Rare color Beagles
Our Chocolates, Oranges, reds, & occasional lemons...
(not including our Khaki & Silvers)

( Standard Size= $595   Runt Size= $795  Mini Size= $995 Nano=$1195 )

$795 - Unique-Luxurious Khaki & Silver Coats
in Standard size

khaki

 & silver

to show the difference when full grown.....

(A Standard size example, this is the couch potato puppy shown further up in the Tricolor standard pricing section, laying with a movie & a toy!) now full grown. still a great indoor dog sized housepet. You dont have to get a mini to have an indoor companion beagle.

Mini-Size:
MINI BEAGLES ARE  12 INCHES & UNDER (Under 13 inches to the shoulders)
Most of the Minis usually weigh around 14-19 lbs .
 (Note: of course it is possible to overfeed a beagle & have a short & chubby mini! So be careful about how much you feed their little bellies during their growing stage- beagles can be known to over eat  ;)
What we have coined as "Nano Mini"s are the exceptionally smallest puppies- such as the Runt of a Mini Litter.
They all grow up to be just as playful, loving, & wonderful as any other sunshine beagle, just in various sizes!

• Our Standard size beagles are a great size, when families come to our house, we have even had people ask us if our standard size doggies out front were minis, and they were surprised when we said no, that's a standard! Standard Beagles still come in small & petite sizes to sit on your lap, but not too short so you don't step on them, as one customer said! (most ours also tend to have the less bulky body structure found in some other lines, & are without the big 'barrel chests' some other beagles have.)

• A mini Beagle is not like getting a Chihuahua though! It is still very much a beagle, but overall is somewhat smaller than the standard size beagles - particularly in height & typically body length & overall structure.

• Some folks think Minis as pups are almost too small and seem breakable so they opt for standard sized pups so they dont have to worry about stepping on the tiny pet underfoot, or their young children carrying around such a fragile puppy !!

• Some other folks, especially those with bad backs, love the mini sizes though because they are easier for them to pick up & carry around if they so wish, like Miss Christina who carries her beloved Grace around everywhere easily even with her bad back (One reason Jake helps us all out around here! Sometimes there is just too much for mom to do, particularly with all the Iams & Eukanuba bags we go through, so a helping hand is greatly appreciated!)

• Grace shows all those wonderful traits we selectively breed for in all our beagles, just in a smaller compact size !
   (She is calm & content hanging out in the house with us, sitting in laps to watch tv, laying in chairs like a person, etc. yet when she sees the mood of the household has turned to playful time, she is right there ready to jump into the action- particularly when it comes to zooming around our backyard playing tag up & down the hill & on the logs with our boarding dogs- aka her "play-dates!" lol)

At around 13- 15 inches tall, standard size sunshine acres beagles are great additions to your indoor life & wonderful companions.
Most are a more slimmer &/or athletic build, rather than the big barrel-chested type of beagles.

standard size tricolor "Bonnie"

momma Daisy (right) is a larger Standard sized female- She is our Largest beagle, but even she is still a great house dog size! Here she is hanging out in the house, meanwhile her puppies were gradually weaning.

You are welcome to mention specific desires, such as asking for our help to
 choose out an on-the- larger -side standard size or an on-the- smaller -side standard,
depending on what you are looking for in your new friend!

Miss C & a smaller tricolor adult momma

	Some people prefer the Larger Standards/ ones with longer legs so that they can be their daily jogging companion, or so they can keep up walking with a longer legged person!
Above: Larger/(on the taller side) Standard size orange Punkin with a slim/ athletic build, here she is hanging out in the house, in their invisible fence area (with larger standard khaki "Smooches"),  and visiting her puppies while they were out for a romp in the grass in the moveable pen you can get from Jeffers online.

standard khakis Velvet & Dusty at our old house with 11 y/o Christi	adult silver Snickers boards with us, and loves lounging on the furniture in our home	smaller stnd Marley looking in on the pups playing in this toy box meant to go under a child's bed, but works great as a puppy setup with bedding and paper!

Sunny, a medium standard momma, meeting her puppies' new families.  when someone comes out to meet their new baby at a younger age we like for them to get a chance to meet mom too,  by the time the puppy is weaned from mom and hasnt seen her in days we prefer not to bring her out , since then the puppy is confused by the scent of mother and begins to miss her again all over... we take the first worst nights of being separated from momma doggie and that makes it much easier on the new family not being there the day they leave the mother.. but rather after several days apart so they are over it,  and will just possibly miss sibblings,  or us.. but that's not nearly as hard on them,  as the initial separation from her warmth,and milk on call... !

Mini-Size Sunshine Acres Beagles  

Mini silver Mattie as a puppy, before going to her new home (and brothers silver Oliver & khaki Levi)

Mattie		@  2 years

Mattie's family comes back for a second moini baby!

Miss C and mini silver Sunshine Acres adult Mattie!

• Unfortunately there is no way of being absolutely certain that a puppy will be mini, usually the pups take after their mother or father, and if they are mini, the puppies most often are as well.

• (Mini moms sometimes have trouble having a litter, and in these cases a c-section is needed,
  mini moms also have smaller litters, often only one or two puppies are born.)

• We cannot guarantee size, just as there can be one child in a family who is taller than the other kids to the same parents.
  Our prices are a reflection of our unlimited time & devotion to the little newborns night and day in many cases just to be sure the tiniest ones are not pushed off by the larger more strong littermates. Also due to the difficulty in raising puppies born to mini sized moms, the cost of c-sections, and the small number of puppies born to tiny mothers. (By the time we pay for 1k plus c-sections, if the mother has only one,  or two pups in the litter, we often barely break even). That is why so few breeders are doing mini  beagles, their bigger moms can have as many as 9-13 pups with no trouble.  Our smaller standard beagles average around 5 in a litter, and mini moms have 2-4 in their litters usually, (but when others are breeding for quanity rather than quality, for those breeders  it's actually more profitable and a lot less work & stress for them. so size doesnt matter to them... ) even breeding can be a very difficult undertaking (that's the only thing we've seen in all these years where being on the shorter side doesn't help.. lol.)

•   Consider your needs if choosing between minis  and standards. If you are in the position to purchase a mini rather than bringing home a standard, because you need the smallest sunshine acres beagle possible, that's fine. However if you are undecided about bringing a mini vs standard into the home, (or even if finances to afford the purchase is an issue) consider whether a mini is really what you want & need.
    Most of our standard size beagles are not large dogs anyway, and are a fantastic size for an indoor companion, and can just as easily have the petite frame most people would associate with 'mini's, even weighing around the same as a mini in some cases ... the primary distinguishing factor is mainly leg length / height to the shoulders.  Our standards usually range from estimated weight of between 17 - 27 lbs, often depending on their momma's size. We generally have smaller sized standards, medium standards, and sometimes the longer legs &/or the larger than most of our other typical standards, which we call a larger standard (but doesn't necessarily mean larger weight, depends on body build and good diet). (small 13" & under.. medium 14".. larger 15"..)

•   If you are into jogging- you'd likely want to go with a standard, so their longer legs can keep up with you.  If you are just looking for a petite dog, be sure not to confuse being petite with being a mini. We have had people ask for minis in the past, yet describe to us that they want longer legs for a jogging companion. This would mean they are actually looking for a Standard size beagle, with a preferably petite/slim build .  (like one of our mommas Punkin.  Her waistline is slim & tucked and her legs are longer than our other beagles tend to have.)

For some, a mini is the perfect solution to their situation, and for others, either size would fit in just perfectly with their home life. If you find that really any of our sizes would work for you & can't really narrow it down, then there is absolutely nothing wrong with that!
 We can help you find a puppy that matches any of the desires that you do have,
 whether you end up choosing among puppies from only one size category, or from both!

Nano Mini: 

(exceptionally tiny babies, usually Runt of a Mini Litter or born to a nano mom)

$795  - Rare color Runts
 Pricing for Runts born from a regular size mom & without the cost of a C-section delivery
similar to a mini's small features, Runts are Smaller than their standard size littermates.

and exceptionally hard to  come by due to the need and expense of c-sections in most cases.... mini pups in Rare Colors!

we also have fewer moms who are Mini size , most are soon retired and find pet homes when it means we have the expense, and the effort involved to have tiny beagles and the moms tend to have tiny litters as well, the numbers dont add up,  and therefore getting in line for a mini beagle can sometimes mean a much longer wait for one.  Standard sized pups dont require as much attention to safe guard them at first.. and the litters have more in them so there can more often be little or no wait for some preferences... for example standard size silvers have a short line at this time.. 
 (However, as of this updated time, (1/14/09) we will be expecting some mini litters to be born within the next 2 months... ! and as of now, the line for mini males in colors other than tricolor are very shorts, with 3 to 0 people in some..)

    Emergency Vet c-section deliveries are often required for tiny mom's to give birth
 puppies are:
$995  if they were delivered by a c-section,  or to a Mini size mother .

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  special price of:

$795  for runts rare color pups,  born without the cost of a C-section, and to a regular size mother.

  (often one of the parents' ancestors influence the size of the puppy as much as the parents do, or the sire may be a mini male and we  have some mini size puppies in a standard litter, these are priced less. )  Our tiny Grace was born to a standard size mom and dad with all standard siblings but one. (There was one other even smaller mini chocolate female )

$1095.  for mini & runt khaki & silvers

 (these also tend to often have less shedding coats than a tri color beagle. As do some chocolates and orange and white pups depending on the Ancestors)

Here is a comparison of the leg bones, and paw size of two pups.  The smaller is our "Little Man"-the mini male we kept by "Khaki" our mini mom. he is nearly a month older yet much smaller overall.

"tiny Tim", a mini size puppy at the age he would be going into a new home.

 

"Grace" our  pet Grace is a mini-size khaki runt. She was born to a standard mom, but was a runt, and is the size of a typical mini.

 

short legged "little Man " says hi to a new pup !  he is now one of our favorite mini studs . check out the size difference in our full grown Little Man the khaki mini male we kept, and Beamer a larger size 1 yr old red and white male who was boarding with us.  ( Beamer and Little man in the front yard...shows the sizes.) Little man shows the size difference is mainly length of the legs and body, but a mini is not as small as a Chihuahua, or tiny dog, they are still like a beagle just smaller overall. Most folks are happy with a medium size beagle. Beamer was a large size beagle. His owner likes his longer legs since the two jog 10 Miles a day !! Also Beamer weighs around 40 lbs. vs. our mini male Little Man who weighs around 14.

blue eyed babes.

"Dakota", He was definitely a keeper!!   he sires mini litters for us now ! (Grace & Little Man's son we kept) when he was a puppy.

note: 

ALL OUR PUPPIES ARE INTENDED FOR "PET" HOMES ONLY

WE DO NOT SELL TO HUNTERS OR BREEDERS.

(we just want them all to be spoiled house pets !)

meeting with Terri our Angel of Mercy  vet tech Terri  (she tube, and bottle  fed the littlest ones when we need her) & picking back up our 8 wk.old  little man! Terri works at the Cabarus Emergency Clinic as a Vet Tech. she also watches the house and doggies for us sometimes when we take a break from work and get a little vacation time of our own !

"Little Man" our mini rare colored stud when he was a baby !

here he is with younger puppy "Bunny"
	we kept both cuties... she has been retired now but she was one of our special barkless khaki beagles , over the years we have had several who do the motion but nothing comes out when they try to bark !! neato !! her son "Shoreline" is a mini sized khaki stud for us who is starting to sire litters occassionally .. he has a super soft bark .

nearly a month older Tiny "Little Man"as a puppy with younger Blitz on my lap. We checked his weight ... at 7 months old he  only weighed 8 lbs !!! at a year + he weighs around 16 lbs full grown. he gets plenty of spoiling ... some are less chubby !!

pup Little Man

one of our customers who bought "Harley" the tricolor pup above on right came out to let us give his booster shot ( we offer to do this for our customers for $10.oo ,  including nail clipping, or worming if needed. just to be sure everyone is keeping up on their shot series and save them some money on shots)  As a student at the time, they were on a budget and this saves a lot over going to a vet office every two weeks till all the shots in the series are completed.

10 week old Harley was already bigger than our 6 MO. old "Little Man" who is now a stud doggie ! he's not much bigger than that now except he is spoiled and sits on our lap while we cook out on the deck waiting for his piece...!! and getting one..! so he is chubbier though now . LOL ! Note that not all minis are as small as little man, and also some can turn out smaller. Luckily he can very well pass on his genetics to his offspring though!

• Over feeding while a mini is growing can cause them to be larger than they would have been. Watch what you feed your mini, its easy to spoil & pamper them, they are so adorable.
  Also, they are small, but most of our mini beagles dont tend to have the hyper-activity levels that can be associated with other small breeds- most of them tend to have about the same amount of energy-level  as the other standard beagles, balancing being an active playmate, & a laidback lap dog. They can certainly be content to be a couch potato like Grace is when she's inside our house, the lifestyle learned from the family growing up , and then can have their active fun at the appropriate times.