jillandbray

thanks for all your replys everyone, im glad i found this out now, not later when it was too late. I didnt really know there was a difference between breeders, im too trusting sometimes, i just knew i didnt want to buy from a pet store where they were in cages all day with little kids banging on the glass.

Ok we will ring the breeder (obviously must be unregistered breeder) and ask for him to stay two extra weeks. But after 8 weeks, then what should we do? was the "crate" i posted above suitable. We were going to take him to the vet when we got him and ask them about food etc. We have a border collie aswell who lives outside. When should we first introduce lammbo to her (she is 10 and desexed)? We also have a rag doll cat under a year old. How should we control their interaction?

From what we have heard now we would have preferred to look for another breeder but we have already put a few hundred dollars down as a deposit I will call them and ask if they will keep him for another two weeks hopefully they will say yes. How big should the crate be for a beagle so he can get used to it? would something like this be suitable? http://www.petsplus.com.au/pet-shop.asp?id=741

Well what should we do?

Thanks for you quick replys He will be 6 weeks old. Is that too young? He is with his other little mates and mum and dad currently and the breeder said that at 6 weeks he would have his vacination and be ready to come home with us. I guess we should go to the pet store and find something more suitable for him to be in. One of us will be home all of the time because we both study uni full time at the moment. So we can commit all our time to making sure he is comfortable. Im sorry i didnt realise 6 weeks was too young also the picture above is him at just under 4 weeks

My boyfriend and I are welcoming Lammbo our little beagle puppy home very soon. I have never had a puppy before, and the last time my boyfriend has was when he was young himself and his parents did all the work. So we have alot to learn.... We have been reading this forum and other sites alot over the past few weeks to get ideas of what to do and how to look after him. However we have some questions still. First of all, somewhere to sleep. Our laundry is currently occupied by a cat and his kitty litter, we dont really have anywhere else to put the kitty litter in the house. We were hoping to keep our beagle in our bedroom in a big cardboard box with towls and paper in the bottom until he is house trained. Is this an ok solution? Our room has carpet which also could be a problem. We know at 6 weeks we can expect plenty of accidents and we dont really know how to keep him during the night. I have heard alot about crate training etc but how does that work if he has an accident? Also i dont really want to shut him in a box for the whole night. We are thinking of getting a big cardboard box (fridge size) which will fit him and his water and food bowls and some soft bedding (washable) and line the bottom with heaps of old news papers. Will this be ok? As you can tell we are very confused about this. I think i will buy a book, i saw the idiots guide to beagles on the internet maybe that will come in handy haha. If you have any suggestions that would be wonderful Jill and Bray