Arrow and Maddy are besties and sleep like this every day. I cant help but think Arrow must think she is a beagle after all
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Beagles in Seattle
Our beagles come with us everywhere – even on the Seattle Monorail. We love that we can take our dogs anywhere and everywhere 🙂
Maddy wins Best of Breed
Madison made me proud today by going Best of Breed over a special and getting her first 2 Grand CH points at the Sammamish Kennel Club under judge Frederick Dewsbury.
Madison finishes her CH title
We needed 2 points to finish her CH title – and luckily for us we got them plus 2 extras at the Western Washington Hound Association show. We finished in style by going Best of Opposite and Best of Winners garnering a 4 point major. I was especially proud as it was a hot summers day and over 90 degrees by the time we got in the ring.
Congratulations Maddy on finishing your CH title in style! Big thank you to judge Sharon Sakson for the honor of this win.
Jessie’s final puppy
This is little Stella – Jessie’s final puppy. With progesterone testing and perfect timing, she produced only one puppy, so we made the hard decision to spay her on delivery.
With breeding, we take our job very seriously – not just extensively health testing our dams – but also making hard decisions if we need to.
Unfortunately, Jessie had trouble getting pregnant and trouble whelping. It is no one’s fault – it is just the nature of nature. But we believe that its unfair to Jessie to make her go through this again and so spaying her means we can have her as our couch potato from now on.
Little Stella was 5 oz at birth and took about 30 minutes to breathe steadily. She is now nursing well and growing perfectly. We are in love.
Cooper
Cooper is our old soul – at nearly 11, we are aware that we will soon be on borrowed time with him. My friend Sacha Blue met us in Kirkland this sunny evening. At the last minute I decided to bring the dogs and I am so glad I did as she captured this beautiful portrait of my son, my mom and Cooper.
6 years ago we brought him to the USA from New Zealand and I haven’t regretted that decision once. He was my first beagle love and our very start in this beautiful breed.
Welcoming Maddy
After much deliberation, we talked to Sheri from Foxtail beagles about acquiring a puppy from her recent litter. Maddy is the half sister to Stella (both being sired by JJ – BIS BISS CH Foxtails Race for the Race) but Maddy is closer aligned to what I want in a show puppy (and ultimately to breed from).
So we welcome Madison (aka Foxtails Dreaming of the Race) to our family. <3
Bella and Jedi – 8 weeks
Bella-Luna and Jedi are about to go to their new homes. Jedi (now named Fonzie) is going to a local family where he will be a living the good life as an AKC show dog. Bella-Luna (now named Lucie) is going to become a spoilt loved pet in the heart of Seattle.
We will miss these little guys and wish them all well in their new homes.
Cooper raises the babies
He might be 10, but Cooper is proving to be an amazing puppy raiser – gentle but firm as he plays with them.
Puppies are 4 weeks
Jedi and Bella-Luna are now 4 weeks and confident on their feet. They have found their beagle voices. I cant believe how quickly they are growing.
