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Expert: - 8/11/2002


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I rescued a beagle a year ago.She has had some health problems. A lot of trips to to the vets. the problems are well under control now. She is so small in build. She has the perfect markings of a beagle and so does her sister. She weighs around 13, 14 pounds.Is there a smaller breed of beagles? i have searched the internet about this. the only thing i came up with is she might have been poorly bred. would you please give me some input on this? thank you

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There are two sizes of beagles recognized by the AKC, 13 inch and 15 inch. Check out the AKC or National Beagle Club on line. Just use a search engine to find them. I believe that as you suspect it may be due to previous health problems as well which could have affected her growth rate combined with substandard breeding. This does not mean that she isn't wonderful and special in her own way. My two beagles are "field" beagles and one of them is way bigger than the 15" standard. Despite both being AKC registered, mine would be looked down on by those who show beagles as defective. Still they are perfect in my eyes! :)

Hope this helps to calm your concerns.
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I am happy to answer BEAGLE BREED SPECIFIC behavioral questions. Please DO NOT ask CRATE TRAINING OR MEDICAL questions! I am not a vet nor an expert in the use of crates.

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I currently have one beagle, a male age 5, an 12 month old Pit Bull, and a 8 year old min. poodle. I have had to let go of three of my dogs, 2 beagles and 1 whippet/rat terrier mix in the past 5 years, most recently my whippet mix. The two beagles lived to 15 and the whippet mix to 13.5, it has been hard to say goodbye to them. I have done rescue work on and off for years as well as fund-raising for the local animal shelter. I worked for a dog magazine in the past (Southern California Dog Magazine). Being a psychotherapist has encouraged me to do in depth studying of animal behavior as well. I have worked with many people to help curb undesirable behaviors in their dogs (or them!) or to form good behaviors. My life is devoted to and surrounded by my dogs........The picture you see here is Zeppelin but we also call him the "miracle dog". He was hit by a car April 2010 while out with the dog walker and had very serious injuries... 4 surgeries and $17,000 later my boy is whole again and back to loving life. He is so special to me and he weathered a lot of pain and trauma yet is still the sweet boy he always was! I also work to stop Breed Specific Legislation and help to get pit bulls adopted.

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HSUS, PETA, SPCA DONT SHOP...ADOPT!!

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Dog Fancy

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I am a Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in the state of CA and am also credentialed as a Certified Addiction Treatment Specialist

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Honored by the Agoura Animal Shelter for my volunteer work.

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