have to get used to you and your house and they whine a lot and have to go out to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night.
3. Puppies have a lot of energy and will run around and need a lot of play time (with you).
4. You won't be able to leave the puppy in a crate for 8 or 9 hours while you are at work. They need to go to the bathroom every 3-4 hours.
5. Puppies need constant supervision so they don't chew on things they aren't supposed to or have and accidents, but you need patience because there will be some accidents.
Also please remember we will always want our dogs back if it doesn't work out.
Name:_______________________
Address:________________________
E-mail address:___________________
Phone number:______________________
Which puppy are you interested in?________________________
How long have you been looking for a beagle puppy?_____________
What other pets do you have?_____________________________
Where will the puppy spend the majority of it’s time? Inside? Outdoors- with a fenced in yard and doghouse? Out doors in a kennel? Outdoors, tied? Outdoors with no restrictions?
Will you be able to drive to our house to pick up the puppy when they are ready to go to their new home?________________
Do you plan to spay or neuter this puppy?____________________
Which veterinarian do you use?________________________
Puppies need a lot of attention and training in the first 6 months. Will you be able to devote extra time to the puppy during these months and how?______________________________________________________________________
How do you plan to make sure the puppy does not spend more than 4 hours alone?(Puppies need to go to the bathroom every 3 to 4 hours depending on age)_____________________________________________
(Leaving them alone in a crate while you go to work for 8-9 hours isn't an option)
As soon as we receive your request for a puppy, we will call you to finalize the agreement and then you will need to send the deposit to hold the puppy so we can mark your puppy “sale pending” on our website.
A couple weeks before picking up your puppy, make plans for the pick up date and time and purchase all the items you need to bring your new puppy home.
When you pick up your puppy you will need:
-A small collar and leash,
-Two short and heavy flat-bottomed bowls for food and water,
-Pet carrier or crate,
-Rawhide chews are good to have.
-Baby wipes or a couple of wet washcloths or paper towels. Along with a plastic bag to keep the soiled items.
-A clean towel or something soft and cuddly to put into the carrier for your drive home.
-High-quality puppy food is essential for the first few months of development.
We no longer recommend Iam's, Puppy Chow, Pro Plan, Pedigree, Beneful, Science Diet or Eukanuba after more research into the subject. Many of these have corn, animal by-products, brewer's rice, low-grade "animal" proteins in the main ingredients. Also look out for BHA and BHT as a preservative as they can be cancer causing.
It turns out almost all the dog foods that you see on TV are not really the best food for your dog. Because the foods are mass produced by big companies (for-profit) they use a lot of things in dog food that you wouldn't let your dog eat.
We recommend that you do not buy dog food in mass mart stores or even Pet Smart as they don't have the best choices available even though they are well advertised and expensive. Please see your local pet store owner and talk to them about what food is best for your dog. Meat (not by-products) should always be the first ingredient.
This link is helpful but not all dog foods are listed.
We are using Blue Buffalo puppy food and will send a small bag home with your puppy.
We also would suggest you can try the followin. Although we don't use them research shows them to be good for your dog.
Evo, Innova, Premium Edge, Solid Gold, Diamond Naturals (no by-products, no corn), Wellness, Artemis, California naturals, Eagle Holistic, Chicken soup for the dog lover's soul, Natural Balance. (If you do need to buy the food at Pet Smart the brands: Blue Buffalo, Authority Harvest Bake (not regular Authority), Nutro Ultra Holistic Nutrition and Nutro Natural (but not Nutro Max) seem better than the other dog foods available there).
Please choose the dog food your puppy will be on permenantly before you pick him/her up and then mix that food with the Blue Buffalo puppy food until they have a chance to adjust to the new food.
When you pick up your puppy we will provide:
-AKC registration papers
-A folder of helpful puppy information
-A copy of their pedigree
-A copy of their health records
-Health guarantee
-A final bill of sale
-A small bag of Blue Buffalo puppy food.
Guarantees
All of our dogs will be checked by the vet before they are picked up. We will disclose everything we know about the puppy as far as health and temperment. We will list anything out of the ordinary on the health papers that we send home with the puppy.
Health: We encourage the new puppy parents to have the puppy checked out by a licensed vet within 72 hours of picking up the puppy. Please let us know if the vet finds any problems with the puppy and we will work out next steps. If the puppy has a health problem that will affect it's ablility to live a long and healthly life (excluding common conditions such as worms, coccidia, hernias, retained testicles, etc.) we will either give the buyer a refund or a trade for a different puppy. Exams, health care and travel are at the expense of the buyer.
Our puppies will be dewormed several times, and will have received vaccinations at about seven or eight weeks of age. It is up to the new owner to keep the puppy up to date on all shots and health care after they pick up the puppy. Please be careful about taking the puppy to any area that could be infected or where they could come in contact with sick animals before they finish their series of shots or before 16 weeks of age. Check the Humane Society's website for a list of recommended vaccinations. But ask your vet for the recommended health care for your geographic location.
Our dogs will always have a good home: We don’t ever want any of our dogs to end up homeless or at any dog rescue facility. We will take back any of our dogs that have been purchased from us at any time. This does not include any refund but to make sure our dogs always have a good home.
Color: We try to tell you ahead of time what color the puppy will turn out to be. But is is difficult to be 100% accurate with genetic variables.
We can not guarantee the color of the dog when they reach maturity. We can not offer refunds based on color, ticking etc.
Size: We also try to accurately represent what size the dog will be when they are full grown. We do not offer any refunds based on size.