Buying a Beagle Puppy
What to expect from a breeder who puts Health, Welfare and Temperament first.
Essential Documents
- Heath Certificates (both parents)
- Signed AWF Puppy Contract
- KC Registration Certificate (if applicable)
- Microchip Registration Certificate
- Temporary Pet Health Insurance
- Vaccination Certificate
A Good Breeder Will:
- have socialised and habituated the puppy
- provide a supply of food
- provide a blanket smelling of Mum
- follow the Code of Practice for Dog Breeding
Official Health Schemes
- BVA/KC screening for eye disease. DBRG recommends that all dogs should be visually examined by an ophthalmologist before breeding
- checks for many inherited abnormalities that can cause progressive blindness or pain.
Other Diseases
- Hypothyroidism
- insufficient thyroid hormone, chronic lethargy & other problems
- Obesity
- beagles are prone to weight gain, which can cause health problems
DNA Tests Relevant to Breed
- Lafora disease
- progressive twitching and weakness
- MLS Musladin-Lueke syndrome
- multiple serious abnormalities, can shorten life
- NCCD
- neonatal cerebellar cortical degeneration – wobbly gait and paralysis
- Factor VII deficiency
- abnormal blood clotting
- IGS – Imerslund-Gräsbeck Syndrome/cobalamin malabsorption
- weakness and anaemia