My Brother's Bealge

[Lizmo]

Just got pictures last night. They're 3 days old! Born by c-section. He's getting a male pup.

Males:

Whole Litter:

 

[darkchild16]

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW I thought he was getting a Aussie or other herding breed??

 

[Zoom]

Too cute! I like the one with the clover shape on his hip.

Yeah, what happened to the Aussie? Beagles are a far cry away from a herding breed!

 

[Lizmo]

He changed his mind, thank goodness. He's not ready for that much dog.

The one with the "X" on his back weighed 9.8oz at birth and the one with a big white blaze weighed 12oz.

Too cute!

 

[darkchild16]

Good thinking

AND I CANT WAIT FOR BAGEL Puppy pics

 

[HoundedByHounds]

Cool...are they hunting hounds or show or both?

 

[HoundedByHounds]

LOL I think I know who's litter this is...haha. They announced it on our list..

 

[Lizmo]

Ooo, please tell me you know her??? I haven't been able to find much about her. And it's show.

 

[HoundedByHounds]

If it's Encore Beagles I know of them, yes. They do have a site but it's out of date looks like, might not be them tho. They are in Alabama tho...AlaDar is another really good breeder out in that state.
http://encorebeagles.homestead.com

 

[Whisper]

They're so adorable!

 

[Lizmo]

It's Encour Bealges. Teri seems really nice, but I haven't found much about her breeding practices (I haven't been able to do any questioning).

We shall see, though, it's not my dog.

 

[HoundedByHounds]

well, OFA is not at all common in the breed right now. It's not something that is make or break, or if it is...pick another breed lol. I do it and bunches of others do...but on the whole it's not done like in GSD's or other breeds as a matter of course.

Beagles JUST RECENTLY became eligible for CHIC numbers with the requirement of eye, hip and either heart or thyroid certifications being the criterium. Only a relative few have CHIC #'s right now.

The breed is moving towards it more but it is difficult because they are a small breed with many folks who keep a good number of hounds and haven't seen enough issues to make them want to shell out the $$ to OFA/CERF/etc.

Now aside from that....I think the kennel is a good one, with nice hounds, with nice temperaments, and I'd have no problems buying a hound from them myself so long as I test and such myself before adding it as a breeding dog.

Have him ensure the contract is acceptable to him and let him know the kinds of things it should address. That always helps!