Yeah I got lucky that they are willing to allow us to try again later.


I think this time tho~ with this pup, I am gonna start training her earlier than I did Katie. Originally, Katie was just gotten as a companion animal for me, but her nose started to get her in trouble so to speak at 3 months old, so I decided to go with it and let her hunt, and it has been a win win situation. I did not have to do alot to get her hunting, other than get her use to diffeent scents of critters she would hunt and tell them apart. She ended up showing me something I never thought I would enjoy (hunting with a dog), and it has led to a more active lifestyle actually, which has been good for me. Once deer season is over here, I am gonna take her and the pup out to the maple farm and run Katie and see what the pup does. Hehe- I can just hear the bay of 2 beagles- rather than 1. We have yet to name the pup, but boy does she got a voice now, and she does mock bay with Katie when I get Katie all excited now.

This week we have had to start supplimenting the pups feedings with puppy chow, Katie is not feeding them as often as she was. Some of them eat better than others, but the "keeper" has a great appetite.

After putting some thought into it, I think I may go ahead and breed Katie come summer to the male I originally chose. Hmm, but something tells me that I will end up keepin one of those pups too- haha- I am well on my way to a mini pack of beagles. I just hope that once we get to moving back to Arizona they will adjust OK, the desert is mighty different to hunt in rather than woods. Still squirrel and rabbit, but different scenery.