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Vixen’s puppies are 5 weeks old

Vixen’s puppies are 5 weeks old and I decided to do their photos outdoors – despite their hour long playtime, they were still not interested in sitting still for pictures – hahaha! And who can blame them when there is a whole big world to explore?

They are on 3 solid meals a day. They sleep alone and are almost weaned. I cant believe they are growing up so quickly.

Holly. She is sweet and gentle. The smallest of the litter, however not to be overlooked – she has spark for sure and wont be pushed around by her siblings.

Eve – my nickname for her is “spicy” – she is the first to wake up and come over when I call them for food and always is in the mix of everything. She is busy and bold and vocal about wanting snuggles.

Noelle – She is the most laid back of the girls – she is a quiet observer and the best sleeper. But always up for a game or a romp with her siblings once things get started.

Kris – he is the bolder of the two boys – very vocal about wanting snuggles and time to explore outside the puppy pen. He loves to be out with the family and is a shadow – always a little busy man.

Nick – he is a snuggly boy who is happy go lucky. He is always happy to play, or explore – whatever the others are doing, he is happy to do too. Just dont pin him down – not keen to stop if he is not in the mood yet.

Thank you for your interest in my dogs. At this stage, all of my beagle puppies are sold. I have a current waiting list that may mean you have to wait till 2020 for a puppy to become available. If you are okay with waiting, please get in touch with me – sarah.sweetman@outook.com. Please see my FAQ page for any questions you might have. thank you. <3

We welcome new beagle puppies – Vixen is a mom

In the early hours of Monday the 29th, after a very long day and night of labor, Vixen started giving birth.

Vixen is an amazing mom. After she was done, she got straight to loving on them, cleaning them and nursing. Her instincts are so strong.

Puppy #1 was a little girl – 8.2 oz at 7:34am. She took a long time to be born and caused a bit of pain as her placenta wouldn’t come away and so I had to intervene and cut her free. I am thankful she is alive and thriving.

Puppy #2 was a little boy – 8.3oz at 8:01am. He was born quickly and without any trouble at all.

Baby #3 was another girl – a 9.1 oz tri who unfortunately got stuck at the head/shoulders. It took me and my son 20 mins to gently and firmly pull her free without hurting Vixen, but by the time she was out, she had suffocated. It was very upsetting and a deeply felt loss. This was around 9:10

We decided at this point that 2/3 puppies had gotten stuck, and I didnt want to take another chance. We put Vix and the pups in the car and headed to the vet for a C-section. Thank you to Dr Donna Sowder at Animal Hospital at Murphy’s Corner for being available to us!

While en route, another baby was born in the car – my son (14) whelped her for me. What a champ! 8.1 oz at 9:39am.

When we arrived at the vet, they decided we should try to have the other 2 naturally, and if we needed to have surgery, they would do that immediately. Vixen was given a shot of Oxy and we waited in the “quiet room”.

At 10:04 another little girl arrived. 8.5oz. Uneventful and easy birth. We were on the right track.

The final puppy born was another boy – he was 8.6oz and born at 11.10am. He took a bit of time as he was big, but didnt get stuck (thankfully).

After a quick x-ray to make sure that we were indeed finished, we headed home. Vixen settled in and she was happy.

These puppies are all spoken for. <3

Beagle pups are 9 weeks ~ final post before we say goodbye

This will be the final post of all the pups together as we will say goodbye to most of the litter later this week as they will be off to their forever homes.

Its bittersweet….

One or two of the boys will stay with co-breeders Mike and Karen to grow up and see if they will become show dogs.  But everyone else will be loved companions.  We are thankful to each incredible family who is adopting these guys.  We know they are so lucky to be going home with you.

Beagle Puppies are 6 weeks

The babies are 6 weeks old.  I can hardly believe it.  🙂  It snowed here in Seattle – yes – you read that right – snowed in November!!  so, the puppies first days in the grass were with little bits of snow.

They loved playing out in the grass and leaves and exploring the yard with the big dogs – and boy did they take a big nap afterwards!   I can see this is going to be a new daily activity for everyone 🙂

Enjoy xo

Nemo Lulu Gabriel Rueben Riverpebble

Beagle puppies turn 4 weeks old.

I travelled to NZ last week so the babies spent the week with a friend of mine.  While I was away, they grew so much.  They found their voice! They have little growls and howls.

They started solids this week and they love it so much. And they are walking with confidence, and playing together.

Enjoy this week’s photos <3

Nemo

 Rueben

Pebble

River

Lulu

Gabriel

Life at home with the beagle pups

Now that the beagle babies are getting bigger, they have moved to a day pen so they can hang out.  we have started potty training using “yesterdays news” cat litter and dinnertime is eagerly awaited.  They are growing up!!

Beagle puppies are 2 weeks old

The beagle puppies have turned 2 weeks old and they are growing so fast.  They all have their eyes open and are starting to try and walk around – some are having more success than others are some are lighter than others. 🙂  haha.

we are loving them so much and they get regular snuggles and kisses.  This week we will start puppy mush sometime and start to give Maddy some relief from being the solo feeder of them.  She is doing an amazing job, but they are hungry little babies.

Nemo – 2lb 1.8oz

Rueben – 1lb 13.2oz

Pebble – 2 lb 0.09oz

River – 2lb 6.9oz

Lulu – 1lb 12.9oz

Gabriel – 2lb 8.2oz

Beagle Puppies ~ 1week old

The puppies are 1 week old and of course being a professional photographer by trade, I couldn’t help myself but take them into my studio for a quick shoot.  My daughter helped and in 20 mins we were all done – warm air was our best friend for sleepy puppies 🙂

Enjoy xo

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beagle 1 week-32 Boy 1 – aka “Nemo” beagle 1 week-30 beagle 1 week-31

beagle 1 week-9 Boy 2 aka “Rueben”beagle 1 week-12 beagle 1 week-13

beagle 1 week-15  Boy 3 aka ” Pebble”beagle 1 week-17 beagle 1 week-20

beagle 1 week-41  Boy 4 aka “River”beagle 1 week-43 beagle 1 week-44 beagle 1 week-39

beagle 1 week-33 Girl aka “Lulu”beagle 1 week-35 beagle 1 week-36

beagle 1 week-26 Boy 5 aka “Gabriel”beagle 1 week-24beagle 1 week-21