Petfinder Links: Beagles

Happy New Year! It's a holiday! It's also a Friday, and it would never do to start the New Year without the Friday Petfinder Post bringing you at least three of the cutest pictures of adoptable animals in the Eastern States. 

Beagles are very lovable dogs. In real life they're neither as big nor as clever as Snoopy was in the "Peanuts" cartoon, but they do seem to be thinking things like "Sometimes it's fun having a cold wet nose" and "I do a lot of complaining but actually I love my home" and "It's supper, super-duper-supper tiiiime!" Most of the time they're gentle, friendly, and cooperative, which is how it's been possible for cats who've lived with me to herd them into cages--that's happened twice! Beagles do not always know what's going on but they're usually willing to play along with your game and find out. This is why it's a good idea to keep them close to you, or securely enclosed when they're not close to you. 

It's possible that some of these beagles and similar small hounds may have been petnapped. This is a concern with shelter animals. There are dotty people, like one who petnapped a kitten from some friends' house in Maryland, who steal someone's pet because they've lost one and then abandon the one they've stolen. Those are rare. There are also Humane Pet Genocide Society zealots who deliberately entice animals away from loving homes because, in their confused minds, all domestic animals ought to be kept indoors. Those are more of a problem in my part of the world. Finding out exactly how an animal came to a shelter is always the adopter's responsibility. Beagles tend to be so good-natured that they can be easy to petnap, so this post is a good time to mention the need to make sure that shelter pets are in fact homeless rather than stolen.

1. Zipcode 10101, New York: Beatrice from Brooklyn 

Should we ever pay $500 for a shelter dog? Should we share this link with elected officials and demand a nice tight ceiling on animal adoption fees at shelters where homeless animals are going to be put down, or donated to medical science? Growlgrowlgrowl. Sometimes idiotic adoption fees are listed online to scare off bad people, when the animal is actually free to a good home. On the theory that there are too many homeless beagles in America for anyone to be seriously demanding $500 to spare the life of one of them, I'll go ahead and feature New York's cutest shelter beagle picture. Beatrice is described as a playful and smart puppy in the process of being housebroken. Click or paste: https://www.petfinder.com/dog/beatrice-50180815/ny/brooklyn/louies-legacy-animal-rescue-ny920/ .

2. Zipcode 20202, Washington: Sam from Fairfax 

Sam was a hunting dog for years, then put in a shelter when he (or his human, or both) had to retire from hunting. In view of the number of beagles in D.C. shelters I don't think the $475 adoption fee this place advertises should be legal, either. They say it includes neutering. Hmph. I suppose it's what the market will bear; a good dog can be worth a lot to people. Beagles always seem to be cheerful animals but this one just looks as if he wants to get out of that narrow little cage and go home with you. Click or paste: https://www.petfinder.com/dog/sam-50167426/va/fairfax-station/homeward-trails-animal-rescue-inc-va210/.

3. Zipcode 30303, Atlanta: Pippy from Atlanta 

Quite an armful for her foster human, Pippy is described as a friendly dog who enjoys cuddling and being close but isn't clingy, gets on well with cats, and seems to be housebroken. Considering how much spaying and all the vaccines dogs seem to need cost these days, that $250 adoption fee might be serious. Despite the pose that makes her look as big as Snoopy in the cartoons she's reported to weigh only 22 pounds. Click or paste: https://www.petfinder.com/dog/pippy-50149128/ga/atlanta/orphan-annie-rescue-ga680/ .

Bonus: Zipcode 40404, Cricket from Lawrenceburg 

This Kentucky pup has been "sponsored" so the right person will be able to adopt her. Isn't that a good idea? Shouldn't more shelters that have hundreds of animals in a category be using it? Cricket is described as "a very sweet young girl. Very vocal and very energetic." Click or paste: https://www.petfinder.com/dog/cricket-sponsored-50053811/ky/lawrenceburg/anderson-humane-society-ky21/ .

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