Cedar Ridge Beagles is a family-owned, small kennel that
raises dogs with the whole family participating. The
"Dog Chores" are a fun time for the whole family, although
Todd particularly hates building fences and houses.
:-) But hey, you have to do some work in order to
enjoy the results, right?
Cedar Ridge is located near the intersections of Iowa,
Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. We are about 2 hours each from Des
Moines (Iowa), Kansas City (Missouri), and Omaha (Nebraska).
Most of the people who contact us and buy
beagle puppies are looking for a beagle because they have
had one before. That tells you something about the breed.
There is no other testimonial better than the fact that
people who have had beagles want to continue having beagles.
Our Beagles have been purchased from programs that have been
breeding for many years, and were selected for
disposition, health, and conformation as well as their
appearance. If dogs could smile, these Beagles sure would.
They are happy, waggy-tailed dogs.
Our dogs have "playpens" to romp in, and play with
children daily. We used to have our puppies in the house,
but found that our carpet was showing the wear from so much
traffic from mothers with post-birthing discharge.
We then built a puppy house that is heated and air
conditioned that we can keep more sanitary for the sake of
the puppies and my husband's sanity. :-)
Puppies are loved daily and closely monitored for health
status. By weaning, they will have had all expected
veterinary procedures, including removal of dew claws,
vaccinations, deworming, etc. Puppies will have veterinary
health certificates just prior to weaning.
Most importantly, they will have been
played with for many hours, and love people! They
will definitely have been well socialized and ready to join
your family.
Our beagles tend to be the shorter variety, which makes
them ideal for those seeking house pets or family friends. Although we don't hunt with our beagles,
remember that beagles have been bred for centuries for hunting. If you
are looking for a hunting dog, we feel that the instinct is in all beagles.
Ours won't win the field trials, but they will know how to scare up some
rabbits!
Please don't be offended if we ask you questions
about your experience with puppies and the facilities you have for
your puppy. We want to make sure our puppies will remain with
you for many years. We won't require you to guarantee us anything (for
example, we don't require spay/neuter promises), but
we do want to feel happy, knowing that you will be a great family for
our puppy to join.
We ONLY raise beagles. Our litters are raised in people-immersed
environments. We are just normal people that have and enjoy beagles. We are not
a puppy mill.
Please stop by to see our dogs and puppies, and save time
for a cup of coffee and a tour of
our
horses as well!
