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Now you have a beagle. Your special pal has been ours until now. By getting an Irish Coffey beagle you have become part of our family. Please keep in touch with us - we love to get pictures. We are always ready to answer questions.
We ask you to supplement your puppy with vitamin C daily through age 18 months. I believe this to be a great deterrent to the development of bone and joint problems, particularly hip dysplasia. Your supplementary regimen of Ester C (a non-acidic vitamin C available at Walmart) should be as follows:
12 weeks———18 months 250 mg. Tablet once a day.
Also we would like you to supplement with Pet Tabs Plus Vitamins until the age of 6 months.
Always feed your beagle a good quality dog food, preferably dry kibble. Some good brands are Innova, Purina Pro Plan, Eukanuba, Iams, Science Diet and Nutro. Most of those can be purchased at Petco and Petsmart. Also have treats (or just a pocket full of kibble) available to help you in training your dog. Treats can be used to teach your dog to get in his crate (toss the treat/kibble into the crate and praise your dog when he follows it in, using a phrase or word like "Crate up" or "bed by" Beagles will almost always respond to treats as a training tool. Little puppies should be fed twice a day, from less than half cup to a cup each feeding. As your beagle gets older, a cup a day is often enough, though a larger male or female might require two cups. Beagles are very prone to get overweight——don’’t let this happen to yours! If you need to cut back, use a little kibble mixed with green beans or baby carrots. Looking down on your dog from above you should see a narrower flank than chest. A full-grown 14 inch tall male shouldn’’t weigh more than 25 pounds, probably, and a full-grown 13 inch male should weigh 17-18 pounds.
As your beagle's breeder, I am available to you always for questions or concerns. Feel free to call me at 2812526976.. And I always enjoy and appreciate pictures of your family and your beagle anytime, and hope to be able to post some of these to my webpage in the future.
A beagle should always be a part of your "house family." Left alone in the yard, a beagle will often bark, dig and run away if possible. I also recommend that when you leave the house, you crate your beagle to prevent accidents from happening while you're away. Same thing at bedtime. As soon as your beagle is old enough, teach it not to "charge" out the front or back door or yard gate. That will save you having to chase your dog around the neighborhood or, worse, the tragedy of a beagle hit by a passing car. Stand with your dog at the door, have someone open the door, and if the dog tries to charge out, have the person slam the door sharply in the dog's face as you say "NO!" Do this 2-3 times, and eventually, the dog will hesitate a moment before moving forward towards the door. When he hesitates, give him a treat immediately and praise him. Repeat this as necessary until you can trust that your beagle will not charge out the door immediately upon its being opened. Beagles are almost never good off-lead on walks——I recommend a flexi-lead for walks. The lead extends out to as far as 16 feet and can "reel in" to just a couple of feet. You can find these inexpensively at Walmart.
Lastly, I would offer as a suggestion that on a special day, perhaps your beagle’s "Birthday", you consider making a donation to a Beagle Rescue group. We operate Bluebonnet Beagle Rescue but there are others you can donate to as well. Or you can donate to the Canine Health Foundation