We do not raise Pocket Beagles or Mini Beagles
(aka Olde English, teacup, toy, etc.),
because we have seen so many references to genetic flaws found at higher
rates in the smaller beagles. We tried it once because we didn't believe the
reports, and our experience confirmed the rumors
(see results below).
In our research, we also noted that some of these "tiny
beagles" people are offering for sale came in colors that beagles simply do not come in.
After
researching, we discovered that some miniature beagle breeders are
not selling purebred beagles. Instead, they have crossed beagles with
smaller breeds of dogs to get smaller puppies. By doing so, they have also
introduced genetic flaws into their "breed."
Our Mini / Pocket Beagle Experience
Once, we made the mistake of buying a beagle that came from
a
Pocket / Miniature Beagle breeder.
True to the rumors about mini beagles and pocket beagles, he
reproduced 3 genetic flaws at an unusually high rate.
Out of the 34 total puppies he fathered in the few months we
bred him:
The above puppies' were from 7 different mothers, 6 of which
were not related to each other.
Out of around 100 puppies from our OTHER males that we've
had in the past years at the time I write this, we had only one overbite (1%) and one hernia (1%) and
NO incorrect tails.
These percentages are extremely different than those from that above case
with our beagle from a miniature / pocket beagle breeder.
Therefore, our tiny male is now neutered and a happy pet beagle.
We hope that the above story was an unusual case, but that
one case was enough for us. We want to raise healthy puppies, so the puppy
you buy from us will be healthy with your family for many years.
Therefore, we do not specialize in Pocket or Mini or Miniature
Beagles or Toy or Olde English or Queen Elizabeth Pocket beagles. We
occasionally have a small puppy or litter of small puppies, but it is not because we intentionally bred
for pocket-sized puppies.
