As I said in my last post with Lucy, I was lucky enough to meet the beagle babies that co-breeder Malia is raising so well in Spokane.
Savannah is a super mom and has decided all 9 are her own babies and she likes nursing them and watching over them. Even though they are eating plenty of solid food, she likes to check they are well hydrated also. 🙂
Enjoy the photos I got to take when I met them 🙂
I was dying to meet the beagle babies that Malia and her partner Brandon are raising. I got the opportunity to drive across the pass to Spokane and got to today. I was so happy.
I didn’t get to stay as long as I wanted as I had an unexpected event where my tire blew out and I needed to stop at Les Schwab on the way. But I got cuddles and kisses, and got to photograph them. So enjoy the 6 week old photos I took <3
Lucy Grey and Savannah are now co-parenting. We marvel that their temperaments in real life have translated to how they “mommy” 🙂 Savannah is a little independent and loves things to be how she likes them. Lucy is a “happy to be here” kind of girl. Savannah loves the babies – all the babies. She wants to mother them all. Lucy loves them – but is happy for Vannah to shoulder most of the work, as she likes to check on them, feed them and head back to the couch or the yard for sniffing.
The beagle puppies are now getting more mobile and moving around the whelping box. I am getting so excited to meet them in a few short weeks.
Enjoy the latest photos Malia and Brandon took of them
Years ago, when breeding felt like it was forever away, Malia found this adorable little soft “Snoopy” house. She determined that she would one day take photos of her puppies in it – and she did. Enjoy these photos of “just starting to open our eyes” baby beagles. Is there anything cuter?
Malia and Brandon will be raising these precious pups in Spokane. I plan to head over there to meet them and evaluate and then a few might come over to Seattle for their forever home placements.
Lucy Grey and Savannah are co-owned girls with Malia from Wonderland Beagles. As Malia is a new beagle breeder/exhibitor, I am honored to mentor her in showing, grooming, breeding and whelping. We plan to do two litters together and then she will be able to have litters on her own, if she wishes to. She has been an integral part in choosing the stud matches for each girl based on health, temperament and structure and I am excited for her to have Bred By puppies to show in the future.
Something you should know is that weeks before the girls’ due date, the unexpected happened.
In Early August, some fires were started by arsons. These fires quickly escalated due to 50 mile an hour winds and even jumped over the Spokane River. Malia and Brandon’s house was evacuated and they spent several days with the dogs at a local community center not knowing if their house stood or was burned to the ground.
Neighbors not too far away, lost everything, but by some miracle their home was spared and after an anxious week, they were able to return home. The girl’s safety and well being, along with their other dogs, was of utmost importance and I was grateful for that. Of course, they were told they could have moved in with us, but there is no place like living at home if that is an option.
**This is a good time to do a plug for crate training. We never know if something unexpected will happen – Brandon and Malia’s dogs are comfortable in a crate and so were allowed in the community center. Unfortunately, dogs and their families are turned away if they can not be in a crate – this is one of the many reasons I recommend crate training even if it is just for them to feel comfortable in the case of the unexpected**
Malia and Brandon whelped Lucy’s litter on August 20th – 3 girls and 2 boys – all Tri colored and all healthy.
Girl 1: River
Boy 1: Sol
Boy 2: Banksy
Girl 2: Breezy
Girl 3: Spring
A few days later, Savannah started digging and panting and we knew her time had come also. Not much time for poor Brandon and Malia to rest up, but in some ways it makes it easier as if you are getting up for one litter you might as well get up for two 🙂
Savannah had her litter in the early evening of the 22nd Aug. 2 Tri Boys, 1 RW boy and 1 RW girl
In honor of the fires, that were now under control, they were named in remembrance of the Spokane fires.
RW Girl – Ember
RW Boy: Spark
Tri Boy 1: Ash
Tri Boy 2: Smolder
Both mama’s are excellent mommies and the puppies are thriving under their care. We are so thankful for these little ones and I can’t wait to get over the mountains and give them snuggles as soon as I am able.
The INBC is a relativly new beagle club – our first specialty shows were last year (2025) and so we tried to put on a show with excellence that exhibitors would want to come to. We were very proud of the ribbons and prizes offered – many were hand made by member Heidi McKeon from Tradewinds. Thankyou to her. Thank you to show chair Lorna Boydston, and to raffle hustler extraordinaire Dolly Stearns for having such amazing things for us to raffle off. Thank you to Ruthie for making a cohesive and beautiful website for us to enjoy. Thank you to exhibitors Pia, Robyn and Diana for driving from several states away to join us for the weekend – it was SO fun to have you all there.
Where do I begin on this incredible weekend? I will start with who was entered that was owned/bred or co-bred by me 🙂
15 inch – NICK – MBIS MBISS NOHSP GCHP Kazuri’s All I Want For Christmas CGCU TKN ATT BCAT FDC – Bred/owned by Sarah Sweetman, Michael & Karen Kurtzner, shown by Sarah
15 inch – MALIBU – CH Kazuri’s Blue Skies Over Malibu Bred/owned by Sarah Sweetman, co-owned and shown by Malia Throop
15 inch – BRO – Kazuri Wonderlust Trouble’s A Brewin @ Cloudepoint – Bred/owned by Sarah Sweetman & Malia Throop and co-owned by Amie McLaughin and Garrison Sharp, shown by Malia
15 inch – LEO – Kazuri Wonderlust Trouble At the Top – Bred by Sarah Sweetman & Malia Throop, owned by Jaycee Barrett and Sarah Sweetman, shown by Sarah and sometimes friends for extra hands for BOW
15 inch – HUDSON – JoyfulNoise N Kazuri’s Appearances & Alibis – Bred by Dolly Stearns & Sarah Sweetman. Co-owned by Dolly & Ruthie Tesky, shown by Dolly & Ruthie.
15 inch – MILES – Kazuri Every Road Leads Me Home Bred/owned by Sarah Sweetman, shown by Sarah and sometimes friends for extra hands for BOW
15 inch – OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN – Kazuri’s Summer Lovin’ – Bred/owned by Sarah Sweetman, shown by Sarah and sometimes friends for extra hands for BOW
13 inch – MURPHY – BIS BISS CHS Kazuri’s Everything’s Gonna Be Alright – Bred by Sarah Sweetman, Michael & Karen Kurtzner. Owned by Sarah Sweetman, Sarah Smith Falkner & Ruth Sampson, shown by Sarah at the specialty shows
13 inch – SAVANNAH – GCHB Kazuri’s Gonna Be Peachy – Bred by Sarah Sweetman. Co-owned by Malia Throop, shown by Malia.
13 inch – LYRIC – CH JoyfulNoise N Kazuri’s Sound Of Sunshine – Bred by Dolly Stearns & Sarah Sweetman. Co-owned by Dolly & Ruthie Tesky, shown by Dolly.
13 inch – CARDI B – Kazuri’s A Little Sweet A Little Spicy- Bred/owned by Sarah Sweetman, shown by Sarah and sometimes friends for extra hands for BOW
13 inch – ALICE – Wonderlust Kazuri’s Curiosity Leads To Trouble, Bred/owned by Malia Throop, co-bred by Sarah Sweetman, shown by Malia and sometimes friends for extra hands for BOW
OKay – we had two specialty shows in one day. Plus the NOHS regional but we will come back to that, 🙂
Sweeps judged by Mr Christopher Abrahams, Cardi B went BOV in 13s and then BOS to the sweeps overall winner. Leo went BOV and onto winner of sweeps in Breed. Olivia went BOS in 15s
In show one, judged by Hound man Mr Ronald Lukins, in 13s Murphy went BOV. Alice went WB/BOW for a major, and also got BBE/Best Bred By In Show and Savannah went Select B. In 15s, Nick went BOS/BOVOH and onto BOSS/BOBOH. Bro went WD to finish his CH and Hudson went RWD. Olivia got RWB.
In Show 2, under respected beagle breeder Mrs Lesley E Hiltz, in 13s Murphy went BOS. Cardi B went WB/BOW/Best Bred By In Show. Lyric went Select B. In 15s Nick won BOV/OH and went on to win the specialty plus Best Owner Handler in Show! Leo won WD/BOW for his 2nd major, and Olivia NJ went WB.
What an absolutly incredible day – a little bit crazy with so many dogs to show but also so so wonderful. I will do another post about the rest of the weekend in another post.
We have peepers – it’s always so fun when their eyes open and we know they can start to hear things also.
The noise socialization has begun with playing movies like “Transformer” and “Saving Private Ryan” and “King Kong” for the loud and interesting sounds that play for them.
I love these little puppies. I am so excited to watch them grow up – they have big shoes to fill <3
I decided since we were taking photos of Ivy’s puppies on the blue chair, and because we didn’t do Cleo’s pups since they were at Malia’s in Spokane, that I would do blue chair photos with the two boys I have here. They are just waiting for their families to be ready to take them home.
Enjoy “Frog” (first 4) and “Toad” (last 4) 🙂 <3
Daisy and Nick’s singleton baby beagle is doing amazing – he is strong and healthy and such a little squish. His eyes just opened for his 2 week old milestone.
He is just the cutest little man – Daisy is doing a wonderful job. <3
They are 8 weeks old – how did that happen?? Oh my gosh – they have the best personalities – not afraid of anything and ready for their new lives to begin.
They have been staying with co-breeder Malia for a couple of weeks and so I was lucky enough to pick them up and take some photos by her beautiful maple tree in the evening light. Enjoy their final photos
