Tri Color
What do you think the average cost of a lemon&&white/tri color beagle is??
my neighebors female lemon beagle bred with a tri colored male, and since it isnt a pure bred, what do you think the cost would be?
[puppies due august 13th 2007]
It's perfectly acceptable to breed a lemon/white purebred beagle with a tricolor purebred beagle. The offspring are still purebred beagle puppies. The question of how much you should pay is whether or not you are dealing with a backyard breeder or a responsible breeder. Responsible breeders breed to preserve and improve the breed and do all the health clearances and genetic testing on sire and dam before mating them.
PLEASE only support responsible breeding, especially in a breed like the beagle, which is bred irresponsibly throughout the U.S. and that's why so many health issues exist in the breed.
Here are some suggested questions one can use to determine if a breeder is truly responsible:
1. Is she an AKC registered breeder of good standing and an active member of her breed Parent Club?
2. Are there AKC Champions listed on the pedigree, showing that the breeder spends her time & money to prove the quality of her breeding stock through competition?
3. Are all the animals kept in clean, comfortable, healthy, loving circumstances?
4. Did the breeder conduct extensive interviews with you and every member of your family?
5. Have the sire & dam received all available health clearances, (eg. OFA Hip & Eye, Thyroid testing, FACTOR VII)?
6. Is she willing to honestly discuss any possible genetic defects that may exist in her line?
7. Does she have a Sales Contract?
8. Does the contract contain a clause stipulating that you spay or neuter the puppy before it reaches a certain
age?
9. Does the contract contain a clause stating that if at any time in the puppy's life, you can no longer care for it, it must be returned to the breeder? (This ensures that no animal bred by this breeder will ever end up in a shelter).
10. Will the breeder maintain contact with you for the life of the puppy to answer questions and help in general?