Expert: Marie Peppers/ Beagle Advice; Beagle Recommended Feeding; - 1/27/2011

Question
I recently purchased a male Beagle puppy from a pet store and he is a little over 14 weeks old now. I never had the chance the see its parents, but according to the pedigree documentation, both parents are pure breed Beagles. One thing I noticed is he is not developing the typical breed appearance. Rather, his back is longer than what I normally have noticed on Beagles and his legs seem short for the standard. Is it possible to determine whether this a normal temporary characteristic during the development of a Beagle puppy and will he fully develop to meet the breed 'standard'? Or have I possibly purchased a mixed breed puppy? I understand is almost impossible to ascertain, but would like to get some guidance on the matter. Thank you.

Answer
Hello Yuri, I love Beagles- It's one of the most popular pets!  They can grow a alittle awkward the first 8 months.  You can pay less than  90.00 for a DNA test.  This is a easy test that you can do at home.  SEE this site for more info:

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Marie Peppers LPN MA


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