All the Babies in these litters have found their forever families! Scroll down to Browse through all the adorable faces, and their stories.

Someone once told me its like reading a soap opera every day...
I just cant wait to tune in !! 
She said I love seeing who is available and when they get adopted just how perfectly they match the new family who convinced you all they would treat them the best... she said I know you have so many people wanting them, you have to try to determine who will spoil them, but give them discipline at the same time  so they turn out to be the perfect indoor housepet ! - so true !!

If you are the happy family of one of these cuties, remember that we love to receive updates and/or pictures whenever you can pass those along! We enjoy seeing how our puppies are fitting in & growing up in their forever homes!

Maisy's Litter
Her litter should be ready around the 2nd week of June

• "Bailey" Tricolor Runt Girl (claimed)

• "Ollie" Chocolate Standard Boy (claimed)

• "Mango" Orange Runt Girl(claimed)

• "Kiah" Orange Female ( claimed )

Introducing Maisy
Orange Standard Female

 Pretty "Maisy" is another lovely lady who likes to wear her eyeliner a bit thick but gosh is she a looker !!   

folks who like to get attention when they go out with their dogs adore these orange and white beauties since you really get noticed when u go out for a walk !!

  Maisy when she was a puppy !

     on right side of crate.

 Maisy visiting with her last litter of beauties!

her pups will turn out to look alot like her coloring once they loose the dark fur mixed in..

She has been claimed by the Rozeboom Family from TX!!

He is claimed by the Michael and Michele Vana!

"Mango" Orange Runt Girl with a blaze and open markings

She is claimed by Bill and Zandra, and their family in the Florida Keys!!

They had joined for an Orange, Runt, Female and got just the baby they were hoping for!

Please make it official, Zandra & I will take Maisy's Orange Runt Girl. Zandra will be putting together some things for the pup. I also would like to know what size shirts you all wear. We can't come up there without getting y'all an official Florida Keys Shirt from our local town shop. You know Southern Hospitality can't be beat and were really Southern!

We'll be keeping in touch........Bill

"Kiah" Orange Standard Female   ( claimed now)

She has been claimed by Stephanie!

" Sunshine gang-

Oh yay!!!
I can't even tell you how excited I am!
I'm not completely sure about whether I will be driving down to get her or if I will have her fly home. It's quite a bit of a drive, but a couple of my friends offered to make it with me. That timeframe works well for me also I'm pretty flexible now that I'm done with school.
I would LOVE to make it official that I am claiming Masiy's Orange girl :)
I think will be naming her Kiah, which means "little wise one".
Thank you again for doing all that you do!

Just let me know what my next step is going to be :D

Thanks!

Steph "

Well it's been many weeks. Our life has been busy and I am jsut now getting some pics to you. We have LOVED Chloe. She is a GREAT dog. The kids have done very good with her and have learned their various responsibilities to feed her, take her out and how to play with her properly.

Chloe is learning to "come", "sit" and lots of playing. She is terrific.

Here are some pictures for you to enjoy and share.

God bless and Merry Christmas!

The Erbs

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awe they love their orange Indy so much, they even want dibs on his sweet momma Maisy!! how cute is that?

We told them Certainly that Maisy can join their home when she retires in the future! We said we though this was a great idea. and we'd certainly be happy to start a waiting list for folks interested in adopting moms when they are ready to retire.

Here are a couple more pics.  One of Indy and my youngest.  They are buddies.  And another of him lounging on his fav spot on the couch.

Cute lil runt size Daisy is here boarding with us right now while her parents vacation in Hawaii & the kids stay with grandmom & grandpa!

Chocolate "Cole", he rode to the airport, and flew home to his  new parents Lisa & Anthony

Hi there, Just thought I would send you a current picture of Cole. He is simply adorable and such a little love bug. We are so happy!  Thank you!  Lisa and Anthony Hroncich New York

  August 16th 2009 Update:

"Hello All,

I thought it would be nice to update you on our little Cole who turns one today! I can't believe its been a year already since we first contacted you about him!
 

Cole has been an amazing addition to this beagle-loving household.He has grown to be so handsome, he gets fawned over everywhere we go! He is also quite the mush, we get lots of kisses and cuddles from this little guy.Cole is super smart and is a quick learner. He enjoys our daily walks and trips to the dog park.He is quite entertaining and gets along so well with Roscoe, our first beagle who is now 2, and Gino our 6 year old basset-beagle mix that we rescued back in March of this year.

I have attached some pictures of Cole for you to see!

Thank you so much!

Lisa and Anthony

Upstate NY"

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 " Christina and Kids,
Just a note to say Hello and let you know that TJ is doing just great! We took him camping with us over the weekend and he loved it, he curled up in his crate and slept like a baby! We hope he does as well on the 10 day trip to New Hampshire in 2 weeks!
TJ has the most beautiful coat; he hardly sheds and is so soft and shiny. He is nearly house trained, we had to improvise the first night home b/c he was able to climb out of the tub by placing his rear legs on an inner ledge! David brought a wood box in from the garage and that has been his bed-it is very similar to his bed at your place-only with higher walls-and there is room for his bed on one end and paper on the other. It works great, but I anticipate he will be crate trained after New Hampshire.
We were thrilled to see that Zorro found a home, and Kirby is so sweet!
This computer will not attach my pictures, but a new laptop is on the way and then I will send updated T.J. pics.
Enjoy your summer!
Thanks for our puppy-Ben's "best buddy!"
The Bradfields  "

orange Trevor

"Hello Ms. Christina, Christi, and Cody - 
Justin and Olivia McCarthy from Brooklyn, NY, here.
We wanted to send you some recent pictures of Trevor and let you know that he is doing great.  Turning 4 months soon and growing very quickly.   He is even 18 lbs., now...a big difference from the 2.5 lbs., he weighed when we he first arrived.
We could not be happier with Trevor and can not imagine our life without him.  He is beyond anything we could have expected and are writing to inquire about another Sunshine Acres Beagle."

pics sent from his new parents the Mccarthys!

Trevor McCarthy !
 they sent new pics 3/23/09 !

They came back for a second buddy, this time adding a silver ('Patrick') to their household!

 

" Hey! Just wanted to let you guys know that Bruschi is doing wonderful. He is just so sweet and loving. As soon as he wakes up he runs over to us and gives us kisses. Thanks for such a wonderful little puppy. Andrea and Travis Stellfox"

what a gorgeous coat!!

Duncan comes back to board while his family traveled.., such a cutie wootie!! Safe and secure in Miss C.'s arms,  and home..

not locked up in a cage at the kennel somewhere unfamiliar... so many of our customer's truely consider this a blessing that they can have a vacation without worry... and they return to find their pets happy and healthy and well socialized here at their first home...

 with our beagle gang!

shiny fur,  and a lot of eyeliner what a doll

Belle's Claimed Litter

Now ready to come home!

• Silver Mini Male (claimed)

• Silver Mini Female (reserved)

• Tricolor Mini Female (reserved)

 as most of our followers already know we do this because we love beagles so much , and we saw that most breeders were specializing in either hunting lines or showdogs, not many were working to improve their bloodlines to be better :"Pet Beagles" ,

so we often like to add to our constantly improving lines of beagles known as " sunshine beagles", by keeping our favorite dogs pups so as to increase the genetic tendancies of our pups to follow those positive traits we see as making a better housepet happy dog , one who is friendly and eager to please , such as our sweet Belle produces in her puppies !  These are Christi's pets she adores the previous litters Belle has had and is reserving her 2 girls at this time to consider keeping . thanks for understanding ... its why we do it , we love beagles and work to make the Sunshine Beagle Puppy line the  best all around Indoor Companion Pets we possibly can for all to enjoy who decide they want to add one of our baby beagles to their family and patiently and politely possitively prod us to let one go ! LOL >>>  obviously as evidenced by all the repeat customers we have come to us , they are well worth it !

     adult Runt sized Missy and Belle hang out on the deck in our acreage backyard property.

from left to right baby runt-of-the-litter Belle and standard same aged orange and white Val compare bone structure size ,

Belle on the deck at 9 mo.,  and standard sized chocolate Coco a frequent boarder at Sunshine Acres ( we board only for our pups to provide a pampered pet alternative to being caged at a kennel while their folks travel...)

He is claimed by the Bowmans along with Tango!

this friendly little fellow , coming over to say hi to Cody as he works on the Laptop

( given to the kids by a former customer who got 2 of Belle's pups in her previous litter )

and simultaniously texting his friend in Georgia on the Pixie phone Karen Richardson gave the kids when she got her khaki Nano Mini " Pixie", by Sandy !

we plan to keep the 2 girlies , Belle's pups are some of Christi's favorites of all !

They are already going home! We can plan to meet with some folks Friday, the 14th!

• Tricolor Runt sized Male (adopted)

• "Lily" Orange Female with a big blaze and spot on her muzzle (adopted)

• "Diamond" Orange Girl (claimed)

• "Audrey" Lemon Girl (adopted)

Punkin is an Orange Longer legged Standard mom Punkin has a slim build & a more athletic personality,
perfect for active homes & jogging/hiking companions

Punkin is Invisible Fenced trained, she learned the system in only 3 days! The trainer told us that most beagles from other bloodlines take longer, since they are more easily distracted by the thought of chasing rabbits and squirrels which can be right outside their pen. He said not only the dogs he trained for us here, but other sunshine acres beagles in the Charlotte Metro area he had trained for their owners  had proven to also be excellent learners ,and adapt to their system more readily and contently.
(So if you've been told beagles are hard headed and difficult to train, just ask Invisible fence, ours are different than  most!)

One family who was getting one of punkin's babies sent along goodies for the puppies and  momma punkin to enjoy!!

Tricolor Runt of the Litter Boy

adopted now.

He is smaller than his standard size littermates

She has been claimed by the Williams family from Bridge Hampton (Ballentyne) !

 Lily Recently came back to board over Fourth of July Weekend!

Click here to see her on the boarding page!

She has been claimed by Bill & his kids from Wilmington NC! They had originally joined in March for a Chocolate or Tricolor during the April/May timeframe, but fell in love with this girly to call their own!

 " YES !!!  We would love to claim her !! Please do make it official !! We are so looking forward to seeing picture updates and watching her grow !!  Now we need to start getting everything perfectly ready for our new family member !... We'll also work on a name and let you know !!   THANK YOU  SO MUCH !!!!   .............  Bill and kids  !!!"

The Joynes sent their care package for their lil girly and her family!

She is claimed by Emily! She had joined the waiting list in October, originally for a tricolor female during the May timeframe, but said this little girl melted her heart!

We are always happy for the preapproved people to switch and claim a different color, gender, size, whatever they decide is fine with us! We know how darn adorable they all are! lol and sometimes one just tugs at your heart strings and that's the way we want it all to play out.

Hey Christi and the rest of the sunshine gang!

Its Emily Wentley!  I was originally in line for a longer-legged standard tri girl in May, but after seeing Ruth was the only mommy who had a tri girl and she isn't the size i really wanted, i was looking in to considering another color.  I was just curious about the wait for Punkin's lemon girl.  She's really adorable and made my heart simply melt when i saw her.  I would love to have her as a new addition to my family.  

I wasn't quite sure how far on the waiting list i was so i just wanted to share my thoughts on what i wanted.  I'm willing to consider different options. If the lemon girl wouldn't be available for when it is my turn to adopt could you give me an idea of the timeframe I might be looking at if I wanted to wait for a longer-legged tri-colored standard?" or could you give me an idea of what my options are if I want to bring home a longer-legged female puppy in May?" 

I hope you are enjoying all the cuties that are around now.  They are just adorable and i'm amazed you can bear to part with all that cuteness!!

can't wait to hear back from you!

Emily Wentley

Thanks so much to Emily for sending along her care package for little Audrey!

Hey Christi and sunshine gang!

We love, love, love our little princess! She went on a baby walk the other day and was so cute. We even ran a little bit. She will be excellent as a running partner for me :) She is also catching on very nicely to our life here. During the day we take naps together on my bed and she even slept in my arms today when we napped :) 

She really is a beauty and just so adorable I can't help but give her kisses. She gives me tons of kisses too!

Really appreciate all that you did with raising her and helping me find the perfect baby! 

Emily Wentley

Ps -there are some pics attached that I thought I would share! Enjoy! The blue toy she's playing with in one picture is a diet poopsie! (She watches her figure lol)

 "Hi Guys,
We made it back home to Florida safe and sound! Ziva was such a good girl on the long drive. She told us when she had to go hurry up and she even pooped for us! She is such a sweetheart and she gives the best kisses.
Thank you sooooo much for everything!!! We are already so in love with her. One cat has already cozied up to her but the other is a little standoff-ish. I'm sure he'll fall for her soon too.
We forgot to ask: what time do you usually feed them? Do you feed them twice a day? We fed her around 5:30 and she gobbled it all up! And oh boy does she love puppy biscuits! We gave her one and she was begging for more.
Right now she is passed out in her bed and she doesn't seem to mind the cats circling her or the noise from the football game on TV.
Thank you again so much!!!
Nina, Donald, Egon, Demian and Ziva Mason"

 

 

 

They taught him to stay on his play mat- how adorable!

"Also this is really cool. We have a bunch of these fleece blankets. I've had one on the wood floor since the first night. Mostly so he wouldn't slide so much on the wood floor After a week now if I put him down on the blanket with his toys he'll play just fine but if he steps off the blanket while playing he'll head right back onto it. He knows it's his area. He's also starting to understand my double clap means he's doing something he shouldn't. So if he steps off and I clap he'll head back, most of the time at least. Sometimes he's just determined to see what else is out there. I read something about this in Cesar Millan's new book on puppies. About creating invisible boundaries and how they can understand, respect, and need to have them. Guess that's what's going on. I've included a picture below of him on the blanket. "

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"Hi Christina,

I just wanted to say thank you all so much for taking such great care of my new puppy!  Talulah is a happy healthy fiesty little girl with the sweetest personality.  I am having so much fun taking care of her and playing with her too!  She's settling in well and missing her mom and littermates less each day.  Please let me know if I owe any additonal costs and I will be sure to send pictures as she grows into a beautiful dog.  I will also highly recommend Sunshine Acres to anyone interested in a Beagle! Thanks again!

Best Regards,

Ashley Campbell "

 

 

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We met outside of the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in this beautiful grassy waiting area by the Queen Charlotte statue & fountain.

lol, Cathy sent us this cell phone shot of Mabel & Luke-
 " I realized Mabel was young enough to accept a changed environment which included being adopted by our dog at home."

		She was trained on the invisible fence system two weeks ago and caught on immediately. She didn't stray far before that though and we see the difference in scenting abilities between she & Luke.  She hasn't a clue why he sometimes runs with his nose to the ground & yelping.   Pretty Mabel!
Mabel has fit into our life splendidly!  She ran to the door for outside business just days after we brought her home.
The tub training lasted about 6 weeks and she graduated to her big wire crate near my bed.  Luke sleeps up next to the crate in the same type bed so they have some togetherness, with their own space.  She slept till 7 since then.  She used to tiptoe in behind him for naps when she was tiny and for a few weeks tried to nurse when he laid on his side, settling for the loose skin behind his front arm :D  He'd look at us like "what is going on here?"  LOL

 

We also met with Scout's new fam at the airport that day!

"Hello there.  We are totally in love with our little guy.  He is so, so good.  We can tell that he had a great training start with you and we've tried to continue it at our house.  We're taking him out every 30 minutes and he just does his business like he is a pro. The first night when we fed him, he looked around in a frenzied state, crying and looking for his sisters.  It was like he thought they were supposed to be there.  He was fine after a minute or so and proceeding to dig in wholeheartedly.  He really seems to have settled in and seems to feel at home already.
It's amazing how similar his day is to that of a newborn in that he wakes up, goes to the bathroom, eats, plays for 25 minutes or so, snuggles with us and then lays down for a nap.
Saturday night, he went to sleep at 7 pm and kept sleeping and sleeping and sleeping.  I stayed up until 2:30 am, doing chores around our house and anticipating that he would wake up and need to go out any minute before I headed to bed.  Finally I just went to bed and that little sleepy-head slept until 7 am!
He and our 10 months old cat are hilarious together - she totally does not know what to make of him but is intrigued and seems happy to have the activity around the house, even if he is walking up and swatting her with his paws.

The kids are in love, as are our friends and neighbors who have met him. Thank you again for all you have done for us and for Scout.  We will keep in touch for sure and thank you for the wonderful photos on the website.
What a memory!

Corinne S. Smith"

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Orange petite girl "Bitsey" was the smallest in her litter

"She has brightened our world, my husband can't wait to get home at night to spend time with her.  She is our little lap dog, she always wants to be in our lap or as close to us as she can possibly be - just what we wanted.  She is about 11" and weighs around 14 pounds, I don't expect that she will get any bigger - her size is perfect, her features are very petite, especially compared to my other beagle. My husband calls her his little thoroughbred, his little "Sea Biscuit" (I don't think we could have found a dog more suited for him)."

"Thanks again, she brings us so much pleasure - every time we look at her it brings a smile to our face.  Her personality is just great.  I saw pics of Reggie on your sight recently, he is gorgeous.  My husband loved to go to the site and look at the pics of him with the ball.  It is fun to get to be able to keep up with Bitsey's litter mates and see what beautiful dogs they turned out to be.  You and your children keep up the good work, we need more breeders like you.  I will keep up my visits to your site to enjoy all of your beautiful pups and hopefully, once I can retire, there will be another puppy from you in my life - there is more room in the bed and more love in our hearts!"

 

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"I've got a toy!"
"hey there puppies, lets share my toy!"

Some of the families who adopted one of her puppies last litter sent us a gift card, to use to thank their " surrogate" baby momma for their new family member.   That means so much to the kids and I when folks are so generous and loving  we just know our babies will have a wonderful spoiled life with them and that's what we are looking for in potential homes for our hand raised cutie pies !!

Jake and Punkin hang out.

 Ruth's Recently Claimed Litter

Entering homes the first week of May!

She had her litter of 6 Puppies ,

  all are spoken for now ! these were quickly snaped up !  this is one of the  main reasons  folks decide to plan ahead and get their name on the expectant parents list ahead of time once they are convinced we are the first home they want to adopt from,  knowing we will start them with TLC , just as they plan on giving our little one.

• "Finley" Tricolor Male (claimed)

• Tricolor Female (claimed)

• "Maple" Chocolate Female (claimed)

• "Roo" Tricolor Boy (claimed)

• "Virgil" Chocolate Boy (claimed)

• Orange Female (claimed by us!)

Introducing Ruth Tricolor small standard mommmy

shiny girl!

"Cute puppies! So, I'm going to have my own one day? cool..!"

" My name is Nicole Rouse, and I meet you and your daughter when Mom (Yolanda Rouse) and I came to pick up Ruth back in February.  I loved seeing where Ruth was born and meeting you two!  Ruth and Sally mean so much to our family and I love them both very much!  They are each packed full of personality, and two of the most loving dogs I have ever known.

  Since I moved away from home, about eight years ago, I have really missed having a companion.  I have waited so long, because I have been in school and I knew that I was not able to provide for a dog at that time.  I also wanted to wait, because I was not sure of what breed would best suit me.  When the beagles came into our lives, I knew for the first time that this was it!  I fell in love with Sally and Ruth!  I love how Sally likes to snuggle up with people, especially Mom!  She looooves her Moma! :)  I just love how Ruth looks at me with her pretty little eyes, and how loving and playful she is!  I went home the other day, and it was the first day since last year that it was sunny and 75 degrees.  That morning Ruth, Sally, and myself sat on the front porching swing and just sat there in the sun the entire morning.  It was great, and it felt so good to have those two next to me!  I also love how gentle they are.  They are the perfect companion.

I am emailing you, because I would love to have one of Ruth's babies. " ... 

Click here to see Ruth's page (more pics!)

Daddy "Jake" has the best coat!! His mommy Velvet was named so for a reason! lol ..

He has such a loving personality, and is really playful with toys.

pregnant Ruth!

Ruth with her newborns!

>> North Carolina State University
>> Elementary Education

Krista and her mom look at the book that Bette Jean had made starring her sunshine acres beagle "Pepper"! Bette Jean had just come out to pick up Finley's brother "Virgil" (aka D-Bo) for her son and daughter in law Bill & Corynn who are foreign diplomats and were in route from Africa to their home in Vero Beach, where Bette Jean was headed to see them!

" Hey!
I just wanted to let you know how wonderful we're doing. He slept on my lap the whole way home and even though we stopped twice in between naps, he held it until we got back. He went hurry up as soon as we got home and  he's gone outside every time. Even the paper was clean this morning! I've been taking him out at the times you suggested and he seems to let me know if he needs to go.

He only whined for about 5 to 10 minutes last night before he fell asleep and he cried 2 or 3 times during the night, but always fell back asleep.

He is wonderful and every time we go outside we get compliments!

Thanks so much! "

She is claimed by Yolanda Rouse!

She has been claimed by Nicole Rouse & Daniel!! (Yolanda's daughter!)

 She is going to allow us to breed Babe in the future just like her mom did with Ruth!

 ..." I have also discussed getting a puppy with Mom and Dad, so that I could have their input, because it always means a lot to me what they think.  Mom and Dad are all for it, plus they would love to be able to have yet another special beagle in their lives.  Mom even said to me, "Grandma is all for babysitting if needed!!"  I have also discussed this with my boyfriend, Daniel.  He and I have been together for almost a year now, and I honestly believe that he is the one!  He is a wonderful man, and he has been so supportive of me throughout nursing school.  He has a yellow lab mix named Bowser.  Bowser is a year and 5 months old, and he is a sweetheart!  He goes everywhere that Daniel goes, and he is very well trained.  He gets along with every dog he meets, and he looooves Ruth!  When we go to Mom and Dad's, he and Ruth play for hours.  She even shares her toys with him.  They run around all day in the yard until they are too tired to play any longer.  

Now, I will tell you about myself and where I live.  I am 62 days away from graduating with my Associate Degree in Nursing (I am counting down the days).  I have worked very hard for this and I am finially at the end of the road.  I will graduate on May 12 and hope to take my NCLEX-RN state boards at the end of May or first week of June 2010.  I currently live on Wrightsville Beach with my younger sister Melissa.  We are moving to a town house in a community called Lion's Gate, which is right on the other side of the Wrightsville Beach bridge.  It is a three bedroom home with two bathrooms.  One of Melissa's best friends from high school is going to be living with us also.  There is a small backyard with a tall wooden privacy fence around it.  No other pets will be living in our home.  I do go over to Daniel's home frequently.  He owns his house, and has a large fenced in back yard.  Bowser lives inside, but loves to play outside too.  I plan to follow your tips on potty training, and I do want my puppy to learn to sleep in a crate at night.  I plan to kennel train and leash train my little baby.  There is a great veternarians office in Scotts Hill, about 20 minutes from my home in which I plan to use.  When I start my job at the hospital, I will work three 12 hour shifts a week.  On those days, Daniel has agreed to keep the puppy with him so that it will have human contact and not just sit in a crate for all that time.  He takes Bowser to work with him at his office everyday.  If Daniel is unable to take the puppy for some reason, Mom is again happy to help out!  

I am sorry that this is so long, but I really wanted you to be able to get a good feel about me, where I live, and what I am doing in life.  If you have any questions, or need me to clarify anything please let me know.  I know this is a lot of information at one time haha!  I am going to include my phone number, as well as Daniel's number.  This is if you have any questions or if you wanted to talk with us on the phone.  If you allow me to be a mommy to one of Ruth's babies, Daniel and Bowser will come with Mom and I.  I would really want for you to meet him and Bowser, because they are a large part of my life.  

Thank you for your time and I really hope to hear back from you soon!  God bless!

Nicole"

"Yay!!!!!!

I just checked the site and saw that you updated it!  Daniel and I were gushing over how cute she is last night!  We cruised the website for almost an hour last night...that website is very addicting! haha! "

He is claimed by the Stratton's from Algeria! They are the son and daughter in law of Bette Jean, who is the proud mommy of sunshine acres "Pepper" by Domino. Bill & Corynn are diplomats in the foreign service, moving every couple of years, and had plans to be in the states during May. D-Bo's homecoming timeframe works out perfectly ! He will have a big sister beagle "Casey" who will help show him the ropes in his new home!

"Dear Miss C and Family,

We were SOOO delighted to hear this news! We've been pouring over the website and see that Ruth came back to Sunshine Acres especially to breed. This is her first litter, right? Who is the Daddy? Can you send us pictures of him?

What's most amazing about this is that we had already chosen names for our future little boy or girl. No kidding, the name we chose weeks ago was “D-Bo”. Can you believe that?!?! So when we saw that you had named Ruth’s chocolate baby Bo, we thought to ourselves that it must be fate!!! We are so happily surprised and would be beside ourselves to adopt little Bo into our family! Its beyond coincidence. We are so thrilled to give Casey such an adorable little brother. "

Pepper meets Virgil!

Pretty  "Pepper"  by our "Domino" poses for her picture, then checks out the new toy

the Rouse's sent us to give out to each of Ruth's litter when they head to their new homes !

        we are so happy to see her and how gorgeous she has turned out not only looks but a gentle and calm temperament to go with the beauty.  She already has impressed a lot of folks Bette Jean says when they meet Pepper they have to comment on how good she is , compared to other beagles they have seen.  She told Miss C. she has surpassed all she could have hoped for in a Pet.  We loved hearing that !

 "Hey Miss Christina and Christi, It was soooo good seeing you on Wednesday. We turned little D-Bo over to Corynn and Bill and they are in love. After some thought, they have renamed him Virgil. He is such a good, but spunky little guy. What a perfect addition to our family. I'm sure you'll hear from Corynn soon. Thanks so much for creating such perfect little beagles. Love, Bette Jean, Richard and Pepper "

Claimed by the Woodrows from NJ!

We are claiming this little cutie as our own! Christi fell in love with her the instant she was born, and we are happy to add her to our Sunshine Acres Pack!

we are keeping this girlie to keep ruths bloodline going here !

Tracy's litter has arrived! They should be ready for foreverhomes early June!

• Tricolor Male with a Blaze (claimed)

• Tricolor Dude with a Blaze (claimed)

• Tricolor Female with a solid head (claimed)

• Tricolor Girl with a solid head (claimed)

• Tricolor Boy with a Blaze (claimed)

Introducing Tracy
Small Standard Tricolor Mommy

 Allie's  mom "Tracy"

This is what we saw the first thing in the morning when we got up- they two moms Sissy and Tracy lounging together on the deck's patio chairs awaiting the first one of us to get up that morning and let them into visit their gradually weaning little ones.

Tricolor Male with a blaze

He and his brother are claimed by the Moore family!!

Tricolor dude with a wide blaze & a sleeve

"Sophie"  Tricolor Female with a solid head

She is claimed by Jeremiah & Angela who had joined the waiting list for a tricolor standard female with a solid head in June when  their new home is built and ready to start a family with their new baby girl!!

solid head female sitting in back, next to blazed male.

 Tricolor Girl with a solid head

Tricolor Boy with a blaze

Shelly's Litter

She has 4 little Khaki males!! They should be ready to enter their forever homes around Mid April

• "Tucker" Khaki Mini Male with a narrow Blaze half 'n half muzzle (claimed)

• "Rorie" Khaki Mini Boy with a very narrow blaze (claimed)

• "Ranger" Khaki Mini Male with a Blaze  (claimed)

• "Rondo" Khaki Nano Boy with a Blaze  (claimed)

Shelly growing up here at Sunshine Acres

Shelly as a newborn

Shelly was the runt of her chocolate small standard mother "Cara"s litter, and is the daughter of mini khaki sire "Dakota" (Grace's son)

Shelly is a mini sized khaki mommy

beautiful daddy "Cooper" mini khaki sire

Shelly's Current Claimed Litter:
For Mid-April Homecomings

"Tucker"
Khaki Male with a narrow blaze and half white/ half khaki muzzle 

He has been claimed by the Clark family from Lincolnton NC!

"what's this? a plastic Easter egg? I don't really see what all the fuss is about.."

Rorie has been claimed by his new family from Monroe NC!! mommy Alicia emailed saying she had been watching the website for 4 months, and had fallen for this little guy, and then seeing that we had named him Rorie pushed her over the cliff! She felt it was meant to be since her maiden name happened to be Rorie! This sweetie is going to have 2 sisters in his family who are 5 and 3, and mom will be home a lot as she is a registered who works as needed usually 2 days a week, and will be able to help him adapt to his new home! Dad Michael who is manager over radiology at CMC Union is off this weekend and

"Ranger" Khaki Mini Male with a blaze

nano boy & mini male

He is claimed by Matt & Amanda! Amanda had written us back in February about their desires for a Sunshine Acres Beagle when the time comes!

 " Hello there! My name is Amanda, I'm 23 years old and I live in Fayetteville, NC with my fiance, Matthew, just outside of Ft. Bragg. I have been eyeing your website for several months now and have finally gotten the courage to contact you in regards to adopting one of your beagle puppies! I have scowered your site vigorously and am always breath-taken by your pups and how caring, knowledgable, and genuine your family seems to be in raising and adopting out their dogs. I will immediately say that although there a few things Matt and I must prepare and attend to in our lives at this moment before owning one, I know that in the near future we will be very much up to the task! I hope that by providing you with my information, and perhaps gaining some more about you and your amazing dogs, that we can be matched up with the perfect pup in a time soon to come. :)

First, a bit about us!
I graduated from the University of Denver in Denver, CO, last March ('09) and moved out here to be with Matthew last August. Matthew has been in the Army for the past 4 or so years and will continue to be so for about the next 5. I currently work full time at Starbucks right here in the heart of Fayetteville, and we're actually considered the busiest store in the entire southeastern quadrant of the US! Quite a difference from the lax environment I had while in Denver, hehe. Anyway, I usually work between 33-40 hrs a week and never exceed such. Matt currently has a 9-5 job on base in Ft. Bragg. Unfortunately, working at Starbucks means weird and often variable hours, so I don't have a "set" schedule like he does. Having said that, however, I have been working mostly mornings until early afternoon (mostly just past noon, actually), and am home way before Matt is. When I do work evenings, I am usually home all day in the morning and into the afternoon, and it's only a few hours before Matt arrives home. We both are very lovable, goofy characters and we laugh all the time! But we also know when to be serious and attend to matters that are pressing and important. 

Matt has had cats all of his life, but has this magic touch with dogs that's honestly kind of hard to explain - they respond to him, and he absolutely adores them. Either way, he has always treated his animals as if they were his own children. He even trained his cats when he lived back home, and who ever knew you could train a cat? (I didn't!) He is very responsible and very loving, a very gentle man in an extremely gruff and tough job, but he never fails to attend to those who need him most. As for me, I have never personally owned a dog either (unfortunately!!), but have taken care of, dog-sat, even dog-trained numerous k9's who belonging to close friends and neighbors for extended periods of time. I own quite a few dog training books and watch dog training shows on TV constantly! I absolutely love dogs, and have been eyeing beagles in particular for many years now. As kids, my parents refused to let my sister and me have anything more than birds and lizards growing up, their reason being that they already had two kids to pick up after and they didn't want a third one to add to the "chaos," lol. Obviously, my parents were overly stressed. :P However, I have always wanted a dog - badly! In fact, a friend in college rescued a beagle of her own my sophomore year, and it was the most amazing little dog I had ever met. As I got to know her, and even dog-sat her several times, it more and more came clear to me that a beagle was the dog I wanted to have and love. When my friend and Pi moved away, I told myself that I would work towards owning a lovable beagle of my own one day, no matter what! :) I guess I just never felt I had a big enough reason to finally jump in and adopt one (a.k.a. break free from my parent's mentality) until I ended up moving in with Matt. He is going to deploy this next August to Afganistan and will leave me alone in our apartment in a city and state that is still fairly new to me. Not that I'm without friends or anything, but it will be lonely and so I am looking for a little companion to teach, grow, and have fun with while he's away. And when he's back, to integrate as a natural member of our family..." 

I also read on your site that these "rarer" colored beagles tend to shed a bit less than their tri-colored counter parts, and don't get as affected by heat. Matt has a slight allergy problem to dogs, nothing that a claritin won't fix, but anything that could lessen his stress with that would be extraordinarily helpful. Size is not super important, but I would prefer a petite standard size female beagle. Other than that, I just want a beagle who can be happy being a couch potato one moment and actively on a walk/jog the next! As for obtaining the puppy, I don't see a reason why we couldn't drive up, but if it is an issue that's definitely something we will discuss in more detail as the time approaches.

Wooh! I think that's a long enough email for you to sore your eyes over. Again please feel free to contact me with any further inquires, and thank you SO much for taking the time out of your busy schedules to read this!! I am glad to have found a breeder that seems to care so genuinely and have such a unique passion for their beagles as you do. :) I hope to hear from you soon!

Warmest regards,
Amanda

"We really appreciate your knowledge, this is why we're so excited to adopt from you guys!! Buttercup is absolutely adorable, and we were actually talking about adopting her quite seriously. And now say she's caught up on all her shots AND doing crate training? That's so fabulous! BUT, we have some bad news...well, the army does. We were just told a couple days ago that Matt's shots will have to be pushed out a few weeks due to a week of out-of-state training! :'( Considering how allergic he is, we just couldn't see taking any dog home now as a good idea... :(

On that same note, we ultimately decided that saving up for a khaki would really be our best option considering his allergies. We saw that you have some puppies coming up for spring! Like April or May - we feel that would be the perfect time to adopt considering he'll have had a few shots by that time already. And we completely understand about the non-negotiations about the khakis, we know that there are so many things yall have to take care of and that initial expenses for any puppy isn't cheap, let alone several dozen! So no worries, and thank you for being so honest. Now, for some GOOD NEWS!! As luck/fate would have it, I JUST got a new job offer (today actually) that will pay me substantially more than where I'm working now, so saving up for a khaki seems completely doable!! Talk about things happening for a reason, right? hehe :)"

As for pre-approving us and allowing us to send in our deposit - OMG THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!! Omg omg, we are SO excited!!! Thank you thank you thank you!!! I will let you know as soon as the envelope hits the mail (I'll try and get it out tomorrow, but if not, definitely Monday). It should only take a day or two before you get it since you guys only live about 2.5 hours away :)  Wow, I am beyond excited!!! I'm going to go shopping for puppy stuff now!! Haha. We are so looking forward to joining the Sunshine Acres Family too, and thank you so SO much again for this amazing opportunity. We can't wait to get on the list and bring home our baby girl!! :

 "Oh. My. Word!!!!!!!!! Ok, just saw the updated pictures of the Shelly's khaki male pups and completely fell in love...I did see the lemon pup that Pumkin had, but also know that someone else is in line for her, which is totally fine because Shelly's pups are where my heart is now, haha. Funny how that changes, huh? So yep! That's it, we're set!!! We are either interested in Shelly's khaki boy with a blaze, or the one with the half 'n half muzzle. We have decided on a name, Matt came up with it -- we're going to call him "Ranger"  (since one of Matt's ultimate dreams and goals in life is to be a Ranger in the Army, and of course I think it's awesome because I fully support him in it). Please please PLEASE let me know if either one is claimable! We would like to start the claming process, get up there, meet you guys (finally!) and take him home as soon as possible. :) 

"We are SO ready, Matt keeps on saying "when are we going to get a puppy?" or "I just want a cuddly little puppy...I want him now!!" (this coming from a 24 year old man in the military -- they truly are SO adorable!) And of course I'm on your website every day at all hours, hehe. ;) It's funny when I read your statement about agreeing with Cesar Millan's way of training -- I can't express enough how much of an avid fan of his I am, in fact two days before I got the links to your guidance page I had already ordered two of his books! And I NEVER miss a new "Dog Whisperer" on NatGeo. You guys are the epitomy of amazing!! :D" 

"OH MY GOODNESS!!!! AHHHHHHH we're SO excited!!!! Thank you thank you thank you!!! We are more than ready to pick him up this coming weekend! Shall we set up a day and time? Does Saturday work for you or is Sunday best? We can do either one very easily. OH my gosh, we are so happy Christi!! When I read your email I started crying -- happy tears of course!! And then I instantly texted Matt and he is beyond ecstatic!! He said he got a big flutter in his heart and tummy at work, and he's supposed to be all serious and army-like, hahaha! This is the moment I've been waiting for for SO many years, and Matt of course has ALWAYS wanted to be a daddy! :) It's a feeling like no other to be joint parents with the man I'll be spending the rest of my life with, and for an amazing little pup like Ranger. I'm so happy he is your favorite khaki puppy ever, too! haha. That makes it even more exciting (I dunno, is that even possible? hahaha). You guys have been SO good to us, emailing me back with promptness and being so patient and answering all our questions...and now providing us with our little boy! We are eternally grateful.

Ok, serious time, lol. Please let me know when would be a good time for us to come up and meet/pick up Ranger. I will make sure I get the car ready with all our gear (puppy stuff) and prepare for the 2.5 hour trip up to Monroe. I'm also compiling a list of questions to ask you guys once we get up there, I hope that's ok, hehe. :P Wow, omg WE CANNOT WAIT!!!!!! You've really touched our lives, Sunshine family, and given us the most amazing gift -- God bless you guys!!"

"Rondo" Khaki Nano Boy 

He has been claimed by the Coyles!!

 Hi Ms. Christina and family,

"After looking through your website 5 times a day for the past week (lol), I know you are extremely busy!!  As you mention it is addicting to say the least!!  I am just checking in with you in case you didn't get my email last weekend.  If you've been too busy to check then I apologize for sending a second email.  I just wanted to introduce myself and get acquainted and hopefully approved and eventually on a waiting list.
I am so picky!  I have been searching for about a year now until I found your website.  I am more than impressed to say the least.  Everyone I have come across seems too pushy to sell their pups to anyone to make money.  That is until I discovered Sunshine Acres Beagles.  You are everything my wife and I have been looking for.  After researching your website we are extremely ecstatic with the training they receive from you from day 1 due to the fact that we are interested in an inside companion.  
With that said allow me to introduce myself.....My name is Kevin and I live in Rhode Island with my wife Nancy of 2 years.  We have been in search of adding a new member to our family and would love to be considered a candidate by you .  We have our own home with a decent backyard all fenced in.  We are also a walking distance from a beautiful park that we'd love to take our pup to.  Outside of work, we like to spend most of our time at home, which would be ideal with a new addition to the family!  I plan on reading up on your website much more but I was just too excited to wait and contact you!  
We would be willing to wait for a special Nano mini pup in Khaki whenever available.  I did see that you mention how rare they are so we would consider a mini khaki pup as well.  We would love having a doggie bed next to ours or I'm sure we can find room in our bed.  :O)  In regards to personality, we would definitely enjoy a well rounded personality to adapt to our lifestyle.  I hope I answered most of your initial questions for now, but there is plenty of time to get acquainted.  
We look forward to hearing back from you at your convenience.

Regards,
Kevin & Nancy Coyle "

 " Hey there!!!  Happy Easter!!!  oh my gosh he is too cute!!!  I do hope he likes to go for walks too! Especially with the beautiful weather up here lately and I see everyone walking their dogs, I can't wait to join them with him.
Please let me know the next step at your convenience.  I have looked through your website and I'm guessing I should work on contacting airlines because unfortunately we wouldn't be able to make a trip.  I hope thats not a problem??

We are so excited!!!!
Kevin and Nancy "

Since he is not a petite nano, we decided he would be sturdy enough to fly home via PetSafe, since Continental allows us to use a big padded quiet time cuddler bed in our crates, we knew he would be able to nap on the way up to Rhode Island.

he just loves coming over and climbing up in my lap!